Bredbury Hall Hotel & Country Club in Stockport has been acquired, buying it out of administration in a multi-million pound deal that will secure the jobs of all 250 staff.
The hotel, which has been in administration since Spring 2014, has been acquired by Bangladesh businessman Golam Sarwar, who is planning a £1m refurbishment programme.
Mr Sarwar, who owns the five-star Hotel Sarina in Dhaka, aims to make Bredbury Hall the flagship for a chain of UK hotels and has appointed hotel management specialists Onecall Hospitality to operate the complex.
Mr Sarwar said: “Bredbury Hall is an ideal choice for our first UK investment.It has an excellent location, close to Manchester Airport and with motorway links to the major northern cities.There is huge potential to redevelop and return it to its former status as a premier venue.”
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“Our immediate plans include refurbishing the bedrooms, the nightclub, and the central lounge and reception to create a meeting hub and a unique space for all day dining. Then in 2016 we will introduce leisure and spa facilities.Ultimately Bredbury Hall will become the flagship of a group of hotels, built though a rolling acquisition process over the next five years.“
Lancashire-based Onecall Hospitality advised Mr Sarwar on his strategic business plans and has now been appointed to manage Bredbury Hall on a three-year rolling contract.
Director of Onecall, Mark Chambers, said: “We will be leading the redevelopment of this iconic hotel with the aim of reinstating it as a premier North West destination. “The key to the success of any hotel is to provide excellent guest service. We shall be introducing our unique customer-focused quality assurance programmes as well as developing a broad range of new products and services.
The 150-room complex went into administration with £12m in debts in March 2014 and was famed for having been formerly owned by businessman Douglas Firkin-Flood, alleged to have been a member of Manchester’s Quality Street Gang, who operated throughout the city during the 1960s and 1970s and according to urban legend turned back the Kray Brothers at Piccadilly station.
