Project/Title: VOCO Hotel

Location: Torphican Street, Edinburgh

Building Type: Hospitality

Completed: October 2020

System: Aluprof

Value: £590k

Main Contractor: Ogilvie Construction

Client: Axcel Hospitality Edinburgh/International Hotel Group

Architect: Comprehensive Design Architects

Description: Developer Axcel Hospitality, who have partnered with Hilton, Accor and Marriott on other properties in their portfolio are hopeful the project will be complete by mid 2020.

Contractors Ogilvie Construction were appointed by the developers to work on the brownfield site which has lain empty since 1995.

Donald MacDonald, Managing Director at Ogilvie said “we are delighted to have been awarded this contract and look forward to delivering a high quality building.

Our team has engaged with Marshall Brown, who’s long standing supply chain partnership made them an easy appointment to carry out the glazing contract. With their extensive and very successful track record in the hotel and leisure sector we will be working closely with them throughout the project to ensure that the hotel meets the needs of the client and the future guests.”

Using the Aluprof MB-SR50N Thermal Curtain Walling System and their MB-59s-Hi Thermal Windows ensured the clients specification was achieved.