Adam and Dan discuss the job-creating extension of a hotel in Manchester, a major regeneration project in Grimsby, and a busy February at Birmingham Airport.
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00:00A hotel extension in Manchester, a major regeneration project in Grimsby, and details of a busy
00:05time at Birmingham Airport all feature in today's Business Briefing.
00:09Morning, Adam.
00:11Morning, Dan.
00:13So, you've got some news from a hotel not too far from here.
00:19Yeah, big property news for Manchester.
00:21Plans for the extension of a hotel in the Deansgate Conservation Area look set to move
00:27forward later this week.
00:29KE Hotels is seeking permission to add three storeys and 54 additional rooms to its Moxie
00:35Hotel, which is located close to Deansgate and near the Manchester Opera House, so a
00:41prominent location in the city centre.
00:43The hotel originally opened its doors in December 2021, transforming a former hat factory in
00:48the city's Spinning Fields district.
00:50Currently the site has 146 rooms, and if approved later this week by the Council's Planning
00:56Committee, the project is expected to create more than 100 jobs during its construction
01:00phase.
01:01Well, that'll be quite interesting to see if those plans go ahead, it's a really nice
01:03area as well.
01:04Yeah, definitely, yeah.
01:05So, sort of sticking with the idea of redevelopment, there has been a development in Grimsby.
01:13GMI Construction Group has started work on a major regeneration project.
01:17Freshly Place is set to be transformed into a retail market and food hub.
01:23The investment, which has been backed by the Government and North East Lincolnshire
01:26Council, aims to revitalise the shopping area in the heart of the port town to secure its
01:30long-term economic future.
01:32GMI will construct a modern market hall with internal upgrades and a new five-screen cinema
01:38with an adjacent leisure facility.
01:39It will also deliver three commercial units designed for food and beverage operators,
01:45a newly designed public square, as well as the refurbishment of three existing retail
01:49units.
01:51The initial phase actually involves internal strip-out, followed by the demolition in the
01:55summer of the existing market hall and roofed-top car park, and there'll also be a partial demolition
02:01of the former BH store and several other commercial units, so there'll be a lot of deconstruction
02:05to do before they can move on with the development.
02:08Freshly Place actually supports about 1,700 local jobs, so this is quite an important
02:13scheme for the future of the area.
02:15Definitely, and I'm sure Insider will be keeping track of how the development progresses
02:18as work continues.
02:19Yeah, definitely.
02:20Anyway, moving on, you've got some news from Birmingham Airport.
02:23Yeah, travel news.
02:24As parents will know, we're in half-term now.
02:26Birmingham Airport have actually said they've been preparing for the busiest February half-term
02:32on their record books.
02:34Yeah, the airport has said the number of passengers is expected to be up by 20% on a similar period
02:42last year.
02:43Now, more than 345,000 customers are expected to travel through the airport before Sunday.
02:50Any ideas on popular destinations where they might be flying to, Dan?
02:54I'll give you a couple of guesses.
02:55I'd probably say Paris and maybe Prague, because I flew to Prague from Birmingham Airport last year.
02:59Yeah, the airport did mention Paris.
03:01It also mentioned Amsterdam, Tenerife for a bit of sun, as well as Dubai, and they're
03:07among the most popular destinations, but the most popular for domestic travel is Belfast,
03:12so a busy week for Birmingham Airport.
03:14No surprises there.
03:15No, definitely.
03:16Just to finish off, we've got some news from Port Talbot.
03:19There's been major development in steel giant Tata's plans for an electric arc furnace-based
03:23steelmaking facility at its Port Talbot site, because its hybrid application has now been
03:28recommended for approval.
03:30Tata Steel lodged the application in November, seeking planning permission for the demolition
03:35of existing buildings and the construction of a new electric furnace-based steel production
03:39facility, which includes one arc furnace and two ladle furnaces.
03:45Also included are new and amended road and rail lines, landscaping, green infrastructure,
03:50lighting, and CCTV.
03:52The planning committee will consider the application on 18th of February, so it'll be interesting
03:57to see if those plans go ahead.
03:58I know it's been going on for quite a while, so it'll be interesting to see what the conclusion is.
04:02Keeping an eye on for the result, yeah.
04:03Yeah.
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