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Sisk signs for £84m Celtic Manor expansion

1 Feb 17 After a year working with the project planners, John Sisk & Son has now signed a construction contract for the £83.7m International Convention Centre Wales at Celtic Manor.

Artists impression of ICC Wales
Artists impression of ICC Wales

ICC Wales is being built at the Celtic Manor Resort near Newport. It will have capacity for 5,000 conference delegates with a total floor space of more than 26,000 m2. The centre will have a 1,500-seat auditorium and separate exhibition hall which, at 4,000 m2, will boast the largest pillar-free ballroom in Europe, capable of hosting 2,400 people for dinners.

It is being developed by a 50/50 joint venture between the Welsh Government and Celtic Manor Resort.

Excavation work has already begun on land adjacent to the Resort Hotel and existing Convention Centre at Celtic Manor, clearing the way for construction to start in March. Completion is scheduled for June 2019.

Signing of the construction contract comes after funding details were agreed between the Welsh government, Celtic Manor Resort and NatWest bank, which is lending £51.5m to the JV.

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Celtic Manor Resort chairman Sir Terry Matthews said: “This International Convention Centre has been many years in the planning and I am delighted that we are now in a position to build and deliver this facility that will be such an asset to Wales.

“The Celtic Manor Resort has already established a reputation as the UK’s number one conference hotel but this new centre will be a real game-changer. In the past, we’ve been forced to turn away hundreds of millions of pounds of business because we did not have the capacity to hold the largest conferences. Not any longer.

“This International Convention Centre will allow us to attract the biggest and most lucrative business events to Wales, as well as high-profile summits and party political conferences. ICC Wales will rival any convention facility in Europe and will act as a magnet for major events, bringing huge benefits to the Welsh economy.”

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