Manchester major hotel refit announced as an alternative to demolishing and rebuilding.

Hotel fit-out and refurbishment specialist Calma Group is set to work on a major hotel overhaul in Manchester city centre.

Glasgow-based Calma Group is the principal contractor for the refurbishment of the former Renaissance Hotel.

The Manchester hotel is at the heart of a new £200m mixed-use development.

Once the project is complete, the hotel will relaunch under the SH Hotel & Resorts’ ‘Treehouse’ brand.

The joint venture is redeveloping the original hotel as an alternative to demolishing and rebuilding.

This will result in significant environmental benefits. For example, it will generate around 40% less CO₂ compared with constructing a new-build hotel of the same size.