ISG has won a £5.5 million contract to create a new 64-bed aparthotel in Glasgow.

The company will convert the Anchor Line Building on St Vincent Place into 64 studio- and one-bed-apartments for The White Building Development Company.

Features include retaining several original features, including glazed tiles, terrazzo flooring, timber wall panelling, safes and fireplaces. However, ISG will refurbish the existing six floors, stripping out fixtures and fittings within the building to make way for the installation of both new mechanical and electrical services and a passenger lift. In addition, luxury fittings and materials will be used throughout the historic building.


On the outside, the building's windows will be replaced with performance timber and metal units while a single-storey recessed rooftop extension will also be added. The steel and glass structure is sympathetically designed to remain in keeping with the A-listed building.

Andy McLinden, managing director of ISG's UK Construction North and Scotland business, said: "There is a renaissance in the Scottish luxury hospitality sector, especially in key locations in our urban centres.

"With limited scope for new build developments, this has resulted in growing demand to adapt and transform existing property assets into high-end hotels.

"These often complex conversion projects present significant construction and logistical challenges and this is why an increasing number of clients are entrusting their schemes with ISG."

(LM/MH)