Brian Harvey, Managing Director of Harvey Group Plc, said: "Having played a major role in the original Waterfront Hall complex back in 1996, we are delighted to have been chosen to provide the mechanical and electrical services for the new conference facilities. The Belfast Waterfront Hall is an iconic project, instantly recognisable as a landmark of our city. We are proud to be given this further opportunity to work on this beautiful building.
"Harvey Group will be working in partnership with McLaughlin & Harvey to deliver the £30m project, due to commence early 2015. We have a long standing working relationship with McLaughlin and Harvey and have combined recently at the Deloitte Technology Studio Belfast, and new University of Ulster BA, BB buildings in central Belfast."
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During the original 1996 Waterfront project, Harvey's developed specialist skills in pipe prefabrication, which they called the 'Toast Rack' pipe system. This innovation was used to overcome the challenge of making best use of the space available within the unique circular plant room. The company progressed using this system and similar systems to coordinate and prefabricate services in many other projects.
The overall value of the Waterfront project is £30m, which will see the Waterfront Hall Conference and Exhibition facilities double in size, to add an additional capacity of 4000m². This includes a 2000 seat auditorium, 380 seat studio and 17 meeting rooms for 10 - 200 delegates. This will enable the venue to attract larger events with a wider variety of requirements. Belfast City Council believe that the extension will contribute up to £40m towards the local economy each year and help the city tap into the growing business tourism market.
