The Scarborough News

Beating the lockdown to finish hotel revamp

Final touches to Bike and Boot site will be complete this month

- By Phil Hutchinson newsdesk@jpress.co.uk Twitter: @TheScarbor­oNews

Infiniti Roofing and Constructi­on has completed the full refurbishm­ent of the Bike and Boot hotel despite battling the COVID-19 lockdown and coping with stringent social distancing measures.

The Scarboroug­h-based company has totally overhauled and revitalise­d the 50-bedroom The Mount Hotel into an exceptiona­l 65-bedroom ‘home from home’ Bike and Boot close to Scarboroug­h’s waterfront.

The final touches will be finished by the middle of this month after the company managed to complete the project during lockdown despite facing a number of logistical challenges.

Infiniti pre-empted the lockdown closure of the main trade builders merchants by buying the majority of the materials they needed to finish the work, including all the wet walling for the bathrooms, all joinery supplies, and all plumbing fittings and fixtures.

It also meant the company had to source additional fully experience­d, available, skilled contractor­s.

Marcus Rowe, director of Infiniti Roofing and Constructi­on,

said: “While it goes without saying that this has been a very difficult time for the whole country, seeing this project through to completion has given us a massive sense of achievemen­t and satisfacti­on.

“As soon as lockdown measures began to be introduced in Europe, it was pretty clear that the UK would follow suit and we put together an operationa­l contingenc­y plan.”

With the Bike and Boot scheduled to open in July, COVID-19 lockdown measures permitting, directors Simon Rhatigan and Simon Kershaw praised the Infiniti team.

Mr Kershaw said: “Infiniti has successful­ly worked through the COVID-19 situation; that has been a real bonus as it have ensured the safety of all contractor­s, with social distancing measures and safe working practices.”

 ?? PICTURE: PRIME PHOTOGRAPH­ICS ?? Marcus Rowe (Infiniti director), Simon Rhatigan (Bike and Boot director), and Alex Willgrass (Infiniti director) outside the Bike and Boot hotel.
PICTURE: PRIME PHOTOGRAPH­ICS Marcus Rowe (Infiniti director), Simon Rhatigan (Bike and Boot director), and Alex Willgrass (Infiniti director) outside the Bike and Boot hotel.
 ?? PICTURE: PRIME PHOTOGRAPH­ICS ?? The Bike and Boot Hotel is scheduled to open in July.
PICTURE: PRIME PHOTOGRAPH­ICS The Bike and Boot Hotel is scheduled to open in July.
 ?? PICTURE: PRIME PHOTOGRAPH­ICS ?? Infiniti has revitalise­d the 50-bedroom The Mount Hotel.
PICTURE: PRIME PHOTOGRAPH­ICS Infiniti has revitalise­d the 50-bedroom The Mount Hotel.
 ?? PICTURE: PRIME PHOTOGRAPH­ICS ?? The Bike and Boot is now fitted out with new high-end en-suite bathrooms.
PICTURE: PRIME PHOTOGRAPH­ICS The Bike and Boot is now fitted out with new high-end en-suite bathrooms.

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