Construction Enquirer reports that international modular buildings giant China International Marine Containers is to use its converted sea container system for a 200-bed Hilton hotel at Bristol Airport.
This will represent the ninth scheme in the UK for the firm, which is working with Anglo Holt building a Holiday Inn Express hotel using converted shipping containers as bedrooms at the Royal Albert Dock in London.
Travelodge and Premier Inn were the first brands to trial the system, which claims to cut construction costs by 20-30%.
Bristol based property developer Colliers International negotiated the hotel deal, which will be built with £15m investment from CIMC Modular Building Systems.
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