One of South Yorkshire’s finest hospitality facilities – the £5m Owlerton Events & Conferencing centre (OEC) – is poised to take full advantage of the Christmas market after months of hard work by engineers and construction experts.
Over a year ago HBPW completed phase one and two ground investigations as well as preparation of tender designs for the civil and structural elements of the scheme, ahead of contractors moving onto site.
Eighteen months on the project, backed by the owners of the adjacent Owlerton Greyhound Stadium, A & S Leisure Group Ltd, is all but complete.
Partner Emyr Parry, said: “The OEC is a striking events and conferencing space unlike any other in the South Yorkshire area and is perfectly located in the heart of the UK with superb rail and road links as well as parking for 400 vehicles.
“There are now a range of impressive, multi-purpose suites, catering for up to 500 guests, and it is easy to appreciate that this will prove itself a valuable asset to the city of Sheffield.”
As one of the largest entertaining and conference spaces in the city it will create up to 200 jobs.
At the outset of the project Owlerton Managing Director John Gilburn said: “For some time, Sheffield has lacked a venue with the flexibility that this will provide. The new facility will give us the ability to host weddings, conferences, large banquets, indoor sporting events and concerts.”