Electric Ireland today announced that it has won the energy contract to power The Merchant Hotel, part of the Beannchor Group and one of Belfast’s oldest Grade A listed buildings dating back to 1857, which was awarded Northern Ireland’s first and only AA 5 Red Star hotel rating.

Electric Ireland currently supplies a number of premises within the Beannchor Group, a company which has played a significant role in the regeneration of the hospitality sector in Northern Ireland and has recently announced an investment of £4m in a new tech–savvy hotel ‘Bullitt’ creating 100 new jobs.

The new dual fuel contract, worth £228k, will see Electric Ireland provide The Merchant Hotel with 1.8Gwh’s of electricity and 2,352,000kwh’s of gas per annum and the opportunity to access smart technology to review consumption on a daily basis, maximising their energy efficiency.

Commenting on the contract, Electric Ireland’s Business Markets Manager, Tony Dunlea said, “Electric Ireland has a long and established presence of providing flexible and targeted products and services for businesses across Northern Ireland and our team has a deep understanding of the bespoke needs and challenges of all industry sectors. It is those insights, the ability to adapt and our competitive approach that supports our strategy of building market share and helps grow strong partnerships with customers such as the Beannchor Group.

“A key commitment of Electric Ireland is to support the growth of the Northern Ireland economy and we see our competitive and tailored energy provision to Beannchor Group venues, which are making such a significant socio–economic contribution, as being integral to that.

Kevin Reilly, Group Procurement Manager, Beannchor Group commented, “To help enhance and grow our businesses it is vital that we have an energy supplier that can support all of our needs and is able to provide us with a flexible and competitive energy offering. 

“In Electric Ireland we have that trusted supplier.  They have the knowledge, surety of supply and through their on–line monitoring service they are providing us with the opportunity to consistently assess and review how we can improve our energy efficiency. 

“The Beannchor Group is rightly proud of the role that The Merchant plays both attracting people locally and internationally and we are also very excited about the development of our new hotel, Bullitt, which we believe will add a new dimension to Belfast City Centre.”   

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