AccorHotels, a leading hospitality group, has signed up UAE-based construction group ASGC as the main contractor for its 25hours One Central, a 434-room property coming up at Dubai World Trade Centre’s One Central development.

AccorHotels said the upcoming 25hours One Central was the group’s first in the Middle East and on completion it will become the largest 25hours Hotel property worldwide.

The new property, which is expected to open by 2020, will include approximately 434 rooms over nine floors, plus one ground level and four basement levels.

It is a celebration of individuality, with each property tailor-made for urban, cosmopolitan and culturally aware guests, said AccorHotels.

With an emphasis on social dining concepts, adventure and cutting-edge design, each 25hours Hotel has been shaped into a vibrant community hub, it added.  

Ground has already been broken on the site with ASGC planning to deploy its technology-driven strategy on the 25hours One Central project, using cutting-edge solutions such as drones with high-definition closed-circuit television and 360° video-capturing systems, to monitor progress at the site.

On the project win, Bishoy Azmy, the chief executive of ASGC, said: "It is a privilege to work on such an iconic hospitality project, one that will become the largest in the 25hours Hotel global portfolio."

"In matching to the vision of AccorHotels and DWTC, we will be leveraging the very best techniques, technologies and talent to ensure smooth project completion and deliver to the impeccable standards that we are all committed to," he added.

With a strong portfolio of prestigious properties behind it, ASGC is known for delivering turn key projects in the UAE since 1989, including recent landmarks such as City Walk, Etihad Museum and the Waldorf Astoria – Palm Jumeirah, said Azmi.

In addition to undertaking large-scale construction projects, ASGC offers related construction products and services, including mechanical, electrical & plumbing services, steel structure, ready-mix concrete and pre-cast products, as well as interior fit-outs through a number of subsidiaries, he added.-TradeArabia News Service