Draka’s Universal Cabling (UC) Connect system is to be installed throughout Hotel Football, a football-themed hotel being built next to Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium.
Draka’s space-saving Cat. 6 cabling system was proposed by Draka installation partner Abzorb after they secured the contract to install the voice and data network cabling and a 200 point digital TV distribution system at the development.
The 139-roomed hotel will be home to the Old Trafford Supporters Club, which is housed in the basement. The hotel will also feature a ground floor restaurant and shop, a mezzanine lounge and a first floor conference space; above which are seven floors of hotel rooms.
The building is crowned by a roof-top mini five-a-side football pitch which doubles as an event space.
Cable distributor Comtec Cable Accessories recommended Draka’s UC Connect cabling system to Abzorb. It is now Abzorb’s preferred solution for both Cat 6 and Cat 6a and has been installed by Abzorb in a variety of projects.
Kev Hall of Abzorb said: “Not only is Draka Cat 6 solution extremely competively priced, it is also very installer friendly and we recommend it to our clients before any other system.”
Designed by AEW architects, the £23 million football-themed hotel and club is being developed by GG Hospitality, a management company set up by former Manchester United players Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville and The Old Trafford Supporters Club. It is due to open Winter 2014.
