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GH HELP HOSPITALITY BUSINESSES PREPARE TO OPEN

May 25, 2021

The team at Ghyll House Upholstery has been working with cafés, bars, caravan parks and hotels to ensure venues are ready to welcome back the public, as businesses reopen for indoor service and overnight stays.

Joe McAlpine, general manager of Ghyll House Upholstery, which is based in Mealsgate, near Cockermouth, Cumbria, said the team had worked with a number of different clients on interiors projects, including recovering existing chairs and seating, and creating new chairs, banquette seating and soft furnishings for venues.

He said: “We’ve been working non-stop for clients on refurbishment projects to ensure they are ready to welcome back customers in time for the easing of restrictions. Many business owners in the hospitality sector have taken the opportunity during lockdown to update the interior of their venues, and it’s great that we’ve been able to help them through our specialist upholstery services. We work closely with clients to ensure they get exactly what they need, from matching fabrics to existing items of furniture, to creating curtains and blinds.”


The Ghyll House team has worked with a variety of hospitality businesses across Cumbria over the past couple of months. At The Wild Strawberry cafe in Keswick, the team upholstered banquette seating for a large alcove, as part of a major refurbishment project. The venue in Main Street will reopen on Tuesday, May 25, with its sister cafe in Grasmere, Emma’s Dell, reopening on Monday, May 17.

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Formerly a crêperie, The Wild Strawberry will relaunch as a cafe and patisserie, with a cake counter and afternoon teas as well as a lunch menu.

Owner Emma Bray said: “We felt the time was right for a change and we were delighted when Paula Murchison, who was previously head pastry chef at the Sharrow Bay Hotel at Ullswater, joined the team. “The cafe has been completely refurbished and we’re delighted with the result.”

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Ghyll House Upholstery has also created cushions for seating and beds in three new camping pods at the Harbour Side Caravan Park in Maryport, which installed the pods and almost tripled its number of caravan pitches to meet the demand from visitors.


The team has also worked on projects at the Embleton Spa Hotel, near Cockermouth; the Glen Rothay Hotel at Rydal, near Ambleside; the clubhouse at Cockermouth Golf Club; and Grasslot Welfare Sports and Social Club in Maryport.


From Monday, the rules in England change to allow pubs, bars, restaurants and other hospitality businesses to open indoor areas.
Customers will be required to order, eat and drink while seated with table service, although there will be no curfew or ‘substantial meal’ restrictions which had been imposed prior to the latest lockdown. Customers will also be able to meet in groups of up to 30 in outdoor areas such as beer gardens, which have been open since April 12 with ‘rule of six’ curbs in place. Groups of up to six people or two households can meet indoors.
People will also be able to stay in hotels and visit cinemas, concert halls and other leisure venues.


Ghyll House also offers a range of cost-effective interior solutions, including specialist fast-acting, durable antimicrobial fabrics and vinyls, proven to be effective against coronavirus.

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Are you an upholsterer or seamstress looking to work for a growing company based in a brand-new custom facility in Dumfries and Galloway? Ghyll House Furniture and Design would like to hear from you. Please send your CV to HELLO@GHUP.CO.UK

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The historic 42-bedroom pub with rooms reopened following an 18-month redevelopment. As part of the work, the Ghyll House team created curtains and blinds throughout the venue, and recovered chairs in the bedrooms and fixed seating in the bar area. Joe McAlpine, Ghyll House general manager, said: “It was great to be part of such a big project in the heart of the Lake District. We were able to use our expertise to deliver stylish and practical upholstery and soft furnishings as part of this major refurbishment.” Joe and the Ghyll House team worked on dozens of pieces of furniture at their base at Mealsgate, near Cockermouth, using a specific palette of fabrics, which was in keeping with the new look of the inn. The team have extensive experience in the hospitality sector, working with a range of hotel, leisure and other businesses across the north of England and Scotland to create quality, on-brand interiors for clients.

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