October 2011, Issue 1

Dave Ames
Chairman Harlequin Hotels & Resorts

Welcome to the Harlequin Hotels & Resorts e-Newsletter for The Merricks Resort.

We hope this update on The Merricks Resort is helpful to you. In future, we will be sending out regular e-Newsletters via email to keep you informed of the progress of each of the developments, plus anything new that is happening within the Harlequin group.

In this issue:
Construction Begins
What Happens Next
Harlequin’s Green Mission

Harlequin Developments has set up offices in Barbados to oversee the projects at The Merricks Resort and the H Barbados hotel.

The team is led by David Campion, who, along with in-house architects, engineers and designers, undertakes all the work necessary to build our projects. This gives us more control in ensuring the smooth process from conception through to completion.

Work on The Merricks Resort Show Village has begun under the watchful eye of Kraus-Manning Inc., who have been assigned to project manage the construction, with Adams Consulting International (ACI) providing the civil engineers. Both companies bring a team of highly qualified professionals with vast experience of working in Barbados and the Caribbean in general.

David Campion
Director of Development Harlequin Developments

The Merricks Resort Show Village Plan

The Show Village, which will form part of the final resort, already has a number of its components and features completed. These include:

Access road from Peat Bay Road
Car park
Office
Maintenance buildings
A fence surrounding the site
Foundations for show villas

With the foundations in place, the villa walls are currently being constructed using a quad lock ICF (insulated concrete formwork).

Once that is finished, interior fittings and landscaping will commence, with completion of the show village scheduled for early 2012. Also, work is currently being finalised on a number of criteria that form our planning permission for the first phase of the main project.

In their continuing endeavour to be environmentally and financially responsible, the Harlequin Developments team, along with its many consultants and procurement specialists, is sourcing green products and technologies from around the world so they can be assessed for their potential use on current and future projects. For example, a special roof tile being used for the villas at The Merricks Resort is made from recycled material and insulates 20% better than a standard shingle tile, so as well as being green, the tile will also reduce energy consumption from air conditioning and, consequently, operating costs.

The Merricks Resort Construction

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