Apex Hotels is an operator of
three star and
four star hotel
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s based in
Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...
, Scotland. The company operates ten hotels in the
United Kingdom
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.
History
Executive Chairman of Apex Hotels,
Norman Springford, was previously an employee of the
Inland Revenue
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and owner/operator of a number of public houses,
bingo
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Arts and entertainment Gaming
* Bingo, a game using a printed card of numbers
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halls, and the
Edinburgh Playhouse
Edinburgh Playhouse is a theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland. With 3,059 seats it is the second largest theatre in the United Kingdom after the Hammersmith Apollo. The theatre is owned by Ambassador Theatre Group.
Building history
The theatre opened ...
. In 1996 Norman opened his first hotel, the Apex International Hotel, in Edinburgh. The group now own 9 UK hotels across London, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee.
The Times - Norman Springford and family
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References
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1996 establishments in Scotland
Companies based in Edinburgh
Hotels established in 1996
Hotel chains in the United Kingdom
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