St Ermin's Invests in individual ice for its deluxe guests
The recent £30m refurbishment of the St Ermin's Hotel, at St James's in London with an individual, stylish new look and ambience for its new owners, Amerimar Holdings is now complete with the installation of Scotsman ice makers and dispensers on each floor.
The transformation brings a personal, elegant design approach to a sympathetic restoration of this Grade II listed Victorian landmark property, just a minute’s walk from St James' Park. With over 300 rooms set over five floors St Ermin’s has now installed four Scotsman CD40 ice stations to provide guests with hygienic, hands-free ice supplies. At the more specialised end of the ice making spectrum, the touch-free Ice Dispenser dispenses Supercubes without the need for human contact.
The CD-40 machines are complemented by a Scotsman Prodigy high capacity, super quiet ice cube machine, which includes an electronically controlled harvest-assist system allowing for faster harvest cycle and higher ice production. The Prodigy ice maker produces high volumes of Superdice ice and is used by St Ermin’s catering staff for its Caxton Grill and Bars, that are accessed through relaxing lobby, lounge and library areas leading to the Caxton Bar, outdoor Caxton Terrace Bar and the extended, new 70 cover restaurant, Caxton Grill.
Adrian Rayner, Hubbard Ice Systems Key Accounts Manager comments: “The CD 40 system is ideal for high-quality residencies, ensuring that guests can access fresh, clean ice that is untouched by human hand. The system features a magic eye dispensing operation that delivers supercube ice on demand. The machine is quiet, compact and has a stylishly designed user interface that enables it to fit effortlessly into the grandeur of the St Ermin’s or into a ultra-modern Boutique hotel. The exterior of the machine is finished in resistant Stainless Steel or enamel paint finish for ease of cleaning.”
All the Scotsman machines were supplied and installed by Carford Group Ltd., one of the UK's largest Catering Equipment Service Companies and Catering Equipment distributors.
