National building contractor Speller Metcalfe has been appointed by the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham to undertake their forthcoming £3 million restoration project to refurbish the Victorian building's auditorium, front of house and existing bars and toilet facilities.

Andy Metcalfe, commenting on being awarded the contract stated: "We are absolutely thrilled to be awarded the Everyman contract. With the project being managed from our Gloucester office we know the area well, and have a natural interest in the project's ultimate success."

Based locally, the Everyman will benefit in terms of a local contact point, facilitating both communication and rapid response to any given change in direction or works schedule.

Stated, Andy Metcalfe: "The Everyman project will involve a great deal of specialist works including fibrous plaster work, specialist decoration and art restoration, and specialist finishes as well as the need for technical installations covering lighting and sound works. It's an amazing project and one we are delighted to be involved in."

Speller Metcalfe undertake a range of construction, refurbishment and design and build works at local, regional and national level, with Speller Metcalfe Ecobuild providing extended expertise in the design and build of sustainable buildings; gaining ground and an enviable reputation in the arena of zero carbon construction (code level 6).

The Everyman Theatre's chief executive, Geoffrey Rowe, said: "Appointing the contractor is a major step on the road to restoring the Everyman back to its former glory. I am delighted that the company which triumphed in the tendering process is one based in Gloucestershire."