Consultant will oversee administration, planning and quality monitoring of luxury hotel fit-out at top of tower

Consultant Sweett Group has been appointed to oversee the fit-out of the Shangri-La hotel at The Shard in London.

The five star 202-room hotel will be the first new build five star hotel in central London in over a decade.

Sweett Group will handle administration, planning, risk management and quality monitoring on the project.

Dean Webster, Sweett Group’s chief executive, said: “Having already delivered a number of projects for Shangri-La in China, today’s announcement is a testament to the group’s global expertise and capability in servicing global clients across our network of offices.â€

Work on the project will start this month and take 14 months to complete.