Norman Springford (born December 1944) is the former chairman of The Ross Development Trust and former Executive Chairman of

Apex Hotels Apex Hotels is an operator of four star hotels based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company operates 8 hotels in the United Kingdom. History Executive Chairman of Apex Hotels, Norman Springford, was previously an employee of the Inland Revenu ...

. An accountant by profession, Norman Springford, worked for the

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and then became the owner/manager of a number of public houses, bingo halls, and the

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. He opened his first hotel, the Apex International Hotel, in Edinburgh in 1996. The group now own ten hotels across

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and

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. In 2014 relinquished his position as chairman of the company, handing over to his son Ian. In 2011 he was credited with saving the

Princes Street Gardens Princes Street Gardens are two adjacent public parks in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle. The Gardens were created in the 1820s following the long draining of the Nor Loch and building of the New Town, ...

ice rink. In June 2018, he was awarded the OBE for services to the Scottish tourism industry.Edinburgh people recognised in the Birthday Honours List, The Edinburgh Reporter, 8 June 2018
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Springford, Norman Living people 1944 births Businesspeople from Edinburgh Scottish accountants People educated at Broughton High School, Edinburgh Partick Thistle F.C. non-playing staff People from Leith Directors of football clubs in Scotland British hoteliers Theatre owners Officers of the Order of the British Empire