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Vistry Group, formerly Bovis Homes Group, is a British home construction company based in Kings Hill, England. Bovis Homes completed a deal to acquire Galliford Try 's housing arm in January 2020, renaming the combined business Vistry.
In September 2023, developer Vistry Group was commissioned by MK City Council to construct over 900 timber-framed homes as part of the £275mn Tickford Fields development to the east of the town, with more than 30% of the homes planned to be affordable. The development will also feature a primary school, local centre sports pitches and play areas.
The housebuilding business that became Countryside Properties was founded in 1958 by Alan Cherry CBE, [5] who remained its chairman until his death in January 2010. [6] His eldest son, Graham Cherry, was appointed to the board in 1984 and was chief executive from 1996; [7] his youngest son Richard Cherry was appointed to the board in 1986 and was appointed deputy chairman in 2005.
Fitzgerald was born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales to Welsh parents. [3] [4] His father was a warrant officer in the Royal Navy and the family followed him on postings to Singapore, Portsmouth, Plymouth and Dartmouth.
BIFM was a founding member of the Global Facility Management Association (Global FM), [4] and a full member of the Construction Industry Council. [5] In May 2018, the BIFM proposed changing its name to the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management and attaining chartered body status. [2] [6] The name change was implemented in November ...
HICL Infrastructure Company (formerly HSBC Infrastructure Company Ltd) is a large British investment company dedicated to infrastructure investments. The company is focused on three segments: public–private partnership (PPP) and private finance initiative (PFI) (social and transport projects), regulated assets (gas and electricity transmission and distribution, and water utilities) and ...
[11] [15] [14] The old headquarters site became a Mecca Bingo hall before that too was demolished [16] to make way for the construction of Frederick House student accommodation in 2022. [17] By 1968, the group employed 6,788 staff. That fell to 3,587 in 1971, and by 2009 there were 3,200. [14]
Computacenter was founded in the UK in 1981 by Philip Hulme and Peter Ogden. [3] In 1990, it opened Europe's largest PC outlet; in 1991, it was listed by The Independent newspaper as one of the fastest growing independent companies in the UK and, by 1994, it had grown to become the largest privately owned IT company in the UK. [3]