Beetham Organization
53°24′36″N 2°59′47″W / 53.4099°N 2.9965°W
UK | |
Area served | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
Key people | Directors: Stephen Beetham, Simon Frost, Hugh Frost Company secretary: Andrew Gresty |
| Products | Property |
| Website | http://www.beetham.eu/ |
The Beetham Organisation is a privately owned property development and
UK. It was founded by Hugh Frost as Oastdren Investments in 1985. Its primary focus is city-centre real estate, specialising in hotel, residential and office projects. As of 2005[update], Hugh Frost owned 67%, his sons Stephen Beetham (born Stephen Frost)[1] owned 27% and Simon Frost held the remaining 6% of the company.[2] Stephen changed his name from Frost to Beetham after the sect into which he had been born, the Plymouth Brethren.[1] Beetham is an ancestral family name;[1]
the name of the business was changed soon afterwards.
Portfolio
Their portfolio includes;
- Beetham Tower, Liverpool
- 10 Holloway Circus, also known as Beetham Tower, Birmingham, or Holloway Circus Tower
- Beetham Tower, Manchester, also known as the Hilton Tower
- West Tower, also known as Beetham Tower West, Liverpool
- Beetham Tower, Brighton
- One Blackfriars, London, known locally as the Vase.
References
- ^ a b c Vallely, Paul (29 October 2003). "Reach for the sky: The young developer with a towering ambition". The Independent. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009.
- ^ "Private business: Beetham Organisation cuts losses to pounds 600k". Daily Post. Liverpool. 31 August 2005.
External links
- The Beetham Organisation Website (requires flash-player)
- Beetham Towers Skyscrapernews.com files on all the Beetham projects