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Development Securities Website
Development Securities PLC is one of the UK's leading
property development companies with a reputation for
a committed, systematic and highly professional approach
to the development process. Development Securities PLC
is quoted on the London Stock Exchange and the Group
has net assets in excess of £105 million and a development
programme currently in excess of £500 million.
The management team at Development Securities has an
impressive record of major development projects demonstrating
the following:
- extensive experience of substantial projects in
city centres and out of town locations;
- a core ethos of developing a strong partnership
with occupiers resulting in pre-lets and optimising
speculative developments;
- a strong reputation for financing large-scale developments;
- a first-class record of delivery to exacting quality
standards, within budget, and to demanding programmes;
- a willingness to enter into partnerships/joint
ventures with major landowners;
- a proven ability in dealing with high profile and
sensitive sites; and
- an acknowledged expertise in the obtaining of optimal
planning consents.
The company's principal businesses of development and
investment are divided between two main operating companies,
each with its own Board of Directors, below the main
PLC Board.
Our track record to date includes a range of major development
schemes involving partnering with, variously, landowners,
funds and occupiers. Examples include the Paddington
Bishopsbridge site; Cambourne Business Park, Cambridge;
Globeside Business Park, Marlow; and Frimley Square,
Frimley.
Development Securities is committed to environmentally
responsible development. It has in place an Environmental
Policy under which its stated aims are to reduce to
a minimum, through good management and sound working
practices, the direct and indirect environmental impacts
of its business activities. In this, the company also
seeks the active co-operation of the members of its
design and development teams.
Development Securities PLC is developing Cambourne Business
Park in association with Wrenbridge Land Ltd, a regional
property development company based in Cambridge. Wrenbridge,
with a development programme of over 2.5 million sq
ft has considerable experience of office, laboratory
and R&D accommodation in Cambridge.
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Wrenbridge Website
Wrenbridge are one of the most active property
development companies in the Midlands, Northern Home
Counties and East Anglia specialising in all forms of
commercial property developments.
Wrenbridge has completed over 7.5 million sq ft of office
space and industrial/warehouse accommodation. It has
a further 3.5 million sq ft of accommodation under construction
or in the planning process.
Wrenbridge is a multi-disciplined organisation with
its own in-house design and project management teams
which provide advice at all stages of the development
process from initial feasibility studies to site identification,
design, construction and project management.
Wrenbridge are aptly named after the famous bridge spanning
the River Cam, in Cambridge, built by Sir Christopher
Wren in 1711. Originally this cost £1,353, including
£57 for the labourers bread and beer.
Wrenbridge is backed by Palmer Capital Partners (PCP)
an investment bank specialising in the UK property market,
and has funds immediately available for future development.
These include arrangements with Palmer Capital Partners,
the £200m Palmer Orion (UK) fund and the Bank of Scotland.
PCP own a significant shareholding in Wrenbridge and
Ray Palmer, their Chairman is also our Chairman. PCP
backed companies are amongst the most active in the
UK development market with a combined current development
programme of over 9 million sq ft having a capital value
of £1.5 billion plus.
In addition to providing the financial backing for Wrenbridge,
PCP executives also provide considerable intellectual
support as very active non-executive directors of the
company.
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