- Redrow
Infobox Company
company_name = Redrow plc
company_
company_type = Public (lse|RDW)
foundation =1974
location =Flintshire , WAL
key_people = Jim Martin, Chairman
Neil Fitzsimmons,CEO
industry =Housebuilding
products =
revenue = £770.1 million (2006 )
operating_income = £132.8 million (2006 )
net_income = £84.1 million (2006 )
num_employees = 1,369 (2006 )
parent =
subsid =
homepage = [http://www.redrow.co.uk www.redrow.co.uk]
footnotes =Redrow plc is a British housebuilding and general construction company based in
Flintshire . It is listed on theLondon Stock Exchange .In 1974, aged 21, Steve Morgan borrowed £5,000 from his father to buy his then employer, Wellington Civil Engineering, which was on the verge of going out of business and Redrow was born. The company moved into private house building in the early 1980s. It has grown organically and by acquisition (including the purchase of
Costain 's residential division in 1993) and now operates throughoutGreat Britain . Redrow Commercial was established in 1987 and undertakes projects such asshopping centre s and distribution parks. Morgan quit the firm in 2000.Redrow's turnover for the year to 30 June 2006 was £770.1 million. Profits were £120.5 million before tax.
External links
* [http://www.redrow.co.uk/ New Homes from Redrow]
* [http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=RDW.L Yahoo profile]
* [http://www.redrowcsr.co.uk/ Corporate Social Responsibility Site]
* [http://www.redrow.co.uk/pages/careers/work_for_us Work for Redrow]
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