Hammerson
Hammerson plc is a FTSE-100 Real Estate Investment Trust which operates principally in the retail sector in the UK and France. Its £4.7 billion portfolio, which provides 1.3 million m2 of retail space and 255,000 m2 of offices, includes 14 major shopping centres and 19 retail parks.
Hammerson has a track record of successfully delivering major city centre regeneration projects. Award-winning developments include Bishops Square in London and Bullring in Birmingham. In September 2008 the Company opened three major retail-led developments: Highcross, Leicester; Cabot Circus, Bristol and an extension to Parinor, an existing centre in Paris. This autumn, Hammerson will open its latest retail-led regeneration scheme, Union Square in Aberdeen.
The Company is currently working with several councils across the UK to deliver retail-led mixed-use projects in cities including Leeds, Southampton and Sheffield.
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Town Centre Securities PLC
Town Centre Securities is a property investment and development company based in Leeds and is the city’s most active property investor and developer. The high quality portfolio is spread around the UK with core activity centred in Leeds, Manchester and Glasgow, comprising over 100,000m2 of retail space, 43,000m2 of office space and a growing town centre car parking business. These assets are valued in excess of £500 million and bring in annual income of £25 million.
The Group's property investment strategy is to deliver long-term growth in total shareholder value by maximising rental income and capital value. The Group concentrates on investing in locations which will demonstrate sustainable growth.
We are committed to comprehensive mixed-use developments close to transport hubs in accordance with the Government agenda for sustainable regeneration. Our development activity is therefore focused on large scale, high profile mixed-use schemes with an architectural significance which has established our reputation as urban generation specialists.