Peel Holdings

The Peel Group is one of the leading property and transport organisations in the U.K. with assets valued at over £4.5 billion.

Peel has a UK property investment and land portfolio consisting of 836,000 sq m ( 9 million sq. feet) of investment property and over 11,000 hectares (27,000 acres) of land. Peel also has overseas investments in Bermuda, The Bahamas and Spain.

In addition to its investment, development and land assets Peel also has interests in mineral extraction and waste treatment and is promoting alternative "green" energy and waste treatment projects.

The four main divisions of the businesses are:

The Trafford Centre is the northwest's leading retail and leisure destination, with 230 stores, 60 restaurants, cafes and bars, a 20 screen cinema, bowling alley and two indoor crazy golf courses. The Centre is conveniently located between junctions 9 and 10 of the M60 and is open until 10pm weekdays. Further information can be found by clicking here.

Peel Land & Property, owners of substantial property investment, development and land assets.

Peel Ports, operators of the ports of Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, Clydeport and the Manchester Ship Canal.

Peel Airports, operators of airports at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Durham Tees Valley Airport, Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport and City Airport Manchester. Further information can be found by clicking here .

Peel Ports is Britain's second largest port group, handling more than 67 million tonnes of cargo a year. The Group serves the whole of the UK through Clydeport in Scotland, the Port of Liverpool, Manchester Ship Canal and Heysham Port in the North West of England and Medway Ports in the South East. Its other interests include port terminals in Ireland and Wales, shortsea shipping lines serving Northern Europe, the North Sea and Irish Sea, Britain's largest port consultancy with contracts across the globe and haulage/logistics operations covering Britain and Ireland.

Under the Peel Ports Group, the Port of Liverpool handling almost 34 million tonnes of cargo a year, and the Manchester Ship Canal moving 7 million tonnes annually, have been fused to create a single, dynamic water highway stretching 44 miles from the Irish Sea to the heart of the North West Region. As one, they are capable of accommodating every kind and form of maritime commerce. The Port of Heysham, 50 miles to the north, is a busy and expanding gateway for trade between Britain and Ireland. Clydeport, Scotland's only major West Coast port, handles 16 million tonnes of cargo per annum, including 10 million tonnes of coal moved through the Hunterston Terminal, and Medway Ports in the South East of England, have developed niche trades in fresh produce, vehicles and forest products, the main contributors to cargo volumes totalling approximately 3 million tonnes annually.

For further information about Peel please contact:

Alison Tennant, PR Manager
Email: atennant@peel.co.uk

Click here to visit www.peel.co.uk