What is The Peel Group?
'''The Peel Group''' is a British [[infrastructure]] and [[Real property|real estate]] business, based in [[Manchester]]. It was founded by John Whittaker in 1973. It started by [[Redevelopment|redeveloping]] empty [[Quarry|quarries]] into industrial sites and [[Mall|retail park]]<nowiki/>s.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mill|first=The|title=Inside the Peel empire: Is trouble brewing at the company that owns everything?|url=https://manchestermill.co.uk/p/inside-the-peel-empire-is-trouble|access-date=2023-08-25|website=manchestermill.co.uk|language=en}}</ref> In 2022 it owned 13 million square feet (1.2 km<sup>2</sup>) of buildings, and over 33,000 acres (13,000 ha) of land and water. Peel still has minority stakes in its former [[Port|ports]] business and [[MediaCityUK]]. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Begum|first=Shelina|date=2015-10-14|title=Peel Group announces support for the Northern Powerhouse|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/peel-group-announces-strong-support-10254513|access-date=2023-07-23|website=Manchester Evening News|language=en}}</ref> It developed the [[Trafford Centre]] and sold it in 2011 to Capital Shopping Centres for £1.6 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-11-25|title=Trafford Centre set for &#163;1.6bn sale to CSC group|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/trafford-centre-set-for-163-1-6bn-sale-to-csc-group-2143056.html|access-date=2023-07-23|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Companies based in Greater Manchester]]