The Beetham Organisation is a privately owned property development and

investment company An investment company is a financial institution principally engaged in holding, managing and investing securities. These companies in the United States are regulated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and must be registered under th ...

based in

Liverpool Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...

, UK. It was founded by Hugh Frost as Oastdren Investments in 1985. Its primary focus is city-centre real estate, specialising in hotel, residential and office projects. , Hugh Frost owned 67%, his sons Stephen Beetham (born Stephen Frost) owned 27%, and Simon Frost held the remaining 6% of the company. Stephen changed his name from Frost to Beetham after joining the sect into which he was born, the

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. Beetham is an ancestral family name; the name of the business was subsequently changed.

Portfolio

Their portfolio includes; * Beetham Tower,

10 Holloway Circus 10 Holloway Circus (also known as Beetham Tower, Radisson Tower, or Holloway Circus Tower) is a tall mixed-use skyscraper in Birmingham city centre, England. It was originally named after the developers, Beetham Organisation, and was desi ...

, also known as Beetham Tower,

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, or Holloway Circus Tower * Beetham Tower,

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, also known as the Hilton Tower *

West Tower West Tower is a 40-storey tall skyscraper in Liverpool, England. It is the tallest building in Liverpool. The building was the second tower to be built by Carillion in Liverpool for property developers Beetham, who now use the building as the ...

, also known as Beetham Tower West, Liverpool * Beetham Tower,

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One Blackfriars One Blackfriars is a mixed-use development at No. 1 Blackfriars Road in Bankside, London. It is List of nicknames for London skyscrapers, informally known as The Vase or The Boomerang due to its shape. The development is made up of a 50-storey ...

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

, known locally as the Vase.

References

External links

The Beetham Organisation Website
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Beetham Towers
Skyscrapernews.com files on all the Beetham projects {{Authority control Companies based in Liverpool Investment companies of the United Kingdom Privately held companies of the United Kingdom