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Home > Company Index > Real Estate > Property Investment & Management > The British Land Company PLC

The British Land Company PLC
 PROFILE
The British Land Company is abuzz with activity. Led by its wily and colorful chairman and managing director, John Ritblat -- who also keeps bees and collects art -- the firm is the #2 UK property concern (behind Land Securities). It is one of the largest landlords in London, where about half its holdings are located. British Land owns and develops office buildings, shopping centers, and other commercial developments throughout the UK and Ireland. Some properties are held through joint ventures with such partners as retailers Great Universal Stores and Tesco PLC. British Land owns almost all of Broadgate, a landmark London office center.

 COMPETITION
Canary Wharf Group plc (CWG)
Land Securities PLC (LAND)
Liberty International Holdings plc (LII)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: March
2000 Sales (mil.): 586.30
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 16.5%
Employees: 585
Revenue per employee: $1,002,222.22

 KEY PEOPLE
• John H. Ritblat
    CEO
• John H. Weston Smith
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
10 Cornwall Terrace, Regent's Park
London NW1 4QP, United Kingdom
Phone: 44-20-7486-4466
Fax: 44-20-7935-5552
Online: Web Site

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