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Vision & Values
Creating the future from our proud past to positively impact people’s lives
Peel Group Stewardship
The Peel Group Supervisory Board
Our Heritage
It is more than 40 years since John Whittaker established the foundations that form the company as it is now, through a philosophy of recycling capital and long term investment, predominantly in the North West of England
Liverpool builds the world’s first commercial wet dock
Frances Egerton, the first Duke of Bridgewater, builds the Bridgewater Canal to transport coal from his mines in Worsley to industrial areas of Manchester
Sir Robert Peel, Prime Minister and founder of the Metropolitan Police, dies. His home town of Bury, where his father’s textile business was founded, mourns him and erects Peel Tower in his memory
Businessman Daniel Adamson becomes champion promoter of the Manchester Ship Canal although he does not live to see its completion in 1894
Built in the grounds of Speke Hall, Liverpool, Speke Airport starts commercial flights to Croydon Airport via Barton Aerodrome in Salford - now City Airport and Heliport
John Whittaker acquires Peel Mills, the foundation of The Peel Group
Olayan Group becomes a shareholder in Peel upon the acquisition of Boundary Post Ltd
Peel invests in airports with the acquisition of Liverpool Airport, subsequently renamed in honour of John Lennon
Following a House of Lords decision confirming planning in 1995, The Trafford Centre opens
Peel Holdings is taken private and rebrands as The Peel Group
The BBC signals its intention to move jobs to Manchester in 2004 and the Salford Quays site is chosen. Construction of MediaCityUK commences in 2007 and opens in 2011
50:50:50 Peel launches The Ocean Gateway
Peel exchanges its investment in The Trafford Centre for shares in intu Properties
Liverpool2 deep water container terminal, built by Peel Ports, officially opens
MediaCityUK marks 10 years since construction began
CSR & Sustainability
At The Peel Group we are committed to deliver benefits to communities and the environment in everything we do. We believe in being socially responsible and have been investing in the communities in which we work in for more than 40 years.
We encourage sustainability in all of our investee companies and are pleased to see them all prioritising CSR and giving back to the communities in which they operate.
The Peel Group and its investee companies also take part in fundraising opportunities to contribute to their nominated charities. During the year, The Peel Group donated to the Manchester Emergency Fund via the British Red Cross to support those affected by the 2017 Manchester Arena attack as well as making a corporate donation to The Christie. Download some of our case studies below or read our full report here.