Peter Emerson Jones

Peter Emerson Jones
Born March 1935 (age 83)
Residence United Kingdom
Nationality British
Occupation property developer
Known for founder and chairman of the Emerson Group
Net worth £813 million (May 2017)[1]
Spouse(s) Audrey
Children Tony and Mark

Peter Emerson Jones OBE (born March 1935) is founder and chairman of the Emerson Group, one of the largest privately-owned property development companies in the United Kingdom.

Early life

Peter Emerson Jones was born in March 1935.[2] Before going into property, Jones qualified as a joiner and worked for his father's business.[3]

Career

Jones founded the Emerson Group in 1959.[4] Originally known as P E Jones Contractors, the company initially specialised in building houses on small plots of land in Cheshire.[5] The company started developing properties in Bolton, Lytham, Glasgow and Sterling in the 1980s.[5]

The Emerson Group is now one of the largest privately-owned property development companies in the UK.[6] It builds between 250 to 500 residential houses in the UK annually.[7]

The company is based in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, and as well as housebuilding, owns Bolton's Middlebrook Park, the Lowry Designer Outlet in Salford, Oasis Parque, Boavista Golf & Spa Resort[8] and Jardim do Vau among other properties in Algarve, Portugal and Orlando, Florida.[9][10] The business employs around 600 people.[5]

Personal life

He is married to Audrey, and their sons Tony and Mark are directors of the main holding company, Emerson Developments (Holdings), as are their parents.[9]

In the 2014 New Year Honours, he received an OBE for services to business in the North West.

Peter and Audrey are also trustees of The Emerson Foundation.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Rich List 2017: #159, £813 million". The Sunday Times Magazine. 7 May 2017. p. 56.
  2. ↑ "Peter Emerson JONES - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  3. ↑ News, Manchester Evening (2005-07-01). "8. Peter Emerson Jones and family - £462m (£403m)". men. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  4. ↑ Fast Track. "The Emerson Group". Fast Track. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Property magnate handed special achievement gong at business awards". The Bolton News. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  6. ↑ Peter Emerson Jones. "Peter Emerson Jones: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "The Emerson Group: Company Profile" (PDF). http://www.emerson.co.uk/pdf/profile.pdf. Retrieved 1 January 2018. External link in |website= (help)
  8. ↑ Golf & Spa Resort - One of the Western Algarve’s premier resorts
  9. 1 2 Manchester Evening News. "Jones empire stretches from Cheshire to Florida". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Welcome to The Emerson Group". www.emerson.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  11. ↑ "Charity Details". beta.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-02.


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