Beetham Organization

Coordinates: 53°24′28.1″N 2°59′21.3″W / 53.407806°N 2.989250°W

Beetham Organisation Ltd

Type	Private
Industry	real estate
Founded	1985 as Oastdren Investments
Founder	Hugh Frost
Headquarters	West Tower, Liverpool, UK
Area served	United Kingdom
Key people	Directors: Stephen Beetham, Simon Frost, Hugh Frost Company secretary: Andrew Gresty
Products	Property
Website	http://www.beetham.eu/

Beetham Tower and West Tower in Liverpool were both built by the Beetham Organisation

The Beetham Organisation is a privately owned property development and investment company based in Liverpool, 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. As of 2005, Hugh Frost owned 67%, his sons Stephen Beetham (born Stephen Frost)^[1] owned 27% and Simon Frost held the remaining 6% of the company.^[2] Stephen changed his name from Frost to Beetham after the sect into which he had been born, the Plymouth Brethren.^[1] Beetham is an ancestral family name;^[1] the name of the business was changed soon afterwards.

Their portfolio includes;

• Beetham Tower, Liverpool
• 10 Holloway Circus also known as Beetham Tower, Birmingham
• Beetham Tower, Manchester, also known as the Hilton Tower
• West Tower also known as Beetham Tower West, Liverpool
• Beetham Tower, Brighton
• Beetham Tower, London (not yet built)

References

1. Vallely, Paul (29 October 2003). "Reach for the sky: The young developer with a towering ambition". The Independent.
2. "Private business: Beetham Organisation cuts losses to pounds 600k". Daily Post (Liverpool). 31 August 2005.

External links

• The Beetham Organisation Website (requires flash-player)
• Beetham Towers Skyscrapernews.com files on all the Beetham projects