Macbryde appoints Finlay to lead expansion drive

Anwyl Homes has appointed four new executives – including three from Redrow Homes - as part of its plans to expand into Lancashire and achieve a turnover of £100m in the next three to five years.

Anglesey’s inward investment credentials have been boosted by the confirmation that businesses on the Bryn Cefni, Mona and Gaerwen industrial parks can benefit from Openreach’s FFTP connectivity, a service it said is only available in 3% of UK properties.

Shares in the Bangor-based student accommodation developer are changing hands at more than twice their debut price 18 months ago.

Redrow chairman Steve Morgan has made £152m from the sale of 25.9 million shares, held by his company Bridgemere Group and charity The Steve Morgan Foundation, releasing a combined 7% stake in the housebuilder.

Anglesey science park M-SParc is on course to open its doors in early 2018, its developer has reported.

Chairman Steve Morgan is to move to a non-executive role at the North Wales housebuilder, which has reported record figures for the fourth consecutive year, with pre-tax profits climbing 26% to £315m in the year to 30 June 2017.

Cadnant Planning is in pre-application discussions with Denbighshire County Council over the development of the Bryn Morfydd Hotel & Lodge Park.

Flintshire-based Anwyl Homes has secured planning permission for 25 homes on a 1.9-acre site, next the borders of existing development Parc St Mary’s in Northop Hall.

Hanson Cement has submitted plans to Flintshire Council for a £20m upgrade of its Padeswood cement works in Mold, building a new vertical mill and adding 32,000 sq ft of additional floorspace.