Wilson Bowden

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Wilson Bowden plc is a British housebuilding and general construction company headquartered in Leicester, Coalvile, in central England.

Wilson Bowden was founded in 1961 and has three divisions:

David Wilson Homes: a general housebuilder which operates in most parts of England, Scotland and Wales.
Wilson City Homes: constructs urban residential buildings.
Wilson Bowden Developments Limited: undertakes retail, leisure, industrial and office development projects

Turnover for the year ended 31 December 2004 was £1,282.3 million. Profits were £257.8 million before tax and £176.6 million after tax.

In February 2007 Barratt Developments made an offer for Wilson Bowden for consideration which values the business at circa £2.2bn^[1]. The transaction was completed on 26 April 2007.