Bovis Homes Group
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| Type | Public (LSE: BVS) |
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| Founded | 1965 |
| Headquarters | Longfield, UK |
| Key people | Tim Melville-Ross, Chairman Malcolm Harris, CEO |
| Industry | Housebuilding |
| Revenue | £597 million (2006) |
| Operating income | £141 million (2006) |
| Net income | £95 million (2006) |
| Employees | 917 (2006) |
| Website | www.bovishomesgroup.plc.uk |
Bovis Homes Group plc (LSE: BVS) is a second tier national British housebuilding company based in Longfield, Kent. It was founded in 1965 as a subsidiary of Bovis Construction, a generalist property development company which was itself a subsidiary of P&O at one time. Bovis Homes Group has been an independent company since 1997 and is listed on the London Stock Exchange. It is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
Bovis Homes builds a wide range of properties from one bedroom properties up to six bedroom executive houses. It has a specialist retirement living division and also undertakes design and build work for housing associations. In the year ended 31 December 2006 the company made a profit before tax of £135 million on turnover of £597 million.
