Post by Finnish Gas on Jan 28, 2015 17:43:21 GMT
What is happening the next rung down the pyramid ladder? Kuwaiti Investment!
KEH Sports Ltd:
www.keh-uk.com/ - Kuwaiti European Holdings Company.
keh-kw.com/news1.html - KEH sets up new football subsidiary.
twitter.com/PanStadiaArena
www.psam.uk.com/
Ebbsfleet United FC unveils stadium revamp plan
Ebbsfleet United FC, based in Northfleet, Kent, England, have unveiled plans for a revamped stadium on their existing PHB Stadium site at Stonebridge Road.
According to an article posted on the Club’s website by Ed Miller, a series of presentations were given to supporters and the public earlier this week, during which all of the visuals relating to the project were on show.
The Club’s new home is envisaged as a 6,000-capacity modern family-oriented stadium where supporters are guaranteed an affordable pricing strategy. The current Main Stand, because of its design, is now deemed by local safety officers to be at the end of its life, with no more than a two-year shelf life on current estimates. It is mainly constructed of timber and as such represents a potential fire hazard.
A new GBP£3.5m Main Stand along Stonebridge Road (the current Liam Daish Stand) will be constructed, which will house all key football, commercial, sponsor and operational requirements, while also providing important new revenue generating opportunities. The Plough End stand will house a new supporters’ facility that can also be hired out on non-match days and will retain the club supporters’ bar. The principal behind the other two stands is that they should contain revenue-generating facilities, with the aim to build a sustainable club going forward.
Because football will continue to be played during the reconstruction of the ground, the strategy is to rebuild the stand on Stonebridge Road first, greatly enhancing the Stonebridge Road frontage. For that reason, the position of the pitch must be retained. The existing advertising hoardings on the road side will be removed and all new advertising will be monitored by the club and will be appropriate to the new building.
Capacity will be in excess of 6,000, to include 2,000 seats. The finished ground will be a ‘complete building’ – as oppose to a collection of four stands – and will be designed to meet the appropriate ground grading and safety standards. Provision will be made for disabled parking adjacent to the designated turnstile and full disabled access into and within the stadium.
Two new turnstiles will be set back from the pavement at the ground entrance, creating greatly increased areas for the waiting supporters. The site will have vehicular access around the whole of the stadium and on matchdays this will provide good access and exit of the ground for all spectators.
The new development will not only transform the stadium and the club, but will be pivotal to the regeneration of Northfleet as a whole.
A planning application is being submitted to Gravesham council this week with a decision expected in April.
www.psam.uk.com/ebbsfleet-united-fc-unveils-stadium-revamp-plan
KEH Sports Ltd
KEH Sports Ltd, a group of Kuwaiti investors advised by a former chief executive of Charlton Athletic, agreed in May 2013 to take over the club, settling its debts (some at 10% of their value), promising investment in the squad and in a training facility.
Ebbsfleet United owners Kuwaiti European Holdings invest multi-million pound sum in Paramount Park scheme on Swanscombe Peninsula
The Kuwaiti owners of Ebbsfleet United have thrown their financial weight behind plans for a £2billion entertainment complex in Kent.
Kuwaiti European Holdings (KEH) has made a multi-million pound investment in the Paramount Park scheme proposed for the Swanscombe Peninsula.
Sources close to the UK developer London Resort Company Holdings (LRCH), which is spearheading the project, would not disclose the amount but acknowledged it is "a seven-figure sum". The company declined to comment.
The move is seen as a vote of confidence for the complex licensed by the Hollywood film giant. It is hoped it will encourage other potential investors.
KEH was founded in 2008 and specialises in property investment in the Middle East and Europe.
Its subsidiary KEH Sports rescued Ebbsfleet United from financial meltdown back in May, buying it from the MyFootballClub venture.
The club's chairman, Dr Abdulla Al-Humaidi, is also chief executive of the Kuwaiti European Holding Company.
It is understood the investment has triggered a boardroom shake-up but Tony Sefton, who has masterminded the scheme, is still in charge of the project, which is also backed by landowner Lafarge Tarmac and other major companies.
The Kuwaiti investment follows the appointment of Chris Townsend, who raised £2 billion for London 2012, as LRCH commercial director. He is scouring international markets for further funding.
The latest news comes shortly after council leaders in Gravesham and Dartford revealed that the project was well on course, with positive talks going on behind the scenes.
Meanwhile, backers of the scheme are trying to persuade the Department for Transport to remove Swanscombe Peninsula as an option for the location of a Third Thames Crossing.
They are concerned that the decision to include Option B on a consultation paper may deter potential investors. Urgent talks have been held with officials but the option is still on the agenda.
Paramount Park would feature an indoor waterpark, theatres, event venues, cinemas, hotels and restaurants.
If it goes ahead, the project on the 872-acre site will create more than 20,000 jobs in the resort and supplier businesses, providing a huge economic, tourism and publicity boost to North West Kent, Medway and the rest of the county.
www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/news/ebbsfleet-owners-back-theme-park-7661/
KEH Sports Ltd:
www.keh-uk.com/ - Kuwaiti European Holdings Company.
keh-kw.com/news1.html - KEH sets up new football subsidiary.
twitter.com/PanStadiaArena
www.psam.uk.com/
Ebbsfleet United FC unveils stadium revamp plan
Ebbsfleet United FC, based in Northfleet, Kent, England, have unveiled plans for a revamped stadium on their existing PHB Stadium site at Stonebridge Road.
According to an article posted on the Club’s website by Ed Miller, a series of presentations were given to supporters and the public earlier this week, during which all of the visuals relating to the project were on show.
The Club’s new home is envisaged as a 6,000-capacity modern family-oriented stadium where supporters are guaranteed an affordable pricing strategy. The current Main Stand, because of its design, is now deemed by local safety officers to be at the end of its life, with no more than a two-year shelf life on current estimates. It is mainly constructed of timber and as such represents a potential fire hazard.
A new GBP£3.5m Main Stand along Stonebridge Road (the current Liam Daish Stand) will be constructed, which will house all key football, commercial, sponsor and operational requirements, while also providing important new revenue generating opportunities. The Plough End stand will house a new supporters’ facility that can also be hired out on non-match days and will retain the club supporters’ bar. The principal behind the other two stands is that they should contain revenue-generating facilities, with the aim to build a sustainable club going forward.
Because football will continue to be played during the reconstruction of the ground, the strategy is to rebuild the stand on Stonebridge Road first, greatly enhancing the Stonebridge Road frontage. For that reason, the position of the pitch must be retained. The existing advertising hoardings on the road side will be removed and all new advertising will be monitored by the club and will be appropriate to the new building.
Capacity will be in excess of 6,000, to include 2,000 seats. The finished ground will be a ‘complete building’ – as oppose to a collection of four stands – and will be designed to meet the appropriate ground grading and safety standards. Provision will be made for disabled parking adjacent to the designated turnstile and full disabled access into and within the stadium.
Two new turnstiles will be set back from the pavement at the ground entrance, creating greatly increased areas for the waiting supporters. The site will have vehicular access around the whole of the stadium and on matchdays this will provide good access and exit of the ground for all spectators.
The new development will not only transform the stadium and the club, but will be pivotal to the regeneration of Northfleet as a whole.
A planning application is being submitted to Gravesham council this week with a decision expected in April.
www.psam.uk.com/ebbsfleet-united-fc-unveils-stadium-revamp-plan
KEH Sports Ltd
KEH Sports Ltd, a group of Kuwaiti investors advised by a former chief executive of Charlton Athletic, agreed in May 2013 to take over the club, settling its debts (some at 10% of their value), promising investment in the squad and in a training facility.
Ebbsfleet United owners Kuwaiti European Holdings invest multi-million pound sum in Paramount Park scheme on Swanscombe Peninsula
The Kuwaiti owners of Ebbsfleet United have thrown their financial weight behind plans for a £2billion entertainment complex in Kent.
Kuwaiti European Holdings (KEH) has made a multi-million pound investment in the Paramount Park scheme proposed for the Swanscombe Peninsula.
Sources close to the UK developer London Resort Company Holdings (LRCH), which is spearheading the project, would not disclose the amount but acknowledged it is "a seven-figure sum". The company declined to comment.
The move is seen as a vote of confidence for the complex licensed by the Hollywood film giant. It is hoped it will encourage other potential investors.
KEH was founded in 2008 and specialises in property investment in the Middle East and Europe.
Its subsidiary KEH Sports rescued Ebbsfleet United from financial meltdown back in May, buying it from the MyFootballClub venture.
The club's chairman, Dr Abdulla Al-Humaidi, is also chief executive of the Kuwaiti European Holding Company.
It is understood the investment has triggered a boardroom shake-up but Tony Sefton, who has masterminded the scheme, is still in charge of the project, which is also backed by landowner Lafarge Tarmac and other major companies.
The Kuwaiti investment follows the appointment of Chris Townsend, who raised £2 billion for London 2012, as LRCH commercial director. He is scouring international markets for further funding.
The latest news comes shortly after council leaders in Gravesham and Dartford revealed that the project was well on course, with positive talks going on behind the scenes.
Meanwhile, backers of the scheme are trying to persuade the Department for Transport to remove Swanscombe Peninsula as an option for the location of a Third Thames Crossing.
They are concerned that the decision to include Option B on a consultation paper may deter potential investors. Urgent talks have been held with officials but the option is still on the agenda.
Paramount Park would feature an indoor waterpark, theatres, event venues, cinemas, hotels and restaurants.
If it goes ahead, the project on the 872-acre site will create more than 20,000 jobs in the resort and supplier businesses, providing a huge economic, tourism and publicity boost to North West Kent, Medway and the rest of the county.
www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/news/ebbsfleet-owners-back-theme-park-7661/
