Our History

Building homes and communities for over 50 years

1972

Established
Head office opened in York
1976

Began expansion
1984

First acquisition
1985

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Our History

Established

Persimmon was established by Life President, Duncan Davidson, in 1972.

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Head office opened in York

Our History

Head office opened in York

Initially operating in York, where we still have our head office today, Persimmon has steadily grown both organically and through acquisitions to become one of the UK's leading housebuilders.

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Began expansion

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Our History

Began expansion

We began our expansion in 1976, when the Anglia business was established. This was followed by the establishment of offices in the Midlands and the South West in 1979, Wessex in 1983 and the North East in 1985.

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First acquisition

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First acquisition

Our first acquisition was in 1984, with the purchase of Sketchmead, a Yorkshire based housebuilder. This was followed by three major acquisitions; Ideal Homes in 1996, Beazer Homes in 2001 and Westbury Homes in 2006. Other smaller acquisitions include Hillreed Homes in 2012, Merewood Homes in 2003, Tilbury Douglas Scottish Homes operation in 2000 and Laing Homes in 1998.

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Our History

Publicly quoted

Persimmon Plc has been publicly quoted since 1985 and today is one of the UK’s leading 5 star housebuilders.

Our Locations

With headquarters in York, we operate from 29 regional offices throughout the UK.

Our Locations

Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors sets the Group’s purpose, defines the Group’s values, sets the strategy and monitors and assesses the Group’s culture.

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Who We Are

We are one of the UK’s leading housebuilders and have a clear purpose.

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Our History

Building homes and communities for over 50 years

Established

Head office opened in York

Began expansion

First acquisition

Publicly quoted

Established

Head office opened in York

Head office opened in York

Began expansion

Began expansion

First acquisition

First acquisition

Publicly quoted

Publicly quoted

Our Locations

Board of Directors

Who We Are

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Our History

Building homes and communities for over 50 years

Established

Head office opened in York

Began expansion

First acquisition

Publicly quoted

Established

Head office opened in York

Our Locations

Board of Directors

Who We Are