1st Sep 2006 07:00
Oak Holdings plc / Epic: OAH / Index: AIM / Sector: Property Development 1 September 2006 Oak Holdings plc Memorandum of Understanding signed with BT Oak Holdings plc (`Oak' or `the Company'), the AIM listed property developmentand consultancy group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (`MOU') withBT, one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions andservices, to collaborate on the development of the South Yorkshire mixed-useleisure scheme known as the YES! Project.Under the agreement, BT have committed to work with Oak to explore ways inwhich their extensive array of networked IT services and research anddevelopment capability can be integrated into, and showcased upon, the project.BT will also provide technical support to the design team and will play aleading role in developing services and facilities which enhance visitorexperience.Oak Chief Executive Stephen Lewis said: "This project is all about innovationand changing perceptions. Working with eminent strategic partners will help uscreate a scheme which sets new benchmarks in leisure entertainment acrossEurope and indeed the rest of the world. The agreement with BT, in tandem withthe MOU signed with utilities giant E.ON last month, is further confirmation ofour commitment to make this scheme the most intelligent and sustainabledevelopment in the UK. The quality of partners joining us is a significant voteof confidence in our vision."The YES! Project, a new genre of leisure destination, planned for the RotherValley in Rotherham, recently received confirmation that the Government Officehad given Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council the power to grant the YES!project with planning permission. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council hadpreviously voted unanimously in favour of the project prior to its referral tothe Government Office. * * ENDS * * ContactsSteve Lewis, CEO Oak Holdings plc Tel: 020 7493 5522Isabel Crossley St Brides Media & Finance Ltd Tel: 020 7242 4477Notes for editors: * AIM-listed Oak Holdings plc is a development company and property consultancy. * Its strategic focus has been on developing mixed-use, leisure-oriented projects in addition to creating an income-producing property consultancy business. * Oak's flagship scheme is the YES! Project located on a 327 acre ex-coalfield site adjoining the Rother Valley Country Park in Rotherham where the Company hopes to develop a state-of-the-art leisure and entertainment centre. * Oak's directors have extensive experience in property development and investment and are well known professionals in the property industry. ENDOAK HOLDINGS PLCRelated Shares:
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