Salboy

Salboy Ltd

Salboy Headquarters in the Crescent area of Salford, Greater Manchester in February 2025
Company type	Private
Industry	Real estate
Founded	July 9, 2014;11 years ago (2014-07-09) [1]
Founder	Simon Ismail Fred Done
Headquarters	Salford, United Kingdom (headquarters)
Area served	United Kingdom
Revenue	£48.48 million (2024) [2]
Operating income	£6.03 million (2024) [2]
Website	https://salboy.com

Salboy Ltd is a property development and real estate investment company headquartered in Salford, United Kingdom. ^[1] It was founded in 2014 by Simon Ismail and Fred Done. Initially the company invested in other property developments ^[3] but later transitioned into a developer with the aim of building high-quality developments. ^[4] They are known for their high-rise buildings based in Greater Manchester such as the Viadux. ^[5]

In addition to delivering their own developments, the company also offers both financial funding and expert guidance to projects by other developers through their Salboy Build Partner programme for a share of the development’s ownership. ^{[6] [7]}

In 2017, Salboy International was launched as a subsidiary to facilitate marketing and sale of Salboy's developments to a global audience. ^{[8] [9]}

Viadux residential building developed by Salboy

Major projects

• Fifty5ive completed in 2022 ^[10]
• Glassworks completed in 2023 ^[11]
• Viadux first phase completed in 2024; ^[12] second phase proposed. ^[13]
• W Hotel & Residences under construction as of February 2025 ^[14]

Controversies

The company's Glassworks building has faced criticism for its design which some have argued does not fit in with the character of Northern Quarter wherein it is based. ^{[11] [15]}

Glassworks standing within the Northern Quarter area next to red brick buildings.

References

1. "Salboy on Companies House". Companies House. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
2. "Salboy Annual Report 2024". Companies House. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
3. "How to become a property developer with no money in the UK". Salboy. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
4. "Celebrating 10 years of Salboy". Salboy. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
5. Moore, Rowan (18 February 2024). "Is up the only way for Manchester?". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
6. "Our Product". Salboy Build Partner.
7. "About Us". Salboy Build Partner.
8. "Fred Done's Salboy launches China office to market Manchester apartments". Business Live. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
9. "Manchester property firm opens for business in Far East". The Business Desk. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
10. "Salboy's 18-storey Fifty5ive tops out in Salford". Place North West. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
11. "New images of controversial £20m Northern Quarter glass tower released". The Manc. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
12. "Developer presses ahead with second phase of Viadux scheme". The Business Desk. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
13. "Manchester's skyscraper boom: New tower plan among Europe's tallest". BBC News. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
14. "Contractor named for Gary Neville's 40-storey Manchester tower". Construction News. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
15. "Councillors accept defeat over Fred Done's 'Shudehill Shard' in Northern Quarter - but at a price". Manchester Evening News. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

External links

• Salboy