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| Industry | Property development |
|---|---|
| Defunct | February 2006 |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Westpoint Corporation was the head company of the Western Australian based Westpoint Group of Companies ("Westpoint Group") which was primarily engaged in property development. [1] It was placed into receivership in February 2006. [2]
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Westpoint Exeter is a multi-purpose indoor arena and showground, at Clyst St Mary, near Exeter, England. The capacity of the venue is 7,500 people. It hosts local concerts, fairs and exhibitions. Westpoint is the largest exhibition and entertainment venue in the South West and is located near to Exeter Airport.
Thomas Cook Group plc was a British global travel group which was listed on the London Stock Exchange from its formation on 19 June 2007 by the merger of Thomas Cook AG — successor to Thomas Cook & Son — and MyTravel Group until 23 September 2019 when it went into compulsory liquidation. The group operated as a tour operator and airline, and also operated travel agencies in Europe. At the time of the group's collapse, approximately 21,000 worldwide employees were left without jobs and 600,000 customers were left abroad, triggering the UK's largest peacetime repatriation.
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Westpoint Harbor is a marina that opened in 2008 at the mouth of the Westpoint Slough located in Redwood City, California.
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Walter Construction Group Limited, known for most of its life as Concrete Constructions Pty Ltd, was one of Australia's oldest and fifth largest construction company prior to its 2005 collapse. The company was founded on 21 April 1920 by Allen Lewis. It remained independent until 1999, when the company was bought by the German Walter Bau and rebranded as Walter Construction Group.