Anglo-Irish developer Howard Holdings plc has reported a pre-tax profit of £882,000 sterling in the year ending April, 1999. The company, which is preparing for dual listing on the Irish Stock Exchange, is currently involved in £30 million worth of developments. These include the Beaumont Hospital multi-storey car-park which opened on June 1st; the City Hall car-park in Cork, due for completion in September; and Maidstone Buildings, in London SE1, which is due for completion in January.

Howard Holdings is also to begin work on hotel and residential development in Cork; another multi-storey car park in Waterford; £25 million of residential and commercial work in Kingston, London; £30 million of residential and commercial in Teddington; £12 million worth of retail and parking development in Harrow; and £15 million of hotel and retail in Croydon.