Bestway can deliver!

Some people, especially club officials, seem to be very sceptical about Bestway's ability to deliver and I pick up the impression that some people think Bestway are small timers but this is not borne out by a review of the company.

Some people, especially club officials, seem to be very sceptical about Bestway's ability to deliver and I pick up the impression that some people think Bestway are small timers but this is not borne out by a review of the company. So let?s remind ourselves of a few salient points and see what ?boxes we can tick?.

Finance box: Bestway is joint owner of a large and fast-growing bank with over 1,000 branches in 15 overseas locations. This bank itself also owns two Swiss banks. They have an ability to go into the money markets for access to finance at the best of commercial terms for a large-scale development of this nature. They will get finance on terms that other people, like Hicks, Glazer et al could only dream about.

Land box: the ?loop? is there and they already own it. Reasonable to believe they can deliver what they own? The loop borders the city centre, which is much more desirable for corporate and non football purposes than Kirkby.

The loop footprint is quite a tight fit but Bestway are proposing a large-scale multi use development and it?s reasonable to believe that the footprint may expand with the involvement of LCC. If the land footprint doesn?t expand it could still easily hold a ground holding 60,000 with steeply raked, double-deck stands close to the pitch, in effect the ground would look like an inverted pyramid.

Transport box: great road access, close to Lime St and Queens Sq, close to Tunnel.

Ability to deliver box: Bestway is a major supplier of cement to building companies throughout the world. It seems reasonable to believe they have good links with the companies they supply and it also seems reasonable to believe they could commission one of those companies to build a ground, especially if Bestway could commit a large part of the raw materials at cost price.

To illustrate Bestway's ability to commit and deliver, in January 1996 Bestway started work on their first cement plant. They committed 120 million USD and worked with Mitsubishi and Siemens amongst others and the plant was ready in April 1998. They broke ground on a second plant in April 2005 and committed 140 million USD. In July 2006 the plant started operating.

Tesco are a giant company who deliver results but I hope my post will help to convince a few fans that Bestway can also deliver what we need and, more to the point, can deliver it in the city we belong in.

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