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Wiggins is to raise £46m to fund the development of its airports and commercial property business, and will change its name to PlaneStation Group. 22-Dec-2003 Wiggins, the airport owner and property developer, is raising £6m in a share placing to fund the expansion of its PlaneStation network in Germany. 08-Oct-2001 Wiggins is to upgrade Plzen airport in the Czech Republic at a cost of £198m, which will involve the transformation of the former military airfield into a logistics centre. 18-Jul-2001 Wiggins has acquired Lahr airport in Germany for £1.5m, as part of a strategy to set up a network of 20 regional airports. 18-Apr-2001 Wiggins is hoping to secure planning permission later this year for a £100m horseracing stadium at Fairlop Waters in London. 15-Feb-2001 Wiggins is planning to set up a new passenger service at Manston airport in Kent, and discussions are taking place with an unnamed low-cost airline. 03-Jan-2001 Wiggins is considering plans to transform Manston Airport in Kent into a leading passenger and freight airport. 11-Dec-2000 Wiggins is planning to establish a network of airports in Europe and the US, with London Manston becoming the strategic hub. 26-Nov-1999 Wiggins is planning to build two airports and industrial complexes in the Czech Republic. 02-Nov-1999 Wiggins has bought RAF Manston in Kent from the Ministry of Defence for £10m and has won approval from the Civil Aviation Authority to operate flights to Europe. 02-Sep-1999 Wiggins is to acquire five airports in Frankfurt, Rome, Prague, France and Tennessee, and will spend about £200m redeveloping the sites. 20-Aug-1999 Wiggins is seeking planning permission to build a £50m racecourse at Fairlop Waters in East London. 07-Apr-1999 Wiggins has acquired a 50-year lease on Smyrna Airport in Nashville, its first major move into the US. 21-Jan-1999 Wiggins has announced plans to transform the Manston airfield in Kent into an international passenger airport within three years. 25-Sep-1998 Wiggins is planning a £100m leisure development at Fairlop Waters, east London, that would include a racecourse and create 1,000 jobs. 07-Aug-1998 Wiggins has signed a 20-year deal with Air Atlanta Icelandic to operate charter and freight flights from Manston airfield, as part of a plan to transform the site into London's fourth airport. 29-May-1998 Wiggins Group has submitted plans for a £1bn retail, leisure and conference centre in Liverpool, that would be the tallest tower in Europe. 10-Feb-1998 Wiggins Group is acquiring Tomorrows Leisure, the hotels and leisure management concern, for about £15m. 05-Mar-1997
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