Background
Eddie Healey was born on 22 April 1938.
Eddie Healey was born on 22 April 1938.
He started work in his family"s paint company, and soon started a DIY chain, Status Discount, which grew to have 63 stores in the north of England. In 1980, Status was sold to MFI, where Healey worked until 1982. Healey bought a derelict site in Sheffield, where he built Meadowhall Shopping Centre.
In 1999, he sold it to British Land for £1.17 billion, a profit of £420 million.