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 City Refrigeration supplies and manages the refrigeration equipment for bars, restaurants and retailers, including all of [[Asda]]'s supermarkets (in a £200 million 5-year contract). They bought the [[Scottish Milk Marketing Board]]'s equipment rental division in 1997 and in 1998 they opened a Call Centre in Rutherglen. Lord [[Gus MacDonald]], Labour Transport Minister, said at the time that he was 'delighted' by City Refrigeration's progress.<ref>Scottish Executive [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/1998/10/e8961612-2bdd-4c37-b9eb-bbdc5abcc99b Lord Macdonald opens city refrigeration call centre - Rutherglen] 19/10/1998 News Release: 2116/98</ref>
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+==Haughey receives grant after donating to Labour==
-An article for Scotland on Sunday reported:
+An article for Scotland on Sunday reported on Haughey's receipt of a grant of public money after he gave a donation to Labour:
 :A KEY Scottish Labour donor has been awarded nearly £1m of public money by the quango he chairs. William Haughey received a grant to move his company's headquarters less than two miles across Glasgow, a scheme which has already attracted £16.5m from Scottish Executive coffers. The revelation comes just weeks after Haughey's gifts to Labour topped £1m. Last night opposition MSPs called the "propriety" of the payment into question.

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 [[William Haughey]] is Chief Executive of [[City Refrigeration]], the UK's largest specialist refrigeration and facilities management company.
 According to The Sunday Times Rich List,
 :Haughey set up City Refrigeration in 1985, starting with four employees, to provide refrigerators and technical services to pubs. In 2004, it was named by Business Week magazine as Europe’s hottest high-growth company. City Refrigeration is worth about £35m, while other assets and a property company take the family to £40m.<ref>The Rich List [http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/article3809724.ece William Haughey and family], RESULTS FOR 2008 From The Sunday Times April 27, 2008</ref> He gave more than £10,000 to the [[Labour Party]] in March 1999<ref>Daily Telegraph ISSUE 1563, Sunday 5 September 1999 [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1999/09/05/nlab05.html Revealed: Labour's paymasters] By David Cracknell, Political Correspondent</ref> and 'has donated an estimated £1m to the Labour party since 2003, including more than £150,000 to the party in Scotland.'<ref>The Rich List [http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/article3809724.ece William Haughey and family], RESULTS FOR 2008 From The Sunday Times April 27, 2008</ref> He was one of the ten Scottish businessmen who wrote a letter to the Scotland on Sunday newspaper in January 1999 to express support for the Labour Party (including[[Tom Hunter]], [[John Boyle (Scottish businessman)|John Boyle]], head of [[Direct Holidays]] and owner of [[Motherwell Football Club]]; [[Gerard Eadie]] of the [[CR Smith]] double glazing company; Dr [[John Parker]] of [[Babcock International]], [[Ian Livingstone]], chairman of [[Lanarkshire Development Agency]]; [[Derek Reid]], former chief executive of the [[Scottish Tourist Board]]; [[Donald Storrie]] of the [[Donald Storrie Group]]; [[Ian McAteer]], managing director of the [[Union Advertising Agency]]; and [[John McGuire]], of the [[Phoenix Car Company]]).<ref>The Scotsman January 18, 1999, Monday SNP PLANS ENGLAND INITIATIVE Alison Hardie And David Scott, Pg. 4</ref>
 City Refrigeration supplies and manages the refrigeration equipment for bars, restaurants and retailers, including all of [[Asda]]'s supermarkets (in a £200 million 5-year contract). They bought the [[Scottish Milk Marketing Board]]'s equipment rental division in 1997 and in 1998 they opened a Call Centre in Rutherglen. Lord [[Gus MacDonald]], Labour Transport Minister, said at the time that he was 'delighted' by City Refrigeration's progress.<ref>Scottish Executive [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/1998/10/e8961612-2bdd-4c37-b9eb-bbdc5abcc99b Lord Macdonald opens city refrigeration call centre - Rutherglen] 19/10/1998 News Release: 2116/98</ref>
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+An article for Scotland on Sunday reported:
 :A KEY Scottish Labour donor has been awarded nearly £1m of public money by the quango he chairs. William Haughey received a grant to move his company's headquarters less than two miles across Glasgow, a scheme which has already attracted £16.5m from Scottish Executive coffers. The revelation comes just weeks after Haughey's gifts to Labour topped £1m. Last night opposition MSPs called the "propriety" of the payment into question.

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−	William Haughey is Chief Executive of [[City Refrigeration]], the UK's largest specialist refrigeration and facilities management company. 'Haughey set up City Refrigeration in 1985, starting with four employees, to provide refrigerators and technical services to pubs. In 2004, it was named by Business Week magazine as Europe’s hottest high-growth company. City Refrigeration is worth about £35m, while other assets and a property company take the family to £40m'.<ref>The Rich List [http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/article3809724.ece William Haughey and family], RESULTS FOR 2008 From The Sunday Times April 27, 2008</ref> He gave more than £10,000 to the [[Labour Party]] in March 1999<ref>Daily Telegraph ISSUE 1563, Sunday 5 September 1999 [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1999/09/05/nlab05.html Revealed: Labour's paymasters] By David Cracknell, Political Correspondent</ref> and 'has donated an estimated £1m to the Labour party since 2003, including more than £150,000 to the party in Scotland.'<ref>The Rich List [http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/article3809724.ece William Haughey and family], RESULTS FOR 2008 From The Sunday Times April 27, 2008</ref> He was one of the ten Scottish businessmen who wrote a letter to the Scotland on Sunday newspaper in January 1999 to express support for the Labour Party (including[[Tom Hunter]], [[John Boyle (Scottish businessman)\|John Boyle]], head of [[Direct Holidays]] and owner of [[Motherwell Football Club]]; [[Gerard Eadie]] of the [[CR Smith]] double glazing company; Dr [[John Parker]] of [[Babcock International]], [[Ian Livingstone]], chairman of [[Lanarkshire Development Agency]]; [[Derek Reid]], former chief executive of the [[Scottish Tourist Board]]; [[Donald Storrie]] of the [[Donald Storrie Group]]; [[Ian McAteer]], managing director of the [[Union Advertising Agency]]; and [[John McGuire]], of the [[Phoenix Car Company]]).<ref>The Scotsman January 18, 1999, Monday SNP PLANS ENGLAND INITIATIVE Alison Hardie And David Scott, Pg. 4</ref>	+	[[William Haughey]] is Chief Executive of [[City Refrigeration]], the UK's largest specialist refrigeration and facilities management company.
		+	According to The Sunday Times Rich List,
		+	:Haughey set up City Refrigeration in 1985, starting with four employees, to provide refrigerators and technical services to pubs. In 2004, it was named by Business Week magazine as Europe’s hottest high-growth company. City Refrigeration is worth about £35m, while other assets and a property company take the family to £40m.<ref>The Rich List [http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/article3809724.ece William Haughey and family], RESULTS FOR 2008 From The Sunday Times April 27, 2008</ref> He gave more than £10,000 to the [[Labour Party]] in March 1999<ref>Daily Telegraph ISSUE 1563, Sunday 5 September 1999 [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1999/09/05/nlab05.html Revealed: Labour's paymasters] By David Cracknell, Political Correspondent</ref> and 'has donated an estimated £1m to the Labour party since 2003, including more than £150,000 to the party in Scotland.'<ref>The Rich List [http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/article3809724.ece William Haughey and family], RESULTS FOR 2008 From The Sunday Times April 27, 2008</ref> He was one of the ten Scottish businessmen who wrote a letter to the Scotland on Sunday newspaper in January 1999 to express support for the Labour Party (including[[Tom Hunter]], [[John Boyle (Scottish businessman)\|John Boyle]], head of [[Direct Holidays]] and owner of [[Motherwell Football Club]]; [[Gerard Eadie]] of the [[CR Smith]] double glazing company; Dr [[John Parker]] of [[Babcock International]], [[Ian Livingstone]], chairman of [[Lanarkshire Development Agency]]; [[Derek Reid]], former chief executive of the [[Scottish Tourist Board]]; [[Donald Storrie]] of the [[Donald Storrie Group]]; [[Ian McAteer]], managing director of the [[Union Advertising Agency]]; and [[John McGuire]], of the [[Phoenix Car Company]]).<ref>The Scotsman January 18, 1999, Monday SNP PLANS ENGLAND INITIATIVE Alison Hardie And David Scott, Pg. 4</ref>

	City Refrigeration supplies and manages the refrigeration equipment for bars, restaurants and retailers, including all of [[Asda]]'s supermarkets (in a £200 million 5-year contract). They bought the [[Scottish Milk Marketing Board]]'s equipment rental division in 1997 and in 1998 they opened a Call Centre in Rutherglen. Lord [[Gus MacDonald]], Labour Transport Minister, said at the time that he was 'delighted' by City Refrigeration's progress.<ref>Scottish Executive [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/1998/10/e8961612-2bdd-4c37-b9eb-bbdc5abcc99b Lord Macdonald opens city refrigeration call centre - Rutherglen] 19/10/1998 News Release: 2116/98</ref>		City Refrigeration supplies and manages the refrigeration equipment for bars, restaurants and retailers, including all of [[Asda]]'s supermarkets (in a £200 million 5-year contract). They bought the [[Scottish Milk Marketing Board]]'s equipment rental division in 1997 and in 1998 they opened a Call Centre in Rutherglen. Lord [[Gus MacDonald]], Labour Transport Minister, said at the time that he was 'delighted' by City Refrigeration's progress.<ref>Scottish Executive [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/1998/10/e8961612-2bdd-4c37-b9eb-bbdc5abcc99b Lord Macdonald opens city refrigeration call centre - Rutherglen] 19/10/1998 News Release: 2116/98</ref>

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 :A document entitled "Programme Approvals April 2004 - November 2005" details projects which the quango has agreed to fund. It reveals: "Relocation of City Refrigeration Holdings - Disposal of Site. Approval of up to £970,000 by way of financial assistance and in lieu of a capital receipt." Records of the meeting - from which Haughey was absent - reveal SEG executives were convinced that it was their money and not an RSA grant which was the key to keeping CRH in Glasgow.<ref>[http://news.scotsman.com/quangostate/Cronyism-claim-as-Labour-donor.2758020.jp Cronyism claim as Labour donor is awarded £1m by the quango he chairs], Published Date: 12 March 2006 By NICHOLAS CHRISTIAN, Scotland on Sunday</ref>
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	:A KEY Scottish Labour donor has been awarded nearly £1m of public money by the quango he chairs. William Haughey received a grant to move his company's headquarters less than two miles across Glasgow, a scheme which has already attracted £16.5m from Scottish Executive coffers. The revelation comes just weeks after Haughey's gifts to Labour topped £1m. Last night opposition MSPs called the "propriety" of the payment into question.		:A KEY Scottish Labour donor has been awarded nearly £1m of public money by the quango he chairs. William Haughey received a grant to move his company's headquarters less than two miles across Glasgow, a scheme which has already attracted £16.5m from Scottish Executive coffers. The revelation comes just weeks after Haughey's gifts to Labour topped £1m. Last night opposition MSPs called the "propriety" of the payment into question.

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	:A KEY Scottish Labour donor has been awarded nearly £1m of public money by the quango he chairs. William Haughey received a grant to move his company's headquarters less than two miles across Glasgow, a scheme which has already attracted £16.5m from Scottish Executive coffers. The revelation comes just weeks after Haughey's gifts to Labour topped £1m. Last night opposition MSPs called the "propriety" of the payment into question.		:A KEY Scottish Labour donor has been awarded nearly £1m of public money by the quango he chairs. William Haughey received a grant to move his company's headquarters less than two miles across Glasgow, a scheme which has already attracted £16.5m from Scottish Executive coffers. The revelation comes just weeks after Haughey's gifts to Labour topped £1m. Last night opposition MSPs called the "propriety" of the payment into question.