Peter Emerson Jones

Peter Emerson Jones OBE (born March 1935) is founder and chairman of the Emerson Group, one of the largest privately owned property development companies in the United Kingdom.

In May 2024, Jones was listed in the Sunday Times Rich List with an estimated net worth of £1.286 billion. Before going into property, Jones qualified as a joiner and worked for his father's business.

Career Jones founded the Emerson Group in 1959. Originally known as P E Jones Contractors, the company initially specialised in building houses on small plots of land in Cheshire. The company started developing properties in Bolton, Lytham, Glasgow and Sterling in the 1980s. It builds between 250 and 500 residential houses in the UK annually.

The company is based in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, and as well as housebuilding, owns Bolton's Middlebrook Park, Oasis Parque, Boavista Golf & Spa Resort and Jardim do Vau among other properties in Algarve, Portugal and Orlando, Florida. The business employs around 600 people.