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Property, plant and equipment
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
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Property, plant and equipment

13. Property, plant and equipment

 

The movements in 2018 and 2017 were as follows:

 

    Land
£m
   

Freehold

buildings
£m

   

Leasehold

buildings
£m

    Fixtures,
fittings
and
equipment
£m
    Computer
equipment
£m
    Total
£m
 
Cost:                                                
1 January 2017     37.1       126.4       1,012.5       402.6       743.4       2,322.0  
Additions           4.3       165.0       31.7       87.9       288.9  
New acquisitions                 2.0       2.4       1.1       5.5  
Disposals           (1.2     (46.1     (40.7     (54.6     (142.6
Exchange adjustments           (10.7     (51.6     (18.8     (74.8     (155.9
31 December 2017     37.1       118.8       1,081.8       377.2       703.0       2,317.9  
Additions           17.7       161.4       49.9       85.8       314.8  
New acquisitions           0.1       0.9       1.2       0.9       3.1  
Disposals                 (83.5     (62.9     (109.3     (255.7
Exchange adjustments           (1.1     41.8       9.9       10.0       60.6  
31 December 2018     37.1       135.5       1,202.4       375.3       690.4       2,440.7  
Depreciation:                                                
1 January 2017           25.2       509.8       240.0       578.3       1,353.3  
Charge for the year           6.9       86.7       47.0       90.1       230.7  
Disposals           (1.9     (42.6     (35.9     (54.4     (134.8
Exchange adjustments           (1.7     (27.8     (14.2     (67.1     (110.8
31 December 2017           28.5       526.1       236.9       546.9       1,338.4  
Charge for the year           3.1       91.5       44.4       86.1       225.1  
Disposals                 (74.6     (58.0     (107.9     (240.5
Exchange adjustments           (4.5     24.3       6.4       8.5       34.7  
31 December 2018           27.1       567.3       229.7       533.6       1,357.7  
Net book value:                                                
31 December 2018     37.1       108.4       635.1       145.6       156.8       1,083.0  
31 December 2017     37.1       90.3       555.7       140.3       156.1       979.5  
1 January 2017     37.1       101.2       502.7       162.6       165.1       968.7  

 

At 31 December 2018, capital commitments contracted, but not provided for in respect of property, plant and equipment were £28.4 million (2017: £137.2 million).