[5] He then worked in the refrigeration and air-conditioning industry in Abu Dhabi before returning to Scotland to set up his own business with £70,000 of savings he had accrued.

[5] A downturn in the financial situation caused Haughey to sell two other small companies he had established back to City to increase turnover and broaden the range of services provided by the firm.

Due to the success of that venture, Haughey and his wife found themselves able to buy back almost full control of City from 3i in 1999,[8] allowing them to have decisive input on its future strategic direction;[5] a gradual, continuous expansion of its operations followed over the subsequent decades.

[5] While the City technical division is located in Clydesmill Industrial Estate near to Cambuslang, its corporate headquarters are at Caledonia House in Gorbals, Glasgow, having relocated from nearby Shawfield in 2009 when those premises were demolished for construction of the M74 motorway completion.

[5] In 2020, Lord Haughey, who helped rescue Celtic from going into receivership in the early 1990s, flatly rejected suggestions that he was interested in a plan to acquire Rangers.

[22] In January 2011 Haughey presented a cheque for £100,000 to UNICEF ambassador Sir Alex Ferguson to support the charity's work with child flood victims in Pakistan.

[32][33][34][35][36][37][38] In 2011, Haughey had planning permission for the conversion of Greenleeshill Farm,[39] situated on greenbelt land in South Lanarkshire, with panoramic views over Glasgow[40] into a mansion resembling the White House US presidential residence.

[43][9] He had already donated funds to Queen's Park a decade earlier to help improve the facilities at their Lesser Hampden training ground,[44] which would become the first team match venue in 2021 once the sale of the main stadium was completed.