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TOP UK EMPLOYERS GUIDE
3i Group plc
+44 (0) 20 7928 3131
3i Group plc, 91 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8XP, UK
www.3i.com
3i brings together capital, knowledge, inspiration and
connections for the creation and development of fast growing,
successful independent businesses. Their main activity is
investing in start-up companies, established growing
businesses, management buyouts, management buy-ins and share
purchases.
Abbey National Group
+44 (0) 870 607 6000
Abbey National House, 2 Triton Square, Regents Place, London,
NW1 3AN, UK
www.abbeynational.co.uk
Abbey National operates through a Group of Companies, both in
the UK and overseas. Some of these companies carry the Abbey
National name and others are separately branded. Abbey
National has subsidiary companies that are listed on the
website.
Alliance & Leicester plc
+44 (0) 116 2011000
Alliance & Leicester plc, Customer Services Centre, Carlton
Park, Narborough,
Leicester LE9 5XX, UK
www.alliance-leicester-group.co.uk
Alliance & Leicester is one of the UK's major financial
services groups. It offers a broad range of financial services
to personal, commercial and small business customers. Alliance
& Leicester has been a member of the FTSE 100 index of leading
shares since converting from its original mutual building
society status in 1997. There are 8 main operating
subsidiaries within the Group
Alliance Unichem plc
+44 (0) 1932 870550
Alliance Unichem plc, Alliance House, 2 Heath Road, Weybridge,
Surrey, KT13 8AP, UK
www.alliance-unichem.com
Alliance Unichem was formed in 1997 through the merger of
Unichem plc and Alliance Sante, SA with the aim of improving
the delivery of healthcare products and services to
pharmacists and patients across Europe. In 2002 Alliance
Unichem's turnover reached £8.0 billion (EUR12.78 billion).
The Alliance Unichem network serves over 80,000 pharmacies and
other healthcare clients from 209 warehouses and employs over
28,000 people. Alliance Unichem's Retail pharmacy division
operates over 1000 pharmacies in the UK, The Netherlands,
Italy, Norway and Switzerland.
Allied Domecq
+44 (0) 117 978 5000
The Pavillions, Bridgewater Road, Bedminster Down, Bristol,
B13 8AR, UK
www.allieddomecqplc.com
Allied Domecq are the second largest spirits company in the
world, with an extensive portfolio of leading brands in the
global Spirits, Wine and Quick Service Restaurants businesses.
Trading profit for the year to August 2001 was £543 million
from a turnover exceeding £2.8 billion.
Amersham plc
+44 (0) 1494 544000
Amersham plc, Amersham Place, Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire,
HP7 9NA, UK
www.amersham.com
Amersham plc is a world leader in medical diagnostics and in
life sciences. Amersham plc is engaged in bringing the promise
of molecular medicine into clinical practice, based upon our
leading global presence in genomics, proteomics and
diagnostics. Headquartered in the UK had sales of £1.6 billion
in 2001. Amersham Biosciences, is a world leader in developing
and providing integrated systems and solutions for disease
research, drug development and manufacture. Amersham Health,
is the leading pharmaceutical provider of diagnostic and
predictive imaging products and services and related
therapeutic products.
Amvescap plc
+44 (0) 20 7638 0731
30 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AG, UK
www.amvescap.com
One of the largest independent global investment managers,
AMVESCAP is dedicated to helping people worldwide build their
financial security. Operating principally through the AIM,
INVESCO and Atlantic Trust brands, AMVESCAP strives to deliver
outstanding performance and service across a comprehensive
range of investment products for individuals and institutions
in more than 100 countries.
www.plsimon.com www.plsimon.com
Anglo American plc
+44 (0) 20 7839 4948
Anglo American plc, 20 Carlton Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AN, UK
www.angloamerican.co.uk
Anglo American, with its subsidiaries, joint ventures and
associates is a global leader in the mining and natural
resources sectors. The Group is geographically diverse, with
operations in Africa, Europe, South and North America and
Australia.
Associated British Foods plc
+44 (0) 20 7589 6363
Associated British Foods plc, Weston Centre, Bowater House, 68
Knightsbridge, London SW1X
7LQ, UK
www.abfoods.com
Associated British Foods is an international food, ingredients
and retail group with annual sales of £4.4 billion and 34,000
employees. The group is one of Europe's largest food companies
with a wide range of successful brands and products in the
food sector, and an increasingly strong presence in advanced
research and technology, where they are turning natural
products into innovative ingredients for the food, personal
care and pharmaceutical industries.
Astra Zeneca plc
+44 (0) 20 7304 5000
15 Stanhope Gate, London W1Y 6LN, UK
www.astrazeneca.co.uk
AstraZeneca is a major international research based
pharmaceutical company engaged in the development, manufacture
and marketing of ethical (prescription) pharmaceutical
products. AstraZeneca plc is headquartered in London with its
U.S. headquarters located in Wilmington, Delaware. The Company
has a workforce of more than 50,000 strong—with over 10,000
employees in the U.S. alone.
Aviva plc
+44 (0) 20 7283 2000
Aviva plc, St Helen's, 1 Undershaft, London, EC3P 3DQ, UK
www.aviva.com
Aviva is the world's seventh-largest insurance group, the
largest insurer in the UK and one of the top five life
companies in Europe. Its main activities are long-term savings,
fund management and general insurance. The group has
subsidiaries (among these -Blue Cycle, General Practice
Finance Corp. and Hill House Hammond), associates and branches
in the United Kingdom, continental Europe, North America, Asia,
Australia and other countries around the world, employing a
total of 64,000 staff.
BAA plc
+44 (0) 20 7834 9449
BAA plc, 130 Wilton Road, London SW1V 1LQ, UK
www.baa.co.uk
BAA owns and operates seven airports in the United Kingdom -
Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and
Southampton.
Barclays Bank plc
+44 (0) 20 7699 5000
Barclays Bank plc, 54 Lombard Street, London, EC3P 3AH, UK
www.barclays.com
Barclays is a UK-based global financial services group engaged
primarily in banking, investment banking and investment
management. They are one of the largest financial services
groups in the UK and one of the leading providers of financial
services to consumers, businesses and financial institutions
world-wide.
BG Group plc
+44 (0) 118 935 3222
BG Group plc, 100 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, Bershire,
RG6 1PT, UK
www.bg-group.com
BG Group's business is the discovery, extraction, transmission,
distribution and supply of natural gas to existing and
developing markets around the world. Their core skills include
exploration and production, transmission, through pipeline
systems or LNG liquefaction and transport, as well as the
creation and distribution of energy through gas-fired power
generation.
BHP Bilton plc
+44 (0) 20 7802 4000
BHP Bilton plc, Neathouse Place, Victoria, London SW1V 1BH, UK
www.bhpbilliton.com
BHP Billiton is a global leader in the resources industry
formed from a merger between BHP and Billiton. They have an
industry leading position in major commodity businesses,
including aluminium, iron ore, copper, energy coal and
metallurgical coal. Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia,
they have a significant corporate management presence in
London, as well as corporate centres in Johannesburg, South
Africa and Houston, USA.
BOC Group
+44 (0) 1276 477222
The BOC Group, Chertsey Road, Windlesham, Surrey GU20 6HJ, UK
www.boc.com
BOC is a global company. They are listed on the London and New
York stock exchanges.They employ 43,000 people, operate in
more than 50 countries, service some two million customers and
have sales of nearly £3.9 billion. They are involved in
everything from electronics to food production. Water
purification to chemicals. Glass production to car
manufacturing. Life-saving medical products to mobile phones.
The BOC Group in the UK comprises three individual companies:
BOC Gases, Gist and BOC Edwards.
Boots plc
+44 (0) 115 9506111
Boots plc, 1 Thane Road, Nottingham. NG2 3AA, UK
www.boots-plc.com
Boots' UK and Irish businesses work together as Boots Retail.
Boots Retail International operates as the international
extension of Boots Retail. Boots Healthcare International
allows them to continue to grow their share of global self-medication
markets.
BP plc
+44 (0) 207 496 4000
BP plc 1 St James's Square, London, SW1Y 4PD, UK
www.bp.com
BP plc is the holding company of one of the world's largest
petroleum and petrochemicals groups. Their main activities are
exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas;
refining, marketing, supply and transportation; and
manufacturing and marketing of petrochemicals. They have a
growing activity in gas and power and in solar power
generation. BP has well-established operations in Europe,
North and South America, Australasia and Africa.
Bradford & Bingley
+44 (0) 1274 555555
PO Box 88, Croft Road, Crossflatts, Bingley, West Yorkshire,
BD16 2UA. UK
www.bbg.co.uk
Bradford & Bingley plc is a major provider of financial and
property services in the United Kingdom. The Group has
national distribution through a range of channels including
over 500 branches, online services, over 800 financial
advisers and a number of third party distributors. The Group
has 8,000 staff and over 4 million customers. Subsidiary
companies include Mortgage Express, Charcol B & B Estate
Agents, B & B International.
British Aerospace (BAE Systems)
+44 (0) 1252 383172
P O Box 87, Warwick House, Farnborough Aerospace Centre,
Farnborough,
Hampshire, GU14 6YU
www.baesystems.com
BAE Systems is a global systems company dedicated to making
the intelligent connections needed to deliver innovative
solutions to their customers. They have international reach on
all continents as a prime contractor and systems integrator in
the air, land, sea, space, and command and control market
sectors
British Sky Broadcasting
+44 (0) 870 240 3000
British Sky Broadcasting, Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7
5QD, UK
www.sky.com
British Sky Broadcasting is a leading provider of sports,
movies, entertainment and news - whose channels are received
by over 10 million households in the UK and Eire. The launch
of the UK's first digital television service, Sky digital, on
1 October 1998, signalled the start of a new era in British
broadcasting. It remains the fastest, most successful rollout
of any digital TV service in Europe, attracting 5.9 million
customers at the end of March 2002.
BT Group plc
+44 (0) 20 7356 5000.
BT Group plc, BT Centre, 81 Newgate Street, London, EC1A 7AJ.
UK
www.btplc.com
BT is one of Europe's leading providers of telecommunications
services. Its principal activities include local, national and
international telecommunications services, higher-value
broadband and internet products and services, and IT solutions.
BT Group plc is the listed holding company for an integrated
group of businesses that provide voice and data services in
the UK and elsewhere in Europe. BT Retail - serving end-business
and residential customers.
Bunzl plc
+44 (0) 20 7495 4950
Bunzl plc, 110 Park Street, London, W1K 6NX, UK
www.bunzl.com
Bunzl operates in two business areas _ Outsourcing Services
and Filtrona. As an international company, they have developed
sound partnerships with both suppliers and customers to
provide primarily plastic and paper-based products for
commercial and industrial users. With 250 locations in 23
countries and 12,000 employees, they provide an efficient
service to their business customers.
Cable & Wireless
+44 (0) 20 7528 2000
Cable & Wireless, Caxton Way, Watford Business Park, Watford,
WD1 8XH, UK
www.cw.com
Cable & Wireless is one of the world's leading global
communications companies. For 130 years it has constantly
reinvented itself to embrace the latest technological advances
to serve its customers' needs. It operates through two
principal, complementary and well financed business divisions:
Cable & Wireless Global and Cable & Wireless Regional. Cable &
Wireless have implemented a hiring freeze for graduates.
Prospective applicants are advised to visit the website
towards the end of this year for further information on
possible future recruitment.
Cadbury Schweppes plc
+44 (0) 20 74091313
Cadbury Schweppes plc, 25 Berkeley Square, London, W1J 6HB, UK
www.cadburyschweppes.com
Cadbury Schweppes is a major global beverage and confectionery
company, dedicated to the manufacturing, marketing and
distribution of branded products around the world. Today,
Cadbury Schweppes employs over 36,000 people and their
products are available in almost 200 countries across the
world. They are the world's third largest soft drinks company
and the fourth largest confectionery company with some
familiar brands such as Cadbury, Schweppes, Dr Pepper, Snapple,
Trebor and Bassett.
Carnival Corporation & plc
+ 1 305-406-5539 - Carnival Corporation; + 44 (0) 2380 525231
- P & O Cruises UK Ltd
Carnival Corporation, Carnival Place, MSCD925N, 3655 N.W. 87th
Avenue, Miami, FL 33178-
2428, USA; P & O Cruises UK limited, 5 Town Quay, Southampton
S014 2HJ, UK
www.poprincesscruises.com
On April 17, 2003, Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) and P&O
Princess plc Cruises (LSE: POC) merged via a dual listed
company structure (DLC). Subsequently, P&O Princess plc
Cruises has changed its name to Carnival plc. Carnival
Corporation and Carnival plc function as a single economic
entity through contractual agreements between two separate
legal entities. Shareholders of both Carnival Corporation and
Carnival plc have the same economic and voting interest but
their shares are listed on different stock exchanges.
Centrica plc
+44 (0) 1753 494000
Centrica plc, Millstream, Maidenhead Road, Windsor, Berkshire,
SL4 5GD, UK
www.centrica.com
Centrica is a leading provider of energy and other essential
services at home and on the road. They offer simple solutions
for everyday service needs ranging from energy supply,
telecoms, roadside recovery and financial services. In Great
Britain this is done through four consumer brands, the AA,
British Gas, Goldfish and One.Tel. In North America they are
the market leader in the unregulated sector of energy supply
with more than a million customers through our subsidiary in
Canada, Direct Energy, and in the USA through our Energy
America business.
Compass Group plc
+44 (0) 1932 573 000
Corporate Office: Compass Group PLC, Cowley House, Guildford
Street, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 9BA, UK
www.compass-group.com
Compass Group is the world's leading food service and
hospitality organisation. They provide quality foodservice for
customers at a range of locations - offices, factories,
railway stations, airports, universities, schools, healthcare
institutions, offshore and remote sites, retail stores and
shopping malls. For details of Compass Groups throughout the
world, visit the website.
Daily Mail & General Trust plc
+44 (0) 20 7938 6000
DMGT plc, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London, W8 5TT,
UK
www.dmgt.co.uk
British Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT) is one of the
largest and most successful media companies in the UK and has
interests around the world in national and regional newspapers,
television, radio, exhibitions and information publishing.
DMGT has many subsidiary companies, among them Associated
Newspapers, Northcliffe Newspapers Group and Euromoney
Institutional Investor.
Diageo plc
+ 44 (0) 20 7927 5200
Diageo plc, 8 Henrietta Place, London ,W1G 0NB, UK
www.diageo.com
Diageo is the world's leading premium drinks business with an
outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across
spirits, wine and beer categories. These brands include:
Johnnie Walker, Guinness, Smirnoff, J&B, Baileys, Cuervo,
Tanqueray, Captain Morgan, and Beaulieu Vineyard and Sterling
Vineyards wines. Diageo is a global company, trading in over
180 markets around the world. The company is listed on both
the London Stock Exchange (DGE) and the New York Stock
Exchange (DEO).
Dixons Group plc
+44 (0) 870 8503333
Dixons House, Maylands Avenue, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP2
7TG, UK
www.dixons-group-plc.co.uk
Dixons is a large international business formed of some of the
strongest brands in European retail, including Dixons, Currys,
PC World, The Link, Mastercare, PC City, Elkjøp, Electro World,
El Giganten and Gigantti.
Emap plc
+44 (0) 20 72781452
Emap plc, 40 Bernard Street, London, WC1N 1LW, UK
www.emap.com
Emap plc is a media company whose purpose is to create 'must-have'
entertainment and information which can be delivered to every
home and business within defined communities. Emap's business
activities focus around three main areas: Over 150 top selling
consumer magazines in the UK, France and around the world;
Over 200 business to business events, magazines and
conferences, many of them market leaders. 18 UK radio stations
and seven rapidly growing TV channels. Emap is one of the
FTSE's 100 largest companies. In the most recent financial
results for the year to 31 March 2002 they reported a turnover
of £1.0 billion and an operating profit of £182 million.
Exel plc
+44 (0) 1344 302000
Exel plc, Ocean House, The Ring, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12
1AW, UK
www.exel.com
Exel is the global leader in supply chain management,
providing customer focused solutions to a wide range of
manufacturing and retail industries. Exel, a UK listed, FTSE
100 company, has turnover of over £4.5 billion (US$6.5 billion)
and employs more than 60,000 people in 1,300 locations in over
120 countries worldwide. Exel's customers include over two
thirds of the world's largest, quoted non-financial companies.
Mercury, an Exel Company, is a leader in the processing and
distribution of printed matter offering a full range of
services for the international distribution of all classes of
mail.
Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust
+44 (0) 20 7628 8000
Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust, Exchange House, Primrose
Street, London EC2A 2NY, UK
http://www.fandc.com/UKCorporate/
Founded in 1868, Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust remains
the largest of its kind in the world, its name has become
synonymous with excellence and reliability in the areas of
investment trusts. This reputation now extends to other areas
of the business, namely unit trusts, ISAs, PEPs, pension funds,
emerging market investments, property, offshore funds and
charities. F&C is now wholly owned by Eureko, one of Europe's
leading financial services groups.
Friends Provident plc
+44 (0) 870 6083678
Friends Provident plc, Pixham End, Pixham Lane Dorking ,
Surrey, RH4 1QA, UK
www.friendsprovident.co.uk
Friends Provident is one of the leading financial services
groups in the UK and a member of the FTSE100 Index of leading
UK companies. Friends Provident has two core businesses: Life
and Pensions and the Asset Management business - Friends Ivory
& Sime plc _ this manages assets of some £66 billion and
markets a wide range of investment products both to personal
and institutional customers. Friends Provident plc has a
majority shareholding of 67% in Friends Ivory & Sime plc.
Gallaher Group plc
+44 (0) 1932 859777
Gallaher Group plc, Members Hill, Brooklands Road, Weybridge,
Surrey, KT13 OQU, UK
www.gallaher-group.com
Gallaher Group plc, the international tobacco manufacturing
and wholesale company with headquarters in the United Kingdom,
has leading positions in Austria, Estonia, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Russia, Sweden and the UK.
Gallaher's comprehensive brand portfolio includes Benson and
Hedges, Silk Cut, Mayfair, Sovereign, Sobranie, Prima, LD. The
Group employs around 9,500 people, with manufacturing plants
in the UK, Russia, the Republic of Ireland, Kazakhstan,
Austria, Sweden and Ukraine.
GKN plc
+44 (0) 1527 517715
GKN plc, Ipsley House, Ipsley Church Lane, Redditch B98 0TL,
UK
www.gknplc.com
GKN is a focused automotive and aerospace engineering group
whose major businesses have global market and technology
leadership. It is active in more than 30 countries in Europe,
the Americas and Asia Pacific.
GlaxoSmithKline
+44 (0) 20 8990 9000
GlaxoSmithKline, Glaxo Wellcome UK Ltd., Stockley Park West,
Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB11
1BT, UK
www.corp.gsk.com
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is a world leading research-based
pharmaceutical company with a powerful combination of skills
and resources that provides a platform for delivering strong
growth in today's rapidly changing healthcare environment.
Headquartered in the UK and with operations based in the US,
the new company is one of the industry leaders, with an
estimated seven per cent of the world's pharmaceutical market.
GUS plc
+44 (0) 20 7495 0070
Gus plc, 1 Stanhope Gate, London, W1K 1AF, UK
www.gusplc.com
GUS is a retail and business services group with four
divisions. There is Experian (www.experian.com ) which
provides information and customer relationship management
services, Argos Retail Group (www.argos.co.uk) providing multi-channel
retailing and home delivery, a majority shareholding in the
Burberry Group plc (www.burberry.com ) providing luxury goods
and lastly South African Retailing which operates out of 457
outlets throughout Southern Africa offering a wide range of
domestic furniture, household appliances, and electronic goods.
Hanson plc
+44 (0) 20 7245 1245
Hanson plc, 1 Grosvenor Place, London SW1X 7JH, UK
www.hansonplc.com
Hanson is an international building materials company; the
largest producer of aggregates in the world; the third largest
producer of ready mixed concrete and clay bricks and the
leading manufacturer of concrete pipes in the UK and US. For
addresses in Europe, Australia, Pacific and North America, see
the website.
HBOS plc
+44 (0) 870 600 5000
HBOS plc, PO Box No.5, The Mound, Edinburgh, EH1 1YZ , UK
www.hbosplc.com
HBOS is the holding company of the HBOS Group. HBOS then has
two direct subsidiaries, whose details are as follows; Halifax
Group plc: www.halifax.co.uk and the Governor & Company of the
Bank of Scotland: www.bankofscotland.co.uk
Hilton Group plc
+44 (0) 20 7856 8000
Hilton Group plc, Maple Court, Central Park, Reeds Crescent,
Watford, Herts, WD24 4QQ, UK
www.hiltongroup.com
Hilton Group plc is a major international company with two
operating divisions - Hilton International (Tel: 020 7850
4000) which owns the rights to the Hilton name outside the USA
and Ladbrokes Betting and Gaming (Tel: 020 8868 8899), which
is one of the world's largest commercial off-track betting and
gaming organisations. Formerly known as Ladbroke Group PLC,
the group's name was changed on 14 May 1999 following
shareholder approval at its 1999 Annual General Meeting. It
has a market value of approximately £3.5 billion, a turnover
of around £4 billion and employs more than 53,000 people
worldwide.
HSBC Holdings plc
+44 (0) 20 7260 0500
8 Canada Square, London, E14 5HQ, UK
www.hsbc.com
HSBC Holdings plc is one of the largest banking and financial
services organisations in the world. HSBC's international
network comprises some 7,000 offices in 81 countries and
territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas,
the Middle East and Africa. HSBC provides a comprehensive
range of financial services: personal financial services;
commercial banking; corporate, investment banking and markets;
private banking; and other activities.
ICI
+44 (0) 20 7009 5000
ICI Corporate Centre, 20 Manchester Square, London, W1U 3AN,
UK
www.ici.com
ICI is one of the world's leading speciality products and
paints manufacturers. It creates, develops and markets
ingredients for foods and personal care, speciality polymers,
electronic materials, fragrances and flavours, and has some of
the world's top paint and decorative product brands. ICI is
now a major player in the worldwide development of sensory
products and has a range of more than 50,000 products, over
38,000 employees worldwide, and had total sales in 2001 of
£6,425 million.
Imperial Tobacco Group plc
+44 (0) 1179 636636
Imperial Tobacco Group plc, Upton Road, Southville, Bristol
BS99 7UJ,UK
www.imperial-tobacco.com
Imperial Tobacco is a major international blue-chip
organisation. People - over 8000 in 34 countries: Turnover -
over £5.2 billion in 2000: Profit - £560 million in 2000:
Markets served - over 110 worldwide: Manufacturing sites -13
manufacturing sites around the world: Acquisitions - over £1.2
bn spent on acquisitions since 1996. Recent international
acquisitions and organic growth have increased ITG's workforce
from 3,200 in 1997 to over 7,500 people as of to day; with 70%
of this workforce employed overseas.
InterContinental Hotel Group plc
+44 (0) 1753 410100
InterContinental Hotel Group plc, 67 Alma Road, Windsor,
Berkshire, SL4 3HD, UK
www.ihgplc.com/index.asp
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) is the world's most
global hotel group and the second largest in the world by
number of rooms. The Group has more than 3,300 owned, leased,
managed and franchised hotels and approximately 515,000 guest
rooms across nearly 100 countries and territories. IHG owns a
portfolio of well-recognised and respected brands-InterContinental
Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn, Crown Plaza Hotels and
Resorts, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites and the
Britvic Group.
ITV plc (Formerly Granada plc)
+44 (0) 20 76201620
ITV plc, The London Television Centre, Upper Ground, London,
SE1 9LT, UK
www.itv.com
ITV plc is the largest and most successful company in the UK
commercial television sector, and one of Europe's biggest
programme producers. It has production operations in five
countries worldwide and a new media business, which includes
interests in pay television channels and encompasses a range
of Internet and broadband ventures.
J Sainsbury plc
+44 (0) 20 7695 6000
J Sainsbury plc, 33 Holborn, London, EC1 N2HT, UK
www.j-sainsbury.co.uk
J Sainsbury plc is a leading UK and US food retailer with
interests in financial services and property. The Group
comprises Sainsbury's Supermarkets and Sainsbury's Bank in the
UK and Shaw's Supermarkets and Star Market in the US. The
Group employed 173,800 people at the end of 2001.
Johnson Matthey
+44 (0) 20 7269 8400
Johnson Matthey plc, 2-4 Cockspur Street, Trafalgar Square,
London SW1Y 5BQ, UK
www.matthey.com
Johnson Matthey is a speciality chemicals company focused on
its core skills in precious metals, catalysts and fine
chemicals. It is organised into four global divisions:
Catalysts & Chemicals, Precious Metals, Colours & Coatings and
Pharmaceutical Materials. Johnson Matthey has operations in 34
countries and employs around 7,000 people. Its products are
sold across the world to a wide range of advanced technology
industries.
Kelda Group plc
+44 (0) 1274 600111
Kelda Group plc, Western House, Halifax Road, Bradford, BD6
2SZ
www.keldagroup.com
Kelda Group plc has assets of £1.7 billion and currently
employs around 3,000 people, predominantly within the UK. Its
principle subsidiary is Yorkshire Water, one of the ten
largest water and sewerage companies in the world. It was
recently ranked second in Ofwat's Overall Performance
Assessment which compares the levels of efficiency provided by
the UK's ten major water and sewerage companies. Kelda also
owns the US water supply business Aquarion, one of the ten
largest investor-owned water utilities in the US, and the
largest privately owned utility in New England.
Kingfisher plc
+44 (0) 20 7372 8008
Kingfisher plc, 3 Sheldon Square, Paddington, London, W2 6PX,
UK
www.kingfisher.co.uk
Kingfisher's growing global Home Improvement operation
currently spans 11 countries. Sales for the sector at year end
2 February 2002 were over £5 billion, with profits of over
£430 million. The Group is Europe's leading home improvement
retailer _ more than twice the size of its nearest rival and
is ranked number three in the world. Kingfisher plc employs
more than 90,000 people in nearly 1,400 stores across 17
countries and has some of the best known retail brands in
Europe.
Land Securities plc
+44 (0) 20 7413 9000
Land Securities plc, 5 Strand, London, WC2N 5AF, UK
www.landsecurities.co.uk
Land Securities is one of the UK´s only integrated provider of
commercial property and property related services. This is
achieved by creatively managing a £7.81 billion investment
portfolio as well as implementing a major development
programme and providing total property services to occupiers
in the public and private sectors. They have refocused their
portfolio, acquired Trillium and continue to bring new skills
and people into the group.
Legal & General Group plc
+44 (0) 20 7528 6200
Legal & General Group plc, Temple Court, 11 Queen Victoria
Street, London, EC4N 4TP, UK .
www.legal-and-general.co.uk
Legal & General is one of Britain's top 50 FTSE companies with
over 3.6 million customers and employing nearly 7,800 staff.
They have funds under management in excess of £120 billion
worldwide as at 30 June 2002 and have operations in the USA,
France, the Netherlands and Germany, as well as the UK.
Liberty International
+44 (0) 20 7960 1200
40 Broadway, London, SW1H 0BT, UK
www.liberty-international.co.uk
Liberty International is a major UK listed property business
with shareholders' funds of £2.7 billion and investment
properties of £4.5 billion. Their efforts are devoted to three
clearly defined spheres of activity. Capital Shopping Centres,
the leading player in the UK regional shopping centre industry.
Capital & Counties, their successful retail and commercial
property business increasingly concentrated in Central London,
the south-east of England and California, USA. Investment
activities, where they look to use the substantial capital
resources at their disposal to access profitable real estate
related financial market opportunities.
Lloyds TSB Group plc
+44 (0) 20 76261500
Lloyds TSB Group plc, 25 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7HN, UK
www.lloydstsb.co.uk
In November 1998 a full-scale pilot began in Norwich, with 13
branches offering a single branded service and product range
to customers of both banks under the Lloyds TSB name. 28 June
1999 saw Lloyds TSB launched on the high street. In 1999,
Lloyds TSB acquired the highly respected life assurance,
investments and pension company, Scottish Widows plc.
MAN Group plc
+ 44 20 7144 1000
MAN Group plc, Sugar Quay, Lower Thames Street, London, EC3R
6DU, UK
www.mangroupplc.com
MAN Group plc is a leading global provider of alternative
investment products as well as one of the world's largest
futures brokers. The Group employs around 1800 people in 15
countries, with key centres in London, Switzerland, New York,
Chicago, Paris and Singapore.
Marks & Spencer plc
+44 (0) 20 7935 4422
Marks and Spencer plc, Waterside House, 35 North Wharf Rd,
London, W2 1NW, UK
www.marksandspencer.com
Marks & Spencer is one of the UK's leading retailers of
clothing, foods, homeware and financial services, serving 10
million customers a week in over 300 UK stores. The Company
also trades in 30 countries worldwide, and has a Group
turnover in excess of £8 billion.
Mitchells & Butlers plc
+44 (0) 870 609 3000
Mitchells & Butlers plc, 27 Fleet Street, Birmingham, B3 1JP,
UK
www.mbplc.com
Mitchells & Butlers is the UK's leading operator of managed
pubs, bars and restaurants offering eating, drinking and
entertainment for our customers in over 2,000 outlets. Market-leading
brands and formats such as All Bar One, Vintage Inns, Toby
Carvery, Ember Inns, O'Neill's, Edward's and Scream have been
developed within the company, as well as successful
acquisitions such as Harvester Restaurants and Browns. In 1999
they entered the continental market with the aquisition of
Alex, in Germany.
mmO2 plc
+44 (0) 1753 628000
mmO2 plc, Wellington Street, Slough, SL1 1YP, UK
www.mm02.com
mmO2 plc is a leading provider of mobile communications
services in Europe with a strong position in mobile data and
internet services. They are made up of mobile assets in four
countries, the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and Ireland.
National Grid Transco Group plc
+44 (0) 20 7004 3000
National Grid Transco plc, 1-3 Strand, London WC2N 5EH, UK
www.ngtgroup.com/scripts/homepage.asp
National Grid Group plc is an international networks company,
based in London, that builds, owns and operates electricity,
gas and telecommunication networks. It is one of the top ten
electricity companies in the US and has the largest
transmission and distribution network in the New England/New
York market, serving 3.2 million customers in Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, New Hampshire and upstate New York.
Next plc
+44 (0) 845 4567777
Next Retail Ltd, Desford Road, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 4AT,
UK
www.next.co.uk
NEXT trades from over 330 stores in the UK and Eire and 49
stores overseas. Over the last 18 months several larger format
stores have opened in the UK, including Bluewater Park,
Middlesbrough, Bromley, Norwich, Belfast and Liverpool. They
opened their largest store this summer in Cardiff.
Northern Rock plc
+44 (0) 191 285 7191
Northern Rock House, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 4PL,
UK
www.northernrock.co.uk/home.asp
Northern Rock is currently the 9th largest UK quoted bank (by
market
capitalisation), the largest financial institution based in
the North East of England and one of the most cost efficient
UK mortgage lenders based on key performance ratios. Their
core business is the provision of UK residential mortgages
funded in both the retail and wholesale markets. It also
provides a range of other services, mainly related to its core
activities.
Old Mutual plc
+44 (0) 20 7569 0100
Old Mutual plc, 3rd Floor, Lansdowne House, 57 Berkeley Square,
London, W1J 6ER, UK
www.oldmutual.com
Old Mutual plc is an international financial services group,
whose activities are focussed on asset gathering and asset
management. In the USA, they are one of the top ten fixed
annuity businesses. In the UK, they focus on wealth management.
Gerrard, their largest UK operation, is one of the leading
private client stockbroking businesses in the country.
Pearson plc
+44 (0) 20 7010 2000
Pearson plc (UK), 80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL, UK
www.pearson.com
Pearson is an international media company with market leading
businesses in education, business information and consumer
publishing. For the past four years, we have been honing
Pearson's strategy and simplifying it into a club of
complementary businesses Pearson Education, http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/
.The Penguin Group http://www.penguin.co.uk/ and The Financial
Times http://www.ft.com .Pearson has almost 30,000 employees
based in more than 60 countries, and over 90% of it’s
employees it’s shares in the company.
Provident & Financial Group
+44 (0) 1274 731111
Collonade, Sunbridge Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 2LQ,
UK
www.providentfinancial.com
Provident Financial are an international financial services
group specialising in personal credit and motor insurance. The
business was started in Bradford in 1880. They have since
grown to become the UK's leading provider of home credit -small,
short-term, unsecured, homecollected personal loans. The
family owned business became a public company in 1962. Since
1997 they have expanded out of the traditional UK and Irish
markets to develop thriving home credit businesses in Poland,
the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. They employ over
7,000 staff worldwide.
Prudential plc
+44 (0) 20 7220 7588
Prudential plc, Laurence Pountney Hill, London, EC4R 0HH, UK
www.prudential.co.uk
Established in 1848, today Prudential plc is a leading
international financial services company with more than 13
million customers and some 20,000 employees worldwide. M&G was
acquired by Prudential in 1999 and is the Group's European
fund manager. Launched by Prudential in 1998, Egg is the UK's
leading e-commerce financial services brand, with more than
two million customers. In the US, Prudential owns Jackson
National Life, the 21st largest US life insurance company
ranked by total assets, and has more than 1.5 million policies
and contracts in force.
Reckitt Benckiser
+44 (0) 1753 217800
Reckitt Benckiser plc, 103-105 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire,
SL1 3UH, UK
www.reckittbenckiser.com
Reckitt Benckiser are the World No. 1 in household cleaning (excluding
laundry detergents). They were formed on 3 December 1999 as a
result of the merger with Reckitt & Colman plc and Benckiser
N.V. The company has leading positions in five core categories
of household cleaning and health and personal care. These five
categories are: Fabric Care; Surface Care; Health & Personal
Care; Dishwashing; Home care. Reckitt Benckiser has 23,000
employees (around 1,300 are based in the UK).
Reed Elsevier
+44 (0) 20 7930 7077
Reed Elsevier, 1-3 Strand, London, WC2N 5JR
www.reed-elsevier.com
Reed Elsevier is a world leading publisher and information
provider, operating in four core segments: Science & Medical:
Legal: Education: Business. Its principal activities are in
North America and Europe and the company employs approximately
37,000 people. Reed Elsevier comprises Reed Elsevier plc and
Reed Elsevier NV together with their two jointly owned
companies, Reed Elsevier Group plc, which owns all the
publishing and information businesses, and Elsevier Reed
Finance BV, which owns the finance activities.
Rentokil Initial plc
+44 (0) 1342 833022
Rentokil Initial Plc, Head Office, Felcourt, East Grinstead,
West Sussex, RH19 2JY, UK
www.rentokil-initial.com
Rentokil Initial is a global business services company. Their
target is to substantially outperform the support services
sector (as measured by total shareholder return) over a five-year
period - through a constant focus on our core activities.
Rentokil Initial employs some 94,000 people and operates in
over 40 countries including the major economies in Europe,
North America, Asia Pacific and Africa.
Reuters Group
+44 (0) 20 72501122
Reuters Ltd, News & Business Information, 85 Fleet Street,
London, EC4P 4AJ UK
www.reuters.co.uk
Reuters is the leading global provider of news, financial
information and technology solutions to the world's media,
financial institutions, businesses and individuals. Reuters
Group is focused on developing an integrated portfolio of
companies which are closely aligned with the overall Group
strategy. Key holdings and investments are:
Instinet (83%
holding) http://www.instinet.com/
TIBCO Software (53%) http://www.tibco.com/
Radianz (51%) http://www.radianz.com/
Factiva (50%) http://www.factiva.com/
Rexam plc
+44 (0) 20 7227 4100
Rexam plc, 4 Millbank, London, SW1P 3XR, UK
www.rexam.com
Rexam operates in the world of consumer packaging. They supply
packaging solutions to the beauty, food, beverages and
healthcare industry on a global basis. They are one of the
world's top five consumer packaging groups and the No 1 can
maker in Europe. Their headquarters are in London, but they
are an international company serving global and regional
customers. In all, they have a total of 110 manufacturing
plants and employ 20,000 people worldwide.
Rio Tinto plc
+44 (0) 20 7930 2399
Rio Tinto plc, 6 St James's Square, London, SW1Y 4LD, UK
www.riotinto.com
Rio Tinto is a world leader in finding, mining and processing
the earth's mineral resources. Rio Tinto comprises wholly
owned subsidiaries (such as Borax, Comalco, Hamersley, Pacific
Coal, Kennecott and Rio Tinto Iron & Titanium), partly owned
subsidiaries (Coal & Allied and Palabora) and non-managed,
associate companies (Escondida, Freeport and Neves Corvo) in
which public shareholders, other companies or governments are
partners.
Rolls Royce plc
+44 (0) 20 7222 9020
Rolls-Royce International Limited, 65 Buckingham Gate, London,
SW1E 6AT, UK
www.rolls-royce.com
Rolls-Royce is a world-leading power systems provider,
designing, manufacturing and supporting a comprehensive range
of products and services for air, sea and land applications.
They have around 40,000 employees located in more than 30
countries. For a list of the Rolls Royce companies and joint
ventures, see the website.
Royal & Sun Alliance plc
+44 (0) 1403 232323
Royal & Sun Alliance plc, St Mark's Court, Chart Way, Horsham,
West Sussex, RH12 1XL, UK
www.royalsunalliance.com
The Royal & Sun Alliance Group is organised into three
distinct regions based on time zones - EMEA (Europe, Middle
East and Africa), the Americas, and Asia Pacific. Because of
its large size the United Kingdom operates as a separate
region. In all regions they sell a wide range of insurance and
insurance related products that fall into two broad groupings.
These are Commercial Insurances (insurance for businesses) and
Personal Financial Services (products for individuals).
Royal Bank of Scotland
+44 (0) 131 556 8555
The Royal Bank of Scotland, 42 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh EH2
2YE, UK
www.rbs.co.uk
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, founded in 1727, is one of
Europe's leading financial services groups. By market
capitalisation as at 22 February 2002, it is the second
largest bank in the UK and in Europe and ranks fifth in the
world. In March 2000, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group
completed the acquisition of NatWest in a £21 billion deal
that was the largest take-over in British banking history. The
enlarged Royal Bank of Scotland Group has a market
capitalisation of £49 billion as at 22 February 2002, compared
with £19.7 billion immediately after the take-over.
SABMiller plc
+44 (0) 20 7659 0100
SABMiller plc, 1 Stanhope Gate London W1K 1AF, UK
www.sab.co.za
SABMiller plc is the world's leading brewer in developing
markets and the second largest by volume, with 111 breweries
in 24 countries. SAB plc acquired 100% of Miller Brewing and
changed its name to SABMiller plc. The Company provides
employment to over 38,000 people around the world. Their
acquisitions in Central America, Honduras and El Salvador,
have given the group leading brewing and soft drinks business
within these countries They have also acquired a majority
interest in Bere Timisoreana in Romania.
Safeway plc
+44 (0) 20 8848 8744
Safeway plc, 6 Millington Road, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 4AY, UK
www.safeway.co.uk
Safeway plc is one of the leading grocery retailers in the UK,
with annual sales of £8.7 billion, over 92,000 employees and
nearly 480 stores nationwide.
Schroders
+44 (0) 20 7658 6000
Schroders, 31 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7QA, UK
www.schroders.com
Schroders is a world leader in asset management with US$ 160.1
billion under management and a global network of offices.
Their clients include charities, corporations, high net worth
individuals, insurance companies, local and public authorities,
pension funds, and unit trust holders.
Scottish & Newcastle
+ 44 (0) 131 528 2000
Scottish & Newcastle, 33 Ellersly Road, Edinburgh, EH1 6HZ, UK
www.scottish-newcastle.com
S&N's business interests are international brewing, offering
leading brands in a number of European markets and beyond; and
retailing, where it is one of Britain's leading and best
performing pub, bar and restaurant operators. For details of
S&N's other joint ventures, see website.b
Scottish & Southern Energy plc
+44 (0) 1738 453202
Scottish & Southern Energy plc, Grampian House, 200 Dunkeld
Road, Perth, PH1 3GH, UK
www.scottish-southern.co.uk
Scottish and Southern Energy plc is one of the largest
vertically integrated energy groups in Britain, serving some
five million electricity and gas customers through Southern
Electric, Scottish Hydro-Electric and SWALEC. The Group
manages Britain's largest electricity distribution networks
and the youngest, most efficient flexible and environmentally
attractive generation fleet.
Scottish Power plc
+44 (0) 141 248 8200
Scottish Power Corporate Communications, 1 Atlantic Quay,
Glasgow G2 8SP, UK
www.scottishpower.com
ScottishPower is an international energy company, made up of
four businesses, two regulated and two competitive, serving
over five million electricity and gas customers in the US and
the UK. In both countries they provide electricity generation,
transmission, distribution and supply services. In the US,
their activities also extend to coal mining and gas storage/hub
services, PacifiCorp , PacifiCorp Power Marketing, Inc. (PPM):
and, in the UK, the supply of gas to customers. The company's
annual turnover in the year to 31 March 2002 was £6,314
million/$8,966 million.
Severn Trent plc
+ 44 (0) 121 722 4000
Severn Trent plc, 2297 Coventry Road, Birmingham, B26 3PU, UK
www.severntrent.co.uk
As an environmental services company, Severn Trent Plc is a
leading provider of water, waste and utility services. The
group, which includes Severn Trent Water, Biffa Waste Services
and Severn Trent Services, generates revenues of £1.7 billion
and employs more than 14,000 people across the UK, US and
Europe.
Shell Transport
+44 (0) 20 7934 1234
Shell Centre, York Road, Waterloo, London, SE1 7NA, UK
www.shell.com
The aim of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group is to meet the energy
needs of society, in ways that are economically, socially and
environmentally viable, now and in the future. They operate in
over 135 countries, and employ more than 90,000 people. They
invest and collaborate in the development of new technologies
that will keep improving their performance.
Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc
+44 (0) 1256 894000
Hampshire International Business Park, Chineham, Basingstoke,
RG24 8EP, UK
www.shire.com
Founded in 1986, Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc is a fast
growing international specialty pharmaceutical company with
revenues for the full year 2001 of $877.6 million and an
operating profit (before APB 25 and exceptional charges) of
$98 million. In 1997 Shire acquired the advanced drug delivery
company, Pharmavene Inc. and the speciality sales and
marketing company, Richwood Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. This
was followed in October 1999 by the acquisition of the German,
French and Italian sales and marketing subsidiaries of Fuisz
Technologies Ltd. In December 1999, Shire merged with Roberts
Pharmaceutical Corporation.
Smith & Nephew plc
+44 (0) 20 7401 7646
Smith & Nephew plc, Heron House, 15 Adam Street, London, WC2N
6LA, UK
www.smith-nephew.com
Smith & Nephew is a global medical device company employing
over 7,000 people with operations in 34 countries. A leader in
its market places, Smith & Nephew develops, manufactures and
markets sophisticated medical devices. With operations in 34
countries, opportunities to work for Smith & Nephew occur for
a wide variety of disciplines.
Smiths Group plc
+44 (0) 20 8458 3232
Smiths Group plc, 765 Finchley Road, London NW11 8DS, UK
www.smiths-group.com
Smiths is a forward-thinking, focused engineering company with
market-leading positions worldwide in its four chosen areas of
specialisation. Aerospace (avionic systems and equipment);
Medical (single-use devices and equipment for anaesthesia/respiratory
care and infusion therapy); Sealing Solutions (mechanical and
polymer seals); and Industrial (electrical interconnect
systems and air moving equipment)
Standard Chartered Bank
+44 (0) 20 7280 7500
Standard Chartered Bank, 1 Aldermanbury Square, London,
EC2V7SB, UK
www.standardchartered.com
Standard Chartered is the world's leading emerging markets
bank. It employs 28,000 people in over 500 offices in more
than 50 countries in the Asia Pacific Region, South Asia, the
Middle East, Africa, United Kingdom and the Americas. The Bank
serves both Consumer and Wholesale banking customers.
Tesco plc
+44 (0) 1992 632222
Tesco plc, Tesco House, Delamare Road, Cheshunt, Herts, EN8
9SL, UK
www.tesco.com
Today, Tesco is Britain's leading food retailer. Recently they
have focused on developing the brand into non-food and now
stock electrical items, home entertainment, toys, sports
equipment, cookshop and even lighting and furnishing in many
of its larger stores. All four parts of the Tesco strategy,
the core UK business, non food, retailing services and
International are accessing growth. They are now market leader
in 5 of the 10 markets that they now operate in.
The British Land Company plc
+44 (0) 20 7486 4466
The British Land Company plc, 10 Cornwall Terrace, Regent's
Park, London, NW1 4QP, UK
www.britishland.co.uk
The British Land Company PLC is registered in London, listed
on the London Stock Exchange, and active in the following
areas: Property Investment: Property Development: Property
Finance. They also participate in several join ventures to
spread risk, earn fees, place finance, manage properties, and
gain access to high grade property which may not be on the
market.
The Sage Group plc
+44 (0) 191 294 3000
The Sage Group, Sage House, Benton Park Road, Newcastle upon
Tyne, NE7 7LZ, UK
www.sage.com
Sage is the leading supplier of business management software
and related products and services to the small and medium-sized
business community. Our market leading brands include Best
Software, Sage, Peachtree, Ciel, MAS 90, FAS, Abra, ACT! and
SalesLogix.
Tomkins plc
+44 (0) 20 8871 4544
Tomkins plc, East Putney House, 84 Upper Richmond Road, London
SW15 2ST, UK
www.tomkins.co.uk
Tomkins is a world class global engineering group with market
and technical leadership across three businesses, Industrial
and Automotive, Air Systems Components and Engineered and
Construction Products. Tomkins has sales of approximately
£3.3bn employing some 40,000 people throughout the world.
Unilever plc
+44 (0) 20 7822 5252
Unilever plc, Unilever House, Blackfriars, London, EC4P 4BQ,
UK Postal Address - P O Box 68,
London, EC4P 4BQ, UK
www.unilever.com
Unilever have got one of the most comprehensive portfolios of
brands to meet the everyday needs of consumers. Their Foods
division is now known as Unilever Bestfoods, following the
integration of Bestfoods which was acquired in 2000. Unilever
is a world leader in the Home Care market. Many of their
products, including Brilhante, Cif, Comfort, Domestos, Omo,
Skip and Snuggle, are market leaders. In the Personal Care
market they are world leaders in products for skin cleansing,
deodorants and antiperspirants.
United Utilities plc
+44 (0) 1925 234000
United Utilities plc, Dawson House, Liverpool Road, Great
Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 3LW. UK
www.unitedutilities.com
United Utilities Service Delivery owns and operates
electricity distribution and water networks in the north west
of England. United Utilities Customer Sales owns the
relationship with 2.9 million domestic and business customers.
It is a major provider of water and wastewater services in the
industrial market in the UK and intends to grow this business
as competition develops further.
Vodafone Group
+44 (0) 1635 33251
Vodafone HQ, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2FN. UK
www.vodafone.com
Vodafone is the largest mobile telecommunications network
company in the world. It has interests in mobile networks in
28 countries across five continents. In June 2002, Vodafone
had over 103 million proportionate customers worldwide. By
market capitalization, Vodafone is one of the largest
companies in Europe. Vodafone Group employs over 100,000 staff
worldwide.
Whitbread Group plc
+44 (0) 20 7606 4455
Whitbread Group plc, CityPoint, One Ropemaker Street, London
EC2Y 9HX, UK
www.whitbread.co.uk
Whitbread's leading brands hold powerful positions in three of
the fastest growing sectors of the £172 billion UK leisure
market -hotels, eating out, and health and fitness. Between
1993 and 2001 Whitbread has been Britain's fastest growing
hotel company, developing more hotels and more rooms than any
other operator. Whitbread Hotel Company accounts
forapproximately 59 per cent of the group's profits. Although
David Lloyd Leisure has been in existence since 1980, the
brand only really came of age in 1995, when Whitbread acquired
the company for £200m.
William Morrison Supermarkets plc
+44 (0) 1274 494166
William Morrison Supermarkets plc, Hilmore House, Thornton
Road, Bradford, BD8 9AX, UK
www.morereasons.co.uk
Morrison's is the country's fifth largest supermarket chain,
with an annual turnover of £3.5 billion. Morrison's has a 5.7%
share in the UK's grocery market and is Britain's fastest
growing supermarket chain. They have 44,000 employees working
in stores, distribution centres and head office support
functions.
Wolseley plc
+44 (0) 118 929 8700
Wolseley plc, Parkview 1220, Arlington Business Park, Theale,
Nr Reading. RG7 4GA, UK
www.wolseley.com
The Wolseley Group is the world's largest specialist trade
distributor of heating and plumbing products. Last year their
network sold over £7 billion worth of heating and plumbing
products, building materials, lumber products, pipes, valves
and fittings. The company distributes pipes, valves, fittings,
central heating equipment, and other building materials from
more than 2,750 outlets in Europe and North America.
WPP Group
+44 (0) 20 7408 2204
WPP, 27 Farm Street, London W1J 5RJ, UK
www.wpp.com
WPP is one of the world's leading communications services
groups. Their companies provide comprehensive and, when
appropriate, integrated range of communications services to
clients around the world All WPP companies are distinctive
brands in their own right; all with their own identities and
own areas of expertise. For more information on the WPP
companies, link to the Group Directory via the main website.
Xstrata plc
+41 41 726 60 70
Xstrata plc, Bahnhofstrasse 2, PO Box 102, 6301 Zug,
Switzerland
www.xstrata.com
The Group is an international natural resources group based in
Switzerland. The Group focuses on low cost operations and has
a significant market share in export thermal coal, zinc metal
and primary vanadium production and has a leading market share
in ferrochrome production. The Group comprises three major
businesses: the Coal Business, the Zinc Business and the
Ferroalloys Business. The recent acquisition of MIM Holdings
Ltd, (June 2003) has provided Xstrata with improved
geographical and commodity diversification, greater critical
mass, increased financial flexibility and significant
potential for further growth.
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