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Infobox Defunct Company company name Siebe plc company logo File Siebelogo.png type Public company Public slogan fate Merged with BTR plc successor Invensys foundation 1819 defunct 1999 location London , United Kingdom UK industry Engineering key people Sir Barrie Stephens, Chairman products num employees parent subsid Siebe plc was once one of the United Kingdom s largest engineering businesses. It was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but in 1999 it merged with BTR plc to form Invensys . History 1819 Siebe plc was founded by Augustus Siebe in London . ref name history http www.invensys.com aboutus default.asp?top nav id 1&nav id 5&prev id 1 Invensys About us ref 1830 The company, by then trading as Siebe Gorman , developed its first diving helmet. ref name history 1972 Siebe plc acquired James North & Sons , a large safety products business, and continued to brand it as North Safety Products . ref http companies.jrank.org pages 678 Btr Siebe Plc.html Siebe olc Profile ref 1987 Siebe plc started to diversify, acquiring the Barber Colman Company , an industrial automation and controls business. 1990 Siebe plc the Foxboro Company , another industrial automation business. ref name history 1994 Siebe plc bought Triconex , a safety control business. ref name history 1997 Siebe plc acquired APV plc . 1998 Siebe plc sold North Safety Products and Siebe Gorman with it to Norcross. ref http www.theautochannel.com news press date 19981006 press018458.html Siebe confirms sale of North Safety Products business Auto Channel, 6 October 1998 ref 1998 Siebe plc acquired Eurotherm , Wonderware and Simulation Sciences . 1999 Siebe plc acquired Esscor . ref name history 1999 Siebe plc merged with BTR plc to form Invensys . ref http www.managingautomation.com maonline news read Siebe BTR to Merge Into 14B Automation Giant 15661 Siebe and BTR to merge into 24bn automotion giant Managing ... establishments in the United Kingdom ru Siebe plc ... more details
Infobox Company company name Whatman plc slogan Leadership in separations technology for the life sciences company type Subsidiary of GE Healthcare foundation 1740 in Maidstone , Kent ref http www.whatman.com TheEarlyYears.aspx The Early Years Whatman website ref founder James Whatman papermaker James Whatman location Maidstone , Kent , ref http www.whatman.com WorldwideOffices.aspx Worldwide offices Whatman website ref United Kingdom UK key people Kieran Murphy, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director br Chris Rickard, Finance Director br Stephan Fleck, Vice President of Technical Operations revenue profit Pound sign 115.5 million 2007 ref http investing.businessweek.com research stocks private snapshot.asp?privcapId 875744 Whatman plc Reports Group Earnings Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2007 BusinessWeek ref homepage http www.whatman.com Whatman plc was a British laboratory equipment maker and is now part of GE Healthcare . On 4 February 2008, GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Whatman plc, a global supplier of filtration products and technologies at 270p per share in cash for each Whatman share, valuing Whatman at approximately 363 million approximately 713 million. External links http www.gehealthcare.com GE Healthcare . http www.gelifesciences.com GE Lifesciences . http www.whatman.es Whatman in Europe Spain . References reflist 2 General Electric DEFAULTSORT Whatman Plc Category General Electric Healthcare subsidiaries ... more details
notability date February 2012 buzzword date February 2012 Infobox company company name Brady Plc logo company type Public company Public traded as lse BRY foundation 1985 location Cambridge , England , UK key people Chief Executive Gavin Lavelle num employees 150 ref cite web url http investing.businessweek.com research stocks snapshot snapshot.asp?ticker BRY LN title BRADY PLC BRY LN Stock Quote & Company Profile BusinessWeek ref industry Software products slogan revenue net income homepage http www.bradyplc.com www.bradyplc.com Brady Plc is a global software company providing Commodity market commodity solution s what date February 2012 to producers, consumers, financial institutions and trading companies. ref cite web url http investing.businessweek.com research stocks snapshot snapshot article.asp?ticker BRY LN title BRADY PLC BRY LN Company Description BusinessWeek ref It is the largest European provider ref cite web url http www.verticalnews.com premium newsletters Computer Business Week 2010 12 16 3677COW.html title Brady plc Brady set to Become Largest European Commodities Software Provider ref of Commodity Trading and Risk Management CTRM solution s what date February 2012 that are similarly offered by American competitors such as Triple Point Technology . In addition to major financial institutions, ref cite web url http gtallp.com studies 2011 GTA CS Brady 01 11.pdf title A CASE STUDY IN SUCCESSFUL, TARGETED ACQUISITIONS BRADY plc ref Brady Plc s clients include major commodity traders such as Koch Industries Koch Supply & Trading , ref cite web url http rfpconnect.com news 2011 5 27 ks t upgraded to new version of brady s derivatives trading solution title KS&T ... PLC Trading Update Company Announcements Telegraph ref Norsk Hydro ref cite news url http www.reuters.com article 2011 03 24 idUS55348 24 Mar 2011 RNS20110324 title RCS Brady plc Norsk Hydro goes live ... 2302 company profile brady plc.html title Company Profile Brady PLC Metals and Mining ref References ... more details
Infobox Company company name Amey plc company logo File Amey logo.svg 150px Logo of Amey plc company type Private company Private foundation 1921 location Oxford , United Kingdom UK key people Mel Ewell, CEO industry Support services Employees 12,000 products revenue operating income net income num employees 12,000 parent Ferrovial Grupo Ferrovial, S.A. subsid homepage http www.amey.co.uk www.amey.co.uk slogan footnotes Amey plc , previously known as Amey Ltd and Amey Roadstone Construction , is a United Kingdom based infrastructure support service provider. It was once listed on the London Stock Exchange but since 2003 it has been a subsidiary of Spain Spanish company Ferrovial Grupo Ferrovial, S.A. . Its head office is in the Sherard Building in Oxford . ref http www.amey.co.uk Home Contactus tabid 181 Default.aspx Contact Amey . Amey. Retrieved on 13 August 2011. Postal address Amey plc The Sherard Building Edmund Halley Road Oxford OX4 4DQ ref History Amey was founded in the 1921 by William Amey as an Oxfordshire based quarry operator. The company grew during the World War II Second World War with its involvement in the construction of Royal Air Force bases. In 1959, the company was responsible for the supply of gravel for the construction of the M1 motorway , between London and Birmingham . In the same year it became a public company . ref name amhist cite web url http www.amey.co.uk AboutAmey Ourhistory tabid 80 Default.aspx title Our history publisher Amey plc accessdate 2008 06 23 ref It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1963. File Banbury Amey plc train 3.png thumb right 175px A picture of Amey Plc ballast tamper balast track tamper train at Banbury ... File Banbury Amey plc train 1.png A picture of Amey Plc balast track tamper train at Banbury station. File Banbury Amey plc train 2.png A picture of Amey Plc balast track tamper train at Banbury station. File Duddeston Amey plc train.png A picture of Amey Plc ballast tamper balast track tamper ... more details
Infobox Defunct Company company name BTR plc company logo Image Btrlogo.PNG slogan fate Merged with Siebe plc Siebe successor Invensys foundation 1924 defunct 1999 location London , United Kingdom UK industry Conglomerate company conglomerate key people Sir Owen Green, Chairman products num employees parent subsid BTR plc was a British industrial Conglomerate company conglomerate , which merged with Siebe Gorman Siebe in 1999 to form BTR Siebe plc, later renamed Invensys . It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index . History BTR started in 1924, when the Goodrich Corporation B.F.Goodrich Company of the USA formed a UK subsidiary British Goodrich Rubber Co. Ltd. In 1934 Goodrich sold most of its shares in the company, which changed its name to the British Tyre & Rubber Co. Ltd . ref http webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk www.competition commission.org.uk rep pub reports 1950 1959 fulltext 012c05.pdf Competition Commission Report c. 1955 para 68 ref In 1956 the company changed its name to BTR Limited , when it ceased production of tyres. ref name cc85 http webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk http www.competition commission.org.uk rep pub reports 1982 fulltext 152c02.pdf Competition Commission report 1982 ref The Company was dominated by Sir Owen Green from 1967 to 1993 first as Managing Director until 1986 and then as Chairman . ref ... cc85 In 1985 BTR acquired Dunlop Rubber Dunlop Holdings plc . ref http query.nytimes.com gst fullpage.html ... launched a hostile take over bid for Pilkington plc Pilkington , a leading manufacturer of high quality ... PLC withdraws offer for Pilkington PLC 13487040 BTR withdraws offer for Pilkington ref In 1992, Hawker Siddeley Hawker Siddeley Group Plc was acquired by BTR plc for 1.5bn. ref http www.brushtraction.com ... BTR sells South African tyre subsidiary ref In 1999 BTR merged with Siebe plc Siebe to form BTR Siebe plc, which was renamed Invensys plc. ref http findarticles.com p articles mi qn4158 is ai n9652940 ... more details
Infobox Company company name Amersham plc company logo Image Amershamlogo.PNG company type Private company Private foundation 1946 location Amersham , United Kingdom UK key people industry Healthcare parent General Electric products revenue operating income net income num employees parent subsid homepage slogan footnotes Amersham plc was a United Kingdom UK pharmaceutical company, specializing in medical diagnostics and life science products. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but was purchased by General Electric it is now part of GE Healthcare . History The company had its roots from a national centre set up in 1946 for the development and manufacture of radioactive materials for peacetime uses in medicine, scientific research and industry. ref name hse Cite document url http www.hse.gov.uk nuclear psrrep5.htm title The findings of NII s assessment of Amersham plc s site periodic safety review date April 2002 publisher HM Nuclear Installations Inspectorate accessdate 2009 06 12 postscript None ref This centre originated in the United ... 2009 06 12 ref The company was privatised in 1982 under the name Amersham International plc . ref ... web url http www.amersham.com about heritage.html title Amersham plc Our Heritage accessdate 2004 ... sold its share of the company to Amersham plc, and changed its name to Amersham Biosciences in 2001. In 1997, Amersham merged with Nycomed Norway ref name history to form Nycomed Amersham plc . In 1999, the Nycomed Pharma subsidiary was sold to Nordic Capital , and in 2001 Nycomed Amersham plc was renamed to Amersham plc . In 2004, Amersham was acquired by the American firm General Electric ... 2004 archive copy of Amersham plc website Category Amersham Category Companies established in 1946 ... Stock Exchange Category Companies based in Buckinghamshire med company stub de Amersham plc ja pl Amersham plc ... more details
plc GEC EE s parent company . In 1990, the Cosworth automotive engineering group was purchased. Vickers ... the use of trademarks which were shared with Rolls Royce plc . Defence In 1986, Royal Ordnance ... Rolls Royce Marine ref Break up Rolls Royce plc the post bankruptcy nationalised aero engine manufacturer was privatised in 1987 and in a turn about of affairs, purchased Vickers plc in 1999 for its marine engineering businesses. In 2002, Vickers Defence Systems was purchased by Alvis plc to form the subsidiary Alvis Vickers . In 2003, Rolls Royce renamed its Vickers subsidiaries Vinters plc ref name name Rolls Royce plc http www.rolls royce.com investors reports 2003 pdf undertakings.pdf Principal ... 22 June 2006 Use dmy dates date November 2010 DEFAULTSORT Vickers Plc Category Vickers Category ... more details
Infobox Company company name Melrose plc company logo File Melrose plc logo.png 200px company type Public company Public lse MRO foundation 2003 location London , United Kingdom UK key people Christopher Miller, Chair official Chairman br David Roper, CEO industry Finance products revenue Pound sterling 1,153.9 million 2011 ref name prelims http www.melroseplc.net pdfs Final2011.pdf Preliminary Results 2011 ref operating income Pound sterling 180.8 million 2011 ref name prelims net income Pound sterling 119.8 million 2011 ref name prelims num employees parent subsid homepage http www.melroseplc.net www.melroseplc.net slogan footnotes Melrose plc lse MRO is a leading United Kingdom British based investment company specialising in the acquisition and performance improvement of under performing businesses. It is headquartered in London and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index . History The business was established in 2003. It was first listed on the Alternative Investment Market in the same year and moved to the main market in 2005. In 2005 it acquired Dynacast, a manufacturer of diecast parts and components, and McKechnie, an engineering group, and in 2007 it sold McKechnie Aerospace and McKechnie PSM for 855m. ref http uk.reuters.com article basicIndustries idUKL2359268120070326 Melrose sells McKechnie Aerospace in 856m deal Reuters, 26 March 2007 ref In 2008 it acquired FKI plc , another engineering business. ref http www.mfgdigital.co.uk FKI agrees to 480 million Melrose offer 5721.aspx FKI agrees to 480 million Melrose offer ref Constituents The Group is organised as follows ... etc. ref http www.melroseplc.net dynacast.asp Dynacast Melrose plc ref McKechnie Plastic Components ... industries. ref http www.melroseplc.net MPC.asp McKechnie Plastic Components MPC ref FKI plc FKI An engineering ... melrose plc ref Lifting products and services, Energy Technology group, Hardware, FKI Logistex ... Plastics company website FTSE 250 Index constituents DEFAULTSORT Melrose Plc Category Companies based ... more details
Infobox Defunct Company company name Alvis plc Alvis Vickers plc company logo Commented out because image was deleted Image Alvis Vickers.png 200px fate Acquired by BAE Systems successor BAE Systems Land Systems foundation 1981 defunct 2004 location London , England , United Kingdom UK Image BAE Systems Land evolution.png thumb 250px Alvis Vickers in context of the evolution of the land systems division of BAE Systems, 1970s to BAE Systems Land and Armaments Land & Armaments formation Alvis Ltd. was created when United Scientific Holdings plc acquired the Alvis division of the nationalisation nationalised vehicle manufacturer British Leyland in 1981. United Scientific maintained its own name until 1992 when the group was renamed Alvis plc . Alvis acquired Swedish armoured vehicle manufacturer Hagglunds AB in 1997 and the armoured vehicle business of GKN in 1998. Finally, it acquired Vickers Defence Systems from Rolls Royce plc Rolls Royce in October 2002. Alvis was acquired by BAE Systems in 2004 and became BAE Systems Land Systems BAE Systems Land Systems Weapons & Vehicles , now part of the BAE Systems Land and Armaments operating group. History Alvis Cars Alvis became part of Rover Company Rover in 1965, which ended the company s car manufacturing in 1967 to allow it to concentrate on the manufacture of armoured vehicles. In 1968 Rover and its Alvis subsidiary were incorporated into the Leyland Motor Corporation later British Leyland or BL. In 1981 the then nationalised BL sold the Alvis business to United Scientific Holdings for 27 million. United Scientific was a manufacturer of military sighting products. In 1992 United Scientific adopted the name Alvis plc. In October ... GKN BAE Systems plc Sept. 02, 2003 http ir.baesystems.com bae news presentations news 2003 2003 09 ... Systems from Rolls Royce plc Rolls Royce for 16 million to form Alvis Vickers ref name RR deal http ... DEFAULTSORT Alvis Plc Category Military vehicle manufacturers ja plc no Alvis Vickers ... more details
plc logo File Prudential plc logo.svg 250px company type Public limited company traded as lse PRU ... million 2011 ref name prelims Cite web url http www.prudential.co.uk prudential plc media newsreleases ... prudential plc aboutpru ourcompany title Prudential plc Our Company accessdate 13 March 2012 publisher Prudential plc ref parent divisions subsid owner company slogan Always Listening, Always Understanding homepage http www.prudential.co.uk www.prudential.co.uk dissolved footnotes Prudential plc lse ... and Vietnam. ref name factfile Cite web url http www.investis.com prudential plc storage 2011 07 factfile.pdf title Fact File 2011 accessdate 13 March 2012 publisher Prudential plc ref ref Cite web ... Cite web url http www.prudential.co.uk prudential plc aboutpru ourcompany mandg title About Prudential M&G publisher Prudential plc accessdate 13 March 2012 ref Prudential has a primary listing on the London .... ref name timeline1826 Cite web url http www.prudential.co.uk prudential plc aboutpru ourhistory timeline 1826 1901 1826 title Timeline 1826 1901 accessdate 30 August 2010 publisher Prudential plc ref ... In 1998 Prudential set up Egg Banking plc Egg , an Online banking internet bank within the UK ... http www.prudential.co.uk prudential plc aboutpru ourcompany what Prudential What we do ref Prudential ... http www.prudential.co.uk prudential plc siteservices directory pruasiacontact title Prudential plc ..., ref Cite web url http www.prudential.co.uk prudential plc siteservices directory jnlcontact title Prudential plc Contact Jackson National Life Insurance Company publisher Prudential.co.uk date accessdate ... and Prudential Financial There is no ownership link between Prudential plc and Prudential Financial ... References Reflist Portal Companies External links Commons category Prudential plc http www.prudential.co.uk Prudential plc web site http biz.yahoo.com ic 90 90331.html Yahoo Prudential plc Company ... companies Category Prudential plc de Prudential plc fr Prudential plc id Prudential plc lt ... more details
TBI Limited is an airport owner and operator, incorporated in the United Kingdom in 1972. History The company changed name to TBI plc in March, 1994 and to TBI Limited in 2009. TBI bought Cardiff Airport in 1995. In 2004 the company was acquired by Airport Concessions and Development Limited ACDL , owned by Spain Spanish companies Abertis Abertis Infraestructuras S.A. 90 and Aena AENA Desarrollo Internacional S.A. 10 . TBI airports Bolivia El Alto International Airport Jorge Wilstermann International Airport Viru Viru International Airport Sweden Stockholm Skavsta Airport United Kingdom Belfast International Airport Cardiff Airport London Luton Airport United States Orlando Sanford International Airport Additionally, TBI provides airport management services at Atlanta and Macon, Georgia Macon , Georgia U.S. state Georgia and Burbank, Los Angeles County, California Burbank , California in the US. External links http www.tbiplc.aero TBI plc Category Aviation in the United Kingdom Category Transport operators of the United Kingdom Category Airport operators Category Companies formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange sv TBI plc ... more details
Infobox company company name Granada plc company logo Image Granada.PNG 100px slogan fate Merged with Carlton Communications plc successor ITV plc foundation 1930 defunct 2004 location London and Manchester , United Kingdom industry Conglomerate company Conglomerate br primarily Mass media Media key people Sidney Bernstein small Founder small br Charles Allen businessman Charles Allen small Chief Executive ... parent subsid Granada Television br Granada Productions br Granada Ventures Granada plc previously called Granada Ltd , Granada Group plc , and Granada Media plc is a former United Kingdom British Conglomerate ... Television . It is now known as ITV plc following its merger with Carlton Communications plc. It was once ... 1990, but merged with Sky Television plc in November 1990, to form British Sky Broadcasting , in which ... Television Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television plc , forming Granada Media Group plc . ref name history Granada also bid together with Carlton Communications plc and British Sky Broadcasting for the UK ... wins bid battle ref from GCap Media Capital Radio plc . ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi scotland ... Granada merged with Compass Group plc to form Granada Compass plc . ref http www.independent.co.uk ... as Granada Media plc with Granada Compass plc retaining 80 of the shares. The merger did not last ... was admitted in the first annual report of the new company, ITV plc , which treated the company as effectively a continuation of Granada plc with the Carlton merger regarded as an acquisition for accounting ... to brand productions of ITV plc companies on channels other than ITV branded channels in the United ... 2004, see ITV plc . Operations At the time of the merger with Carlton Communications plc, Granada was mainly ... at the time offered two channels, Men and Motors and Granada Plus . ITV plc has since taken full control ... 2004, when he became chief executive of the newly created ITV plc , a post he retained until 1 October ... DEFAULTSORT Granada Plc Category ITV Category Media companies of the United Kingdom Category Companies ... more details
Crosslee plc is an appliances company formed from the tumble dryer division of Philips . Its best known products are White Knight brand tumble dryers. The company is based in Halifax, West Yorkshire , England . In 2004 it sold 650,000 units, mostly for export. External links http www.crosslee.co.uk Company Homepage Category Companies established in 1986 Category British brands Category Manufacturing companies of the United Kingdom UK manufacturing company stub ... more details
Infobox Company company name Shaftesbury plc company logo Image Shaftesburylogo.PNG company type Public company Public lse SHB foundation 1986 location London , United Kingdom UK key people John Manser, Chair official Chairman br Jonathan Lane, CEO industry Property products revenue Pound sterling 81.4 million 2011 ref name prelims http miranda.hemscott.com servlet HsPublic?context ir.access&ir option RNS NEWS&item 844405602800254&ir client id 1744 Preliminary Results 2011 ref operating income Pound sterling 167.6 million 2011 ref name prelims net income Pound sterling 113.8 million 2011 ref name prelims num employees parent subsid homepage http www.shaftesbury.co.uk www.shaftesbury.co.uk slogan footnotes Shaftesbury plc lse SHB is a leading United Kingdom British based property business focussed on properties in the West End of London . It is headquartered in London and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index . History The business was founded by Peter Levy in 1986. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1987. In 2007 it converted to REIT status. ref http www.lovells.com Lovells MediaCentre PressReleases Lovells advises Shaftesbury PLC on REIT Conversion.htm Lovells advises Shaftesbury PLC on REIT Conversion ref Operations The Group is organised as one business property investment and development. At 30 September 2011 its portfolio was valued at 1.7bn. ref name prelims References reflist External links http www.shaftesbury.co.uk Official site Category Companies based in London Category Companies established in 1986 Category Real estate investment trusts of the United Kingdom FTSE 250 Index constituents ... more details
Infobox Company company name CRH plc company logo Image Crh logo.png CRH plc logo company type Public limited company traded as ise CRH , lse CRH , nyse CRH company slogan The International Building Materials Group foundation Irish Cement Limited 1936 , Roadstone Limited 1949 & merger 1970 location Dublin , Ireland key people Kieran McGowan Chairman br Myles Lee Chief Executive num employees 93,572 2008 products Various building materials revenue Euro 18,081 million 2011 ref name prelims http www.crh.com reports CRH 2011 Full Year Results Report.pdf Preliminary Results 2011 ref operating income Euro 871 million 2011 ref name prelims net income Euro 597 million 2011 ref name prelims homepage http www.crh.ie www.crh.ie CRH is also the acronym for Irish company Celtic Resources Holdings plc , a mining company CRH plc ise CRH , lse CRH , nyse CRH , FWB CRH is an Irish building material group, formerly called Cement Roadstone Holdings plc. CRH has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index . It has secondary listings on the Irish Stock Exchange where it is a constituent of the ISEQ 20 and New York Stock Exchange . History The company, whose name is an abbreviation of Cement Roadstone Holdings , was formed through the merger in 1970 of Cement Ltd established in 1936 and Roadstone Ltd established in 1949 . ref name history http www.crh.ie crhcorp about history CRH History ref Major acquisitions have included Tilcon , a leading United States US building materials supplier, in 1996, and Ibstock , a leading United Kingdom British brick manufacturer in 1999. ref name history In 2006 CRH struck out from its usual strategy and invested in a cement ... 20 companies DEFAULTSORT Crh Plc Category Companies of the Republic of Ireland Category Companies listed on the Irish Stock Exchange Category Cement companies de Cement Roadstone Holding es CRH plc fr CRH plc ru CRH ... more details
Infobox company company name NTR plc company logo Image Ntr logo.png 220px NTR plc company type Public company Public , unlisted. company slogan foundation Dublin, Ireland 1991 location Dublin, Ireland key people Michael McNicholas, CEO , Tom Roche Chairman num employees products Solar energy , wind energy , ethanol , sustainable waste management , Roads and other infrastructure services homepage URL http www.ntrplc.com NTR plc formerly an acronym for National Toll Roads , the irrational renewable energy group, builds and runs green energy and resource sustaining businesses. Founded in 1978 to develop and operate toll roads in Ireland, NTR has since diversified into broader infrastructural development by building on its entrepreneurial and project development experience. Between 2006 and 2009 in particular, NTR has focused its attention on responding to the growth opportunities provided by the macro factors of climate change, resource depletion and security of energy supply. In 2008, NTR expanded its renewable energy interests considerably. NTR invested US 100m for a controlling interest in Stirling Energy Systems SES . ref http www.ntrplc.com index.php News Press Article ntr plc to invest 100 million in solar energy NTR Invests 100m in Solar Energy ref Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, SES is a manufacturer of Concentrating Solar Power CSP electricity generating equipment, and through its sister company, Tessera Solar , is a developer of utility scale solar powered generating projects in the US and internationally. ref http www.ntrplc.com index.php News Press Article stirling ... Group WCG . ref http www.ntrplc.com index.php News Press Article ntr plc re enters wind energy business ... www.ntrplc.com index.php News Press Article ntr plc announces merger to create one of americas largest ... ntr plc reports financial results for year ended 31 march 2011 ref The company which had a cash pile ... company website http www.imagine.ie Imagine company website DEFAULTSORT Ntr Plc Category Renewable ... more details
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dmy dates date April 2011 Infobox company company name ITV plc company logo Image ITV logo.svg 150px ... about board title Board of Directors publisher ITV plc accessdate 6 January 2010 ref br Chairman ... net income 248 million 2011 ref name prelims homepage url itvplc.com ITV plc lse ITV is a British .... The network, which is currently branded ITV1 by ITV plc, has vied with the BBC British Broadcasting ... lost in 2005 . The company was formed by the merger of Granada plc , the parent company of Granada ... ITV plc with Carlton gaining the smaller 40 stake. ref cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi business ... ref and also Channel Television from its previous owners Yattendon Group plc in 2011. ITV plc is listed ... File Granada.PNG left thumb 110px Former Granada logo ITV plc was the result of a merger between Granada ... plc The first wave of mergers began with Yorkshire Television acquiring Tyne Tees Television in 1992 ... model of the future ITV plc operation can be found in the way these new conglomerates operated ... franchises in England and Wales Carlton Communications , Granada Limited Granada plc and United ... 18 April 2011 ref with Border s radio assets being retained by GCap Media Capital Radio plc . ref ... Plus in which ITV plc closed itv down on satellite and cable. A year later they launched ITV4 . However ... November 2006, Arqiva NTL announced that it had approached ITV plc about a proposed merger. ref Cite press release title Ntl Incorporated Discussions with ITV plc publisher Arqiva NTL date 9 November ... Cite press release title ITV and NTL in merger talks publisher ITV plc date 9 November 2006 url http ... a 17.9 stake in ITV plc for 940 million, ref Cite news last Welsh first James title Sky buys 17.9 ... withdrawn its attempt to buy ITV plc, citing that it did not believe that there was any possibility ... for ITV plc, with the possibility of a stock swap with BSkyB the plan would have seen RTL acquiring BSkyB s stake in ITV plc with the aim of further acquisitions of shares in the future in exchange for BSkyB ... more details
Infobox company logo Image Futureplc.svg 140px company name Future plc company type Public lse FUTR foundation 1985 founder Chris Anderson entrepreneur Chris Anderson location Bath, Somerset Bath , United Kingdom key people Peter Allen br small Chairman br Mark Wood br small Chief executive officer CEO area served United Kingdom br United States br Australia industry Magazine and internet publishing products revenue operating income net income num employees parent subsid homepage http www.futureplc.com footnotes Future Plc LSE FUTR is a media company in 2006, it was the sixth largest in the United Kingdom. It publishes more than 150 magazines in fields such as video games, technology, automotive, cycling, films and photography. ref cite news url http www.bizjournals.com sanfrancisco stories 2006 03 06 daily12.html title South S.F. publisher buys another magazine last Young first Eric date 6 March 2006 publisher San Francisco Business Times accessdate 16 March 2010 ref Future is the official magazine company of all three major games console manufacturer s. ref name gamerlimit1 cite web url http gamerlimit.com 2009 11 another blow to print journalism future publishing profits fall 61 title Another blow to print journalism Future Publishing profits fall 61 publisher Gamer Limit date 2009 11 28 accessdate 2010 10 17 ref It is a constituent of the FTSE Fledgling Index . The company also owns the US company, Future US . History Image Chris Anderson 2007.jpg thumb left 170px Future s founder ... nicholas1999 Anderson sold Future to Pearson PLC for 52.7m in 1994, but bought it back in 1998, with Future ... in Bath Peter Allen and Mark Wood currently serve as chairman and chief executive of Future plc respectively ... board members publisher Future plc accessdate 2011 12 13 ref References reflist 2 External links Commons category http www.futureplc.com Future Publishing magazines DEFAULTSORT Future Plc Category Computer ... in Bath, Somerset da Future plc no Future plc pt Future plc ru Future plc ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2011 Infobox company company name Kingfisher plc company logo File Kingfisher.svg 200px company type Public limited company traded as lse KGF foundation 1982 location Paddington , City of Westminster , London , United Kingdom key people Daniel Bernard br small Chairman ref name management Cite web url http www.kingfisher.com index.asp?pageid 40 title Management & committees publisher Kingfisher plc date 3 June 2009 accessdate 18 April 2011 ref br Ian Cheshire br small Chief executive officer Group Chief Executive ref name management industry Retailer Retail num employees Approximately 80,000 2011 ref Cite web url http www.kingfisher.co.uk index.asp?pageid 2 title About us publisher Kingfisher.co.uk date 24 March 2011 accessdate 18 April 2011 ref products Home improvement products such as home appliance s, tools, hardware, and gardening garden supplies & plants . revenue Pound sterling 10.4 billion 2011 ref name prelims Cite web url http www.kingfisher.com files results 2011 prelim11 2011 prelim results.pdf title Kingfisher plc Preliminary results for the year ... Headquarters, 3 Sheldon Square, London Kingfisher plc lse KGF is a British Multinational corporation ... index.asp?pageid 166 Kingfisher Group . Kingfisher plc. Retrieved on 2 February 2011. Kingfisher ... in 1982 by the buyout of the British Woolworths Group plc Woolworths chain by Paternoster Stores Ltd. which later changed its name to Woolworth Holdings plc. ref name history Cite web url http www.kingfisher.com ... 3 January 2002 accessdate 18 April 2011 ref It was renamed Kingfisher plc in 1989. ref name history ... kingfisher plc appoints ian cheshire as group chief executive 25 01 08 title The Retail Bulletin publisher ... q pr?s KGF.L Yahoo profile Kingfisher Plc FTSE 100 Index constituents European Retail Round Table DEFAULTSORT Kingfisher Plc Category Companies established in 1982 Category Kingfisher plc Category ... Kingdom de Kingfisher plc fr Kingfisher plc ja ro Kingfisher ru Kingfisher ... more details
refimprove date September 2011 Infobox Company company name Wincanton plc company logo Image Wincanton.svg 200px company type Public company Public LSE WIN foundation 1925 location Chippenham , United Kingdom key people Steve Marshall small Chair official Chairman of the board of directors board small , Eric Born small chief executive officer CEO small industry Logistics products Haulage br Supply chain management revenue Pound sterling 2.180 1000000000 number billion small year Mar 2011 small ref name AR2011 cite web url http www.wincanton.co.uk media 127573 Wincanton AnnualReport2011.pdf format PDF title Annual Report 2011 accessdate 9 June 2011 publisher Wincanton ref operating income profit 53.0 million small year March 2011 small ref name AR2011 net income profit 25.9 million small year March 2011 small ref name AR2011 num employees 19,500 small 2012 small homepage http www.wincanton.eu www.wincanton.eu intl yes Wincanton plc Lse WIN is a United Kingdom British provider of logistics with its origins in milk haulage. The company provides transport and logistics services including specialist automated high bay, high capacity warehouses, and supply chain management for businesses. ref name hb2010 cite web url http www.wincantonplc.com wincanton history.jsp?tn 1&sn 1 title History & Business publisher Wincanton Plc accessdate 10 Jun 2010 ref Wincanton s specialist markets include water, retail and manufacturing industries. ref name hb2010 It also provides container transportation, logistics and related services to numerous other industries. ref name hb2010 It is listed on the London ... Company , a company which has since been known as Cow & Gate , Unigate and presently Uniq plc Uniq ... & Business publisher Wincanton Plc accessdate 2008 04 26 ref Through the 1990s and 2000s, Wincanton .... In 2001, Wincanton plc Demerger demerged from Uniq, and was listed on the London Stock Exchange ... DEFAULTSORT Wincanton Plc Category Companies based in Wiltshire Category Logistics companies of the United ... more details
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Infobox Company company name Cape plc company logo File Capelogo.png type Public limited company traded as lse CIU foundation 1893 location Uxbridge , London key people Timothy Eggar Chair official Chairman br Martin May CEO industry Energy services products Insullation products revenue Pound sterling 722.5 million 2011 ref name prelims cite web url http online.hemscottir.com servlet HsPublic?context ir.access&ir option RNS NEWS&ir client id 173&item 931851136982287 title Preliminary Results 2011 publisher Cape plc accessdate 8 April 2012 ref operating income Pound sterling 78.5 million 2011 ref name prelims net income Pound sterling 49.7 million 2011 ref name prelims num employees 19,000 2012 ref http www.capeplc.com about cape.aspx Cape About Cape ref homepage http www.capeplc.com www.capeplc.com Cape plc lse CIU is a United Kingdom energy services company based in Uxbridge , West London sub region West London . It is a listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index . History The company was founded in 1893 as the Cape Asbestos Company with the objective of mining asbestos in the Orange Free State and importing it into European countries where it could be woven into fire resistant materials. ref name barking cite web url http www.lbbd.gov.uk MuseumsAndHeritage Documents Infosheet42CapeAsbestos.pdf title Cape Asbestos Company publisher London Borough of Barking and Dagenham date accessdate 2011 09 17 ref By 1913 it had four factories in the London ... commission.org.uk rep pub reports 1982 fulltext 160c03.pdf title Charter Consolidated PLC ... the 1980s it was at that time 67.3 owned by Charter International Charter Consolidated plc . ref ... Cape to move to AIM publisher Cape plc date 10 April 2002 accessdate 2011 09 17 ref and it reached ... CAPE PLC ON PROPOSED NEW INTERNATIONAL.html title LG advises Cape Plc on proposed new international ... 2010.pdf title Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2010 publisher Cape plc accessdate 2011 ... more details
DCC plc lse DCC is an Republic of Ireland Irish diversified investments group and holding company, founded by Jim Flavin in 1976 ref name fn1 http www.dcc.ie dcc about dcc history DCC plc DCC plc history. ref . Products and services Among other interests, they own the GB Oils oil distributor filling station network in the UK, and the Emo oil Emo network in Ireland. They also own the Robt Roberts coffee company, Findlater Wine and Spirit Group, distribute the KP Snacks KP snack food brand itself owned by United Biscuits , and own SerCom , the IT distribution and supply chain management company. Other company interests include the FloGas Butane company, the Fannin Healthcare pharmaceuticals company, 50 of the Kylemore cafe and contract services chain, and the Enva Environmental firm. DCC Nutraceuticals is an element of DCC Healthcare, which is a wholly owned part of DCC. DCC Nutraceuticals comprises three familiar names in the health manufacturing market Thompson & Capper T&C , EuroCaps Limited EuroCaps and Laleham Healthcare. In 2011, they bought Maxol Maxol s Home Heating company, Maxol Direct. They re branded the company as Emo oil Emo History The company was founded by Jim Flavin in 1976 as Development Capital Corporation Limited. Originally the company focused on providing venture capital to start ups, however in the mid 1980s it changed direction and became an industrial holding company, changing its name to DCC and floating on the Irish Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange in 1994 . The company was recently embroiled in a controversy over the issue of insider trading in Fyffes plc, the Irish fruit importing company in which a subsidiary of DCC, Lotus Green, held a stake. In 2002 Fyffes sued DCC over the sale of its stake in the company. The case was tried in the Irish High Court Ireland High Court from December 2004 until July 2005, and on 21 December 2005 judgement ... references ISEQ 20 companies DEFAULTSORT Dcc Plc Category Companies of Ireland Category Companies ... more details
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