Companies

Glasgow Central Train Station is the responsibility of Network Rail. Network Rail Limited is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain. Network Rail is an “arm’s length” public body of the Department for … Read more

London Kings Cross Station is the responsibility of Network Rail. Network Rail Limited is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain. Network Rail is an “arm’s length” public body of the Department for … Read more

London St Pancras International Station is the responsibility of Network Rail. Network Rail Limited is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain. Network Rail is an “arm’s length” public body of the Department … Read more

London Paddington Station is the responsibility of Network Rail. Network Rail Limited is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain. Network Rail is an “arm’s length” public body of the Department for Transport … Read more

London Euston Station is the responsibility of Network Rail. Network Rail Limited is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain. Network Rail is an “arm’s length” public body of the Department for Transport … Read more

Birmingham New Street Station is the responsibility of Network Rail. Network Rail Limited is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain. Network Rail is an “arm’s length” public body of the Department for … Read more

London Bridge Station is the responsibility of Network Rail. Network Rail Limited is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain. Network Rail is an “arm’s length” public body of the Department for Transport … Read more

London Liverpool Street Station is the responsibility of Network Rail. Network Rail Limited is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain. Network Rail is an “arm’s length” public body of the Department for … Read more

London Victoria Station is the responsibility of Network Rail. Network Rail Limited is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain. Network Rail is an “arm’s length” public body of the Department for Transport … Read more

London Waterloo Station is the responsibility of Network Rail. Network Rail Limited is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain. Network Rail is an “arm’s length” public body of the Department for Transport … Read more

West Midlands Trains (WMT) is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates passenger trains on the West Midlands franchise between London and the English Midlands under two trade names: West Midlands Railway (WMR) (within the West Midlands region) and London Northwestern Railway (LNR) (outside the region). It is owned by a consortium … Read more

Transport for Wales (TfW; Welsh: Trafnidiaeth Cymru; TrC), is a not-for-profit company owned by the Welsh Government and managed at arm’s length by its appointed board. TfW oversees the Transport for Wales Group (TfW Group) consisting of itself and its subsidiaries; Transport for Wales Rail Limited, the train operator of the Wales & Borders railway … Read more

TransPennine Express (TPE) is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that operates the TransPennine Express franchise. It runs regional and inter-city rail services between the major cities and towns of Northern England and Scotland. The franchise operates all its services to and through Manchester covering three main routes. The service provides rail links … Read more

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is a train operating company that operates the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern (TSGN) rail franchise in England. Within the franchise, GTR runs the Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Gatwick Express airport services. GTR is a subsidiary of Govia, which is itself a joint venture between the British Go-Ahead Group (65%) … Read more

Stansted Express is operated by Abellio East Anglia Ltd. Popular routes are: Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street Stansted Airport to Tottenham Hale Stansted Airport to Stratford London Liverpool Street To Stansted Airport Tottenham Hale To Stansted Airport Stratford To Stansted Airport The Stansted Express is a direct train service linking London Liverpool Street to … Read more

Southern is the brand name used by the Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) train operating company on the Southern routes of the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise in England. It is a subsidiary of Govia, a joint venture between transport groups Go-Ahead and Keolis, and has operated the South Central rail franchise since August 2001 … Read more

London & South Eastern Railway Limited, trading as Southeastern, is a British train operating company owned by Govia that operates passenger rail services in South East England. It is the key operator of commuter and regional services in South East London and Kent, and also serves parts of East Sussex. Southeastern trains operate on three … Read more

First MTR South Western Trains Limited, trading as South Western Railway (SWR), is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup (70%) and MTR Corporation (30%) that operates the South Western franchise. It operates commuter services from its Central London terminus at London Waterloo to South West London. SWR provides suburban services in the counties … Read more

Abellio ScotRail, operating services under the name ScotRail, is the national train operating company of Scotland. A subsidiary of Abellio, it has operated the ScotRail franchise since 1 April 2015, taking over from predecessor First ScotRail. The franchise will end in March 2022 and will be replaced by ScotRail Trains, an Operator of last resort. … Read more

Northern Rail, branded as Northern, was an English train operating company owned by Serco-Abellio that operated the Northern Rail franchise from 2004 until 2016. It was the primary passenger train operator in Northern England and operated the most stations of any train operating company in the United Kingdom. Northern Rail was replaced on 1 April … Read more

Merseyrail is an urban rail network serving Liverpool, England, the surrounding Liverpool City Region, the Wirral Peninsula, and the adjacent areas of Cheshire and Lancashire. The core of the network is formed by two dedicated electrified lines known as the Northern Line and the Wirral Line, which serve underground stations in the centres of Liverpool … Read more

London Northwestern Railway (LNR) is part of the West Midland Trains company. West Midlands Trains (WMT) is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates passenger trains on the West Midlands franchise between London and the English Midlands under two trade names: West Midlands Railway (WMR) (within the West Midlands region) and London … Read more

London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is a British train operating company owned by the Department for Transport (DfT). LNER operates the InterCity East Coast franchise providing long-distance inter-city services on the East Coast Main Line from London King’s Cross. LNER’s primary destinations are Leeds, York, Newcastle and Edinburgh. LNER manages 11 stations itself and its … Read more

Hull Trains is an open-access railway operator in England owned by FirstGroup. It operates long-distance passenger services between Hull / Beverley and London King’s Cross. It has a track-access agreement until December 2032. Hull Trains operates up to five daily return services between Hull and London King’s Cross on weekdays and a twice-daily service between … Read more

Heathrow Express is an airport rail link between London Heathrow Airport and London Paddington. It is an open-access operator, formed in 1998, and is operated by Heathrow Express Operating Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Heathrow Airport Holdings. Heathrow Express was planned as a joint venture between BAA and British Rail but was taken over fully … Read more

Greater Anglia (legal name Abellio East Anglia Limited) is a train operating company in Great Britain owned as a joint venture by Abellio, the international arm of the state-owned Dutch national rail operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen, and the Japanese trading company Mitsui & Co. It operates the East Anglia franchise, providing the commuter and intercity services … Read more

The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest and west of England, the West Midlands, and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838. It was engineered by Isambard Kingdom … Read more

Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern (TSGN) is a management contract for the provision of passenger services on the Thameslink and Great Northern routes to Bedford, Luton, Peterborough, King’s Lynn, Cambridge, London King’s Cross, London Moorgate, Sutton, Wimbledon and Brighton, as well as the whole Southern network (including the Gatwick Express) and the jointly operated First … Read more

Grand Central is an open-access train operating company in the United Kingdom, owned by Arriva UK Trains. It has operated passenger rail services on the East Coast Main Line from Sunderland to London King’s Cross since December 2007, and from Bradford Interchange to London King’s Cross since May 2010. Grand Central connects Yorkshire and the … Read more

Gatwick Express is a high-frequency rail passenger service between London Victoria, Gatwick Airport, and Brighton in South East England. It is the brand name used by the Govia Thameslink Railway train operating company on the Gatwick Express route of the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise. It provides a high-frequency airport rail service from Victoria … Read more

Abellio East Midlands Limited, trading as East Midlands Railway (EMR), is a train operating company in England, owned by Abellio, and is the current operator of the East Midlands franchise. A contactless payment card can be used between London St Pancras International and Luton Airport Parkway. Over the course of the franchise, several planned timetable … Read more

CrossCountry (legal name XC Trains Limited) is a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by Arriva UK Trains, operating the Cross Country franchise. It operates intercity and other long-distance passenger trains across Great Britain but does not serve Greater London. It operates the UK’s longest direct rail passenger service, from Aberdeen in the … Read more

Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company owned by Arriva UK Trains that has operated the Chiltern Railways franchise since July 1996. It operates commuter/regional rail passenger services from its central London terminus at London Marylebone along the M40 corridor to destinations in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, as well as long-distance services to the … Read more

Caledonian Sleeper is the collective name for overnight sleeper train services between London and Scotland, in the United Kingdom. It is one of only two currently operating sleeper services on the railway in the United Kingdom, the other being the Night Riviera which runs between London and Penzance. Two services depart London Euston each night … Read more

c2c is an English train operating company owned by Trenitalia that operates the Essex Thameside railway franchise. It manages 25 stations and its trains call at 28. c2c provides commuter services from its London terminus Fenchurch Street and from Liverpool Street to east London and parts of Essex along the London, Tilbury and Southend lines. … Read more

Avanti West Coast is a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by FirstGroup (70%) and Trenitalia (30%) that began operating the West Coast Partnership franchise on 8 December 2019. It replaced Virgin Trains, which had operated the InterCity West Coast franchise between 1997 and 2019. The franchise was initially scheduled to run until … Read more

Oxford Bus Company is a company within the Go-Ahead Group. The Go-Ahead Group plc is a passenger transport company based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It has operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Singapore, Norway and Germany. The Go-Ahead Group plc began as Go-Ahead Northern Limited on 17 February 1987 on the privatisation of the … Read more

Plymouth Buses is a company within the Go-Ahead Group. The Go-Ahead Group plc is a passenger transport company based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It has operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Singapore, Norway and Germany. The Go-Ahead Group plc began as Go-Ahead Northern Limited on 17 February 1987 on the privatisation of the National … Read more

Go-ahead bus London is a company within the Go-Ahead Group. The Go-Ahead Group plc is a passenger transport company based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It has operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Singapore, Norway and Germany. The Go-Ahead Group plc began as Go-Ahead Northern Limited on 17 February 1987 on the privatisation of the … Read more

Brighton & Hove Buses is a company within the Go-Ahead Group. The Go-Ahead Group plc is a passenger transport company based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It has operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Singapore, Norway and Germany. The Go-Ahead Group plc began as Go-Ahead Northern Limited on 17 February 1987 on the privatisation of … Read more

Go-ahead bus is a company within the Go-Ahead Group. The Go-Ahead Group plc is a passenger transport company based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It has operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Singapore, Norway and Germany. The Go-Ahead Group plc began as Go-Ahead Northern Limited on 17 February 1987 on the privatisation of the National … Read more

Stagecoach Group is a Scottish transport group based in Perth, Scotland. It operates buses, express coaches and a tram service in the United Kingdom. It previously had extensive operations in Africa, Asia, mainland Europe, North America and Oceania. A new set of liveries were introduced in February 2020 for British bus operations. Three colour schemes … Read more

Megabus is a long-distance coach operator operated by the Stagecoach Group. It commenced operating in August 2003, initially in the United Kingdom, and later expanding into continental Europe. Some services link with Megatrain services, also operated by Stagecoach. Fares use a yield management model, formerly starting at £1. In June 2016, Stagecoach Group sold all … Read more

First Bus is part of the First Group. FirstGroup plc is a British multi-national transport group, based in Aberdeen, Scotland. The company operates transport services in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the United States. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. FirstGroup originated from … Read more

Arriva UK Bus is a major bus operator in the United Kingdom based in Sunderland, England. It is a subsidiary of Arriva which runs transport services across Europe, which has been a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn since 2010. Arriva UK Bus operates 5,900 buses in London, the North East, North West and South East of … Read more

Richer Sounds is a British home entertainment retailer that operates through a chain of 51 stores and online, mainly in England. The business was 100% owned by Julian Richer, the founder and managing director of the company, who in 2019 sold 60% of its shares to an employee ownership trust. Richer Sounds formally began trading … Read more

Translink Express is a family run courier company based in Leicestershire. Founded in 1987 Translink Express Logistics Limited is one of Leicestershire’s leading independent carriers. A family-owned and run business that continues to offer an outstanding level of service, whilst maintaining its original personal approach.  With three generations of family members joining over the years, … Read more

Swift was established in Newbury, Berkshire, in 1989. It started the business armed with a passion for express courier, a single motorcycle and a twelve-year-old Transit van; the Group is now one of the largest and most dynamic privately owned immediate deployment operations in the UK. They have a fleet of over 150 vehicles, ranging … Read more

eCourier is a courier service based in the United Kingdom. Courier positions are tracked by GPS and an intelligent dispatch system assigns orders via GPRS, improving efficiency in a traditional industry. A computer algorithm distributes orders to couriers in real-time based on location, traffic, weather and demand. The algorithm was developed by a team of … Read more

CitySprint is a courier and logistics company based in the UK. The company operates the brands On the dot, CitySprint Health, CitySprint Office, Transworld and CityBags. CitySprint was launched as a brand in 1999 as part of DMS Corporation. It was incorporated in the UK in 2000 ahead of an MBO in 2001 led by … Read more

AnyVan is a European online marketplace for users to obtain delivery, transport, and removal services from its community of transport partners, who must bid for the work. It matches a user’s delivery route to that of a transport provider’s and connects them which, minimise costs and cut down CO2 emissions by optimising storage space and … Read more

Air Courier UK is a courier service that prides itself on a bespoke and personal service. They remain as committed today to traditional values like real (not automated) customer service, both online and over the telephone. They embrace technology but we also recognise that communicating directly with their clients is one of the cornerstones of … Read more

United Parcel Service (UPS) is an American multinational shipping & receiving and supply chain management company founded in 1907. Originally known as the American Messenger Company specializing in telegraphs, UPS has grown to become a Fortune 500 company and one of the world’s largest shipping couriers. UPS today is primarily known for its ground shipping … Read more

TNT Express is an international courier delivery services company. It is a subsidiary of FedEx. TNT offers road and air delivery services in Europe, the Asia Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East, and Africa. In June 2014, TNT conducted a rail freight trial assessing improving support to businesses in the United Kingdom, and cutting … Read more

Addison Lee is a London-based private hire cab and courier company. The company was founded by John Griffin as Pacecroft Limited in 1975. Griffin was convinced that his new company needed a name that started with an “A” for it to appear early in telephone directory listings. A colleague who lived in a squat in … Read more

FDX Corporation is an American multinational conglomerate holding company that focuses on transportation, e-commerce and business services which is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The name “FedEx” is a syllabic abbreviation of the name of the company’s original air division, Federal Express, which was used from 1973 until 2000. FedEx today is best known for its … Read more

CollectPlus is owned by PayPoint and fulfilled by Yodel. Owned by PayPoint, the UK’s leading retail payment network, and with your parcels delivered into your local  Collect+ delivered by Yodel store, you can rest assured that your delivery is in safe hands. Collect+ delivered by Yodel is a refreshingly different parcel service that allows you … Read more

Eurocall are the UK’s leading manufacturer, distributor and recycler of UPVC window, door, conservatory and roofline systems, offering the widest product range of any single brand

Ultraframe (UK) Ltd is a Clitheroe, Lancashire, based roofing products manufacturer. Ultraframe also use independent third party accreditation and testing agencies such as Wintech, Exova (Warringtonfire) and the British Board of Agrément. Ultraframe’s conservatory roofing system carries a 25-year BBA (British Board of Agreement) life expectancy certificate and was the first in the industry to … Read more

From design to delivery, you can be confident that your experience with Dream Doors will be brilliant. They have a team of experienced kitchen fitters who will install your kitchen to the highest standard. No matter how big or small the project is, they will maintain their quality standards so that your dream kitchen becomes … Read more

Masterclass are manufacturers of beautiful kitchens and furniture, which can be purchased through a network of over 140 retailers nationwide.

Symphony is the UK’s largest privately owned manufacturer of fitted kitchen, fitted bedroom and fitted bathroom furniture with a turnover exceeding £280 million and over 1500 employees. Our customers include residential housing developers and housebuilders, social housing providers, independent retailers and merchants. Symphony offers this broad range of customers an unrivalled portfolio of brands including … Read more

Caple is much more than a kitchen and bedroom supplier. Their starting point is always how people want to use their spaces and appliances; then they add intelligent design, technology and beautiful finishes. And they love the details, from spot-on task lighting right down to the last, satisfying (and almost silent) click of the cupboard … Read more

Howden Joinery Group plc is the multinational parent company for the Howdens Joinery business (Howdens), a supplier of kitchens and joinery products to the building trade. The company has over seven hundred depots nationwide, including five in Northern Ireland and one on the Isle of Man, that sell to the trade (small builders). It also … Read more

Magnet is a British kitchen retailer operating in over two hundred locations across the United Kingdom supplying products under the Magnet and Magnet Trade brands. The company has over 2,000 employees and its headquarters are in Darlington, County Durham. Magnet was listed on the London Stock Exchange, and was once a constituent of the FTSE … Read more

Wren Kitchens is a privately owned British designer, manufacturer, and retailer of kitchens. It has 91 stores. Wren Kitchens was founded in 2009. The management team behind Wren traded for 10 years in the United States before the business was sold and the team moved back to the United Kingdom. The company employs over 4,000 … Read more

Emerald Cruises is a cruise line headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, formerly known as the river cruise line Emerald Waterways and ocean yacht service Emerald Yacht Cruises, and part of the Scenic Group. Emerald Waterways was founded in 2013 by Glen Moroney, as a division of Scenic. It offered its first cruises on the rivers of … Read more

Anglian Windows Limited, trading as Anglian Home Improvements, is a British home improvements firm specialising in double and triple glazing windows, front and back doors and conservatories. However, over the last fifty years, the Anglian product portfolio has expanded to include porches, orangeries, single-storey extensions, garage doors, roof trim (fascias, soffits, gutters, and bargeboard), cladding, … Read more

Dunraven is a Bridgend-based company that supply and install PVCu double glazed windows, doors, French doors, patio sliding doors, bi-folding doors and conservatories in the UK.

Safestyle UK plc, part of the Style Group UK, is a provider of PVCu double glazed windows, doors, French doors, patio sliding doors, bi-folding doors and conservatories in the United Kingdom. Established on 22 December 1992 with £2,000, in 2005 the company installed more than £100 million of replacement windows and doors. Safestyle’s head office … Read more

Zalando is a German multinational E-commerce company based in Berlin, Germany. The company follows a platform approach, offering fashion and lifestyle products to customers in 23 European markets. Zalando was founded in Germany in 2008. In 2011 Zalando launched Zalando.co.uk, thereby offering its retail services to UK customers. Deliveries were operated by YODEL. In the … Read more

Ebuyer is an electronic commerce retailer based in Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is the largest independent online retailer of computer and electrical goods in the United Kingdom. The Ebuyer website is the 210th most visited site in the United Kingdom [Alexa.com ranking] and has 4 million registered customers. Ebuyer was founded in … Read more

Victorian Plumbing is a British eCommerce company listed on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM). The company specialises in bathroom related products and is thought to be the largest company to float on the AIM. The organisation has no physical retail outlets. Instead, it stocks its products at central warehouses, sells them via … Read more

River Island is a London-headquartered high street fashion brand, which operates in a number of worldwide markets. Set up in 1948, by Bernard Lewis and his brothers in London. River Island is a private company owned by the Lewis family. There are over 350 River Island stores across the UK, Ireland and internationally (over 250 … Read more

Dunelm Group Plc is a British home furnishings retailer operating throughout the United Kingdom. One of the largest homewares retailers in the United Kingdom, The company headquarters are based in Syston, England. It also has its own factory for curtains, blinds and accessories, based in Leicester, England. Dunelm was founded in 1979 by Bill Adderley … Read more

ZARA is a Spanish apparel retailer based in Arteixo, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.  The company specialises in fast fashion, and products include clothing, accessories, shoes, swimwear, beauty, and perfumes. It is the largest company in the Inditex group, the world’s largest apparel retailer. Zara stores have men’s and women’s clothing as well as children’s clothing … Read more

Eurostar is an international high-speed rail service connecting the United Kingdom with France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Most Eurostar trains travel through the Channel Tunnel between the United Kingdom and France, owned and operated separately by Getlink. The London terminus is London St Pancras International; the other British calling points are Ebbsfleet International and Ashford … Read more

Carwow is a UK based platform for buying new and used cars from franchised dealers. It uses the reverse marketplace model to remove the need for buyers to negotiate with car sellers. Users choose the car they would like to buy, along with the various specifications and features, then receive offers direct from dealers. It … Read more

Nisbets is a British multi-channel retailer of catering equipment and supplies. It develops, retails and distributes commercial kitchen equipment, catering supplies and other hospitality products to hotels, restaurants, bars, cafes, schools and colleges. Nisbets is Europe’s largest supplier of catering equipment. It retails both own-brand goods, under labels such as Mitre Linen and Home Chef, … Read more

The Bradfords Group is a building supplies company with headquarters in Yeovil, Somerset. The business trades as Bradfords Building Supplies and Yeovil Plumbing Supplies in over 40 UK locations. There were Bradfords in Wiltshire from at least the 16th century. William Bradford, who was born in 1750 and lived at Thorney, married Ann Richards in … Read more

Huws Gray is a builders merchants chain based in Llangefni, Anglesey, Wales. Huws Gray has over 100 branches located across north and mid-Wales, northwest of England, the Midlands, Yorkshire, and most recently with the acquisition of the Ridgeon Group, East Anglia. The business was founded in 1990 on Anglesey with 4 employees. Today, Huws Gray … Read more

Plumbase Spares is one of the UK’s leading Heating Spares merchants with a portfolio of products covering Gas, Oil, Domestic, Commercial and leisure heating spares, controls and associated products and consumables. They carry 18000 spares in stock in their 50,000 sq ft Distribution centre at all times ready for immediate despatch and next day delivery. … Read more

Wolseley UK is the country’s largest supplier of building materials, with trade customers (plumbers and builders) accounting for the largest proportion of its sales. It does, however, have retail showrooms around the United Kingdom which are open to the general public. The Wolseley business began in 1887 making sheep shearing machinery. Herbert Austin, who had worked … Read more

CPI Mortars and Euromix are companies in the Grafton Group. CPI Mortars are the market leader in Dry Silo Mortar Manufacturing in the UK, operating from 9 strategically located sites gives us unparalleled coverage to service the needs of the construction industry nationwide.

Selco is a builders merchants brand of the Grafton Group. The company was established by William Chadwick as Chadwicks (Dublin) Ltd in 1902. It subsequently became Concrete Products of Ireland. It was the subject of an initial public offering in 1965 and building materials company Marley subsequently took a 51% stake. Michael Chadwick bought out … Read more

Buildbase is a builders’ merchants in the United Kingdom, and is approaching two hundred branches nationwide. Buildbase is part of Grafton Group plc, and is a member of the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF). Buildbase sells to the building trade and the general public, with products including general building materials, timber, landscaping materials, drainage products, insulation … Read more

Gibbs & Dandy are your handy, jack of all trades local builder’s merchant. Whatever your trade is, you’ll be welcome at Gibbs & Dandy. They are sure to have everything you need, and if for whatever reason they don’t, their team will work hard to get it for you. A lot of their branches carry … Read more

The CTD Group specialises in sourcing and supplying a vast range of high-quality tile designs to all sectors of the interior and architectural market. With over 50 years of experience, CTD is one of the leading names in the industry, striving to bring the latest advances in tile manufacturing to each individual collection as well … Read more

Tile Giant is a wall and floor tile company owned by Travis Perkins Bought by Travis Perkins plc in late 2007, Tile Giant has enjoyed a period of sustained growth expanding from 29 to 82 retail stores, with the business now being sold as part of Travis Perkins’ strategic drive to simplify the Group and focus on … Read more

Travis Perkins plc is a British builders’ merchant and home improvement retailer with head offices based in Northampton. The company began in 1797, when the Benjamin Ingram company of joiners and carpenters was founded at Beech Street in London. Benjamin Ingram subsequently merged with Perkins to become Ingram Perkins in 1850. Ingram Perkins then merged … Read more

Brewers decorator centres stock an unrivalled range of the trade paints and supplies you use every day, along with all the designer colours and wallpapers that ‘painters and decorators’ clients ask them for. With a network of 181 stores, Brewers can usually supply from stock. If you need something particularly exotic they can call on … Read more

Jewson is one of the largest chains of British general builders’ merchants, selling to small and medium building contractors. The chain comprises around six hundred branches located all across Great Britain. Jewson, as part of the Meyer group, was acquired by the French conglomerate Saint-Gobain in April 2000. George Jewson bought a business in Earith … Read more

In 2000, Moneysupermarket announced the launch of Travelsupermarket.com. The website operated in the same way as Moneysupermarket, but compared prices for the travel market. The goal of Travelsupermarket was to provide transparent pricing, describing the exact differences between the different price structures being offered.

Travelzoo is an Internet company that publishes deals from more than 2,000 travel, entertainment and local businesses such as restaurants and spas. It has 28 million members in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific and 25 offices worldwide. Companies pay to advertise their deals with Travelzoo, but only those approved by Travelzoo are listed. … Read more

Viator is a TripAdvisor company. Viator, a Tripadvisor company, makes it easy to find and book something you’ll love to do. With access to the world’s largest selection of high-quality experiences, there’s always something new to discover, both near and far from home. From must-do moments to who-knew discoveries, see the familiar in a new … Read more

Netflights.com is an internet-based travel company and part of Gold Medal Travel Group in the United Kingdom supplying flights, hotels, holidays and car hire. Established in 1992 as Airline Network, the company was privately owned 100% by Ken Townsley. In February 2014 the company was acquired by Dubai-based air service provider dnata, which is part … Read more

Secret Escapes is a members-only British travel company selling heavily discounted luxury hotel stays and trips through its website and mobile app. Secret Escapes was formerly called DMC Cruise Limited until 16 Nov 2010 when it was re-branded as Secret Escapes by Tom Valentine and Alex Saint, after identifying demand in luxury travel deals in … Read more

Booking.com is a Dutch online travel agency for lodging reservations & other travel products, and a subsidiary of Booking Holdings. It is headquartered in Amsterdam. Booking.com was formed when bookings.nl, founded in 1996 by Geert-Jan Bruinsma, merged in 2000 with Bookings Online, founded by Sicco and Alec Behrens, Marijn Muyser and Bas Lemmens, which operated … Read more