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
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 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
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 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 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
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
Manchester Piccadilly 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
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
Bristol Temple Meads 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 … Read more
Leeds 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 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
The Range is a multi-channel retailer selling products in the home, garden, and leisure categories, with over 180 stores in the United Kingdom & Ireland. In 1980, Chris Dawson started business as an open-air market trader in Plymouth, South West England. His first physical retail store opened in 1989 at Sugar Mill Business Park on … 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
Ladbrokes Coral is a British betting and gambling company. It is based in London. It previously owned the Hilton hotel brand outside the United States and was known as Hilton Group plc from 1999 to 2006. In November 2016, Ladbrokes acquired Gala Coral Group and changed its name to Ladbrokes Coral. In March 2018, Ladbrokes … Read more
Utilita Energy began trading in 2003. The company’s founder and Chief Executive Officer is Bill Bullen. In 2008, Utilita became the first energy company in the UK to install a Smart Meter. By 2014, the company had reached 100,000 customers. In 2017, Utilita not only welcomed their 500,000th customer, but they also launched their customer … Read more
Shell Energy Retail Limited, formerly First Utility, is a supplier of gas, electricity and broadband in the United Kingdom. In October 2013 the Coventry-based company was ranked as the seventh-largest supplier in the UK, making it the largest outside the Big Six. By September 2014 the company had a market share of 2% and in … Read more
Europe’s largest golf retailer. They have 99 stores in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, and they are still growing! They stock a full range of golf equipment for golfers of all levels, including irons, drivers, putters, package sets, balls, shoes, clothing, plus much more. Both in-store and online, they have expert teams on … Read more
RAC Limited (The RAC) is a British automotive services company headquartered in Walsall, West Midlands. Its principal services are roadside assistance and general insurance, and its subsidiaries include RAC Motoring Services Ltd, RAC Financial Services Ltd and RAC Insurance Limited. The RAC emerged as the “Associate Section” of the Royal Automobile Club founded at the turn of the 20th century, and it was incorporated … Read more
Vue International, is a multinational cinema holding company based in London, England. It operates in the United Kingdom, with international operations in: Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, and Taiwan under several brands. The company was founded in 1999 as Spean Bridge Cinemas by Stewart Blair, a former executive of United Artists Theatres and … Read more
cinch takes the faff out of finding and buying a used car that’s right for you. You can browse through thousands of cars in their range – they have quality checked each and every one – or try their Matchmaker tool and narrow the search to the things that matter most to you. Once you’ve … Read more
Harley Medic International and Official Rapid Tests is a website and brand operated by Harley Medic International Harley Medic Group describes their services as: When travelling abroad there are multiple technical problems that travellers can face. These being attaining, visas, getting medicals for visas and legalising/attesting documents for use overseas. Therefore, Harley Medic International helps … Read more
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V., formerly Thuisbezorgd.nl, and Takeaway.com is an Anglo-Dutch dot-com company specialising in online food ordering and home delivery. Takeaway.com is an intermediary online portal between the customer and the restaurants, where customers can order food online from restaurants’ menus, and have it delivered by the restaurants directly to their home. Following clearance by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority on 22 April … Read more
EDF Energy is a British integrated energy company with operations spanning electricity generation and the sale of natural gas and electricity to homes and businesses throughout the United Kingdom. It employs 13,331 people and handles 5.7 million customer accounts. EDF Energy Customers (trading as EDF Energy) is wholly owned by the French state-owned EDF (Électricité de France) and was formed in … Read more
TalkTalk Telecom Group plc (trading as TalkTalk) is a company that provides pay television, telecommunications, Internet access, and mobile network services to businesses and consumers in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 2003 as a subsidiary of Carphone Warehouse and was demerged as a standalone company in March 2010. Its headquarters are in Salford. Originally just a provider of fixed-line telephony services to … Read more
British Gas is an energy and home services provider in the United Kingdom. It is the trading name of British Gas Services Limited and British Gas New Heating Limited, both subsidiaries of Centrica. Serving around twelve million homes in the United Kingdom, British Gas is the biggest energy supplier in the country and is considered one of the Big Six dominating … Read more
E.ON is one of the major public utility companies in Europe and the world’s largest investor-owned energy service provider. As a result of mergers, E.ON inherited the subsidiaries of VEBA, VIAG and Ruhrgas in Central and Eastern Europe. E.ON is present in most of Scandinavia. E.ON is organized into the following business areas: Customer Solutions Energy Networks Renewables
BT Group is a holding company; the majority of its businesses and assets are held by its wholly-owned subsidiary British Telecommunications plc. BT’s businesses are operated under special government regulation by the British telecoms regulator Ofcom (formerly Oftel). BT has been found to have significant market power in some markets following market reviews by Ofcom. In these markets, BT … Read more
EVRI are the UK’s consumer delivery specialist, providing flexible and affordable delivery options to home, work, ParcelShops and Lockers, delivering more than 400 million parcels a year with a mission to be the UK’s carrier of choice. EVRI are now the biggest dedicated parcel delivery company in the UK offering 7-day delivery solutions for anyone … Read more
Important Information: Lost or stolen device If your device has been lost or stolen, o2 is available 24 hours a day to help. They can block your device, and send you a new sim with your existing number. If your device has been stolen, you need to let them and the police know within 24 … Read more
EE, part of the BT Group, runs the UK’s biggest and fastest mobile network, offering 4G in more places than any other UK network. EE was first to launch 4G in the UK in October 2012, and also first to launch 5G in May 2019. EE also provides home and business broadband using both 4G … Read more
Frequent calls to the DVLA are regards to: Vehicle tax and SORN Driving licences and applications Vehicle registration and V5C certificates (logbooks) Driving and medical issues Viewing or sharing your driving licence information Checking someone’s driving licence The DVLA is based in Swansea, Wales, with a prominent 16-storey building in Clase and offices in Swansea Vale. It was previously known … Read more
Uber Technologies, Inc., commonly known as Uber, is an American technology company. Its services include ride-hailing, food delivery (Uber Eats), package delivery, couriers, freight transportation, and, through a partnership with Lime, electric bicycle and motorised scooter rental. The company is based in San Francisco and has operations in over 900 metropolitan areas worldwide. It is one of the largest firms in the gig economy. Uber is estimated to have over 93 … Read more
Specsavers Optical Group Ltd is a British multinational optical retail chain, which operates mainly in the UK, Ireland, Australasia and the Nordic countries. The chain offers optician services for eyesight testing and sells glasses, sunglasses, and contact lenses. It also sells hearing aids. In the United Kingdom in 2012, it had the largest single market … Read more
Wowcher Ltd is the second-largest British e-commerce deal of the day site in the UK and Ireland. The site allows subscribers access to products and services from local merchants. It serves 52 cities around the UK and Ireland. Founded in 2009 by Nicholas Brummitt and bought in 2011 by DMG Media, Wowcher currently has a … Read more
Express Test is the COVID testing brand from Cignpost Cignpost was founded by Nick Markham and Denis Kinane Nick Markham Chairs London & Continental Railways, he is also the Co-Founder of covid testing company Cignpost Diagnostics & ExpressTest, is a Non-Executive Director of Inchora Limited and is Lead NED for the Department for Work and … Read more
IQM MEDICAL LTD IS REGISTERED IN ENGLAND AND WALES UNDER COMPANY NUMBER 10173012. IQ Doctor is a fully legal registered British online pharmacy. We are authorised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to sell medicines online. We are registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as an Internet pharmacy. REGISTERED COMPANY ADDRESS: … Read more
Official Rapid Tests is a website and brand operated by Harley Medic International Harley Medic Group describes their services as: When travelling abroad there are multiple technical problems that travellers can face. These being attaining, visas, getting medicals for visas and legalising/attesting documents for use overseas. Therefore, Harley Medic International helps you complete all three … Read more
Cazoo is a British online car retailer based in London, England and founded in 2018. Cazoo Ltd is an appointed representative of ITC Compliance Limited (ITC) which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (ITC’s firm reference number is 313486). Permitted activities include entering into regulated hire agreements, advising on and arranging general … Read more
Virgin Media, TV, Broadband and mobile phones. Virgin Media is a British telecommunications company that provides telephone, television and internet services in the United Kingdom. Its headquarters are at Green Park in Reading, England. It is owned by Virgin Media O2, a 50:50 joint venture between Liberty Global and Telefónica. Virgin Media owns and operates … Read more
Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by The Coca-Cola Company. Originally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith Pemberton and was bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of … Read more
Arnold Clark is a car dealer based in Glasgow, Scotland. As of 2020, the company has 200 dealerships across the United Kingdom. The company was founded by Arnold Clark, who opened his first showroom in 1954 in Park Road in Glasgow. In 1963, Arnold Clark Finance was launched. In the 1960s the company began rental … Read more
Dyson Limited is a British technology company established in the United Kingdom by James Dyson in 1991. It designs and manufactures household appliances such as vacuum cleaners, air purifiers, hand dryers, bladeless fans, heaters, hairdryers, and lights. In 1974, James Dyson bought a Hoover Junior vacuum cleaner, which lost suction after a period of use. … Read more
AO World (commonly called “AO” or “AO.com”) is an electrical retailer based in Bolton, England. It operates in the United Kingdom (ao.com) and Germany (ao.de) specialising in household appliances and electricals. The company was founded under the name Appliances Online by John Roberts in 2000. Prior to this, during a conversation in a Bolton pub, … Read more
Boots UK Limited (formerly Boots the Chemists), trading as Boots, is a British health and beauty retailer and pharmacy chain in the United Kingdom and other countries and territories including Ireland, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, Thailand and Indonesia. The parent company, The Boots Company plc, merged with Alliance UniChem in 2006 to form Alliance Boots. … Read more
ASOS plc is a British online fashion and cosmetic retailer. The company was founded in 2000 in London, primarily aimed at young adults. The website sells over 850 brands as well as its own range of clothing and accessories, and ships to all 196 countries from fulfilment centres in the UK, USA and Europe. ASOS … Read more
JD Sports Fashion plc, more commonly known as JD Sports or JD, is a British sports fashion retail company based in Bury, Greater Manchester, England with shops throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States, Asia, New Zealand and Australia. The letters JD in JD Sports stand for the initials of the founders of the … Read more
QVC UK is a television shopping channel broadcast from the United Kingdom to the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was formed in 1993 when QVC, Inc. agreed to a deal with Sky TV to create a UK version of the US channel. “QVC – The Shopping Channel” was first broadcast in the UK on 1 … Read more
Wayfair Inc. is an American e-commerce company that sells furniture and home goods. Formerly known as CSN Stores, the company was founded in 2002. Their digital platform offers 14 million items from more than 11,000 global suppliers. The online company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Wayfair has offices and warehouses throughout the United States as … Read more
Halfords Group PLC is the UK’s largest retailer of motoring and cycling products and services. Through Halfords Autocentre, they provide vehicle servicing, MOT, maintenance and repairs in the United Kingdom. As of June 2021, Halfords has 404 stores, 3 Performance Cycling stores (trading as Tredz and Giant), 374 garages (trading as Halfords Autocentres, McConechys and … Read more
Vax UK Ltd is a brand that manufactures electrical goods and cleaning products in the floor-care and air treatment sectors, and which has its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The brand is owned by a company called TTI Co. Ltd Group, which is based in Hong Kong. Vax UK Ltd has its main headquarters and … Read more
Spire Healthcare plc is the second largest provider of private healthcare in the United Kingdom. In 2021 it generated about 30% of its revenues from contracts with the NHS. The company alleged in 2013 that a block contract agreed between Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the Clinical Commissioning Groups in Blackpool, and Fylde … Read more
Toolstation is a multi-channel retailer of tools and building materials. It has more than 500 branches in the UK, 65 in the Netherlands and 23 in France. It was bought by Travis Perkins in 2014. The managing director is James Mackenzie. Toolstation was formed in February 2003 by Mark Goddard-Watts, one of the founding family … Read more
Wickes is a home improvement retailer and garden centre, based in the United Kingdom with more than 230 stores throughout the country. Its main business is the sale of supplies and materials, for homeowners and the building trade. Wickes was founded by Henry Dunn Wickes, in Michigan, United States in 1854, and in 1972, Wickes … Read more
New Look is a British global fashion retailer with a chain of high street shops. It was founded in 1969. The chain sells womenswear, menswear, and clothing for teens. New Look was founded by Tom Singh in Taunton, Somerset, in 1969. Since then the company has expanded and previously operated across a chain of over … Read more
Currys is a British electrical retailer operating in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, owned by Dixons Carphone and selling home electronics and household appliances. Established as a bicycle retailer in 1927, Currys expanded the range of goods sold and from the 1960s became a major retailer of household electrical items. In 1984 the … Read more
PayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American multinational financial technology company operating an online payments system in the majority of countries that support online money transfers and serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods such as checks and money orders. The company operates as a payment processor for online vendors, auction sites and many … Read more
The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is an automated light metro system serving the redeveloped Docklands area of London, England. First opened on 31 August 1987, the DLR has been extended multiple times, and now reaches north to Stratford, south to Lewisham, west to Tower Gateway and Bank in the City of London financial district, and … Read more
iD Mobile is a British mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) operating as iD Mobile Limited, using the Three network. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dixons Carphone, and its services were launched on 12 May 2015. Until April 2018, service was also provided in the Republic of Ireland, again using the Three network. iD … Read more
M&S Food is a brand of Marks & Spencer. M&S launched a convenience format, branded Simply Food in 2001, with the first stores opening in Twickenham and Surbiton. The stores predominantly sell food, however, some larger stores also stock a small selection of general merchandise. A number of these are run under franchise agreements: SSP … Read more
Emirates is the largest airline and one of two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates (the other being nearby Etihad). Based in Garhoud, Dubai, the airline is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group, which is owned by the government of Dubai’s Investment Corporation of Dubai. Emirates is the world’s fourth-largest airline by scheduled revenue … Read more
Marks and Spencer Group plc (commonly abbreviated to M&S and colloquially known as Marks’s or Marks & Sparks) is a major British multinational retailer with headquarters in London, England, that specialises in selling clothing, home products and food products, mostly of its own label. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a … Read more
Belron is a vehicle glass repair and replacement group operating worldwide across 34 countries and employing over 25,000 people. Headquartered in Egham, Surrey, United Kingdom, Belron’s brands include Autoglass and Autoglass bodyrepair in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, Carglass in most of Europe, Safelite in the United States, O’Brien in Australia, Smith … Read more
Costco Wholesale Corporation (doing business as Costco Wholesale and also known simply as Costco) is an American multinational corporation that operates a chain of membership-only (needing a membership to shop there) big-box retail stores (warehouse club). As of 2020, Costco was the fifth largest retailer in the world, and the world’s largest retailer of choice … Read more
Asda Tyres is a subsidiary of Asda. Asda Stores Ltd. is a British supermarket chain. It is headquartered in Leeds, England. The company was founded in 1949 when the Asquith family merged their retail business with the Associated Dairies company of Yorkshire. It expanded into Southern England during the 1970s and 1980s and acquired Allied … Read more
SPAR, originally DESPAR, is a Dutch multinational franchise that manages independently owned and operated food retail stores. It was founded in the Netherlands in 1932, by Adriaan van Well, and now consists of more than 13,320 stores in 48 countries. The company’s name is an acronym of the slogan “Door Eendrachtig Samenwerken Profiteren Allen Regelmatig”, … Read more
Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company that specialises in consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. Apple is the world’s largest technology company by revenue (totalling $274.5 billion in 2020) and, since January 2021, the world’s most valuable company. As of 2021, Apple is the world’s fourth-largest PC vendor by unit sales, and … Read more
Ocado is a British online supermarket that describes itself as ‘the world’s largest dedicated online grocery retailer’. In contrast to its main competitors, the company has no chain of stores and does all home deliveries from its warehouses. Ocado’s products include own-brand groceries from the Marks and Spencer supermarket chain as well as their own … Read more
McDonald’s is an American fast-food company, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechristened their business as a hamburger stand, and later turned the company into a franchise, with the Golden Arches logo being introduced in 1953 at a location in Phoenix, Arizona. … Read more
H&M is a Swedish multinational clothing retail company known for its fast-fashion clothing for men, women, teenagers, and children. As of November 2019, H&M operates in 74 countries with over 5,000 stores under the various company brands, with 126,000 full-time equivalent positions. It is the second-largest global clothing retailer, behind Spain-based Inditex (parent company of … Read more
Costa Coffee is a British coffeehouse chain and a subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company. It is headquartered in Dunstable, England. Costa Coffee was founded in London in 1971 by brothers Bruno and Sergio Costa as a wholesale operation supplying roasted coffee to caterers and specialist Italian coffee shops. Acquired by Whitbread in 1995, it was … Read more
Littlewoods was a retail and football betting company founded in Liverpool, England, by John Moores in 1923. By the 1980s, it had grown to become the largest private company in Europe but subsequently declined in the face of increased competition from rivals and the Internet. The original company – employing 4,000 people – was wound … Read more
Their ‘Tumblr’ account has lots of good contact numbers https://metparking-blog.tumblr.com/ Other noted addresses: Lloyd Baker St, London WC1X 9AA Registered Address: Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London EC4N 6AFL Their clients are those companies or individuals who contract with them to manage their parking facilities and, in some cases, enforce their parking regulations. However, they … Read more
Klarna Bank AB, commonly referred to as Klarna, is a Swedish fintech company that provides online financial services such as payments for online storefronts and direct payments along with post-purchase payments. The company has more than 3,500 employees, most of them working at the headquarters in Stockholm and Berlin. In 2019, the company handled about … Read more
A hackney or hackney carriage (also called a cab, black cab, hack or London taxi) is a carriage or car for hire. A hackney of a more expensive or high class was called a remise. In the United Kingdom, the name hackney carriage today refers to a taxicab licensed by the Public Carriage Office, local … Read more
Vision Express is a British company established in 1988 that sells spectacles and contact lenses. The company opened its first store in 1988, at the MetroCentre, Gateshead, quickly followed by several other stores. In October 1993 US Shoe Corp Cincinnati sold seven of its LensCrafters’ superstores in the United Kingdom to Vision Express. In 1995, … Read more
APCOA Parking is Europe’s longest-established full-service parking management company. It manages over 1,400,000 parking spaces across 13 countries and employs approximately 4,500 people Postal Address: UK Customer Complaints Team, PO Box 1010, Middlesex UB8 9NT Telephone: 0345 301 1151 Email: UK******************@ap***.com You can follow-up your complaint at any stage by contacting a member of our … Read more
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, trading as Norwegian, is a Norwegian low-cost airline and Norway’s largest airline. It is the fourth largest low-cost carrier in Europe behind Wizz Air, easyJet and Ryanair, the second-largest airline in Scandinavia, and the ninth-largest airline in Europe in terms of passenger numbers. It offers a high-frequency domestic flight schedule within … Read more
Parcelforce Worldwide is a courier and logistics service in the United Kingdom. Parcelforce Worldwide is a trading name of the Royal Mail and is organised within the UK Parcels, International and Letters division of the group. The company delivers to destinations worldwide, using an international partner network. Its European delivery partner, General Logistics Systems (GLS), … Read more
Royal Mail Group plc is a British multinational postal service and courier company, originally established in 1516 as a department of the English government. The company’s subsidiary Royal Mail Group Limited operates the brands Royal Mail (letters) and Parcelforce Worldwide (parcels). GLS Group, an international logistics company, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Mail Group. … Read more
Post Office broadband is managed by Post office Ltd. Post Office Ltd is a retail post office company in the United Kingdom that provides a wide range of products including postage stamps and banking to the public through its nationwide network of post office branches. The company is owned by UK Government Investments. The Post … Read more
Viagogo is a London-based ticket exchange and ticket resale company. It was founded in 2006 by Eric Baker, the co-founder of StubHub. Viagogo is backed by venture capital investment firm Index Ventures as well as Brent Hoberman, the co-founder and former CEO of lastminute.com, and Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild. In February 2020, it acquired … Read more
The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground, or by its nickname the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. The Underground has its origins in the Metropolitan Railway, the world’s first underground passenger railway. Opened … Read more
One Stop shops are owned by Tesco One Stop, which includes some of the smallest shops (smaller than a Tesco Express), was (until 2018, when the first Jack’s store opened) the only Tesco shop format in the UK that did not include the word Tesco in its name. The brand, along with the original shops, … Read more
Londis is a chain of convenience shop franchises operating in the United Kingdom. The stores form a symbol group and are all owned on a franchise basis. As of December 2014, the company had an estimated net worth of £79 million. Since May 2015, the company has been owned by Booker Group, which purchased Londis … Read more
Gousto, a trading name of SCA Investments Limited, is a British meal kit retailer, headquartered in Shepherds Bush, London, founded by Timo Boldt and James Carter. Gousto supplies subscribers with recipe kit boxes that include ready-measured, fresh ingredients and easily followed recipes. In August 2013, Gousto’s co-founders appeared on the BBC’s Dragons’ Den. In December … Read more
Riverford is an organic farm and UK-wide organic vegetable box delivery company founded by Guy Singh-Watson in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England, but with sister farms in three locations around the country Riverford Farm was taken over by the Watson family in the 1950s and followed the normal pattern for British farms until the mid-1980s when Guy … Read more
Coffee #1 is a British coffee house chain that originated in Cardiff, Wales in 2001, and since 2019 has been majority-owned by Caffè Nero. Coffee#1 has outlets along the M4 corridor, with others in Wales and southern England. Coffee#1 opened its first coffee shop in 2001 on Wood Street, Cardiff, and had three shops by … Read more
Caffè Nero is a British coffeehouse company headquartered in London, England. Founded in 1997 by Gerry Ford, currently, the company runs more than 1000 coffee houses in eleven countries: the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Poland, Cyprus, Croatia, Turkey, the UAE, Oman, and the United States. In 2009 Caffè Nero bought and opened its own coffee roastery, … Read more
Yodel is a delivery service company in the United Kingdom and is one of the largest couriers along with Royal Mail. It was originally known as the Home Delivery Network, until it acquired the B2B and B2C operations of DHL Express UK and thereafter, rebranded itself as Yodel in May 2010. Home Delivery Network operated … Read more
Screwfix is the United Kingdom’s largest multi-channel retailer of trade tools, accessories and hardware products. Founded in 1979 as the Woodscrew Supply Company, the company was acquired in July 1999 by Kingfisher plc, which also owns B&Q Based in Yeovil, Somerset, Screwfix started life as the Woodscrew Supply Company in 1979. The company’s first mail … Read more
Next plc (styled as next) is a British multinational clothing, footwear and home products retailer, which has its headquarters in Enderby, England. It has around 700 stores, of which circa 500 are in the United Kingdom, and circa 200 across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Next is the largest clothing retailer by sales in … Read more
Schuh (pronounced “shoe”) is a footwear retailer based in Livingston, Scotland. It has 132 stores in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company is predominantly a branded shoe stockist, selling over 80 brands, including Converse, Vans, UGG, Nike, Adidas as well as its own Schuh label. 1981: opened the first store on Edinburgh’s North Bridge … Read more
IKEA is a Swedish-origin Dutch (Netherlands)-headquartered multinational conglomerate that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances and home accessories, among other goods and home services. Founded in Sweden in 1943 by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA has been the world’s largest furniture retailer since 2008. The brand used by the group is an acronym that consists … Read more
The National House Building Council, usually known as the NHBC, states its primary purpose as raising the construction standards of new homes in the United Kingdom (UK) and providing consumer protection for homebuyers through its 10-year Buildmark warranty. Established in 1936, NHBC is the UK’s largest provider of new home warranties. According to NHBC’s website, … Read more
Checkatrade.com is the trading name of Vetted Ltd and a subsidiary of HomeServe. The site operates as a directory of vetted and recommended tradespeople. It was founded by Kevin Byrne BCAb and originally headquartered in Selsey, West Sussex, before moving to Portsmouth, Hampshire, in 2019 following its acquisition by HomeServe. Checkatrade, originally founded as “Scout”, … Read more
BMW is a German multinational corporation that produces luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Germany. The corporation was founded in 1916 as a manufacturer of aircraft engines, which it produced from 1917 until 1918 and again from 1933 to 1945. Automobiles are marketed under the brands BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce, and motorcycles are marketed … Read more
HelloFresh SE is a German publicly traded meal-kit company based in Berlin, Germany. It is the largest meal-kit provider in the United States, and also has operations in Australia, Canada, Denmark, New Zealand, Sweden, and Western Europe (including the UK, Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium, France, the Netherlands). HelloFresh’s business model is to prepare the ingredients needed … Read more
Nisa Retail Limited is a brand and groceries wholesaler operating in the United Kingdom. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Co-operative Group Limited. It was formerly a mutual organisation owned by its members and operating “…like a co-operative, using the collective buying power of the large group of members to negotiate deals with suppliers”. … Read more
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