For 2008 we have also joined in partnership with business information suppliers Bureau van Dijk to increase the amount of information available to include turnover figures, a synopsis of the corporate history and details of their main product line. This information is sourced from Fame a comprehensive database of company accounts, activities, ownership and management structures of 2.6 million UK and Irish companies.
Utilities
Utilities continue to face intense scrutiny from regulators on their billing and handling of operations. Complex bundled offerings seem often to confuse consumers and push more consumers to price-comparison sites. In response, CIOs are being asked to come up with flexible platforms that support rapid change – all quite a change for companies that often came from the world of state ownership.
51. Serco Group
Serco is an international services company that operates in markets as diverse as government, defence, transport, healthcare, education and science.
56. Rentokil Initial
Although most of us might think of it as synonymous with pest control, £2.4bn-turnover company Rentokil Initial is actually a huge group that extends from washroom facilities to office art and plants via parcel delivery services.
63. RWE Npower
RWE Npower is the result of major consolidation of energy providers across Europe.
76. ISS
It might have started out in 1901 as a Danish team of nightwatchmen but facilities and managed services provider ISS Group today employs about 43,500 UK staff providing buildings and managed services including catering, cleaning, security, support and pest control to 200,000 business-to-business customers.
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