New £430m contract - Outsourcing plans for UK retailer - view original
Serco Group PLC | Reg No. 02048608 | SIC Code 7415 | HQ South East | Tel 01256 745900 | Turnover £4,326.7m | Employees 58799 | Locations 2 | 153 Company Alerts
International service company Serco, based in Hook in Hampshire, has produced a contract which will involve contact centres being outsourced in a £430m deal. The Business Process Oursourcing (BPO) contract has been made to improve efficiency of customer contact services for Shop Direct Group, a UK retail company. Christopher Hyman is Chief Executive of the Serco Group.
18 May 2012
Vigalab Mineral Laboratory acquired - expansion in Chile - view original
Intertek Group PLC | Reg No. 04267576 | SIC Code 7415 | HQ London | Tel 020 7396 3400 | Turnover £1,749.4m | Employees 31712 | Locations 2 | 27 Company Alerts | 2 Subsidiary Alerts
Intertek, which provides quality and safety solutions, has acquired Vigalab, a Chile-based minerals testing laboratory. The acquisition strengthens Interteks international minerals capabilities and extends its delivery of quality solutions in support of the expanding market in Latin America. Intertek recorded turnover of £1.7bn in 2011 and had 31,712 employees.
17 May 2012
£4bn contracts secured - potential new jobs - ongoing business growth - view original
Serco Group PLC | Reg No. 02048608 | SIC Code 7415 | HQ South East | Tel 01256 745900 | Turnover £4,326.7m | Employees 58799 | Locations 2 | 153 Company Alerts
Outsourcing company Serco has secured contracts worth a combined £4bn in 2012, including £300m of IT contracts. New business has been gained with a variety of organisations including the NHS, Shop Direct and the State Bank of India. The ongoing growth of the company has the potential to create jobs. 2010 turnover £4.3bn, 58,799 employees.
17 May 2012
New chairman appointed - ongoing business development - view original
United Business Media Plc | Reg No. 00152298 | SIC Code 7415 | HQ London | Tel 020 7921 5000 | Turnover £801.6m | Employees 6476 | Locations 1 | 90 Company Alerts | 18 Subsidiary Alerts
London-based media company UBM Plc is continuing its development with the appointment of Dame Helen Alexander as chairman. Dame Helen succeeds John Botts in the role. Mr Botts retired from the board on 11 May 2012.
16 May 2012
4.3% sales growth - improvement in UK revenues
16 May 2012
Major government contract secured - partnership with SAS - potential new jobs
16 May 2012
£1bn sorting office disposal - planned housing development
14 May 2012
Shop Direct contract secured - ecommerce expansion - 1,800 employees to transfer
11 May 2012
243m ferries contract secured - potential new jobs
10 May 2012
Group profits more than double - Revenue rises 2.4 per cent - Loss made at parcel delivery division
10 May 2012
Contract with Ideal Shopping Secured - Contact centre services for all UK customers - 40 New Jobs
08 May 2012
Staffordshire County Council contract secured - 18.5m cost savings expected
08 May 2012
New Northern Ireland contact centre - 120 jobs created