Notable companies
Profiles of notable companies — industry, background and key facts.
BP
Industry and Production
BP until may 2001 British Petroleum was a multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London.London. About a third of the company's revenue comes from operations in&nbs
BT Group
Communication and Internet
BT Group is a British multinational telecommunications holding company headquartered in London, England. It has operations in around 180 countries and is the largest provider of&nb
Bad Boy Records
Advertising and media
Bad Boy Records (or Bad Boy Entertainment) is an American record label founded in 1993 by rapper Sean "Puffy" Combs. During the late 1990s, the label signed numerous artists including&n
Bakkavor
Industry and Production
Bakkavör is an international food manufacturing company specialising in fresh prepared foods. The Group's head office is in London, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchan
Balenciaga
Consumer goods
Balenciaga SA is a Spanish luxury fashion house currently headquartered in Paris. It designs, manufactures and markets ready-to-wear footwear, handbags, and accessories, and licenses its name and bran
Banijay UK Productions Limited
Industry and Production
Banijay UK Productions Limited, trading as Banijay UK, is a British production company. Since 2020, the company has been a subsidiary of Banijay. Banijay UK incorporates a number of producti
Banijay UK Productions Limited
Advertising and media
Banijay UK Productions Limited, trading as Banijay UK, is a British television production company. Since 2020, the company has been a subsidiary of Banijay Entertainment. Banijay UK is most known for
Bank of England
Banks and investments
The Bank of England is a special public institution in Great Britain that acts as a central bank. It organizes the work of the Monetary Policy Committee, which is responsible for managing the country'
Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon)
Banks and investments
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, commonly known as BNY Mellon, is an American multinational investment banking services holding company headquartered in New York City. BNY
Bar Douro
Consumer goods
Bar Douro is a showcase of Portuguese cuisine and tapas in particular. The tapas in the canopy courtyard right in front of the restaurant was a secluded and socially remote place with good views of ot
Barclays
Banks and investments
Barclays plc is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. Barclays operates as two divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, supported by a service c
Barnet London Borough Council
Politics and Administration
Barnet London Borough Council, also known as Barnet Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Barnet in Greater London, England. The council has been under Labour majority control sinc
Bauer Media Audio UK
Advertising and media
Bauer Media Audio UK is a UK-based radio division of the Bauer Media Group owning, among other brands, Absolute Radio, Greatest Hits Radio, Jazz FM, and Magic. Histo
Bauer Media Group
Advertising and media
Heinrich Bauer Publishing, trading as Bauer Media Group, is a German multimedia conglomerate headquartered in Hamburg. It operates worldwide and owns more than 600 magazines, over 400 d
Begbies Traynor
Financial services
Begbies Traynor (LSE: BEG) (until 1997 known as Traynor & Partners) is a firm specialising in corporate restructuring. They were formed in 1989, expanded through mergers and organic
Bella
Advertising and media
Bella is a weekly magazine aimed at women, currently published in the United Kingdom by H Bauer Publishing, the UK subsidiary of the German-owned family business, the Bauer Media Group. Hist
Bentley Motors Limited
Auto and Transport
Bentley Motors Limited is a British manufacturer and marketer of luxury cars and SUVs, and a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group since 1998.[14] Headquartered in Crew
Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG)
Advertising and media
Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) was a division of a German media company Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Sony Corporation of America o
Big Machine Records
Advertising and media
Big Machine Records is an American record label, distributed by Universal Music Group. Specializing in country and pop artists, Big Machine is based on Music Ro
Billboard
Advertising and media
Billboard is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, a division of MRC Media & Info. The magazine provides mus