Key British Enterprises
Preface
Welcome to the 2008 edition of Key British Enterprises. As one of then UK's most widely recognised and frequently used reference publications, Key British Enterprises has provided key business information on the top 50,000 UK businesses to librarians, sales and marketing managers, academics and all types of organisations for over forty years.
Key British Enterprises is ideal for identifying sales prospects, locating suppliers, evaluating competition and takeover targets, simple credit checking and researching and planning marketing strategy. The 2008 Key British Enterprises includes for each company:
Contact Details - name and address, telephone and fax numbers, names and functions of principals; making approaching potential business partners easy.
Financial Details - issued capital, sales turnover, net worth, working capital, export sales turnover, profit figures and auditors.
Operational Details - line of business, markets, employees, branches, US & UK SIC codes. This data is essential for a full picture of potential customers or suppliers.
Corporate Details - parent company, date established, legal status, company registration number, VAT number and bankers.
Key British Enterprises provides unique benefits that only D&B is able to offer:
- Impartial Quality Information - no charge of any kind is made for a listing in this or any other D&B directory. By using appropriate listing criteria we ensure that only qualified businesses are included. Great care is taken in compiling each company entry.
- Coverage - the top 50,000 businesses in the UK are included, across all lines of business.
- Cross Referencing - cross reference indexes give contact information in each section making the directory very easy to use.
- Validility - all the businesses included have been checked and the information updated by telephone research. Dun & Bradstreet's dedicated call centre employs a permanent team to constantly update our database and ensure the accuracy of all records. Since company information changes, we recommend that you do not use this directory beyond January 2009.