UK Publicly Traded Firms
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- 01. Basic Information
- 02. Products/Services
- 03. Facilities
- 04. Workforce
- 05. Financial Information
- 06. Company History
- 07. Corporate Strategy
- 08. Management
- 09. Stockholders
- 10. Board of Directors
- 11. Lenders
- 12. Parent Company
- 13. Subsidiaries
- 14. Industry
- 15. Competitors
- 16. Raw Materials/ Suppliers
- 17. Transportation/ Distribution/ Dissemination
- 18. Utilities
- 19. Customers/ Clients
- 20. Safety and Health
- 21. Environmental
- 22. Other Regulatory /Legal
- 23. Community
- 24. Political
3.1 List all facilities, locations, and operations.
3.2 What is the status of each company property? Are they owned or leased?
3.3 List any industrial development funds or other public monies used in construction, renovation, or purchase.
Compiling an inventory of the company’s facilities is central to understanding a firm’s operations. Coupled with an understanding of their products and services, it allows you to geographically map out their activities. It is crucial in developing a campaign to understand which facilities are responsible for which kinds of products/services. In what may be the first example of corporate research in the labor movement, in 1936 the UAW identified that GM was making body parts in only one plant in Flint, Michigan which became their strike target. If any public monies are involved in building or renovating facilities, it raises the public profile of the target firm considerably. What may have been an issue with a private company now becomes a public issue.
Information on facilities is provided in the Annual Return available at Companies House WebCHeck or on the company’s web site. You should also consult the Company Web Site which often provides an extensive listing of facilities.
Dunn and Bradstreet Million Dollar Directory (fee-based) provides an extremely comprehensive list of facilities including sales and the number of employees.
You can find information on industrial development funds or other public monies in the sources above, or by using a U.K. News Search. Some information may be available at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
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Dunn and Bradstreet Million Dollar Directory accessible through Mergent Intellect provides a comprehensive list of facilities. It also lists employees and sales by facility. Use the Family Tree to explore corporate structure.