Lambda
Lambda is Britain's largest manufacturer of standard and configurable power supplies. From switch-mode to linear, , 1.5 Watts to 10000 Watts, low cost to specialist applications, Lambda can offer customers a complete power solution.
Lambda is part of , Power Components Division. Invensys plc is a world-class electronics-engineering group, which has world-class technologies providing intelligent solutions for global markets with total annual sales of more than $7 billion.
The company in general had a profit of 128 million in 2002 a turnover of 6,972 million.
Industrial. Mechanical. Electrical. Contractors
Industrial mechanical & electrical contractors ltd is a leading provider of electrical and mechanical contracting services. From the installation of industrial machinery, to the wiring of a new retail outlet. They inspect and test electrical and mechanical machinery. Install industrial machinery and maintain machinery as well.
BT- British Telecommunications
BT is one of Europe's leading providers of telecommunications services. Its principal activities include local, national and international telecommunications services, higher-value broadband and Internet products and services, and IT solutions. In the UK, BT serves over 21 million corporate and residential customers with more than 28 million exchange lines, as well as providing network services to other licensed operators.
BT employs approximately 108,600 relevant to march 31st 2002.
BT had a turn over of £24,642,000,000 last year
In 2002 BT made £1,018,000,000 in post-tax profit.
British Aerospace
BAE SYSTEMS is a global systems company dedicated to making the intelligent connections needed to deliver innovative solutions to there customers.
They have international reach on all continents as a prime contractor and systems integrator in the air, land, sea, space, and command and control market sectors. There world-class capabilities combine key in-depth skills in naval platforms, military aircraft, electronics, systems integration and other technologies. This enables them to offer outstanding complementary capability to international customers across the main defence sectors, the commercial world, as well as in the civil aircraft market.
They have a network of nearly 100,000 skilled and talented people of numerous nationalities work together to provide this synergy of systems integration and best practice for our customers. With innovative thinking, there people have the unique ability to look at a problem or need and can integrate commercial off-the-shelf technology to provide solutions or develop new technology to deliver what it takes to help make the world and our communities safer places to live. The commercial practices they employ in the civil aviation marketplace naturally feed through to our dealings in the ever-changing defence sector; and conversely, many of the technology breakthroughs we achieve in military programmes enable us to develop the right solutions for our wide customer base. They are an innovator of flight safety and they leverage strength to improve life in communities by supporting education programmes and charities, and by being a responsible partner.
Ford
Employing more than 18,000 people across 16 locations, Ford Motor Company Limited has been the UK market leader for 25 consecutive years in an increasingly competitive new car market.
Ford has also led the light commercial market for 22 successive years and the medium commercial market for a record 35 year
Ford employs 18124 people. Has had a profit of £1.38 million for last year.
Jarvis plc
Not many people have heard of Jarvis plc, an unglamorous outsourcing company focused mainly on government contract work.
But the Potters Bar rail crash, which occurred on a stretch of railway line that Jarvis is responsible for maintaining, could changed all that.
Jarvis plc is the biggest railway maintenance company in the U.K it has approximate 8,000 employees has had a turnover of £534.4m in 2002 and made post tax profit of £19 million.
- In the U.K 17% of the population are working in engineering. It represents a GNP of about 13.9% for the whole U.K.
