WPP 701.20 -3.80 -0.54% : WPP PLC – MSN Money WPP Group (WPP plc) is a British multinational communications, advertising, public relations, technology, and commerce holding company headquartered in London, England. It is considered the world’s largest advertising company, as of 2019. WPP Group plc owns many companies, which includes advertising, public relations, media, and…
Worldwide Healthcare Trust
Worldwide Healthcare Trust (LSE: WWH) (previously known as Finsbury Worldwide Pharmaceutical) is a large British investment trust dedicated to investing in a portfolio of biotechnology and healthcare companies around the world. Established in 1995, the company is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The chairman is Martin Smith. Industry: Investment management Headquarters: United Kingdom…
Wolfson Microelectronics plc
Wolfson Microelectronics plc was a microelectronics and fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. It specialised in signal processing and mixed-signal chips for the consumer electronics market and had engineering and sales offices throughout Asia-Pacific, Europe and the United States. In 2014 it was acquired by Cirrus Logic for £291 million. Traded as: LSE: WLF…
Wizz Air
Wizz Air, legally incorporated as Wizz Air Hungary Ltd. (Hungarian: Wizz Air Hungary Légiközlekedési Kft.) and stylised as W!ZZ Air, is a European ultra low-cost airline with its head office in Budapest. The airline serves many cities across Europe, as well as some destinations in North Africa and the Middle East. It has the largest…
Witan Investment Trust plc
Witan Investment Trust plc (LSE: WTAN) is a multi-managed, global equity investment trust. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Industry: Investment management Founded: 1909 Headquarters: London, United Kingdom Website: www.witan.com
William Hill plc
William Hill plc is a bookmaker based in London, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Traded as: LSE: WMH Industry: Gambling Founded: 1964 Founder: William Hill Headquarters: London, England, UK Products: Bookmaking, betting shops, online gambling Website: http://sports.williamhill.com/bet/en-ca
WHSmith PLC
WHSmith PLC (also known as WHS or colloquially as Smith’s, and formerly W. H. Smith & Son) is a British retailer, headquartered in Swindon, Wiltshire, which operates a chain of high street, railway station, airport, port, hospital and motorway service station shops selling books, stationery, magazines, newspapers, entertainment products and confectionery. The company was formed…
Whitbread plc
Whitbread plc is a British multinational hotel and restaurant company headquartered in Houghton Regis, England. The business was founded as a brewery in 1742, and had become the largest brewery in the world by the 1780s. Its largest division is currently Premier Inn, which is the largest hotel brand in the UK with over 785…
J D Wetherspoon plc
J D Wetherspoon plc (branded variously as Wetherspoon or Wetherspoons, and colloquially known as Spoons) is a pub company based in Watford, England, operating in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Founded in 1979 by Tim Martin, the company operates nearly 900 pubs, including the chain of Lloyds No.1 bars, and a growing number of Wetherspoon…
The Westminster Group plc
The Westminster Group plc is a worldwide security company that specialises in Fire, Safety, Security and Defence. The firms’ headquarters are at Westminster House, Blacklocks Hill, Overthorpe, near Banbury, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. The group operates through a network of over 70 agents and international offices in over 45 countries, with a slightly growing customer base…
The Weir Group plc
The Weir Group plc is a British engineering company headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The company operates in over 70 countries employing approximately 14,000 people focused on mining, oil and gas and power markets. Traded as: LSE: WEIR Industry: …
Watches of Switzerland
Watches of Switzerland is a British retailer of Swiss watches, with 16 stores in the United Kingdom. The company headquarters is in Braunstone, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Traded as: LSE: WOSG Industry: Jewelry Founded: 1924 Headquarters: Braunstone, England, UK Website: www.watches-of-switzerland.co.uk Retail…