1992 Table of 50 Largest Employers: Difference between revisions
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# [[General Post Office|Post Office]] - 201,937 | # [[General Post Office|Post Office]] - 201,937 | ||
# [[British Railways Board]] - 137,770 | # [[British Railways Board]] - 137,770 | ||
# J. Sainsbury - 104,072 | # [[J. Sainsbury]] - 104,072 | ||
# [[National Westminster Bank]] - 95,200 | # [[National Westminster Bank]] - 95,200 | ||
# [[British Aerospace (BAe)|British Aerospace]] - 90,000 | # [[British Aerospace (BAe)|British Aerospace]] - 90,000 | ||
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# [[Barclays Bank|Barclays]] | # [[Barclays Bank|Barclays]] | ||
# [[Boots Co]] | # [[Boots Co]] | ||
# Asda Group | # [[Asda Group]] | ||
# [[Bass and Co|Bass]] - 69,394 | # [[Bass and Co|Bass]] - 69,394 | ||
# [[Argyll Group]] | # [[Argyll Group]] | ||
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# [[British Steel]] - 47,600 | # [[British Steel]] - 47,600 | ||
# [[Rolls-Royce plc|Rolls-Royce]] | # [[Rolls-Royce plc|Rolls-Royce]] | ||
# Sears | # [[Sears]] | ||
# [[Lloyds Bank]] | # [[Lloyds Bank]] | ||
# [[ICI|Imperial Chemical Industries]] - 45,000 | # [[ICI|Imperial Chemical Industries]] - 45,000 | ||
# [[London Regional Transport]] | # [[London Regional Transport]] | ||
# [[Midland Bank]] | # [[Midland Bank]] | ||
# Isosceles | # [[Isosceles]] | ||
# [[British Airways Group|British Airways]] | # [[British Airways Group|British Airways]] | ||
# [[John Lewis and Co|John Lewis Partnership]] | # [[John Lewis and Co|John Lewis Partnership]] | ||
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# [[Coats Viyella]] | # [[Coats Viyella]] | ||
# [[BP|British Petroleum]] - 28,300 | # [[BP|British Petroleum]] - 28,300 | ||
# Ladbroke Group | # [[Ladbroke Group]] | ||
# [[Thorn EMI]] | # [[Thorn EMI]] | ||
# [[W. H. Smith and Son|W. H. Smith Group]] | # [[W. H. Smith and Son|W. H. Smith Group]] | ||
Revision as of 17:04, 24 August 2024
From 'A Business History of Britain 1900-1990s' by David J. Jeremy. OUP 1998. ISBN 0198773765
- British Telecommunications - 204,300 employees
- Post Office - 201,937
- British Railways Board - 137,770
- J. Sainsbury - 104,072
- National Westminster Bank - 95,200
- British Aerospace - 90,000
- Tesco
- British Gas
- BET 75,879
- General Electric Co - 75,430
- Barclays
- Boots Co
- Asda Group
- Bass - 69,394
- Argyll Group
- Kingfisher
- British Coal Corporation - 58,058
- Allied-Lyons
- Marks and Spencer
- Whitbread
- BTR - 48,871
- British Steel - 47,600
- Rolls-Royce
- Sears
- Lloyds Bank
- Imperial Chemical Industries - 45,000
- London Regional Transport
- Midland Bank
- Isosceles
- British Airways
- John Lewis Partnership
- Forte
- Co-operative Wholesale Society
- Burton Group
- Rank Organisation
- Hillsdown Holdings - 31,500
- Ford Motor Co - 31,400
- Littlewoods Organisation
- Grand Metropolitan
- Northern Foods
- Granada Group
- Coats Viyella
- British Petroleum - 28,300
- Ladbroke Group
- Thorn EMI
- W. H. Smith Group
- Lucas Industries - 25,929
- Scottish and Newcastle - 25,000
- Unilever - 25,000
- United Biscuits (Holdings) - 24,600
Total of employees in the Top 50 companies: 2,850,108 persons
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