We are delighted to welcome BG Group, Morrisons, Pfizer, Tata and Yodel (Home Delivery Network) to the WIG membership as they join over 90 other top FTSE or equivalent companies and over 90 public sector organisations.
BG Group, a leading player in the global energy market with operations in more than 25 countries over five continents, has a proud history in all aspects of the energy sector, particularly natural gas, where they have experience across the entire gas chain - from exploration to delivery to the consumer.
Morrisons (Wm Morrison Supermarkets) is the UK's fourth largest food retailer with 403 stores and 9 million customers passing through their doors every week. It was in 1899 that egg and butter merchant William Morrison began work to create the company we know today. From a stall in a Bradford market came the inspiration to innovate and lead the way in supermarket retailing.
Pfizer, founded in 1849 when they opened a fine-chemicals business in Brooklyn, New York, is today one of world's leading pharmaceutical companies and at the cutting edge of the research and development of medicines for humans and animals. They have been operating in the UK for the last 50 years.
Based in India,
Tata has significant international operations. Every Tata company or enterprise operates independently. Tata Steel became the sixth largest steel maker in the world after it acquired Corus. Tata Motors is among the top five commercial vehicle manufacturers in the world and has recently acquired Jaguar and Land Rover. TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) is a leading global software company, with delivery centres in the US, UK, Hungary, Brazil, Uruguay and China, besides India. Tata Tea is the second largest branded tea company in the world, through its UK-based subsidiary Tetley. Tata Chemicals is the world’s second largest manufacturer of soda ash and Tata Communications is one of the world’s largest wholesale voice carriers.
Yodel is the UK's second-largest parcel delivery business. The Yodel brand name is the new corporate identity for Home Delivery Network (HDNL) and Parcel Point.
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