Virgin Group
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Virgin America expands Florida...touched down Wednesday in Florida, marking one of its most ambitious expansion moves yet with a lavish welcoming ceremony that included Virgin Group Ltd. founder and billionaire Richard Branson. Virgin took a cautious first step into... In this article: Virgin Group Ltd., Virgin America, Florida, JetBlue, Fort Lauderdale, Delta, California, Southwest Airlines Co., and New York |
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Sydney Morning Herald - National | 2 days ago
Virgin boss credits staff for success
...and people is negative (because) it lowers service standards right at the exact time when your loyal customers have the most incentive to try out the competition." He said Virgin put their staff first, then sales and then shareholders.
In this article: Virgin Blue, Virgin, Slash and burn, World War II, and Brisbane
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | 2 days ago
'Something is wrong': Virgin chief hopes airfares will rise
...the market has fallen off." He said the market was not getting worse, but a detailed market update would be announced at next week's Virgin AGM. The Pacific route connecting Australia and the US has gone from being one of the world's...
In this article: Qantas, V Australia, Virgin Blue, Virgin, US, Recession, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Leigh Clifford, and Delta Air Lines
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San Jose Mercury News | 2 days ago
Virgin America starts flights from SFO to Florida
...marking one of its most ambitious expansion moves yet with a lavish welcoming ceremony that included Virgin Group founder and billionaire Richard Branson. Virgin took a cautious first step into Florida - just two daily nonstop flights...
In this article: Florida, Virgin America, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, Fort Lauderdale, California, Southwest Airlines, and New York
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NBC | 2 days ago
Virgin Pops Cork on Florida Flights
...Wednesday morning. There will be two daily nonstop flights each from SFO and from Los Angeles. Cross-country flights are not new for Virgin. The airline has flights that appeal to California business travelers -- to New York, Washington...
In this article: Virgin, Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Richard Branson, New York, California, JetBlue, and Washington
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Telegraph.co.uk - Business | 2 days ago
Virgin Media to cut property portfolio in cost drive
...holdings as part of a drive to cut costs. Eamonn O'Hare, chief financial officer, set out the plans as he said Virgin was confident it could continue growing its customer base and increase the amount customers paid. Virgin, which also...
In this article: Virgin Media, Virgin, Customer base, UK, Revenue, Gravitation, Tesco, and New York
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Sunday Mirror | November 10, 2009
Brawn GP expecting Virgin to move on
Ross Brawn has conceded it is unlikely Virgin will continue sponsorship of the Formula 1 champions next season. The airline-to-trains magnate was the first major high profile sponsor to recognize the potential of the Brackley-based...
In this article: Richard Branson, Ross Brawn, Virgin, Formula One, Rubens Barrichello, Jenson Button, Brackley, and Melbourne
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Telegraph.co.uk - Sport | November 10, 2009
Virgin unlikely to sponsor team in 2010 says Ross Brawn
...Brawn Ross Brawn does not expect his team's cars to carry the sponsorship of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group next season. Off colour: Virgin not expected to continue sponsorship in 2010 Photo: GETTY IMAGES Virgin agreed to sponsor the...
In this article: Ross Brawn, Formula One, Ferrari, Rubens Barrichello, Mercedes-Benz, Jenson Button, McLaren, Honda, and Richard Branson
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Virgin Group Ltd is a branded venture capital organization founded by British business tycoon Sir Richard Branson. The core business areas are travel, entertainment and lifestyle, among others. Virgin Group's date of incorporation is listed as 1989 by Companies House, who class it as a holding company; however Virgin's business and trading activities date to the 1970s. The net worth of Virgin Group LTD as of September 2008 is £5,010,000,000.
Virgin Group operates its headquarters at The School House, 50 Brook Green in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
Although Branson retains complete ownership and control of the Virgin Brand, the commercial set-up of companies using it is varied and complex. Each of the companies operating under the Virgin brand is a separate entity, with Branson completely owning some and holding minority or majority stakes in others. Occasionally, he simply licenses the brand to a company that has purchased a division from him, such as Virgin Mobile USA, Virgin Mobile Australia, Virgin Radio (now part of TIML Golden Square plc) and Virgin Music (now part of EMI).
The brand name "Virgin" arose when Branson and a partner were starting their first business, a record shop. They considered themselves virgins in business. The Virgin logo was originally sketched on a paper napkin and remains largely unchanged from the original style used.
- Name:
- Virgin Group
- Type:
- Private (Limited liability)
- Location City:
- The School House, 50 Brook Lane, Hammersmith and Fulham, London
- Location Country:
- England
- Founded:
- 1970 (Incorporation: 1989)
- Industry:
- conglomerate
- Key People:
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- Susannah Parden, CFO
- Richard Branson, Chairman
- Stephen Murphy, CEO
- Products:
- Revenue:
- US$20 billion (2006)
- No. of Employees:
- 35,000
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