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# [[National Westminster Bank]] - 95,200 | # [[National Westminster Bank]] - 95,200 | ||
# [[British Aerospace (BAe)|British Aerospace]] - 90,000 | # [[British Aerospace (BAe)|British Aerospace]] - 90,000 | ||
# Tesco | # [[Tesco]] | ||
# [[British Gas]] | # [[British Gas]] | ||
# [[British Electric Traction Co|BET]] 75,879 | # [[British Electric Traction Co|BET]] 75,879 | ||
# [[GEC|General Electric Co]] - 75,430 | # [[GEC|General Electric Co]] - 75,430 | ||
# Barclays | # [[Barclays Bank|Barclays]] | ||
# [[ | # [[Boots Co]] | ||
# Asda Group | # Asda Group | ||
# [[Bass and Co|Bass]] - 69,394 | # [[Bass and Co|Bass]] - 69,394 | ||
# Argyll Group | # [[Argyll Group]] | ||
# Kingfisher | # [[Kingfisher]] | ||
# [[British Coal|British Coal Corporation]] - 58,058 | # [[British Coal|British Coal Corporation]] - 58,058 | ||
# [[Allied Lyons|Allied-Lyons]] | # [[Allied Lyons|Allied-Lyons]] | ||
# Marks and Spencer | # [[Marks and Spencer]] | ||
# [[Whitbread]] | # [[Whitbread]] | ||
# [[BTR Industries|BTR]] - 48,871 | # [[BTR Industries|BTR]] - 48,871 | ||
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# [[Midland Bank]] | # [[Midland Bank]] | ||
# Isosceles | # Isosceles | ||
# [[British Airways]] | # [[British Airways Group|British Airways]] | ||
# John Lewis Partnership | # [[John Lewis and Co|John Lewis Partnership]] | ||
# Forte | # [[Trust Houses Forte|Forte]] | ||
# [[Co-operative Wholesale Society]] | # [[Co-operative Wholesale Society]] | ||
# Burton Group | # [[Burton Group]] | ||
# [[Rank Organisation]] | # [[Rank Organisation]] | ||
# [[Hillsdown Holdings]] - 31,500 | # [[Hillsdown Holdings]] - 31,500 | ||
# [[Ford|Ford Motor Co]] - 31,400 | # [[Ford|Ford Motor Co]] - 31,400 | ||
# Littlewoods Organisation | # [[Littlewoods|Littlewoods Organisation]] | ||
# [[Grand Metropolitan]] | # [[Grand Metropolitan]] | ||
# [[Northern Foods]] | # [[Northern Foods]] | ||
# Granada Group | # [[Granada|Granada Group]] | ||
# [[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|W. H. Smith Group]] | # [[W. H. Smith and Son|W. H. Smith Group]] | ||
# [[Lucas Industries]] - 25,929 | # [[Lucas Industries]] - 25,929 | ||
# [[Scottish and Newcastle]] - 25,000 | # [[Scottish and Newcastle]] - 25,000 | ||
Latest revision as of 13:46, 24 September 2021
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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