Findel plc

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Findel plc is a British home shopping company. It is a member of the FTSE 250 Index. Its chief executive is Patrick Jolly. [1]

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[edit] Group Companies

[edit] Nottingham Rehab Ltd

Nottingham Rehab Ltd

  • Nottingham Rehab Ltd (NRS)

[edit] Express Gifts

Express Gifts, the largest company within the Findel plc group, is one of the UK's leading mail order companies selling a wide range of greeting cards, gifts, home and garden items through its Studio and Ace catalogues.[opinion needs balancing] Most of its business is undertaken in the Autumn run-up to Christmas. More than 3 million major catalogues are distributed each year by the company.[citation needed]

[edit] Findel Education

Findel Education is the largest dedicated supplier of educational products in Europe[citation needed], with a Head Office in the Greater Manchester area of Hyde. Customers include state and independent schools from nursery to secondary level, hospitals, charities, and other educational bodies. Product range covers all curriculum subjects as well as all the furniture, audio-visual, stationery and janitorial needs of schools and nurseries. The company trades in the UK and internationally through a series of high profile catalogue brands including Hope Education, NES Arnold, GLS, Philip Harris, Galt, Step by Step, UNILAB, Davies Sports, Percussion Plus and EDCO. Findel Education undertakes PFI work in the UK.

[edit] Findel Services

Findel Services is a white label provider of consumer fulfilment solutions. Turning over £100 million, Findel Services has the claimed capacity to pick up to 1 million items per day, aimed mainly at Web and Digital TV based media. Clients include Matalan.co.uk, EMI Records Group, Provident Personal Credit Ltd, Confetti.co.uk, Marks & Spencer, and Petsathome.co.uk.

[edit] Kleeneze Europe

Main article: Kleeneze

Kleeneze Europe Ltd is a multi-level marketing company, founded in 1923 by Harry Crook in Bristol, England. Following the 13 October 2006 collapse of Farepak and its parent European Home Retail, Findel purchased Kleenze together with I Want One Of Those.com and Kitbag companies from the group for £34 million, [2] of which £2.5 million went directly to the failed Farepak.[1]

[edit] I Want One Of Those.com

Main article: I Want One of Those

Gifts and gadgets website. IWantOneOfThose.com (IWOOT) came 16th in the FHM July 2004 listing of top websites[3].

[edit] Kitbag.com

Bought as package together with Kleenze Kitbag describes itself as Europe’s largest online sports retailer.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Sainsbury, Tesco, Findel to help Farepak customers UPDATE - Live Style Extra 7/11/2006
  2. ^ Life Style Extra - Findel picks up 34 mln stg of assets from European Home Retail receiver Retail Week - Findel pounces on EHR assets
  3. ^ "IWOOT Press Feedback

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