Notable companies
Profiles of notable companies — industry, background and key facts.
W Channel
Advertising and media
W is a British free-to-air television channel owned by BBC Studios. It originally launched on 7 October 2008 as Watch and until 2022 was a pay television channe
WFAN (660 AM)
Advertising and media
WFAN (660 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to New York, New York, carrying a sports radio format known as "Sports Radio 66 AM and 101.9 FM" or "The Fan". Owned by&nb
WHSmith
Consumer goods
WH Smith (also known as WHS or colloquially as Smith's, and formerly W. H. Smith & Son) is a British retailer, headquartered in Swindon, England, which operates a cha
WPP plc
Economy
WPP plc is a British multinational communications, advertising, public relations, technology, and commerce holding company headquartered in London, England. It is conside
WRAP
Consumer goods
WRAP is a charitable organization working with governments, businesses and citizens around the world to create a world in which resources are used sustainably. The company develops science-based solut
Wagamama
Leisure
Wagamama (stylized as wagamama) is a British restaurant chain, serving Asian food based on Japanese cuisine.
Waitrose & Partners
Consumer goods
Waitrose & Partners is a brand of British supermarkets, founded in 1904 as Waite, Rose & Taylor, later shortened to Waitrose. It was acquired in 1937 by employee-owned retailer&
WalesOnline
Advertising and media
WalesOnline has been around since 2008, but its journalistic pedigree dates back more than a century on the pages of its affiliated print publications, Western Mail and South Wales Echo. WalesOnline c
Warner Bros.
Advertising and media
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. and abbreviated as WB; formerly traded as Warner Bros. Inc.) is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment congl
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD)
Advertising and media
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It was formed after the spi
Warner Bros. Pictures
Advertising and media
Warner Bros. Pictures is an American film studio and distribution arm of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group division of Warner Bros., both of which are owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. It is headqu
Warp Films
Advertising and media
Warp Films is an independent film and television production company based in Sheffield and London, England, UK. History 2001 - 2012 Warp Films was established by Warp Records founding partners Rob Mit
Watts Group Limited
Industry and Production
The Watts Group is family-owned business with a 150 year heritage and is built on a foundation of valuing people, innovation, and achievement. The group employs over 200 people in the UK. Group activi
Wealth Club
Banks and investments
Wealth Club is the UK’s largest investment service for high net worth and experienced investors. Its service provides you with detailed, in-depth research on such opportunities. The company
Wells Fargo & Company
Banks and investments
Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational financial services company headquartered in San Francisco, California, with central offices throughout the United States. It
Westminster City Council
Politics and Administration
Westminster City Council is the local authority for the City of Westminster in Greater London, England. The city is divided into 20 wards, each electing three councillors. The coun
Wetherspoon
Consumer goods
J D Wetherspoon plc (branded variously as Wetherspoon or Wetherspoons, and colloquially known as Spoons) is a pub company operating in the United Kingdom a
Computers and software
WhatsApp is an internationally available freeware, cross-platform centralized instant messaging (IM) and voice-over-IP (VoIP) service owned by American company&
Whitbread
Leisure
Whitbread plc is a multinational British hotel and restaurant company headquartered in Houghton Regis, England. The business was founded as a brewery in 1742, and had become the largest brew
Wholebake
Industry and Production
Wholebake produces and supplies energy bars for vegetarians and the company offers its products through health and food shops, as well as online. It is situated in the United Kingdom and the company w