Notable companies
Profiles of notable companies — industry, background and key facts.
Uncorked
Consumer goods
Uncorked is one of the UK's leading small independent wine merchants. The job here involves spending a lot of time saying no to hopeful suppliers whose wine just doesn't hit the quality bets. The wine
Uncut magazine
Advertising and media
Uncut magazine is a monthly publication based in London. It is available across the English-speaking world, and focuses on music, but also includes film and books sections. A DVD magazine un
Unilever
Industry and Production
Unilever plc is a British multinational consumer goods company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Unilever products include food, condiments, ice cre
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
Other
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach football 
Unite the Union
Politics and Administration
Unite the Union, commonly known as Unite, is a British and Irish trade union which was formed on 1 May 2007 by the merger of Amicus and the Transport and G
United Friends and Families Campaign (UFFC)
Audit and Consulting
United Friends and Families Campaign (UFFC) is a London based coalition of campaigns by the friends and the families of people who have died in police custody, prisons and psychiatric h
United Nations Organization (UN)
Politics and Administration
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization that aims to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achiev
Universal City Studios LLC
Advertising and media
Universal City Studios LLC, doing business as Universal Pictures (informally as Universal Studios or also known simply as Universal), is an American film production&
Universal Music Group N.V.
Advertising and media
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch–American multinational music corporation under&nb
Universal Studios, Inc.
Advertising and media
Universal Studios, Inc. (formerly as MCA Inc., also known simply as Universal) is an American media and entertainment conglomerate and is owned by NBCUniversal, a division of
University College London (UCL)
Science and education
University College London, which operates as UCL, is a public research university in London, England. It is a member institution of the federal Univer
University of Reading
Science and education
The University of Reading is a public university in Reading, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1892 as University College, Reading, a University of Oxford e
Urban Control
Industry and Production
Urban Control provides solutions to make infrastructure assets intelligent. That means streetlights that sense their environment and adapt to citizen's needs, rail stations that guide people safely to
Urdang
Science and education
Urdang, previously known as The Urdang Academy, is a performing arts academy based in Islington, London. The school was founded as a ballet school under the direction of Leonie Urdang; after her death
Us Weekly
Advertising and media
Us Weekly is a weekly celebrity and entertainment magazine based in New York City. Us Weekly was founded in 1977 by The New York Times Company, who sold it in 1980. It was acquired
Valeo
Auto and Transport
Valeo is a French global automotive supplier headquartered in France, listed on the Paris Stock Exchange (CAC Next 20 Index). It supplies a wide range of products to automaker
Valnet
Advertising and media
Valnet is a media holding company that operates as an investment company. The company was founded in 2012, and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. Editor Nola Pfau, writing for&n
Valve Corporation
Computers and software
Valve Corporation is an American video game developer, publisher, and digital distribution company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. It is the developer of the software d
Vanity Fair
Advertising and media
Vanity Fair is a monthly magazine of popular culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast in the United States. The first version of&nbs
Vantage Markets
Economy
Vantage Markets (or Vantage) is a globally recognized multi-asset CFD broker that provides traders with access to Contracts for Difference (CFDs) across various asset classes, including Forex, Commodi