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IKEA history, profile and history video  IKEA was founded in Sweden in 1943 by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad, whose fortune is estimated at $3.3 billion. Kampard’s fortune peaked at $33 billion, but he has transferred the vast majority of his economic stake in the retailer to his philanthropic foundations. IKEA operates in 26 countries, but has 227 of its 298 existing stores in Europe. It sells 9,500 products and its stores received 690 million store visits last year.” “IKEA History How it all began in Canada 1976 – IKEA Richmond opens 1977 – IKEA North York opens 1978 – IKEA Edmonton opens 1979 – IKEA Calgary opens …

Fortum Oyj history, company profile (overview) and corporate video    Fortum Oyj is a state-owned energy company headquartered in Espoo, Finland. HISTORY Fortum was founded in 1998 through the merger of the Finnish state-owned power and heat company IVO (Imatran Voima Oy) and Neste Oy, the Finnish national oil company. However, Fortum’s origins date back to 1932 when Imatran Voima, Fortum’s predecessor, was founded to operate the Imatrankoski hydroelectric power plant in Imatra. Imatran Voima acquired and built a number of other power plants, such as the largest hydroelectric power plants along the Oulujoki river, Inkoo and Naantali coal-fired power plants,…

Formosa Plastics Corporation history, company profile (overview) and corporate video Formosa Plastics Corporation (台灣塑膠公司; lit. “Taiwan Plastics Company”) is a chemical company headquartered in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. It is a supplier of plastic resins and petrochemicals. HISTORY Formosa Plastics Corporation (FPC) was founded in 1954 with a US$ 798,000 loan from United States aid agencies. In 1957, the first PVC plant was constructed in Kaohsiung. In 1994, FPC formed the Formosa Transrail to operate the rail fleet. In 1996, Formosa Plastics established Mailiao Auto Electric Co., Ltd. as a joint venture with Formosa Petrochemical, Nanya,…

Key Stats 21,000+ Total Employees £5.4B Annual Income (2024) £169.50 TV Licence Fee (2024) 103 Years Years of Operation 55% BBC One Weekly Reach The British Broadcasting Corporation stands as the world’s oldest and largest national broadcaster by employee count and stature. Established in 1922 and operating under Royal Charter since 1927, the BBC serves as a public service broadcaster funded primarily through television licence fees paid by UK households. The corporation operates multiple television channels, radio stations, and digital platforms including BBC iPlayer, reaching audiences both domestically and internationally through BBC World Service. With over 21,000 employees, the BBC…

Founded: 1949 in Leeds, England (as Associated Dairies and Farm Stores Ltd) 2023 Revenue: £24.6 billion (including fuel) Employees: Approximately 140,000 UK Market Share: 11.4% (December 2025) Store Count: Over 1,000 locations across the United Kingdom Asda Stores Ltd operates as one of the United Kingdom’s largest supermarket chains. The company is headquartered in Leeds, England, where it has maintained its base since its founding. Asda sells groceries, clothing under the George brand, home products, and general merchandise. The retailer operates multiple store formats including superstores, supermarkets, convenience stores under the Asda Express banner, and petrol stations. TDR Capital currently…

YP Holdings history, company profile (overview) and corporate video    YP Holdings is an online advertising company headquartered in Tucker, Georgia, United States. HISTORY    The company was founded in 2012 to take over the directory and online advertising businesses from AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive divisions of AT&T. AT&T sold 53% of AT&T Advertising Solutions to Cerberus Capital Management and retained 47% of the new entity. PRODUCTS Digital Advertising;Print Directories;Web Design;Listing Management;Video Creation;Local Search Ads;SEO;SEM;Direct Marketing;Display Marketing. SUBSIDIARIES YP.com LLC;YP Marketing Solutions LLC.    With more than 70 employees, YP Holdings is considered one of the Largest Public…

WinCo Foods history, company profile (overview) and history video WinCo Foods, Inc. is a supermarket chain headquartered in Boise, Idaho, United States. WinCo Foods is a privately held, majority employee-owned company and has operating distribution centers in Woodburn (Oregon), Myrtle Creek (Oregon), Boise (Idaho), Phoenix (Arizona), Denton (Texas), and Modesto (California). HISTORY    In 1967, WinCo Foods was founded in Boise, Idaho, as Waremart by Ralph Ward and Bud Williams. In 1985, an employee stock ownership plan purchased a majority interest in Waremart from the Ward family, giving Waremart employees an ownership stake in the company. In 1999, Waremart changed its name…

The Walsh Group history, company profile (overview) and history video The Walsh Group is a construction company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States. HISTORY The Walsh Group has practiced general building construction since its foundation as a small carpentry business in 1898 by Matthew Myles Walsh. Walsh Construction was incorporated in the State of Illinois in 1949. In 1983, Archer Western Contractors was established in Atlanta, Georgia.    In 2009, The Walsh Group expanded beyond the borders of the United States and established Walsh Canada in Toronto, Ontario. OPERATIONS The Walsh Group operates through the following…

VIZIO history, company profile (overview) and corporate video      Vizio Inc. is an electronics company headquartered in Irvine, California, United States. HISTORY    Vizio was established in 2002 as V Inc. by the entrepreneur William Wang and two founding employees, Laynie Newsome and Ken Lowe.    In 2004, the company changed its name to Vizio. PRODUCTS Television sets;Soundbars;SmartCast.    With more than 800 employees, Vizio Inc. is considered one of the Largest Public Companies in the World, according to Forbes. *Information from Forbes.com, Wikipedia.org, and Vizio.com. **Video published on YouTube by “VIZIO USA“

SunGard Data Systems history, company profile (overview) and corporate video    SunGard Data Systems was a multinational software company headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States.    The company provided software and IT solutions to the education sector, financial services industry, and public sector organizations in over 70 countries. It also offered disaster recovery, cloud, managed IT, data center, and consulting services along with business continuity management software.”    SunGard also provided continuity assurance and production data center hosting services, which are now part of SunGard AS. HISTORY    SunGard was formed in 1983 as a spin-off of the computer services…