Virgin Group
Virgin Group
Virgin Group
Virgin
Group
Virgin Pulse
Virgin
Limited
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Virgin
Atlantic
Information
Type
Private
Industry
Conglomerate
Founded
February 1970
Founder
Richard Branson
Nik Powell
Headquarters
Area served
Global
Key people
Products
Banking
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Books
Commercial spaceflight
Consumer electronics
Films
Health care
Internet
Jewelry
Mobile Phones
Music
Radio
Retail
Travel
Revenue
15 billion (2012)[1]
Owner
Richard Branson
Number of employees
Approximately 50,000
Company Overview
Virgin Group Ltd., through its subsidiaries, engages in the businesses of mobile telephony, travel,
financial services, leisure, music, holidays, and health and wellness in the United Kingdom and
internationally. Its mobile telephony business includes IP-VPN, Wi-Fi, phones, phone plans, mobile
broadband, TV phone, broadband services, and SIM cards. The companys travel business comprises
airlines, leisure and travel Websites, travel booking services, travel information, flying clubs,
commercial spaceline services, holiday services, hotel services, holiday cruise services, hotels,
private islands, mountain retreats, game reserves, catamarans, lodges, tented camps, vineyards,
restaurants, private members clubs, trains, and tour operating services. Its financial services include
credit cards, home loans, insurance, savings, superannuation, fundraising services, and small
business funding. The companys leisure businesses comprise balloon rides, corporate gifts,
competition prizes and promotions, benefits, rewards and incentives, corporate events and hospitality,
PR events and photography/filming, advertising balloons, book publishing, employee rewards, gift
cards, electric vehicle championships, wine production, and online wine retail. Its health and wellness
business includes health clubs, fitness clubs, NHS and social care services, health banks, and
employee wellness services. The company also engages in entertainment businesses, such as
casinos, bingo, slots, and radio stations. Virgin Group Ltd. was founded in 1970 and is based in
London, United Kingdom. The company has locations/subsidiaries/additional offices/operations
internationally.
Virgin Group Ltd. consists of approximately 100 consumer businesses owned by Richard Branson.
Operations include Virgin Retail, which owns more than 50 Virgin music "megastores" worldwide, and
Virgin Atlantic Airways, a London-based airline that serves a number of international destinations. The
Group also has interests in movie theaters, radio and direct financial services.