VIRGIN GROUP OF COMPANIES

Virgin Group of Companies



Virgin Group of Companies

Introduction

Virgin Group is an international investment group that comprises of around 300 branded companies operating in various sectors including transportation, communications, financial services, leisure and entertainment, and health and wellness. The group operates in the Americas, Europe, Australia, Qatar, Asia Pacific, Russia and South Africa. It is headquartered in London, the UK and employs around 50,000 people. The group recorded revenues of £13 billion (approximately $21 billion) in 2011.

Virgin Group is a venture capital organization that holds investments in around 300 companies operating in 34 countries. The group has operations in the Americas, Europe, Australia, Qatar, Asia Pacific, Russia and South Africa. The companies in the group's portfolio operate primarily in the media and mobile, lifestyle, travel, money (finance) and music sectors. In the media and mobile sector, the group's companies include Virgin Mobile Australia, Virgin Mobile

Canada, Virgin Mobile France, Virgin Mobile India, Virgin Mobile Qatar, Virgin Mobile South Africa, Virgin Mobile USA, Virgin Mobile UK, Virgin Mobile Chile, Virgin Mobile France, Virgin Connect, Virgin Media and Virgin Mobile Latin America. These companies are involved in providing a range of mobile communication services, fixed line telephony services, broadband internet, and distribution of mobile phones and provision of other related communication services. The group also operates Virgin Produced, a film and television development, packaging and production company. The companies operating in the lifestyle sector include the following: Virgin Active that operates over 170 Virgin Active health clubs in the UK, Italy, Spain and South Africa, and also in Portugal and Australia; Virgin Balloon Flights that operates a fleet of balloons for conducting balloon rides in the UK; Virgin Health Miles that provides employee health programs through its pay-for-prevention approach; Virgin Books, a non-fiction publishing house that publishes books on science, humor, biography, health and lifestyle and sports; Virgin Care that provides NHS (National Health Service) services in the UK; Virgin Digital Help that provides services related to electronic goods such as computers, smart phones and tablets, other computer related products, email problems, internet and networking in the US and the UK; Virgin Wines that offers a variety of wines in the US, the UK and Australia; Marussia Virgin Racing, engaged in Formula One racing business; Virgin Experience Days, engaged in providing various gift ideas grouped into themed categories; Virgin Games and Virgin Gaming that operates gaming centers and provide online casino and gaming services; Virgin Life Care that operates a national network of Biokineticists that provides health and fitness assessments; Virgin Health Bank; The Virgin Voucher that offers gift vouchers, which can be redeemed at restaurants, and other food and drink facilities, and for holiday and travel, entertainment and lifestyle purposes, and others. Today is the second largest long-haul UK behind British Airways. Its fleet consists of Boeing 747 and Airbus A340 (the 1st to do so). Virgin Wines Online Ltd Virgin Wines Online, a part of Virgin Group, is an online supplier of ...