Spread Bet on Serco Group | Trade Serco Group Shares Serco Group may be “the biggest company you never heard of” according to the Guardian. It is a service company, and provides outsourcing services to governments and private clients in more than 30 countries. It operates in many sectors, including health, education, transportation, and defence. […]

Spread Bet on Severn Trent plc | Trade Severn Trent Shares Severn Trent plc is a water utility group, one of 10 that were formed in England by a parliamentary act in 1973. It came into being in 1974 as the Seven Trent Water Authority, a state owned water authority, and the name reflected two […]

Spread Bet on Shire plc Shire plc, sometimes called Shire Pharmaceuticals to distinguish it from other similarly named companies, is a pharmaceutical manufacturer specializing in certain life altering conditions. It is a comparatively young company, originating in 1986 and becoming listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996. It was started in Basingstoke, Hants., which […]

Spread Bet on Smith & Nephew Shares | Trade Smith & Nephew Smith & Nephew is an international company that manufactures medical devices. Its range of products is extensive, and it is the world leader in arthroscopy products, second-largest producer of wound management products, third for trauma and clinical therapy products, and fourth for orthopaedic […]

Spread Bet on Smiths Group Shares The company was founded in London in 1951, and started in the clock and watch business. It became well known in the 20th century when it produced the first British odometer and speedometer. Smiths provided much of the instrumentation for British cars for many years. It is now a […]

Spread Bet on Imperial Tobacco Group Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (IMT) is an international tobacco company headquartered in the UK, in Bristol. It has a market cap of 23.8 billion and counts as the fourth largest cigarette company in the world – and is the world’s largest producer of cigars. It has 51 factories worldwide […]

Spread Bet on IMI Shares | Imperial Metal Industries IMI stands for Imperial Metal Industries, a British-based international engineering company. It has a history going back to the mid-19th century, when it traded under the name of Kynoch. In its early days it produced percussion caps, and even bicycle components, but by the 20th century […]

Spread Bet on InterContinental Hotels Shares | Trade InterContinental InterContinental Hotels Group, sometimes referred to as IHG, is a British multinational group, and the largest hotel company in the world when measured by number of rooms. It has thousands of hotels in over 100 countries, and many familiar names such as Holiday Inn are part […]

Spread Bet on International Power plc International Power plc is an international electricity generator, and it was formed in 2000 from the old National Power, which de-merged its UK business. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2000. International Power owns 100 power stations of all types, including 11 in the UK […]

Spread Bet on Intertek Group | Trade Intertek Intertek Group plc (ITRK) is an international product certifying and testing company, so even though it may not be a familiar name, it plays an important role in testing products to make sure they meet regulatory standards. It is the largest tester of consumer goods in the […]