Thomson Directories
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomson Directories, more commonly referred to as Thomson Local, is a local business directory company based in Farnborough, Hampshire, England, and offers business listings both in print and online following the launch of ThomsonLocal.com in 2003.
| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telephone directory |
| Headquarters | Farnborough, Hampshire, UK |
| Products | Thomson Local |
| Owner | US West (1994–1999) Apax Partners (1999–13) Corporate Media Partners (2013–) |
| Parent | Corporate Media Partners |
| Subsidiaries | Thomson Local ThomsonLocal.com |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references acquired by Corporate Media Partners | |
174 regional editions of the Thomson Local are produced and delivered free of charge to residential and commercial addresses throughout the UK.
US West, a telecommunications company in the United States, purchased the company from Dun & Bradstreet and Thomson Corporation in 1994.[1]
In 1999, the company was sold by 3i to TDL Infomedia, a subsidiary of Apax Partners.[2]
The company was placed in administration in August 2013, and acquired by Corporate Media Partners.[3]
As of 2017 Thomson Local operates from their new head office in the Templer building of Farnborough Business Park overlooking Farnborough Airport.
References
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.