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Bestway
Bestway Group is a British multinational conglomerate company based in London, England. It has its operations in United Kingdom and Pakistan. The group owns the UK's second-largest wholesaler serving 125,000 independent retailers and caterers from 64 warehouses nationwide. They also run the UK's third-largest pharmacy chain, Well Pharmacy based in Manchester. They are also well known for owning the Best-one, Bargain Booze and Central Convenience stores. In Pakistan it is the largest shareholder of United Bank, while its subsidiary Bestway Cement is the largest cement-maker in Pakistan with a total capacity of more than 8 million tons per annum. Business Pharmacy In July 2014 Bestway Group acquired the Co-operative Group's stores branded as The Co-operative Pharmacy, the UK's third largest pharmacy, for £620 million. They have since been rebranded as Well Pharmacy. Retail Bestway operates in the UK retail sector through a number of different branded outlets including Best-On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zameer Choudrey
Zameer Mohammed Choudrey, Baron Choudrey ( ur, ضمیر چوہدری; born 23 March 1958) is a British billionaire businessman who is the chief executive of Bestway, the UK's eleventh-largest privately owned business. Bestway, founded by Choudrey's uncle, Sir Anwar Pervez, is the ninth-largest family-owned business with a turnover in excess of £3.4 billion. According to the Sunday Times Rich List UK, in 2020 his net worth is £1.53 billion (US$1.85 billion); which makes him the second-richest Pakistani in the UK. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to the wholesale industry and charity. On 23 March 2018, the President of Pakistan awarded him Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) SI Pk, in recognition of his contributions to advancing Pakistan through his services and the wide array of philanthropic work. On 10 September 2019, he was nominated for a life peerage in ex-prime minister Theresa May’s re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bestway Cement
Bestway Cement Limited () is a Pakistani building materials company which is a subsidiary of British company Bestway Group. The company is based in Islamabad, Pakistan. It was founded in 1993 and is listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange. History In 1995, Bestway Group Chief Executive Zameer Choudrey initiated the Group's business diversification strategy and was appointed Chief Executive of Bestway Cement. The Group built its first cement plant in Hattar, in the Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa province of Pakistan in 1995. This was an initial investment of US$120 million and led to the creation of 800 jobs. Civil works started in January 1996 and the Kiln was fired in April 1998. In 2002 the plant's capacity was further enhanced to 1.3 million TPA at a cost of US$20 million. In February 2004 the company set up its second plant with a 1.8 million TPA capacity in Chakwal in the Province of Punjab, Pakistan with a total investment of US$140 million and led to the creation of 900 jobs. In Sept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Anwar Pervez
Sir Mohammed Anwar Pervez OBE, Hilal-i-Pakistan, HPk ( ur, سر انور پرویز; born 15 March 1935) is a Pakistani-born British billionaire businessman and former bus conductor and driver. He is the founder and chairman of Bestway Group. According to the ''Sunday Times Rich List'', in 2020 Anwar Pervez's net worth was £3.1 billion (US$3.75 billion); which made him the richest Pakistan-born Briton in the UK. The Sunday Times Rich List 2021, 2021 list gave his family's assets as £1.364 billion, placing them 125th on the list. Early life Mohammed Anwar Pervez was born on 15 March 1935 to a subsistence farming family in Rawalpindi. He did his matriculation in Pakistan. He studied at Forman Christian College. In 1956, he moved to the UK at the age of 21. Career His first job was as a telephone operator in the state-owned telecommunication company PTCL. There he used to work for a month and most of them were spent on anti-malaria medications. In 1956, he emigrated to Englan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anwar Pervez
Sir Mohammed Anwar Pervez OBE, HPk ( ur, سر انور پرویز; born 15 March 1935) is a Pakistani-born British billionaire businessman and former bus conductor and driver. He is the founder and chairman of Bestway Group. According to the ''Sunday Times Rich List'', in 2020 Anwar Pervez's net worth was £3.1 billion (US$3.75 billion); which made him the richest Pakistan-born Briton in the UK. The 2021 list gave his family's assets as £1.364 billion, placing them 125th on the list. Early life Mohammed Anwar Pervez was born on 15 March 1935 to a subsistence farming family in Rawalpindi. He did his matriculation in Pakistan. He studied at Forman Christian College. In 1956, he moved to the UK at the age of 21. Career His first job was as a telephone operator in the state-owned telecommunication company PTCL. There he used to work for a month and most of them were spent on anti-malaria medications. In 1956, he emigrated to England. There he became a bus conductor and driver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Well Pharmacy
Well, formerly known as The Co-operative Pharmacy, is the largest independent pharmacy business and the third largest overall pharmacy chain after Boots UK and Lloyds Pharmacy in the United Kingdom. It is the largest pharmacy chain in Wales. Following months of speculation, The Co-operative Group revealed in July 2014, that they had come to an agreement to divest the pharmacy business to the Bestway Group for £620 million. The sale was completed in October 2014 and Bestway was given a licence to continue using the Co-operative brand for 12 months. In 2015, Bestway began to rebrand the company as Well. Other retail co-operatives in the United Kingdom, such as Midcounties Co-operative, continue to operate Co-op Pharmacy branded stores, which were not affected by the sale. History The Co-operative Pharmacy The Co-operative Pharmacy was previously the trading name of National Co-operative Chemists, part of Co-operative Group Healthcare based in Rochdale, and Belfast Co-operative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Co-operative Pharmacy
Well, formerly known as The Co-operative Pharmacy, is the largest independent pharmacy business and the third largest overall pharmacy chain after Boots UK and Lloyds Pharmacy in the United Kingdom. It is the largest pharmacy chain in Wales. Following months of speculation, The Co-operative Group revealed in July 2014, that they had come to an agreement to divest the pharmacy business to the Bestway Group for £620 million. The sale was completed in October 2014 and Bestway was given a licence to continue using the Co-operative brand for 12 months. In 2015, Bestway began to rebrand the company as Well. Other retail co-operatives in the United Kingdom, such as Midcounties Co-operative, continue to operate Co-op Pharmacy branded stores, which were not affected by the sale. History The Co-operative Pharmacy The Co-operative Pharmacy was previously the trading name of National Co-operative Chemists, part of Co-operative Group Healthcare based in Rochdale, and Belfast Co-operative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Co-operative Group
Co-operative Group Limited, trading as Co-op, is a British consumer cooperative, consumer co-operative with a group of retail businesses including food retail, wholesale, e-pharmacy, insurance and legal services, and funeral care. The Co-operative Group has over 65,000 employees across the UK. The group has its headquarters in One Angel Square in Manchester. The Group also manages the Co-operative Federal Trading Services, formerly the Co-operative Retail Trading Group (CRTG), which sources and promotes goods for food stores of the co-operative movements of the UK. It introduced the Co-operative brand in 2007, which is used by many consumers' co-operatives in the UK and managed by the group. History Beginnings (1844–1938) The Co-operative Group has developed over the years from the merger of co-operative wholesale society, co-operative wholesale societies and many independent retail societies. The Group's roots are traced back to the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pionee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best-one
Best-one is a symbol group (a type of retail franchise) in the United Kingdom and Jersey, Channel Islands. The franchise has over 600 shops throughout the United Kingdom. Most shops are owned on a franchise basis and most stock is sourced through Bestway Cash & Carry. The organisation's flagship shop, a 3,000 sq ft (280m2) outlet in London Docklands, provides a more upmarket offering to customers who work in the financial services sector at Canary Wharf Canary Wharf is an area of London, England, located near the Isle of Dogs in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Canary Wharf is defined by the Greater London Authority as being part of London's central business district, alongside Central Lo .... Best-one is a segment of the Bestway group, which is managed by Asif Khan. References External links *The Bestway group {{Convenience stores in Europe Supermarkets of the United Kingdom Convenience stores of the United Kingdom 1990 establishments in the United Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bargain Booze
Bargain Booze is a chain of off licence shops, that operates in the United Kingdom. Established in 1981 in Sandbach, it grew to 836 shops and established the Bargain Booze Select Convenience shop franchise. From 2013 to April 2018, it was owned by Conviviality plc, who also owned the Wine Rack chain. Both brands were acquired by Bestway on 6 April 2018. History The company originates from a wholesale wine and spirits business, founded by Allan Whittle and Robert Mayor. In 1981, they opened their first retail outlet in Sandbach, Cheshire. The first Bargain Booze franchise opened in 1988, and was the first time the ''Bargain Booze'' fascia was used. In January 2000, Whittle & Mayor sold the company to BWG Foods. In July 2002, BWG was bought out by Electra Partners. A management buyout backed by a private equity firm, ECI Partners, took over the company for £63.5 million in 2006. Until July 2013, ECI remained the majority shareholder when the company floated on the Alterna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Bank Limited Pakistan
United Bank Limited (UBL) () is a Pakistani multinational commercial bank which is a subsidiary of British company Bestway Group. It is based in Karachi, Pakistan. It is one of the largest banks in the Pakistani private sector, with over 1,400 branches across Pakistan, 19 branches overseas, and a customer base exceeding 4 million. The bank has an asset base in excess of $15 billion, a global workforce of almost 13,233 people and a diversified client base covering a broad spectrum of segments and industries across the globe. UBL provides services in wholesale and retail banking through its network of branches and presence across 12 countries in four continents including the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Yemen, UK, Switzerland, China, Oman, US, Tanzania, Iran and Pakistan. For the year 2020, UBL was designated domestic systemically important bank (D-SIB) by the State Bank of Pakistan. History Agha Hasan Abedi founded the bank in November 1958 and under his leadership, it became the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Bank (Pakistan)
United Bank Limited (UBL) () is a Pakistani multinational commercial bank which is a subsidiary of British company Bestway Group. It is based in Karachi, Pakistan. It is one of the largest banks in the Pakistani private sector, with over 1,400 branches across Pakistan, 19 branches overseas, and a customer base exceeding 4 million. The bank has an asset base in excess of $15 billion, a global workforce of almost 13,233 people and a diversified client base covering a broad spectrum of segments and industries across the globe. UBL provides services in wholesale and retail banking through its network of branches and presence across 12 countries in four continents including the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Yemen, UK, Switzerland, China, Oman, US, Tanzania, Iran and Pakistan. For the year 2020, UBL was designated domestic systemically important bank (D-SIB) by the State Bank of Pakistan. History Agha Hasan Abedi founded the bank in November 1958 and under his leadership, it became the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costcutter
Costcutter Supermarkets Group is a business based in the United Kingdom and Ireland primarily operating as a symbol group supplier to various independently owned convenience shops and off-licences. It has operations in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Poland. It encompasses both supermarkets and convenience shops. As of December 2006, Costcutter (Ireland) was owned by James A. Barry and Co. The group owns the Costcutter, Mace, Supershop, and Simply Fresh brands. History Costcutter was founded in 1986, by Colin Graves."Nisa's chairman to step down" ''Yorkshire Post'', 2 November 2006 As of November 2006, there were some 1,400 sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
