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AstraZeneca is one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, dedicated to the discovery, development, manufacturing and marketing high quality, effective prescription medicines that bring benefit to patients. Its corporate headquarters is based in the UK while research and development HQ is based in Sweden.

AstraZeneca is the fourth largest multinational pharmaceutical company in the Philippines. Their medicines are designed to fight desease in six important areas of medical need: cancer, cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disorder, infection, mental health and respiratory disease. AZ Philippines has 550 employees.

 

BG Group continues to play a significant role in the development of the Philippines natural gas market, helping the country to move away from a dependence on imported oil.

BG Group concentrates on the downstream sector of the chain with interest in two gas-fired power generation plants, Santa Rita and San Lorenzo. Together, these two power plants play a crucial role in utilizing gas from the country’s strategic Malampaya Gas to Power project, which represents the largest single industrial investment in the country’s history.

In keeping with the development of both the gas chain and the Philippines economy, BG group continues to seek further commercial opportunities. In particular, BG Group  believes that there is potential for additional gas-infrastructure using the Philippines’ own offshore gas reserves and imported LNG in the future.

 

Border Holdings (UK) Ltd. The core business is the storage and distribution of Land Rover parts. The Company manages several industrial estates and is involved in property development. The Company also offers cold storage facilities and is involved in agriculture and manufacturing
 

Diageo is the world’s leading premium drink business with an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits, wine and beer categories. These brands include: Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker, Guinness, Baileys, J&B, Captain Morgan, Jose Cuervo, Tangueray, Crown Royal, Beaulieu Vineyard and Sterling.

Diageo is a global Company, trading in over 180 markets around the world and is headquartered in London. The Company is listed on both the London Stock Exchange (DGE) and the New York Stock Exchange (DEO).

The word Diageo comes from the Latin for day (dia) and the Greek for the world (geo).

We take this to mean every day, everywhere, people celebrate with our brands and together we celebrate life responsibility.
 

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, based in its capital, Abu Dhabi, made its first commercial flight in November 2003, and now serves more than 50 destinations in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and North America, including daily flights to and from Manila in the Philippines.

Etihad operates a young and environmentally-efficient fleet of 43 aircraft, which is set to grow to 52 by the end of 2011.

International sports sponsorship plays a central role in Etihad’s global marketing strategy, as it seeks to develop its profile in markets across the world. The airline’s major international sponsorship deals include the Ferrari F1 Grand Prix team, Chelsea Football Club, Harlequins Rugby Football Club and the All Irish Hurling Championships. Etihad is the title sponsor of the Formula One Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Etihad announced in July 2008, a record-breaking order for up to 205 new aircraft at the Farnborough International Airshow. The order, which included firm orders for 55 Airbus and 45 Boeing aircraft, is one of the largest in commercial aviation history and will allow Etihad to meet long-term demand.
 

GlaxoSmithKline Philippines is a leading research-based multinational healthcare and pharmaceutical company in the country with over 12% market share. It is the market leader in the areas of anti-infectives, respiratory, and vaccines. With the introduction of breakthrough treatments for asthma, diabetes, hepatitis B, and hypertension, the company has a significant presence in the pharmaceuticals market.

In addition, Consumer healthcare adds breadth to GSK’s product offering. GSK is the 4th leading company in this sector.

GSK has its own manufacturing facility located at Don Celso Tuason Avenue, Cainta, Rizal to supply both pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare products.

 

Global Green Power PLC (“GGP”) is a UK based, unlisted public company. GGP have invested and operate eight Philippine subsidiary companies dedicated to the Design, Development and Operation of state of the art Biomass-powered Renewable Energy decentralized power plants that connect to the grid.  

In the Philippines, “GGP Phase One” operations will deliver 17.5 MWatt biomass power plants requiring an investment of some USD200 million. Our first power plant, which is currently being built in Nueva Ecija, commenced civil engineering of in June 2008 and will produce clean, carbon neutral energy to the Luzon Grid by the end of 2010, and intended to help mitigate the expected supply shortage by 2011.

Although GGP has the ability to deliver Wind, Solar, Geothermal and Hydropower solutions our companies are initially focusing on the delivery of Biomass-to-energy within the Philippines. GGP Biomass power plants provide decentralized, baseload electricity that have an astonishingly positive impact upon local and farming communities due to the local purchase of biomass, which does not compete with the human food chain, is carbon neutral, replaces fossil fuels whilst significantly stimulating agricultural production.

GGP is committed to the development of Renewable Energy in Asia and welcomes the opportunity of sharing our experience with other British companies and to act as a platform for new technology that will assist the Philippine Government to increase energy security through the utilization and optimization of renewable, alternative and indigenous fuel sources.
 
G4S Holding Inc. is the world's leading international security solutions group

G4S...
  • specializes in assessing current and future risks and developing secure solutions to minimize their impact
  • works across a wide range of geographic markets and business sectors
  • is a major provider of risk management and protection to governments and major corporate customers around the world
  • is an expert in all aspects of local and international secure logistics
Other facts about G4S
  • has operations in over 110 countries
  • was formed in 2004 from the merger between Securicor plc and Group 4 Falck A/S’s security business.
  • is listed on the London Stock Exchange (stock symbol: GFS) with a secondary listing in Copenhagen.
  • is the largest employer quoted on the London Stock Exchange, with over 570,000 employees
  • turnover from continuing operations for the year from January - December 2007 was £4,490.4 million (2006: £3,923.2m).
G4S provides local security solutions throughout the world via a series of strategically located offices. G4S (Philippines) through G4S Holding, Inc. was established in 2000 to deliver locally with a service ethos that uses highly trained people and flexible service to protect customers’ security vulnerabilities through its associated companies.

Branches:  nationwide

Affiliation: associate companies are Personal Security Systems, Inc. (PSSI), Vallum Security Services Corporation (VSSC), Catena Security, Inc. (CSI), Attina Security Services, Inc. (ASSI), G4S Security Training, Inc. and G4S Security Systems, Inc., Accuria Executive Protection and Detective Services Inc.
 

The HSBC Group is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world. The Group has about 9,500 offices in 76 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa, serves over 125 million customers and has assets of US$1,738 billion at 30 July 2006.

With listings on the London, Hong Kong, New York, Paris and Bermuda stock exchanges, shares in HSBC Holdings plc are held by around 200,000 shareholders in some 100 countries and territories. The shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American Depository Receipts.

Through an international network linked by advanced technology, including a rapidly growing e-commerce capability, HSBC provides a comprehensive range of financial services: personal financial services; commercial banking; corporate, investment banking and markets; private banking; trade services; cash management; insurance; consumer and business finance; pension and investment fund management; trustee services; and securities and custody services.

 

Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation is involved in the manufacture and distribution of fuels, lubricating oils, baseoils, bitumen and specialties through its refineries and distribution sites and marketing of the same through nationwide commercial and retail networks. To date, the company operates 25 depots and over 940 retail sites all over the country.

Shell Philippines Explorations BV’s Malampaya Deep Water Gas-to-Power project represents the largest and most significant industrial investment in the history of the Philippines. It heralds the birth of the country’s natural gas industry through the supply of clean, environment-friendly fuel slated to provide 2,700 MW of power to Luzon for a period of 20 years starting January 2002. This operation currently meets 30% of Luzon’s  power generation requirements.

 

Standard Chartered PLC, listed in London and Hong Kong, ranks among the top 25 companies in the FTSE-100 by market capitalisation. The Group has operated for over 150 years in some of the world’s most dynamic markets, leading the way in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Its income and profits have more than doubled over the last five years.

Standard Chartered aspires to be the best international bank for its customers across its markets. The Bank derives more than 90 per cent of its operating income and profits from Asia, Africa and the Middle East, generated from its Wholesale and Consumer Banking businesses. The Group has around 1,750 branches and outlets located in over 70 countries.

Leading by example to be the right partner for its stakeholders, the Group is committed to building a sustainable business over the long term and is trusted worldwide for upholding high standards of corporate governance, social responsibility, environmental protection and employee diversity.