Laird PLC

Infobox Company
company_name = The Laird Group
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company_type = Public (lse|LRD)
foundation = circa 1860
location = London, United Kingdom
key_people = Nigel Keen Chairman
Peter Hill CEO
industry = Electronics
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revenue = £564.3 million (2007)
operating_income = £59.4 million (2007)
net_income = £127.7 million (2007)
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homepage = [http://www.laird-plc.com www.laird-plc.com]
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Laird PLC (lse|LRD) is a leading British-based electronics and technology business. It is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

History

The company was first established in about 1860 as a shipbuilder. Over the next 100 years companies in which it had an interest built some of the first ironclad ships, numerous ships for the Royal Navy (as "Cammell Laird") and mass transit railway carriages (as "Metro-Cammell"). In the 1970's it disposed of its shipbuilding and heavy engineering activities and moved into the automotive sector. In the 1980's it moved into security products and in the 1990's into electronics. In 2000 it disposed of its automotive industry activities [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2001_Jan_2/ai_68631883 Trelleborg Acquisition of UK-Based Laird's Automotive Component Activities Completed] ] and more recently, in 2007, it disposed of its security business. [ [http://www.diyweek.net/news/news.asp?id=10452&title=Laird+Group+waits+for+shareholder+approval Laird Group waits for shareholder approval] ] In 2008 it changed its name from "Laird Group PLC" to "Laird PLC". [ [http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?capId=639646 Business Week] ]

Operations

The company has operations organised as follows:
* Antenna and wireless systems
* Electronic components and systems

References

External links

* [http://www.laird-plc.com Official site]