News 2004
Virgin Mobile: Winner of the West of England Business of the Year Award 2004
30/06/2004
Virgin Mobile was last night crowned winner of the prestigious West of England Business of the Year Award 2004, yet another acknowledgment of the remarkable success that the business has achieved to date.
The award, sponsored by Price Waterhouse Coopers and supported by the Western Daily Press and ITV West, was presented to Virgin Mobile by Transport Secretary Alistair Darling in Bath last night.
Virgin Mobile, short-listed along with five other finalists*, was launched just 5 years ago and has now blossomed into the UK’s largest and, arguably, the most successful mobile virtual network operator. It has more than 1,400 staff, across 4 sites, servicing more than 4.1 million customers.
Tom Alexander, chief executive of Virgin Mobile, said: “We have enjoyed incredible growth in the business since launch and it is fantastic to see the hard work, innovation and dedication from everyone at Virgin Mobile rewarded by such a coveted award. Virgin Mobile is an exceptional company, which just keeps going from strength to strength, thanks to our great team - the majority of which are based in the West Country. I’d like to thank them for all their dedication in making Virgin Mobile so successful, and the public for their ever-increasing support.”
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About Virgin Mobile:
Virgin Mobile, the UK’s largest mobile virtual network operator, is majority owned by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group of companies and uses T-Mobile's network.
In the UK, Virgin Mobile phones are available direct on 0845 6000 600 or on the High Street at approximately 5,000 outlets including Virgin Mobile Specialist Stores, Virgin Megastores, Sainsbury, Tesco, Safeway, Asda, John Lewis, Littlewoods, Argos, The Link, Dixons, Carphone Warehouse, Curry's, Comet, Phones 4 U, TOMO, Woolworths, Toys R Us and Rymans.
Virgin Mobile employs approximately 1,400 staff at three sites, Trowbridge, London and Daventry, and has an outsourced customer service centre operated by approximately 200 staff in Middlesbrough. It has been voted one of the top 50 places to work in Britain for two years running in an annual Financial Times survey.
Virgin Mobile’s customers are considered the most satisfied in the pre-pay sector according to the 2004 UK Customer Satisfaction survey by market researchers J.D. Power and Associates.
* Finalists include Sanders Garden World Limited, Western Provident Association Limited, Rotork plc, Midas Group Limited, Alan Dick & Co Limited
