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Alba plc
 PROFILE
Alba is into controlling power. The company, through its subsidiaries, offers some 1,700 products, including home appliances, power tools, and consumer electronics such as televisions and video, audio, and telecommunications products. Sold under brands including Alba, Bush, Cable & Wireless (licensed), Dirt Devil (in Europe, licensed from Royal Appliance), Goodmans, Hinari, and JCB (licensed from JCB), it sells its products through retailers and catalogs. The UK accounts for 85% of Alba's sales; the rest of Europe accounts for nearly 15%. Founded in 1963 as Harris Overseas Limited, the company is about 63%-owned by the Harris family (including founder and chairman John and his son, CEO Daniel).

 COMPETITION
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: March
1999 Sales (mil.): 458.40
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 6.6%
Employees: 502
Revenue per employee: $913,147.41

 KEY PEOPLE
• Daniel Bruce Harris
    CEO
• Andrew Rose
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
Harvard House
Barking Essex IG11 0HX, United Kingdom
Phone: 44-181-584-5533
Fax: 44-181-591-0962

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