III. Company profiles

Look at these two ways of using the verb have.

A How many employees has Philips got?

B It's got 310,300.

A Has it got any factories in Russia?

B No, it hasn't.

A How many subsidiaries does Philips have?

B It has over 120.

A Does it have a subsidiary in the UK?

B Yes, it does.

Practise with your partner. Ask and answer questions about these companies.

MATSUSHITA (electronics)	IBM CORPORATION (computers)	SQUARE D (electrical and electronic products)	PAPETERIES DE FRANCE (paper)	CGM (shipping)
170,000 employees	5,000,000 customers	44 factories in the US	10,000 customers	9,000 employees 4,600 at sea 4,400 on land
66 manufacturing companies	383,220 employees	25 manufacturing and assembly plants outside the US	5 warehouses	1,000 agencies and representatives worldwide
34 sales and finance companies	over 100 education centres	18,000 different products in their range	13 sales agencies	77 ships in the fleet

IV. Speaking about Facilities designed for the small technology-based company business centre

Location Layout Plan

Located in Dundee Technology Park, Prospect House contains 10 office suites on two floors in a beautifully refurbished Victorian house.

Enterprise Zone. No taxes until 2014. Flexible lease terms. Easy access to airport, harbour and railway. Facilities include: reception area conference room meetings room fax and telex facilities mains electricity gas central heating

Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about Prospect House. Use Is there ... ? or Are there ...? Ask about the facilities below

1. a conference room	6. gas central heating
2. fax and telex services	7. flexible lease terms
3. a lift	8. tax benefits
4. three floors	9. good transport links
5. a restaurant	10. air conditioning

V. Relocation

a) Answer the following questions. Prove your point of view

Are all Russian companies located in the country's capital city?

What are the advantages of a capital location?

What are the disadvantages?

b) The British companies below all have head offices outside the capital. Ask and answer questions about them.

What business is Next in?

Where is the company head office?

How far is it from London?

How long does it take to get there by train / by air?

How many people work at the head office?

Who is the Chairman?

How many days does he spend in London each week?

VI. Work in two groups. The first group are representatives of the company thinking of relocating its headquarters in the country. Using a short advertisement below the representatives of the company are to ask the second group questionsabout Dukes Court and to complete the notes after the ad.

DUKES COURT

a first-class office

development in the centre of Woking,

with rents half those in the City of London.