Companies

UK: Directories

AskAlix
Search by company name or product or service for companies nationwide or in a specific town, county or postcode.
http://www.askalix.com/ uk/

British Telecom Directory Enquiries
Search for business (and residential) numbers in the UK.
http://www.bt.com/ directory-enquiries/ dq_home.jsp

Business File
Search for companies in Aylesbury, Bedford, Buckingham, Corby, Dunstable, Kettering, Leighton Buzzard, Luton, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Rushden & Wellingborough. Site also includes maps showing the precise location of companies trading on each industrial estate. From the publishers of the 'Business File' directories.
http://www.mitre.net

Companies House
See the 'Tools to help you' menu. For free basic details on all limited companies click the link at the 'Find company information' box. For the free 'Disqualified directors register, click 'Our services' on the home page menu
http://www.companies-house.gov.uk

Guernsey Register
A new Guernsey Registry was launched on 1 July 2008 for Guernsey (which is not part of the UK, but a Crown Dependency of the United Kingdom). To search the Guernsey companies database, click 'Company registry' then 'Online services' then follow links to 'Company search'
http://www.guernseyregistry.com

Kelly's
Search Kelly's directory of over UK and overseas companies by product or service heading, or by name.
http://www.kellysearch.co.uk/

Scoot
A yellow-pages-type directory. Search companies by business type and town or by company name. Includes a 'Product finder' which has links to web sites of famous high street shops and services and also to charity web sites , and a cinema guide.
http://www.scoot.co.uk

ThomWeb
The Thomson directories, searchable by company name, business type, town or county.
http://www.infospace.com/ uk.thomw/

Where Can I Find the Contact Details of a Business?
A guide in the Virtual Library's 'A-Z how to find information' section
http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/ webingres/ bedfordshire/ vlib/ 0.information_reference/ companies_faq_where_contact.htm

Yell.com
Electronic yellow pages. Search by company name, business type or location.
http://www.yell.com

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