Match the names of the departments (1-9) with the phrases (a-i) to make a short description of each department.

1 Sales and marketing

2 Information technology

3 Customer services

4 Human resources

5 Purchasing

6 Production

7 R&D

8 Finance

9 Distribution

Reading 3

HANSON'S

Between the early 1960s and the mid 1990s, two British businessmen, James Hanson and Gordon White, built a global business conglomerate with a value of over £10.5 billion. During that period they bought over 40 companies in the UK and the USA.

However, Gordon White died in August 1995 and a few months later the 74-year-old James Hanson decided to break up their empire.

Hanson wanted to divide his conglomerate into four groups of companies.

On the opposite page are details of eight of Hanson's major companies. You don't need to understand every word in the texts, but find the answers to these questions as quickly as possible:

1 Which company owns power stations?

2 Which company is interested in continental Europe?

3 Which company's main customers are in the paint and paper industries?

4 Which company had a flat turnover last year?

5 Which company is the worlds biggest private coal miner?

6 What are aggregates?

7 Which company is based in California?

8 Which company produces polyethylene?

9 Which company has nearly no international business?

10 Which company is interested in power generation in Asia?

£ Now hold a meeting to decide what is the best way to divide the conglomerate into four groups of companies. Give your reasons. (N.B. You don't need to make four groups of two -a 'group' could be just one company.)

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