Virgin is made up of over 200 companies and employs approximately 50,000 people
worldwide. It was originally set up as a mail-order record business by Sir Richard
Branson. Conceived in 1970 by Sir Richard Branson, the Virgin Group has gone on to
grow in business sectors ranging from mobile communications, to transportation, travel,
financial services, leisure, music, holidays, publishing and retailing. In 2006 Virgin
revenues from around the world ex