Thomson Directories, more commonly referred to as Thomson Local, is a local business directory company based in Farnborough,

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...

, and offers business listings both in print and online following the launch of ThomsonLocal.com in 2003. 174 regional editions of the Thomson Local are produced and delivered free of charge to residential and commercial addresses throughout the UK.

US West US West, Inc. (stylized as US WEST) was one of seven Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs, also referred to as "Baby Bells"), created in 1983 under the Modification of Final Judgement (''United States v. Western Electric Co., Inc.'' 552 ...

, a telecommunications company in the United States, purchased the company from Dun & Bradstreet and

Thomson Corporation The Thomson Corporation was one of the world's largest information companies. It was established in 1989 following a merger between International Thomson Organisation Ltd (ITOL) and Thomson Newspapers. In 2008, it purchased Reuters Group to fo ...

in 1994. In 1999, the company was sold by 3i to TDL Infomedia, a subsidiary of

Apax Partners Apax Partners LLP is a British private equity firm, headquartered in London, England. The company also operates out of six other offices in New York, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Tel Aviv, Munich and Shanghai. As of December 2017, the firm, including its ...

. The company was placed in

administration Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal ** Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, administ ...

in August 2013, and acquired by Corporate Media Partners. As of 2017 Thomson Local operates from their new head office in the Templer building of Farnborough Business Park overlooking

Farnborough Airport Farnborough Airport (previously called: TAG Farnborough Airport, RAE Farnborough, ICAO Code EGLF) is an operational business/executive general aviation airport in Farnborough, Rushmoor, Hampshire, England. The airport covers about 8% of Rus ...

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External links

Official Thomson Directory Site
Companies based in Farnborough Directories Apax Partners companies 3i Group companies {{UK-company-stub