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Phones 4u sold for £1.5bn
News John Caudwell, founder of Phones 4u, has netted £1.2bn following the £1.46bn sale of Caudwell Group to two private equity firms. Caudwell said £1.46bn represents a "fair price for the... [07 Aug 2006]
Finalists for CNET Tech Awards get the nod
News Caudwell Communications The finalists for the CNET Networks UK Technology Awards, organised by the publisher of silicon.com, have been announced, highlighting some of the most innovative users of IT in the UK as well as... [04 Aug 2005]
Caudwell signs £170m deal with Energis
News Caudwell Communications, the company behind Phones4U, is paying telecoms company Energis £170m to route phone calls from UK 0870 numbers to destinations around the world. The two-year deal means Caudwell... [26 May 2005]
Laggard UK firms failing online
News John Caudwell, chief executive of high street mobile retailers Phones 4U, recently banned all his staff from using email across the business - a move he claimed would save them three hours a day. The UK's business sector... [28 Nov 2003]
The answer: Fewer emails but in more places?
Comment John Caudwell, hard-working multimillionaire and boss of Phones 4U, took it upon himself to announce the banning of email back at his company's HQ. It isn't especially clear but the latest word is that most of the media... [19 Sep 2003]
There's Phones 4U - but no email
News John Caudwell, CEO of high street mobile retailers Phones 4U, announced today that he'll be banning all his staff from using email across the business. The reasoning behind the total ban is apparently to improve... [18 Sep 2003]
Vodafone stumps up £405m in latest acquisition
News Singlepoint is owned by the Caudwell Group, which also owns the high street mobile retail chain Phones4U, and provides billing and customer care services to 1.9 million customers in the UK, 1.5 million of whom are... [11 Aug 2003]
Hutch 4U - 3G operator signs retail agreement
News Handsets will be sold across all 325 shops in the UK run by Phones 4U, which is part of the Caudwell Group. Hutchison 3G UK, which now plans to launch its third-generation mobile network 3 in the UK next year, has... [12 Dec 2002]
Mobile tycoon plunders Potteries greenbelt
News John Caudwell owns the protected land outside Stoke and hopes to build 80 luxury homes on the site overlooking the River Trent. However, aware that planning permission may be hard to come by, Caudwell... [04 Jul 2002]
