BOC Report and accounts 2005 - Alle jaarverslagen

The BOC Group plc Annual report and accounts 2005
The Group’s objectives
Over a sustained period, consistently to outperform our peers in
terms of safety, customer service, revenue growth, earnings and
cash generation.
We will be the employer of choice for all existing and future employees.
Who we are
BOC employs over 30,000 people and earns a living in some
50 countries. Over 80 per cent of our revenue comes from industrial
gases and we serve customers in fields as diverse as electronics,
chemicals and medical.We are organised into three lines of business
and a specialist logistics business, Gist.
Report of the directors
02 Financial highlights
04 Chairman’s statement
06 Chief executive’s review
08 Board of directors
10 Executive management
board
12 Group five year record
14 Group profile
22 Strategy
23 Employees
26 Social, environmental and
ethical performance
36 Research, development
and information
technology
38 Risk factors
40 Operating review
55 Financial review
64 Corporate governance
72 Report on remuneration
Financial statements
84 Responsibility of the
directors
85 Report by the
independent auditors
86 Group profit and loss
account
87 Group balance sheet
88 Group cash flow
statement
89 Total recognised gains
and losses
89 Movement in
shareholders’ funds
90 Balance sheet of
The BOC Group plc
91 Accounting policies
93 Notes to the financial
statements
138 Group undertakings
Shareholder information
140 Dividends
140 Nature of trading market
141 Analysis of shareholdings
142 Taxation
144 Financial calendar
144 Key contacts information
146 Cross reference to
Form 20-F
147 Glossary of terms
148 Index