2006 The top 800 UK & 1250 Global companies by R&D investment

Ranking of the top 800 UK companies by R&D intensity within listing status–– 2005/06 R&D investment –– –– 2005/06 R&D investment –– –– 2005/06 R&D investment ––sales sales salesCompany £m % Company £m % Company £m %Veolia Water ** 0.68 0.3Arval PHH ** 6.48 0.2ASTEC ** 0.68 0.2Barloworld ** 3.64 0.2BMW Manufacturing ** 3.21 0.2BPB (now part of Saint-Gobain, France) ** 5.30 0.2Britannia Soft Drinks * 1.15 0.2Cargill ** 2.45 0.2Chesapeake ** 1.05 0.2Du Pont 0.68 0.2General Dynamics ** 0.93 0.2Golden Acquisition ** 3.86 0.2Harsco Investment ** 1.28 0.2Michelin Tyre ** 1.34 0.2Naiglan 0.46 0.2Redbridge 0.40 0.2Shepherd Building 1.10 0.2Wittington Investments 11.00 0.2Alcan ** 0.40 0.1Alliance UniChem(now part of Alliance Boots) 10.00 0.1Bunge ** 4.82 0.1CE Electric ** 0.50 0.1Coats * 1.22 0.1DaimlerChrysler ** 5.04 0.1E.ON UK ** 5.00 0.1Eco-Bat Technologies ** 0.42 0.1EDF Energy ** 3.80 0.1Electrolux ** 0.50 0.1Geest (now part of Bakkavor, Iceland) 1.00 0.1Inbev ** 1.05 0.1John Lewis 5.40 0.1Kellogg ** 1.10 0.1O2 (now part of Telefonica, Spain) 8.00 0.1Outokumpu Stainless ** 1.10 0.1Strategic Rail Authority 3.00 0.1United Dairy Farmers 0.39 0.1Allied Domecq(now part of Pernod Ricard, France) 1.00