Today we launch our annual countdown of the biggest companies by turnover in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The Top 500 businesses list features household names which have been around for decades - along with many of the less well-known companies which play just as important a part in keeping the wheels of UK industry turning.
The list - the fourth we have published - has been put together by researchers from the business schools at De Montfort, Derby and Nottingham Trent universities, supported by East Midlands Chamber. It uses historical data from Companies House accounts filed for the period between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021.
This year's list can be considered the Covid Top 500 - because it covers a period when the economy was hugely impacted by the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns.
