Amstrad plc was a British consumer electronics company, founded in 1968 by Alan Sugar. During the 1980s the company was known for its home computers, beginning with the Amstrad CPC and later the ZX Spectrum range after the deal with Sinclair, which gave it a substantial share of the British home computer market. In the following decade it shifted its focus towards communication technologies, and its main business during the 2000s was the manufacture of satellite television set-top boxes for Sky, which Amstrad had started in 1989. It was headquartered in Brentwood and listed on the London Stock Exchange from 1980 to 2008.
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Headquartered in Brentwood, the company was listed on the London Stock Exchange from 1980 to 2008, the year when Sugar stepped down after 40 years.
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1 November 1968 (original company)
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2011
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Founded By: Alan Sugar, Lead: founded-by
Amstrad plc was a British consumer electronics company, founded in 1968 by Alan Sugar.
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Amstrad plc was a British consumer electronics company, founded in 1968 by Alan Sugar.
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