Virgin TiMELinE… We’ve done a lot. In fact, we couldn’t possibly fit everything we’ve done on to

but here are some of our best bits…the back of 3 pages -

First issue of Student Magazine

The first Virgin Record Shop opens in Oxford Street, London

First Virgin Recording Studio opens at “The Manor” near Oxford, England

Virgin Atlantic Airways and Virgin Cargo are born and a year later Virgin Holidays is formed

Virgin Hotels launches (Virgin Limited Edition)

Virgin Publishing (Virgin Books) is formed

Virgin Records is sold to Thorn EMi

Virgin Radio hits the airwaves on AM across the UK

Virgin Direct Personal Financial Service opens for business. Virgin Cinemas and Virgin Limobikes launches in the UK. Virgin Radio launches on FM in London

Virgin Trains and V Festival UK start up. Virgin Express airline takes off. V2 Music is created and signs The Stereophonics

Virgin Active launches its health and lifestyle centres. Virgin Mobile launches Virgin’s first consumer tele-communications venture. Ulusaba is acquired by Virgin Hotels

Virgin Experience Days launches. Virgin Active launches in South Africa. Virgin Megastore welcomes its first Middle East customers

Virgin Galactic, Virgin Games, and Virgin Spa launch. Virgin Unite, the non-profit foundation of the Virgin group is established. Virgin Active launches its first clubs in italy

Virgin Mobile launches in Canada. Virgin Active expands into Spain and Portugal. Virgin Blue joins with the government of Samoa to launch ‘Polynesian Blue’

Virgin Green Fund and Virgin Life Care are launched. Virgin Festival launches in Canada and the US, Virgin Money launches in South Africa and Virgin Mobile launches in France and South Africa. in the UK Virgin Mobile merges with nTL/Telewest. Virgin HealthMiles launches nationally across the US

Virgin Media arrives as the UK’s first company to offer TV, broadband, phone and mobile. Virgin America takes to the US domestic skies. Virgin Radio italy launches. Al gore joins richard to announce the Virgin Earth Challenge. Virgin Money launches in the US

We set up Virgin Mobile india. Virgin Radio in the UK becomes Absolute. Virgin Radio launches in France, Toronto, Turkey and Dubai. TV station Virgin 17 launches in France

(so far) Virgin Money acquires Church House Trust, our first steps into banking, Virgin buys into Assura Medical, our first entry into the UK healthcare market. We look forward to the first Virgin sponsored London Marathon – so get your running shoes ready…

Launch of Virgin Record Label and Virgin Music Publishing

Virgin Records signs the Sex Pistols

Start of Virgin Mail Order operation

Virgin Wines; Virgin Mobile Australia and Virgin Blue all launch

Virgin Radio goes live in Thailand, Virgin Credit Card launches in Australia

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2007We partner with Brawn gP for the Formula 1 season and Jenson Button takes the winner’s podium in his first race. We sell our stakes in Virgin Mobile Canada and Virgin Mobile US but both will continue to carry the Virgin brand. Virgin becomes official sponsor of the London Marathon and launches Virgin Money Giving. We launch Virgin Digital Help in the UK. Virgin Mobile France buys Tele2, its mobile telecom rival. Launch of V Australia with flights between Australia and the US. Virgin Radio launches in Jordan, Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver. in December we launch our

Formula One team Virgin Racing

Virgin Mobile arrives in the US, Virgin Megastore launches in Australia

Virgin Records America is founded and Virgin Airship & Balloon Company (Virgin Balloon Flights) is formed

Virgin Trains wins the 15 year franchise. Virgin Radio in the UK is acquired by ginger Productions