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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Company
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gptkbp:acquired_by
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gptkb:Sky_Group
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gptkbp:competitors
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gptkb:Commodore_64
gptkb:IBM
gptkb:Sinclair_Research
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gptkbp:dissolved
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gptkb:2007
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gptkbp:employees
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1,000 (1990s)
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gptkbp:expansion
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gptkb:computer
Consumer electronics
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gptkbp:famous_for
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Innovative marketing strategies
Direct sales model
Affordable personal computers
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gptkbp:founded
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gptkb:1968
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Alan_Sugar
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Wembley
Wembley, London, England
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Amstrad PLC
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gptkbp:industry
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Consumer electronics
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gptkbp:key_people
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gptkb:David_Whelan
gptkb:Alan_Sugar
gptkb:Graham_Smith
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gptkbp:notable_event
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Acquisition by Sky in 2007
Entry into the gaming market in the 1990s
Launch of Amstrad CPC in 1984
Launch of Amstrad Emailer in 2000
Launch of Amstrad PCW in 1985
Launch of the Amstrad E-mailer in 2000s
Launch of the Amstrad Mega Drive in 1990s
Launch of the Amstrad Sky HD in 2006
Launch of the Amstrad Sky Q in 2016
Launch of the Amstrad Sky+ in 2000s
Partnership with British Telecom in the 1990s
Launch of the Amstrad GX4000 in 1990s
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gptkbp:notable_products
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gptkb:Amstrad_Emailer
gptkb:Amstrad_CPC
gptkb:Amstrad_PCW
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gptkbp:products
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Televisions
Personal computers
Hi-fi systems
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gptkbp:revenue
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£100 million (1990s)
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gptkbp:specialization
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gptkb:Telecommunications
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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gptkb:Amstrad_Consumer_Electronics_Ltd.
gptkb:Amstrad_International_Ltd.
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gptkbp:traded_on
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gptkb:London_Stock_Exchange
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:public_company
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gptkbp:website
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www.amstrad.com
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Alan_Sugar
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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