The company was founded by Giles Hunter, an entrepreneur and former manager of the local W H Smith newsagent store.
William Henry Smith, 5th Viscount Hambleden, known as Henry Smith (born 18 November 1955), is a British peer, and descendant of the founders of the stationery group W H Smith.
It was founded and owned by Livson's production company Telecable Benelux B.V. with financing by British retailer W H Smith and Japanese company Fuji Eight.
It also founded one of the UK's earliest cable television channels, Lifestyle through its WHSTV division, which were carried on almost every cable system in the UK and Ireland prior to the start of Sky Television.
There is no evidence in the parish registers or other documents pertaining to Walton to support the popular notion the family of William Henry Smith the founder of W H Smith came from Walton.
William Herbert "Harry" Smith, 4th Viscount Hambleden (2 April 1930 – 2 August 2012), was a British peer and descendant of the founders of the stationery group W H Smith.
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Henry Walton Smith and his wife Anna establish the newsagent's business in Little Grosvenor Street, London, which will become W H Smith.
The Nest worked with a diverse range of major clients including Selfridges, British Airways, MFI Retail, Sainsbury’s, Cadbury plc, W H Smith and Currys as well as smaller companies such as The Eden Project, Neal’s Yard Remedies and Miller Harris.
It is the main shopping centre in the town, with over 40 shops, including Primark (its anchor store), Next, HMV, Waterstone's, W H Smith, Topshop and Tesco Express.
Writing credits include the highly successful Exploring Science series of text books for Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3, Longman Higher Science for GCSE, Longman Foundation Science for GCSE, Longman 21st Century Science and W H Smith Revise Science guides for Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3.
When God Lived in Kentish Town (1998) – a small paperback containing four stories, distributed for free by W H Smith at tube and rail stations around London and in Heathrow airport to promote the publication of One of Us.
By 1909 the VCH had negotiated support from the soldier, businessman and politician Frederick Smith of the W H Smith family, and Page was able to rehire the staff.
Stuart Rossiter & John Flower, The Stamp Atlas, W H Smith, 1989