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FOREVER LIVING
PRODUCTS (UK) LTD (FLP)
UNITED KINGDOM
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Forever
Living Products (UK) Ltd was registered in 1988
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In 1993,
FLP purchased its UK headquarters, Longbridge Manor in Warwickshire (a
Grade II listed manor house) for circa £1 million +
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In 1998,
in a survey conducted by Dunn & Bradstreet and published in the magazine,
Real Business, FLP was listed as the 12th fastest growing privately owned
company in the UK
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In 1993,
FLP’s turnover was £1.4 million and by 2004, turnover was £34 million.
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Forever
Living Products (UK) Ltd retail sales for 2005 were £29m.
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FLP is
one of the UK’s leading network marketing companies
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In 2000,
in a survey published in The Independent on Sunday, FLP was ranked
fifteenth in its Top Independent Performer list
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FLP is
the UK’s largest distributor of Aloe Vera and beehive products - serving
the health, nutrition, skin care, cosmetics, weight management and animal
care markets
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In 2000,
FLP invested over £1 million in a network of regional support centres for
its Distributors
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FLP is a
leading member of the Direct Selling Association (DSA) - an organisation
which regulates the direct sales industry which is expected to expand to
circa £1.75 billion in the UK in 2003
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Bob
Parker, UK Managing Director, is a director of the DSA and a full Council
Member
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In 2000,
FLP was recognised by the DSA for its commitment to Distributor support
and presented with an award for ‘Outstanding Innovation’
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In 2003,
FLP was the first Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) company ever to be awarded
the Investors in People Standard
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In 2000,
FLP worked closely with DEBRA, the charity for sufferers of the
genetically inherited skin disorder, Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) and Great
Ormond Street Hospital, raising around £120,000 for the charity to help
fund specialist EB nurses and providing one of its products for use in
helping to alleviate the condition
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In 2000,
following successful work on EB at Great Ormond Street Hospital, FLP’s
Aloe Propolis Creme was made available through the hospital’s Dermatology
Department
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In 2001,
FLP announced the world’s first ever double-blind, placebo controlled,
cross over, clinical trial for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) using its
Aloe Vera Gel drinking juice. The trial is being conducted at the
Morriston Hospital in south Wales. It is also developing initiatives with
other medical institutions in the UK to launch trials involving a number
of its Aloe Vera products for both internal and topical use
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Another
clinical trial using the Aloe Vera Gel drinking juice has been conducted
at the Royal Free Hospital in London for Ulcerative Colitis. 44 patients
were involved in this trial with encouraging results suggesting that
further evaluation of the therapeutic potential of Aloe Vera drink in
inflammatory bowel disease is warranted.
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FLP
operates a Profit Share scheme for its Distributors. In the last seven
years, FLP has shared over £2.0 million with its Distributors, with
individual cheques ranging from around £2,500 to over £400,000.
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FLP has
a Professional Advisory Board comprising a doctor, a nutritionist, a
beauty therapist and a vet to advise on all medical and related matters
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It is
estimated that the UK now spends over £130 million annually on
complementary and alternative therapies. This figure is expected to rise
to over £200 million by 2008 (Mintel, 2003)
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In
August 2003 Forever Living Products UK Ltd was awarded the Investor in
People Standard, and was the first multi-level marketing company ever to
achieve this status.
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On 1st
March 2005, FLP, as a member of the Direct Selling Association is now
authorised to carry the prestigious OFT (Office of Fair Trading) approved
logo.
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