Ingvar Kamprad According to an article in the Swedish business weekly "Veckans Affärer" in 2004, Kamprad was one of the world's wealthiest people. This report was based on the assumption that he owned the entire company, an approach both IKEA and the Kamprad family rejected. Kamprad retained little direct ownership in the company, having transferred his interest to Stichting INGKA Foundation and INGKA Holding as part of a complex tax sheltering scheme that leaves his actual degree of control vague. In March 2010, "Forbes" magazine estimated Kamprad's fortune at US$23 billion, making him the eleventh richest person in the world. A year
International Safety Products International Safety Products International Safety Products (ISP) is a company based in Merseyside, UK that manufactures inflatable marine lifejackets and is an official importer, supplier and distributor of other marine survival products. The firm has a turnover in excess of £7m and employs more than 100 staff at its headquarters in Bootle and in Birkenhead. ISP began trading in 1981. It was bought out by its management team John Rogers and Geoff Billington in 2008. Funding was provided by Alliance Fund Managers through the MSIF (Merseyside Special Investment Fund) and the Co-operative Bank. ISP manufactures more than 170,000 products a