Ikano include mortgage loans, consumer loans, and loyalty cards for retailers and the residential operations consist of rental and tenant owned apartments in various locations in Sweden. Ikano owns the IKEA franchise rights for Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, and operates IKEA stores in these markets. In 2015, Lars Thorsén succeeded Arja Taaveniku as CEO of Ikano Group. Ikano Ikano Group is a privately held international group of companies with the parent company Ikano S.A. based in Luxembourg. It was originally a part of IKEA, which was founded by Ingvar Kamprad, then became independent in 1988, and has since been owned by
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