Best of the Best PLC

BOTB

Best of the Best PLC (BOTB) is a Dream Car Competition company that has been operating in major UK airports since 1999.[1] The company gives a Dream Car away every week, and to date has handed the keys over to more than £20m worth of cars.[2] Customers buy tickets for the car they want to win and play Spot the ball.[3] The person closest to where an independent panel of judges deem the centre of the ball to be wins the car that week.[4] BOTB is a UK registered company[5] and is listed on the AIM London Stock Exchange.[6] The headquarters are in Fulham, London.[7]

History

William Hindmarch founded BOTB in 1999 and serves as its Managing Director and CEO.[8] He graduated from the University of Durham in 1996[9] and was born into an entrepreneurial family. His father Michael Hindmarch founded a successful horticultural plastics company[10] and his sister is bag designer Anya Hindmarch.[11] BOTB first launched at Heathrow Airport, where a Porsche 911 was put on display.[12] They now occupy a number of high-profile locations in leading UK airports and Dublin airport.[13] In addition, BOTB are located in one of the largest shopping centres in the UK - Westfield London. The website www.botb.com was launched in 2003.[14]

Locations

BOTB operates from stands at major airports including London Gatwick North & South Terminals,[15] London Stansted Airport,[16] Manchester Airport Terminals 1 and 2,[17] Birmingham Airport,[18] Edinburgh Airport,[19] Dublin Airport,[20] and Westfield London shopping centre. They have over 50 airport staff as well as 16 employees at head office.

Winners

To date more than 330 people worldwide have won a car with BOTB.[21] The cars won include Range Rovers,[22] Audis,[23] Aston Martins,[24] Jaguars,[25]Porsches,[26] and Maseratis.[27]

Charity Donations

BOTB has made over 80 charitable donations to a wide range of both national and international charities.[28] These include Cancer Research,[29] Sparks,[30] and Great Ormond Street Hospital.[31]

Collaborations

BOTB has collaborated with several well-known names in Sport and Car Racing including Shmee150,[32] ex-stig Top Gear Stig Ben Collins[33] and F1 racing driver David Coulthard who was an ambassador for BOTB from 2012 until March 2015.[34] Ex-England footballer Sol Campbell has regularly judged the competition since 2014.[35]

References

  1. ↑ "BOTB / About The Company / Locations".
  2. ↑ "BOTB FAQ's".
  3. ↑ "Jaguar Winner Is The Best Of The Best After His £92,000 Prize". The Argus. September 2014.
  4. ↑ "BOTB FAQ's".
  5. ↑ "Find A Company - Companies House Website".
  6. ↑ "BOTB BEST OF THE BEST PLC ORD 5P". London Stock Exchange - Company Summary.
  7. ↑ "London Company Look-Up". www.lse.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "Best of the Best PLC". Bloomberg Business.
  9. ↑ "William Hindmarch CEO". LinkedIn.
  10. ↑ "Best of the Best PLC". Reuters Business.
  11. ↑ "The Queen Of Cozy Cool". Vanity Fair.
  12. ↑ "Best of the Best". Motorsport.
  13. ↑ "Terminal 2 Shops". Dublin Airport.
  14. ↑ "BOTB The Story So Far".
  15. ↑ "Store Finder - Best of the Best". Gatwick Airport.
  16. ↑ "BOTB / About / Locations". BOTB.com.
  17. ↑ "Best of the Best". Manchester Airport.
  18. ↑ "Best of the Best". Birmingham Airport.
  19. ↑ "Best of the Best Supercars". Edinburgh Airport.
  20. ↑ "Terminal 2 Shops and Restaurants". Dublin Airport.
  21. ↑ "Winners Portal - 2015". BOTB.com.
  22. ↑ "DAD WINS £61K 4X4". Article (January 1, 2015). The Sun Newspaper.
  23. ↑ "Audi RSQ3 worth £46k handed over to Best of the Best winner". Get Surrey.
  24. ↑ "Islander shocked when £85,000 sports car prize is delivered to his workplace". Jersey Evening Post.
  25. ↑ "Woman trumps Jaguar win with Aston". Irish Independent.
  26. ↑ "Wow: what it looks like to win a £45k Porsche". The Argus.
  27. ↑ "Ramsgate man wins £92,000 dream car". Isle of Thanet Gazette.
  28. ↑ "BOTB Charity Page".
  29. ↑ "Cancer Research - Letter of Acknowledgement" (PDF).
  30. ↑ "Letter of acknowledgement - Sparks" (PDF). botb.com.
  31. ↑ "Letter of acknowledgement Great Ormond Street" (PDF). botb.com.
  32. ↑ "Shmee Sponsors Page". http://shmee150.com/. External link in |website= (help)
  33. ↑ "Some Say". Race Tech International. Race Tech Magazine.
  34. ↑ "David Coulthard Meets…". botb.com/blog. Best of the Best Blog.
  35. ↑ "Play Spot The Ball - As Judged By Ex-Footballer Sol Campbell". BOTB.

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