An independent business tracing its history back to 1820, Williams Lea is a business process outsourcing company.

With offices across the UK and Europe, Williams Lea creates value and competitive advantage by improving the effectiveness of its clients' corporate information. With some 1800 permanent staff and turnover of £194m in the year to September 2003, Williams Lea works with some of the largest blue-chip organisations in the UK and Europe.

Its customer list includes Abbey, Axa, Prudential, Merrill Lynch, CSFB, HSBC, ASDA, O2, BMW, GlaxoSmithKline, PricewaterhouseCoopers, E&Y, Allen & Overy and GE.