Granville Technology Group

Formerly known as Time Group, the company was formed in 1994, by Tahir Mohsan. In the year ending June 2003, the group made profits of £2.5m before tax with a turnover of £207m,. The company went into receivership on 27 July 2005, due to the fall in demand for personal computers. That month, it employed 1,600 people, and was one of the largest retailers of computers in the United Kingdom. of the parent company, and the closure announcement was posted on the door of the store. (Contents on paper: "Our store is closed until further notice") ==Time UK==

Time UK (also known as Time Computers) was the main supplier and manufacturer for GTG. Their products included desktop computers, notebooks, and flat screen televisions. Mohsan subdivided the company into Time Computers and Time Computer Systems, in order to segregate manufacturing and retailing. The company went into administration on 27 July 2005. In March 2006, the brand was rebranded as Time UK. Time UK television commercials used Leonard Nimoy, of Star Trek fame, who reprised his Mr. Spock character. In August 2000, Time UK handed its advertising account to HHCL & Partners, which saw the end of the adverts featuring Leonard Nimoy. ==Lawsuits==

In 2000 Time UK sued IBM over supplying Time UK with faulty components but eventually Time UK won an out-of-court settlement and no further charges were held against IBM. ==References==