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Unravelling the mystery of Time Computers
News Confusion is growing around the disintegration of Granville Technology, the company which was previously thought to own the Time and Tiny PC retailing brands. At its peak, Granville Technology Group (GTG) had a £300m annual turnover and over a...
[August 1, 2005, 11:45]
Ex-Time employees see hopes dashed
News A ruling that gave former employees of Granville Technology hope that they might receive some payment from the company's administrators has been overturned by the Court of Appeal. Granville Technology, which operated the Time Computers, Tiny and...
[August 15, 2005, 13:00]
Time to start selling computers again
News This follows the collapse of Granville Technology Group, parent company of Time Computers, last summer. A spokesman for the administrators, Grant Thornton, said in January that the Time name had been sold as part of the disposal of Granville's...
[February 28, 2006, 14:20]
Time closes stores but keeps running
News We intend to carry on in business," said Richard Harris, the head of human resources of Time Computers' parent company company, Granville Technology Group. However, manufacturing is carried out for Granville Technology by VMT which, according to...
[July 26, 2005, 13:35]
Administrators and bankers face losses over Time collapse
News HSBC, the main banker for failed UK PC supplier Granville Technology, could face problems trying to recover its debts, which are estimated by unofficial sources at £19m. Last week, Grant Thornton complained that it was proving very difficult to...
[August 8, 2005, 18:05]
Time crisis: Will customers get their goods?
News The seriousness of the situation at Granville Technology - which owns Time Computers, Tiny and The Computer Shop retail chain -became clearer on Wednesday when the administrators were called in. While Granville remains in business, consumers can...
[July 27, 2005, 15:35]
Asset sale brings some hope to Tiny customers
News However, there was no word from administrators Grant Thornton on the fate of the outstanding assets of Granville Technology, which owned the Time and Tiny Computers brands as well as the manufacturing company VMT.
[September 27, 2005, 17:35]
UK PC giant runs out of Time
News Granville Technology - which owns Time Computers, Tiny and The Computer Shop retail chain — has gone from being the UK's biggest independent PC manufacturer to a company with a very uncertain future. July: TalkBack: This week's unfolding drama at...
[July 27, 2005, 16:55]
Time Computers denies tales of woe
Talkback With falling PC prices, laughable Customer Service and heavy handed, misinformed selling tactics, poor quality products, and unhappy staff, It is no big suprise to me that Granville Technology Group has gone the same way as Tiny (the company) did.
[July 27, 2005, 15:03]
MP demands inquiry into Time Computers collapse
News A Lancashire Conservative MP has called for a Government inquiry into the collapse of Granville Technology Group, the owners of Time and Tiny Computers. Evans also hit out at the secrecy that has surrounded the owners of Granville Technology and...
[August 4, 2005, 13:05]
Time collapse: Debts could hit £70m
News Throughout the demise of Granville Technology there has been repeated speculation among the ex-employees at Time Computers about the way in which the company was handled. Granville Technology, owner of the Time and Tiny Computer brands, which...
[September 29, 2005, 12:50]
Time collapse support site forced offline
News As Granville Technology Group, the parent company of Tiny, Time Computers and The Computer Shop, lurched into administration last week, many employees and customers turned to the Internet - and facilities such as ZDNet UK's TalkBack - to share...
[August 1, 2005, 17:50]
Time Computers denies tales of woe
News Speaking on behalf of the company, Richard Harris, head of human resources at Granville Technology Group, Time's parent company, admitted there had been some issues with the bank but insisted that employees had been kept informed of the issues at...
[July 22, 2005, 10:55]
Administrators still baffled over Time ownership
News Two weeks after they were called in, the administrators of Granville Technology Group (GTG) and its Tiny and Time computer brands have been unable to establish who owned the company. And, despite calls from MPs for an investigation into the...
[August 10, 2005, 17:30]
Time Computers denies tales of woe
Talkback I'm a freelance journalist working on a story about Time Computers and their umbrella group Granville Technology Group. I am looking for customers who lost money or had warranty problems when the company went under last year.
[March 11, 2006, 13:10]
Time crisis: Ex-employee sets up support site
News An ex-employee of Granville Technology, parent company of the Time and Tiny computer brands, has set up a free Web site to offer help and support to staff and customers alike. The site was set up by Matt Ashworth, who previously worked in sales...
[July 29, 2005, 15:10]
Evesham blames Brown for financial crisis
News Tahir Mohsan was one the owners of Time Computers and its holding company, Granville Technology Group (GTG). Granville went into administration in July 2005, before collapsing leaving debts of £70m and the loss of more than 500 jobs.
[August 6, 2007, 18:06]
Time crisis: Administrators called in
News The crisis at Granville Technology Group, the UK's largest computer retailer, deepened on Wednesday after the administrators were called in. According to concerned employees, police have been sent to the Burnley headquarters of Time Computers...
[July 27, 2005, 12:25]
Elonex falls into administration
News The last large UK PC supplier to go under was Time Computers/Granville Technology, which went into administration in July of last year with debts estimated at £50m. It has won large government contracts, including a £25m deal to supply the troubled...
[June 14, 2006, 12:55]
It's Time for an inquiry
Leader Some have gone so far as to set up a petition online calling for an inquiry by the DTI into the past few years of Granville Technology Group. Amongst all the anguish and frustration in our Talkback directed at the former directors of Time, Tiny and...
[August 5, 2005, 15:35]
