affiliate
a business that is connected with another one or is a member of the same organisation
assembly line
organisation of workers and machines with every worker doing one particular task and forwarding the product to another worker
associate
a company that is connected with another one; sometimes this term is also used for employees of a company
be accountable to someone
to be able to justify your actions vis-à-vis that person
be at the helm
to lead or run a business
be based in
to be located in, to be situated in
be headquartered
to have the main offices
blue-chip company
a successful global player
boardroom
the room where the most important members of a company (the board) convene
branch
an office, shop, production facility, etc. of a business (often located abroad)
business function
certain areas of responsibility, such as purchase, sales, finance, etc.
business park
an area where there are offices and facilities of a number of different companies
business unit
a segment of a business that fulfills a certain function (e.g. marketing, accounting)
car park
parking lot
CCTV
closed circuit television
CEO
Chief Executive Officer (AE)
company gym
a place where employees can work out
consist of
to be made up of, to be divided into, to comprise
corner office
an office in the corner of a building - usually a corner office has more windows than other offices and is therefore a bit more prestigious than other offices
corporation
a legal entity that can own and sell, sue and be sued, etc.
cubicles
an enclosed area in an open-plan office
day-care centre
a kind of kindergarten for the employees´ children
department
a (smaller) section of a company
division
a group of departments in a company - the people working there have similar responsibilities and work at the same location
entrance
place where you can access a building
equipment
tools
executive floor
the top floor of a company where the managers´ offices are located
family business
a company that is owned by one or more members of a family, usually, different positions within the company are also occupied by family members
fat cat
a wealthy, well-paid person, often used in a negative way
flat
smooth, not steep
fringe benefits
additional benefits a company offers its employees (e.g. a subsidised canteen, a company car, an insurance package, a kindergarten, etc.); perks
furnace
a large oven
goods reception
area in a plant where incoming goods are registered and organised
head up
to be responsible for the company´s activities and its employees
headquarters
main offices
hot-desking
the policy of not providing a dedicated office or desk for every employee
industrial estate
a piece of land dedicated to industrial production (also called industrial park)
lobby
entrance hall
managerial level
company layer with regard to positions and responsibilities
manufacture goods
to produce products
manufacturing plant
production facility
MD
Managing Director (BE)
middle management
intermediate level of managers who report to the highest level and are responsible for emplyoees
minority owned
only a small part belongs to another organisation
mom-and-pop business
a very small business that is run by one or more family members
office abroad
offices located in other parts of the world
office block
office building
offshore
to outsource overseas
open-plan office
a very large office without internal walls
outsource
when companies outsource production, they pay another company to manufacture their goods
oversee
to supervise
parent company
initial business which has created daughter companies
perks
additional benefits a company offers its employees (e.g. a subsidised canteen, a company car, an insurance package, a kindergarten, etc.); fringe benefits
premises
all the buildings and land that belong to a company at a certain location
process
to work on raw materials / food to create finished products
production facilities
the plant where goods are manufactured
R&D
Research & Development
report to
to present the results of your activities to your superior
section
a part of something
showroom
area where the company´s products and services are exhibited and explained
start-up
a newly founded business
steep
very sharp, high or quickly
storage area
place where goods and materials are kept
subsidiary
a (daughter) company that is controlled by its parent company
top-heavy
a company structure with too many well-paid managers
umbrella company
main company that leads the group
underground car park
underground garage
warehouse
a building where goods and materials are stored
white-collar
referring to employees who work in an office, as opposed to those who do manual work
wholly owned
the entire company belongs to another organisation
workspace
the place where people do their jobs
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