page_title: Amstrad
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Amstrad / History
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Amstrad 7070 Kassettenrecorder English: Amstrad 7070 tape deck
context_page_description: Amstrad was a British electronics company, founded in 1968 by Alan Sugar at the age of 21. The name is a contraction of Alan Michael Sugar Trading. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in April 1980. During the late 1980s, Amstrad had a substantial share of the PC market in the UK. Amstrad was once a FTSE 100 Index constituent but since 2007 is wholly owned by Sky UK. As of 2006, Amstrad's main business was manufacturing Sky UK interactive boxes. In 2010 Sky integrated Amstrad's satellite division as part of Sky so they could make their own set-top boxes in-house.
  The company had offices in Kings Road, Brentwood, Essex.
caption: Amstrad 7070 tape deck
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