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The CNG Family of Companies dates back to 1971 when Mr. & Mrs. Charles Patel opened their first CTN (Confectionery, Tobacco & Newspaper) store, Capital Newsagents, in Paddington, Central London. The shop carried a broad range of products at competitive prices and was open 7 days a week. |
| The shop was an immediate success and over the next few years numerous additional stores in Central London and Southern England were added. Capital Newsagents Group continued growing rapidly throughout the 70s and 80s acquiring numerous independent, local and national newsagent chains. |
| In 1984, our Maynews brand was set up to operate stores in the North and South West of the country. |
| Our various retail brands have continued growing ever since, changing with the times to offer all the services which our customers now require. These include the National Lottery® and Paypoint®, and where applicable Oyster Cards® and Western Union® Money-Transfer. |
| In 2009, we launched our new-format CTN store, Thrive News, at the Westfield shopping centre in West London. Here we are working with a compact layout to provide a premium impulse shopping environment. |
| As the CNG Family of Companies has grown, we have established a large national SME buying group, CNG Business Services, providing everything from electricity through to insurance, merchant services and E Top-Up. Please visit the following website to read more about this company – www.cngbs.com. |
| The real estate side of the business is managed by GroupSP which has evolved to invest and develop for ourselves and for third parties and provide comprehensive solutions in the fields of investment, advisory services, development and asset management. Please visit our www.groupsp.com website for further information. We are also involved with real estate investment in Poland through CNG Polska, where we are working in Lodz, the second largest city in the country. |
