In February 2009 the company entered into an agreement with Fexco to acquire 100% of its shares for $ 159.9 million. In the early forties of the 20th century, Western Union has used the first time a commercial intercity microwave transmission system. Leaving the idea of expansion into Europe, Western Union took up the expansion of services in the U.S. market. Another invention of Western Union - time synchronization. In 1877, starting from September, New York City residents began to have the opportunity to check the time on clock with the "time ball", located on the roof of constructed in the same year a new corporate headquarters - Western Union Building. Western Union incomes for 2007 have made $4,9 billion US dollars, and the quantity of transactions has made 572 million. In 1879 Western Union left the telephone business after losing a lawsuit against Alexander Graham Bell - the patent holder on the phone. The Western Union Company uses the most up to date technologies and its unique worldwide computer network that allows to carry out quick money transfers payments in more than 190 countries around the world. Transaction with Fexco has allowed Western Union to control directly more than 10 thousand points of service, which belonged to Fexco in 7 European countries (Spain, UK, Sweden, Ireland, Denmark, Norway and Finland). Western Union made so that the time in all of American civil services was the same.
East Kilbride, United Kingdom have 3 agent Western Union money transfer agent location. All country.
In the early forties of the 20th century, Western Union has used the first time a commercial intercity microwave transmission system. Another invention of Western Union - time synchronization.
Agent | Work time | Services |
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Cheque Centre East Kilbride, East Kilbride 49a Princess Mall G74 1LB Cheque Centre East Kilbride |
Monday:
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sunday: Closed |
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H And A Newsagent, East Kilbride 7 8 Alberta Place G73 8AA H And A Newsagent |
Monday:
6:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 6:00 AM - 5:00 PM Wednesday: 6:00 AM - 5:00 PM Thursday: 6:00 AM - 5:00 PM Friday: 6:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday: 6:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sunday: 6:30 AM - 3:00 PM |
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Harvey & Thompson (east Kilbride 6605), East Kilbride 10 Princes Mall G74 1LB Harvey & Thompson (east Kilbride 6605) |
Monday:
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM Thursday: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM |
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In the Western Union in the 30s of the 20th century worked 14 thousand couriers delivering telegrams. The presence of Western Union Gold Card at the client greatly simplifies the process of further processing of money transfers of and reduces the operation time for the sending of money, as the "Gold Card" is a carrier of the personal information about the client. 1980 - for the first time in the history of Western Union revenues from money transfers exceeded the income from the telegraph service. In the 30's of the twentieth century, Western Union has become the world's largest telegraph company. In the early 60s Western Union has put into operation transcontinental microwave system of data transmission via radio waves, completely replacing the web of telegraph poles and wires. In 1864, fearing the laying of long underwater lines, Western Union offered to carry out laying of telegraph lines to Europe through the Russian Alaska under the narrow Bering Strait and then to Siberia with branching in the major cities of Europe. In 1879 Western Union left the telephone business after losing a lawsuit against Alexander Graham Bell - the patent holder on the phone. In 1849, Selden and Sibley, the founders of the future Western Union, created the New York State Printing Telegraph Company.