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Direct Line vs Goerz

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

Goerz is the older of the two, founded in 1886 — 98 years before Direct Line.

Founded
1984
1886
Status
Active
Closed 1926
Headquarters
London Borough of Bromley, United Kingdom
Berlin
Industry
business
business
Employees
Not recorded
2,500
Legal form
private company limited by shares
joint-stock company
Parent
Direct Line Group
Not recorded
Website
directline.com
Not recorded

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Direct Line and Goerz.