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Today we launch our list of the biggest 500 companies, by turnover, in the East Midlands.

Between them those businesses - many of them household names - support tens of thousands of jobs and pump billions of pounds into the regional and national economy.

And now more than ever they will help play a part in getting the economy back up and running in these turbulent times.

The data, sourced by De Montfort University, in Leicester, and relates to a period well before the economic impact of Covid-19.

How future lists will look is anyone’s guess.

Throughout this week, Business Live will be showcasing the very best businesses in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire, starting today with companies in the 500-351 positions.

This research allows us to see the range and strength of firms across the three counties covered by East Midlands Chamber.

The index has been compiled by a team including researchers from De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) (Rachel English, Professor David Rae and doctoral researchers Deji Olagboye and Ngozi Eneh Ojo); the University of Derby (Alexandra Charles, Marc Cowling); Nottingham Trent University (Will Rossiter) working with Reach Media and East Midlands Chamber.