Editing Hayes, Hillingdon (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Lombardy Shopping Park, Hayes - geograph.org.uk - 6268161.jpg|thumb|Lombardy Retail Park, UB3 3EX]]
Nearby [[London Heathrow Airport]] is the largest single provider of employment.<ref name="MLAP"/> The airport's presence generates numerous associated businesses – retail, international [[Distribution (marketing)|distribution]] and [[Air cargo|cargo-handling]] among them. Hotels – such as the [[Sheraton Skyline Hotel at London Heathrow|Sheraton Hotel]] on Bath Road, Hayes – benefit, too, from the town's proximity to the airport.

[[West London Film Studios]] – situated on Springfield Road, Hayes – is a film and television studio equipped to accommodate everything from small TV productions to big-budget feature films. ''[[The Imitation Game]]'' (2014), ''[[Bridget Jones's Baby]]'' (2016) and ''[[Killing Eve]]'' are just a few well-known productions filmed at the Hayes studios.<ref>{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Frederica |date=8 September 2020 |title=The hidden Hayes film studios where hit shows Killing Eve, Black Mirror and Peep Show were made |url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/hidden-hayes-film-studios-tv-15341967 |work=[[MyLondon]] |access-date=13 April 2023}}</ref>

Lombardy [[Retail park|Retail Park]], UB3 3EX is located near the Uxbridge Road/[[A312 road|The Parkway]] crossing. The park is {{cvt|220000|sqft}} in size with 865 parking spaces. Shops include: [[Sainsbury's]] (replaced the popular Pump Lane branch, 1997<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sainsburyarchive.org.uk/catalogue/search/branch/ref/p405-london-hayes-1-pump-lane-1979-1997-sainsburys-branch |title=London: Hayes (1 Pump Lane) |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2024 |website=Sainsbury Archive |access-date=18 August 2024}}</ref>), [[Currys]], [[TK Maxx]], [[Next plc|Next]], [[H&M]], [[Sports Direct]], [[McDonald's]], [[Pizza Hut]] and [[Costa Coffee|Costa]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://completelyretail.co.uk/scheme/lombardy-shopping-park-hayes-2684|title = Lombardy Shopping Park, Hayes}}</ref> A smaller development to the east, Hayes Bridge Retail Park, has branches of [[Dreams (bed retailer)|Dreams]] and [[Metro Bank (United Kingdom)|Metro Bank]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://completelyretail.co.uk/scheme/Hayes-Bridge-Retail-Park-Hayes|title = Hayes Bridge Retail Park, Hayes}}</ref>

[[Thorn Electrical Industries|TMD Technologies]] (Thorn Microwave Devices) is located in Swallowfield Way, Hayes. The firm dates back to the 1940s and EMI's high-power [[klystron]] group. It manufactures [[transmitter]]s and [[radar]] equipment, and employs about 220 people.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tmd.co.uk/ |title=TMD |date=2015 |access-date=27 July 2015}}</ref>

[[Cloud computing]] company [[Rackspace]] operates its U.K. offices from Hyde Park Hayes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rackspace.co.uk/|title=Rackspace technology|website=[[Rackspace]]|access-date=5 April 2018}}</ref>

Harnam Engineering Works is situated on Swallowfield Way, Hayes. Established in 1988, the company specialises in premium [[laser cutting]], [[precision engineering]], [[Sheet metal|sheet metalwork]] and [[Metal fabrication|fabrication]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://harnameng.co.uk/ |title=Harnam Engineering Works |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2023 |website=harnameng.co.uk |publisher= |access-date=21 April 2023}}</ref>

Leemark Engineering is situated on Rigby Lane, Hayes. Founded in 1967, the [[machining]] service specialises in high precision [[Numerical control|CNC]] [[Milling (machining)|milling]] and [[turning]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leemarkeng.co.uk/index.php|title=Leemark Engineering|website=www.leemarkeng.co.uk|access-date=5 April 2018}}</ref>

Wellington Engineering is situated on Betam Road, Hayes. Established in the mid-1980s, the company specialises in [[Multiaxis machining|multiaxis]] and [[Numerical control|CNC machining]] serving a variety of industries.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.welleng.co.uk/ |title=Wellington Engineering |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2023 |website=www.welleng.co.uk |publisher= |access-date=21 April 2023}}</ref>