Editing Lancashire (section)

==Economy==
Lancashire in the 19th century was a major centre of economic activity, and hence one of wealth. Activities included coal mining, textile production, particularly that which used cotton, and fishing. Preston Docks, an industrial port is now disused. Lancashire was historically the location of the port of [[Liverpool]] while [[Barrow-in-Furness]] is famous for [[shipbuilding]].

As of 2013, the largest private sector industry is the defence industry with [[BAE Systems Military Air Solutions]] division based in [[Warton, Fylde|Warton]] on [[the Fylde]] coast. The division operates a manufacturing site in [[Samlesbury]]. Other defence firms include [[BAE Systems Global Combat Systems]] in Chorley, [[Ultra Electronics]] in [[Fulwood, Lancashire|Fulwood]] and [[Rolls-Royce plc]] in [[Barnoldswick]].

The [[nuclear power]] industry has a plant at Springfields, [[Salwick]] operated by [[Westinghouse Electric Company|Westinghouse]] and [[Heysham nuclear power station]] is operated by [[British Energy]]. Other major manufacturing firms include [[Leyland Trucks]], a subsidiary of [[Paccar]] building the [[DAF Trucks|DAF]] truck range.

Other companies with a major presence in Lancashire include:

* [[Airline Network]], an internet travel company with headquarters in Preston.
* [[Baxi]], a heating equipment manufacturer has a large manufacturing site in Bamber Bridge.
* [[Crown Paints]], a major paint manufacturer based in Darwen.
* [[Dr. Oetker]], an international food processing company, has a factory in Leyland that produces frozen pizza mostly under the Chicago Town and Ristorante brands.
* [[Enterprise plc]], one of the UK's leading support services based in Leyland.
* [[Hanson plc]], a building supplies company operates the Accrington brick works.
* [[Holland's Pies]], a major manufacturer of baked goods based in Baxenden near Accrington.
* [[National Savings and Investments]], the state-owned savings bank, which offers [[Premium Bond]]s and other savings products, has an office in Blackpool.
* [[Thwaites Brewery]], a [[regional brewery]] founded in 1807 by Juno Thwaites in [[Blackburn]].
* [[Xchanging]], a company providing business process outsourcing services, with operations in Fulwood.
* [[AB InBev]], a multinational beverage company, brews Budweiser, Stella Artois, Brahma, Bass and Boddingtons in Samlesbury.
* [[Fisherman's Friend]], a confection company, famous for making strong mints and lozenges, based in Fleetwood.
* The Foulnaze [[cockle (bivalve)|cockle]] fishery is in Lytham. It has only opened the coastal cockle beds three times in twenty years; August 2013 was the last of these openings.<ref>{{cite news|title=Eyewitness: Lytham, Lancashire|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/picture/2013/aug/13/eyewitness-lytham-lancashire|access-date=14 August 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=13 August 2013|author=Christopher Thomond|format=Image upload|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304203853/http://www.theguardian.com/world/picture/2013/aug/13/eyewitness-lytham-lancashire|archive-date=4 March 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Enterprise zone===
The creation of Lancashire Enterprise Zone was announced in 2011. It was launched in April 2012, based at the airfields owned by BAE Systems in Warton and Samlesbury.<ref name=lt1>{{cite news |url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/9554645._Big_companies__interested_in_East_Lancashire_enterprise_zone/ |title='Big companies' interested in East Lancashire enterprise zone |last=Dillon |first=Jonathon |newspaper=[[Lancashire Telegraph]] |date=26 February 2012 |access-date=26 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402095837/http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/9554645._Big_companies__interested_in_East_Lancashire_enterprise_zone/ |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[Warton Aerodrome]] covers {{convert|72|ha}} and [[Samlesbury Aerodrome]] is 74 hectares.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/9890635.Lancashire_enterprize_zone_due_in_to_boost_jobs_18_months/ |title=Lancashire enterprize [sic] zone due in to boost jobs 18 months |last=Woodhouse |first=Lisa |newspaper=Lancashire Telegraph |date=23 August 2012 |access-date=26 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823015430/http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/9890635.Lancashire_enterprize_zone_due_in_to_boost_jobs_18_months/ |archive-date=23 August 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Development is coordinated by Lancashire Enterprise Partnership, Lancashire County Council and BAE Systems.<ref name=lt1/> The first businesses to move into the zone did so in March 2015, at Warton.<ref name=bg1>{{cite news |url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/business/local-business/enterprise-zone-takes-off-1-7173915 |title=Enterprise zone takes off |newspaper=[[Blackpool Gazette]] |date=25 March 2015 |access-date=26 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327235136/http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/business/local-business/enterprise-zone-takes-off-1-7173915 |archive-date=27 March 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

In March 2015 the government announced a new [[enterprise zone]] would be created at [[Blackpool Airport]], using some airport and adjoining land.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/business/local-business/new-lancashire-enterprise-zone-confirmed-in-budget-1-7162401 |title=New Lancashire enterprise zone confirmed in Budget |newspaper=Blackpool Gazette |date=18 March 2015 |access-date=26 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322050345/http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/business/local-business/new-lancashire-enterprise-zone-confirmed-in-budget-1-7162401 |archive-date=22 March 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Operations at the airport will not be affected.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/business/local-business/no-impact-on-runway-from-redevelopment-1-7167480 |title=No impact on runway from redevelopment |newspaper=Blackpool Gazette |date=20 March 2015 |access-date=26 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322192718/http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/business/local-business/no-impact-on-runway-from-redevelopment-1-7167480 |archive-date=22 March 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

===Economic output===
[[File:cattle Banks marsh.JPG|thumb|right|Cattle grazing on the [[salt marshes]] of the [[Ribble and Alt Estuaries|Ribble Estuary]] near [[Banks, Lancashire|Banks]]]]

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire at basic prices published by the Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British pounds sterling.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_economy/RegionalGVA.pdf |title=Regional Gross Value Added|website=statistics.gov.uk |access-date=2015-10-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070226163731/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_economy/RegionalGVA.pdf |archive-date=26 February 2007 }} pp. 240–253 [[Office for National Statistics]]</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year || Regional Gross Value Added <ref group="note">Components may not sum to totals due to rounding</ref> || Agriculture <ref group="note">Includes hunting and forestry</ref> || Industry <ref group="note">Includes energy and construction</ref> || Services <ref group="note">Includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured</ref>
|-
| 1995 || '''13,789''' || 344 || 5,461 || 7,984
|-
| 2000 || '''16,584''' || 259 || 6,097 || 10,229
|-
| 2003 || '''19,206''' || 294 || 6,352 || 12,560
|}