Editing South West England (section)

===Devon===
{{Main|Economy and industry of Devon}}
{{See also|Mining in Cornwall and Devon}}
[[File:Ukmo-exeter-panorama.JPG|thumb|left|The [[Met Office]], with [[cumulus humilis cloud]]; the Met Office [[Cray XC40]] (previously a [[Power 775]]) computer takes 4.8m weather observations per year; [[Robert FitzRoy]], who founded it in 1872, made the first weather forecast on 1 August 1861 in ''The Times''; isobars were invented in the late 1800s; two bodies produce [[World Area Forecast Center|windspeed for pilots]] around the world - the Met Office and the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]] ]]
The [[Met Office]] is in [[Exeter]], as are [[Pennon Group]], the water company, [[Pedigree Dolls & Toys]] ([[Sindy]] doll), and [[Thrifty Car Rental]] UK, which is at Ashton Business Centre in [[St Thomas, Exeter|St Thomas]] on the A377 opposite the Exeter Retail Park. The airline [[Flybe (1979-2020)|Flybe]] was based at Exeter Airport until 2019; [[Plymouth City Airport]] closed in 2011. [[Chatham Marine]] clothing and footwear is off the B3123 on the Marsh Barton Trading Estate, near [[Alphington, Devon|Alphington]]. [[Eclipse Internet]] and [[EDF Energy]] are in the same building south-east of the Met Office next to the M5; [[Stovax Group]], who make [[Wood-burning stove|wood]] and [[Gas stove|gas-burning stove]]s, are further south on Sowton Ind Est next to [[Howmet Castings|Alcoa Howmet]] UK, who make [[vacuum alloy]] [[airfoil]] castings for industrial gas turbines. [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs|DEFRA]] have a main site for Devon at [[Winslade Park]], to the east at [[Clyst St Mary]]; nearby to the south on the [[A376 road|A376]] is the HQ of [[Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service]]. [[Dormakaba]] UK, at Tiverton, are a world-leader in [[turnstile]]s, [[revolving door]]s and [[Lock (security device)|lock]]s; [[Heathcoat Fabrics]] make the ''DecelAir'' fabric for [[parachute]]s. Taw Valley cheese is made by [[Arla Foods UK]] (former Milk Link) at [[North Tawton]] off the [[A3124 road|A3124]], also the HQ of Gregory Distribution.

[[XYZ Machine Tools]] is off the A38 close to the M5 bridge in [[Burlescombe]] near the Somerset boundary. [[The Donkey Sanctuary]] is in [[Sidmouth]]. [[Axminster Carpets]] makes carpets for every [[Wetherspoons]] pub.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

[[Appledore Shipbuilders]] are based at [[Appledore, Torridge, Devon]], three miles north of [[Bideford]], who built sections of the [[Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier]]s. [[Parker Hannifin]] have their instrumentation division next to the [[Barnstaple Western Bypass|Taw Bridge]] ([[A361 road|A361]]) at [[Pottington]] in Barnstaple; [[CQC (company)|CQC]] makes personal equipment and [[Osprey body armour]]; off the A361 towards Barnstaple, is a [[Particle board|chipboard]] (Conti and Caberboard) plant of [[Norbord]]. Next to [[Royal Marines Base Chivenor]], [[Perrigo]] makes [[Germolene]] and own-label OTC medicines at the Wrafton Laboratories in [[Heanton Punchardon]] on the A361. [[Actavis]] UK (former Cox Pharmaceuticals, part of [[Hoechst AG]]), off the A361 east of Barnstaple, make [[levothyroxine]] and other [[thyroid hormone]]s. [[Dartington Crystal]] in [[Great Torrington|Torrington]] makes [[Royal Brierley]]. [[Pall Corporation|Pall Europe]] make filtration products in [[Ilfracombe]].

All [[Ambrosia (food brand)|Ambrosia]] (former Unilever) products are made at the [[Ambrosia Creamery]] in [[Lifton, Devon|Lifton]], off the A30 on the [[River Lyd (Devon)|River Lyd]]. [[Parkham Farms]] make [[West Country Farmhouse Cheddar|Westcountry Farmhouse Cheddar]] at [[Woolfardisworthy, Torridge]]. [[SC Group]] (Supacat) at [[Dunkeswell Aerodrome]], north of [[Honiton]], make protective vehicles for the Army, notably the [[Jackal (MWMIK)|Jackal]]; these vehicles are also made in Plymouth by [[Babcock International]] formerly [[Devonport Management Limited]] (DML); [[Oceanic Worldwide]] UK makes [[scuba diving]] gear. [[Quested (company)|Quested]] make high-end [[loudspeaker]]s on Heathpark Ind Est, west of Honiton, next to the railway.

[[Centrax]] make industrial gas turbines in [[Newton Abbot]]; to the north-west, on the A38 at the A382 junction at [[Heathfield, Devon|Heathfield]] in [[Bovey Tracey]], [[British Ceramic Tile]] have the largest ceramic [[tile]] plant in Europe. [[Suttons Seeds]] is in [[Paignton]]; [[AVX Corporation|AVX]], off the [[A3022 road|A3022]], was a worldwide site for [[tantalum capacitor]]s, until the company moved production to the Czech Republic in 2009. [[Britannia Royal Naval College]] is at [[Dartmouth, Devon|Dartmouth]].

[[File:Stonehouse Pool and Boatbuilding Yard - geograph.org.uk - 325081.jpg|thumb|right|[[Princess Yachts]] make motor yachts off the [[A374 road|A374]] in [[Stonehouse, Plymouth|Stonehouse]] ]]
[[HMNB Devonport]] (HMS Drake, the largest naval base in western Europe) is in Plymouth. [[Toshiba]] had a large presence in [[Ernesettle]], in the north of Plymouth, which was the second-largest employer after the Royal Navy, until they moved production of televisions to [[Kobierzyce]] in Poland in 2009; it made its last television at the site on 27 August 2009; [[Vispring]] (beds) is next to [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki Precision Machinery]]. [[Snowbee]] make [[fishing tackle]]. The headquarters of the [[United Kingdom Commando Force|UK Commando Force]] is at [[Stonehouse Barracks]]. [[The Range (retailer)|The Range]] (home and leisure) is on the B3432 in [[Estover, Plymouth|Estover]] east of Plymouth Airport; opposite is [[Fine Tubes]] and further east [[Barden Corporation|Barden]] make ball-bearings for the aerospace industry; on the furthest east of the industrial estate is [[Wrigley Company]] UK; its ''[[Extra (gum)|Extra]]'' brand is the second best-selling confectionery in the UK after ''[[Cadbury Dairy Milk|Dairy Milk]]''.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

[[File:HMS Talent (S92) at Devonport 2008.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Trafalgar-class submarine|Trafalgar-class]] [[HMS Talent (S92)]] at Devonport in February 2008]]
[[X-Fab]] UK ([[semiconductor fabrication plant]], former Plessey Semiconductors) is next to the [[A386 road (England)|A386]] [[Bickleigh, South Hams|Bickleigh]] Cross roundabout; nearby [[Becton Dickinson|BD]] have a large plant making medical [[vacutainer]]s (for blood samples) on Belliver Way Ind Est in the north of Plymouth; south of BD off the B3373 in [[Southway]] is Silicon Sensing Systems (who make [[vibrating structure gyroscope]]s and are owned by [[UTC Aerospace Systems]], previously BAE Systems, and [[BAe Dynamics]], who had made [[nose cone]]s for aircraft including Concorde), and [[Schneider Electric]] UK ([[Drayton Controls]], market-leading [[thermostatic radiator valve]]s for [[central heating]], previously owned by Invensys Controls UK).

[[Hemerdon Mine]], east of Plymouth, has one of the largest deposits of [[tungsten]] in the world. [[Wills Marine]] make motor [[inflatable boat]]s off the [[A379 road|A379]] in [[Kingsbridge]].{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}