Editing South West England (section)

===Wiltshire===
{{Main|Economy of Wiltshire}}
[[File:Salisbury Cathedral.jpg|right|thumb|[[Salisbury Cathedral]] at 123&nbsp;m (404&nbsp;ft) which is the tallest in the UK]]
[[Nationwide Building Society]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Locations of our head offices|url=https://www.nationwide.co.uk/support/support-articles/contact-numbers-address/address-and-maps-of-our-head-offices|publisher=Nationawide|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230172311/https://www.nationwide.co.uk/support/support-articles/contact-numbers-address/address-and-maps-of-our-head-offices|archive-date=30 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Research Councils UK]] and five [[UK Research Councils|research council]]s, [[Intel Corporation|Intel Europe]], and the [[British Computer Society]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Details of our Swindon and London Offices|url=http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/34404|publisher=BCS|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230225833/http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/34404|archive-date=30 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> are in Swindon, as are the main offices of [[Historic England]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Swindon National Office|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/about/contact-us/national-offices/swindon/|publisher=Historic England|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230172718/https://historicengland.org.uk/about/contact-us/national-offices/swindon/|archive-date=30 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Heelis|url=https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/heelis|publisher=National Trust|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230172652/https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/heelis|archive-date=30 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> both housed in the former [[Great Western Railway]]'s [[Swindon Works]]. [[Allied Dunbar]] was headquartered in the centre of Swindon until 1998, when bought by [[Zurich Insurance Group|Zurich Financial Services]]. In [[Stratton St Margaret]], [[BMW]] press metal for the [[Mini (marque)|Mini]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Mini Plant Swindon|url=http://www.miniplantswindon.co.uk/location-contact.aspx|publisher=MINI|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114111331/http://www.miniplantswindon.co.uk/location-contact.aspx|archive-date=14 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> at the former [[Pressed Steel Company]], there is a major [[List of Honda assembly plants|Honda]] [[Honda of the UK Manufacturing|manufacturing plant]] (in South Marston) where the [[Honda Fit|Jazz]], [[Honda Civic|Civic]] and [[Honda CR-V|CR-V]] are manufactured at Britain's second-largest car manufacturing plant;<ref>{{cite news|title=Honda boosts UK investment|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1535333.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070831072924/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1535333.stm|archive-date=31 August 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> nearby are [[Zimmer Biomet|Zimmer]] UK (medical devices) and [[GS Yuasa|Yuasa]] UK (automotive batteries).

The headquarters of [[WHSmith]], with [[Smiths News]], is near the [[School Library Association]], west of the MINI works in [[Upper Stratton]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Head Office – Swindon|url=http://www.whsmithcareers.co.uk/head-office-swindon/|publisher=WH Smith|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230172208/http://www.whsmithcareers.co.uk/head-office-swindon/|archive-date=30 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Valero Energy]] UK, who bought Texaco from [[Chevron Corporation|Chevron]] in 2011, are in [[Eldene]], in the former head office of [[St Ivel]]; [[Patheon]] UK (pharmaceuticals, on the former site of [[Roussel Uclaf]]) are on the B4006 in [[Covingham]], north of Valero, in the east of Swindon. [[British Gasket Group|BG Automotive]], on the Cheney Manor industrial estate, make gaskets on the B4006 in [[Rodbourne]]; [[Dynamatic Technologies|Dynamatic]] UK are in a former [[Plessey]] factory. [[Burmah Oil]] was headquartered in the south of Swindon; Burmah bought [[Castrol]] in 1966 (owned by [[BP]] from 2000). [[Stanley Black & Decker|Stanley Security]] (former Amano Blick) is on the Techno trading estate, north of the town centre.

[[File:Plessey Semiconductors 1982.jpg|thumb|left|Former Plessey Semiconductors factory in Swindon, on the Cheney Manor Industrial Estate, west of Rodbourne]]
Near the M4 Spittleborough Roundabout, close to [[Freshbrook]], are [[Synergy Health]] and [[Npower (United Kingdom)|RWE npower]]; also on the Windmill Hill Business park are [[Arval (company)|Arval]] ([[vehicle leasing]] and fuel cards), and [[Allstar (fuel card)|Allstar]] (fuel card); also nearby are [[Realogy|Cartus]] Europe, [[Catalent|Catalent Pharma Solutions]] UK and [[MAN Truck & Bus]] UK (with [[Neoplan]] and [[ERF (lorry manufacturer)|ERF]]); further east is [[WRc]] (the former Water Research Centre). Nearby on Lydiard Fields in [[Lydiard Tregoze]] is [[Johnson Matthey]] Fuel Cells, which in 2002 was the world's first production site of [[Membrane electrode assembly|membrane electrode assemblies]], and next door is [[Neptune (Europe)|Neptune]], who make furniture and kitchens; also [[BuildStore]] have their National Self Build & Renovation Centre. Sauer-Danfoss UK provide hydraulics off the [[A419 road|A419]] in [[Dorcan]], and nearby is [[TE Connectivity]] UK (former Tyco Electronics and [[Raychem]]). The [[British & Foreign Bible Society]] is on the Delta Business Park in [[Westlea]], near [[Intergraph]] UK ([[Geographic information system|geospatial software]], owned by [[Hexagon AB]]) on the other side of Westmead industrial estate, with [[Metric Group]], the only UK manufacturer of [[parking meter]]s. [[Triumph International|Triumph International UK]] is in [[Blunsdon|Blunsdon St Andrew]].

[[Dyson (company)|Dyson]] is in [[Malmesbury]], north of the M4.<ref>{{cite web|title=Malmesbury|url=https://careers.dyson.com/commercial/malmesbury/|publisher=Dyson|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230172110/https://careers.dyson.com/commercial/malmesbury/|archive-date=30 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Cotswold Outdoor]] (recommended supplier to the [[The Duke of Edinburgh's Award|DofE Award]] and the Scout Association) is based at the [[Cotswold Airport]] near the Gloucestershire boundary, south of Cirencester.

[[File:The Staverton Chimney - geograph.org.uk - 613951.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.75|[[Shredded wheat|Shredded Wheat]] factory at [[Staverton, Wiltshire|Staverton]] north of Trowbridge]]
[[Trowbridge]] has [[Apetito]] UK,<ref>{{cite web|title=Our History|url=https://www.apetito.co.uk/about-us/our-history/|publisher=Apetito|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230172335/https://www.apetito.co.uk/about-us/our-history/|archive-date=30 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Wiltshire Farm Foods]], [[Danone|Danone UK]] and their subsidiary [[Numico]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Contact Us|url=http://corporate.danone.co.uk/connect/consumers/contact-us/waters/address/|publisher=Danone|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230174307/http://corporate.danone.co.uk/connect/consumers/contact-us/waters/address/|archive-date=30 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Cereal Partners]] make [[Shredded wheat|Shredded Wheat]] and [[Shreddies]] at [[Staverton, Wiltshire|Staverton]], near Trowbridge. In [[Devizes]] is the [[Wadworth Brewery]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Visit Us|url=https://www.wadworth.co.uk/more/brewery-tours/visiting-our-brewery/visit-us/|publisher=Wadworths|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230172324/https://www.wadworth.co.uk/more/brewery-tours/visiting-our-brewery/visit-us/|archive-date=30 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Salisbury Cathedral]] in [[Salisbury]] attracts many tourists. [[Rockhopper Exploration]] is in the town and [[Naim Audio]] make hi-fi equipment.<ref>{{cite web|title=Contact Information|date=3 September 2014 |url=https://www.naimaudio.com/contact-information|publisher=Naim|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230225726/https://www.naimaudio.com/contact-information|archive-date=30 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Nearby, [[Defence Science and Technology Laboratory|Dstl]] is at [[Porton Down]].<ref>{{cite web|title=dstl|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-science-and-technology-laboratory|publisher=dstl|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229215603/https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-science-and-technology-laboratory|archive-date=29 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Knorr-Bremse|Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems UK]] (formerly Westinghouse) make [[railway air brake]]s in Bowerhill<ref>{{cite web|title=Contact Information|url=http://www.knorr-bremse.co.uk/en/_meta/contact/contactform.jsp|publisher=Knorr-Bremse|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230172419/http://www.knorr-bremse.co.uk/en/_meta/contact/contactform.jsp|archive-date=30 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> just south of [[Melksham]] and nearby are the headquarters of [[Avon Rubber]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Where We Operate|url=https://www.avon-rubber.com/About-Us/where-we-operate.htm|publisher=Avon Rubber|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230172302/https://www.avon-rubber.com/About-Us/where-we-operate.htm|archive-date=30 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Herman Miller]] UK, a maker of office furniture. [[Chippenham]] has the HQ of [[Wincanton plc]], the large logistics company,<ref>{{cite web|title=Contact|url=https://www.wincanton.co.uk/contact/|publisher=Wincanton PLC|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230172335/https://www.wincanton.co.uk/contact/|archive-date=30 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Invensys Rail Group]] (formerly [[Westinghouse Rail Systems]]) who make [[Railway signalling|rail signalling equipment]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Armstrong|first1=Julie|title=£1.8bn takeover of Invensys Rail in Chippenham concluded|url=http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/10405106.__1_8bn_takeover_of_Invensys_Rail_in_Chippenham_concluded/|access-date=30 December 2017|work=Gazette and Herald|date=8 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230172605/http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/10405106.__1_8bn_takeover_of_Invensys_Rail_in_Chippenham_concluded/|archive-date=30 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and the software company [[SCISYS]].

In the centre of the county are many military establishments, notably [[MoD Boscombe Down]], the training sites on [[Salisbury Plain Training Area|Salisbury Plain]] and at [[MOD Lyneham|MoD Lyneham]], and the army bases around [[Tidworth]], [[Larkhill]] (home of the [[Royal School of Artillery]]) and [[Warminster]] (HQ of the [[Infantry of the British Army|Infantry]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=Salisbury Plain Training Area (SPTA)|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/structure/34026.aspx|publisher=Army|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230171943/http://www.army.mod.uk/structure/34026.aspx|archive-date=30 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>