Editing North West England (section)

===Lancashire===
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[[File:Canberra, Samlesbury - geograph.org.uk - 101508.jpg|thumb|left|[[English Electric Canberra]] [[Gate guardian|gate guard]] at [[BAE Systems Military Air & Information|BAE's]] [[Samlesbury Aerodrome|Samlesbury]] site]]
The [[Office for National Statistics|ONS]] 2010 Annual Business Survey states that 30.3% of jobs in the British aerospace industry are based in Lancashire.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/office_of_the_chief_executive/lancashireprofile/main/aerospace.asp |title=The aerospace industry |publisher=Lancashire County Council – Office of the chief executive |access-date=10 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901174044/http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/office_of_the_chief_executive/lancashireprofile/main/aerospace.asp |archive-date=1 September 2011}}</ref> The main private employer in the county is [[BAE Systems Military Air & Information]] who have two sites east and west of [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]] for the manufacture of military aircraft. [[Samlesbury Aerodrome|Samlesbury]] (4000 employees) makes air-frames; the front fuselage, canards and tailfin of the Eurofighter. [[Warton Aerodrome|Warton]], BAE Systems' main site (former [[English Electric]], then [[British Aircraft Corporation|BAC]]), is in [[Bryning-with-Warton]] (6500 employees).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17054577 |title=BAE Systems' annual sales fall by 14% |date=16 February 2012 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=10 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511013950/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17054577 |archive-date=11 May 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> BAE builds a Eurofighter every two weeks ([[takt time]]). [[Rolls-Royce plc|Rolls-Royce]] make [[turbofan]] blades in [[Barnoldswick]] (950 employees).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rolls-royce.com/careers/where_in_the_world/uk/barnoldswick.jsp |title=Where in the world? Barnoldswick |publisher=Rolls-Royce |access-date=10 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111231194001/http://www.rolls-royce.com/careers/where_in_the_world/uk/barnoldswick.jsp |archive-date=31 December 2011}}</ref> Nearby Weston EU manufacture components in [[Foulridge]] (250)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/pendle/foulridge/9393282.Pendle_aero_firm_Weston_EU_sold_for___54m/ |title=Pendle aero firm Weston EU sold for £54m |date=30 November 2011 |newspaper=Lancashire Telegraph |access-date=10 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327012351/http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/pendle/foulridge/9393282.Pendle_aero_firm_Weston_EU_sold_for___54m/ |archive-date=27 March 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> and engine maintenance contractor [[Euravia]] are in [[Kelbrook]] (100).<ref name=LTRecr>{{cite news |url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/rossendale/8779739.East_Lancashire_s_biggest_firms_plan_to_recruit_staff_in_2011/ |title=East Lancashire's biggest firms plan to recruit staff in 2011 |date=9 January 2011 |newspaper=Lancashire Telegraph |access-date=10 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114450/http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/rossendale/8779739.East_Lancashire_s_biggest_firms_plan_to_recruit_staff_in_2011/ |archive-date=26 August 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Safran]] Aircelle make engine [[nacelle]]s and [[Thrust reversal|thrust reverser]]s in [[Burnley]] (800), and mostly make thrust reversers for the [[Rolls-Royce Trent 700|Trent 700]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aircelle.com/spip.php?article288 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081116041503/http://www.aircelle.com/spip.php?article288 |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 November 2008 |title=Aircelle Ltd. wins the "Business of the Year" recognition in Lancashire, England |date=18 November 2008 |publisher=Aircelle |access-date=10 June 2012}}</ref> [[GE]] subsidiary Unison Engine Components (320),<ref name=LTRecr/> are the largest of several others in the area.

[[Westinghouse Electric Company|Westinghouse]] (BNFL) make [[nuclear fuel]] at the [[Springfields]] site at [[Salwick]], off the [[A583 road|A583]] in [[Newton-with-Clifton]]. The boiler firm [[BAXI]] have a factory in the south of Preston, and next door, [[Assystem]] UK (engineering consultancy) are off the B5258 in [[Bamber Bridge]]. [[Anheuser-Busch InBev|AB InBev]] have a brewery on the B6230 in nearby in [[Samlesbury]] (former [[Whitbread]], and brews [[Stella Artois]]); further east the BAE Systems factory is between the A677 and A59, mainly in [[Balderstone, Lancashire|Balderstone]]. To the north-east of Preston, Bodycare Group make toiletries at the Red Scar Business Park on the B6243, near junction 31a of the M6, where [[Goss International]] UK make [[printing press]]es. [[Webb Ivory]] (charity fundraising, owned by [[Findel plc]]) is off the A6 in [[Avenham]], in the south of Preston. [[Alstom]] Transport (former [[GEC Traction]]) is at TLS Preston; company's main Trafford Park site closed in the early 1990s. [[Bosal (company)|Bosal]] was the UK's leading manufacturer of car exhausts on Walton Summit, between the M6 and M61 until they closed operations. The Pilkington European Technical Centre is at [[Lathom]].

[[Voith]] Paper has a site in [[Stubbins]], at the northern end of the M66, off the [[A676 road|A676]]. [[Silentnight]] (600)<ref name=LTRecr/> is in [[Barnoldswick]], where [[Hope Technology]] make mountain bike components; nearby [[Johnson Matthey]] makes automotive catalysts. At [[Whitworth, Lancashire|Whitworth]] on the A671, BCH engineer equipment for the food processing industry ([[Nestlé]] and [[Mars (company)|Mars]]).

Brands originating in Lancashire include [[TVR]], [[Reebok]], [[Jaguar Cars]] and [[Warburtons]]. [[Leyland Trucks]] manufactures several truck ranges from [[Leyland, Lancashire|Leyland]], home of [[Enterprise plc]], and where [[Albion Motors|Albion Automotive]] (part of [[American Axle]]) make [[crankshaft]]s at [[Farington]]. [[CCA Occasions]] makes greeting cards on the B5253 on the [[Moss Side, South Ribble|Moss Side]] Ind Estate and nearby [[Dr Oetker]] makes Chicago Town and Pizza Ristorante pizzas (330);<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leylandguardian.co.uk/news/local/40-new-jobs-are-just-what-the-dr-ordered-1-2011714 |title=40 new jobs are just what the Dr ordered |date=25 February 2009 |publisher=Leyland Guardian |access-date=14 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602101912/http://www.leylandguardian.co.uk/news/local/40-new-jobs-are-just-what-the-dr-ordered-1-2011714 |archive-date=2 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 40% of the UK's frozen pizzas are made here, and the Pizza Ristorante brand, solely made in Lancashire, is Italy's best-selling frozen pizza with 20% of the Italian market.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/21/how-good-dr-oetkers-pizza |title=How good is Dr Oetker's pizza? |date=21 June 2011 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=14 June 2012 |first=Jon |last=Henley |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827011847/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/21/how-good-dr-oetkers-pizza |archive-date=27 August 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Nearby, [[Nitecrest]] is the UK's leading manufacturer of [[Gift card|gift]], [[Payment card|payment]], [[Loyalty program|loyalty]] and [[Telephone card|phone card]]s, and exports most of its products.

[[Walkers (snack foods)|Walker's]] make [[Monster Munch]] at junction 5 of the M58 on the Pimbo Ind Est in [[Up Holland]]; nearby [[Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget|SCA Hygiene]] has their Skelmersdale Mill which makes [[Paper towel|kitchen towel]], with [[Uretek]] UK (polyurethane). To the east is [[Frederick's Dairies]] in East Pimbo, who make Cadbury's ice creams, near [[TAAG Steelwork]], who built the [[Olympic Energy Centre]]. To the west, [[Turtle Wax]] Europe are next to M58 junction 4 on Gillibrands Ind Est. [[The Co-operative Bank]] are administered from Delf House in the centre of Skelmersdale.

[[Victrex]] make [[PEEK]] (a [[thermoplastic]]) just north of Blackpool at [[Cleveleys]]. Next door, AGC Chemicals Europe,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Salvidge |first1=Rachel |title=Firm releases almost 800&nbsp;kg of 'forever chemical' a year into Lancashire river |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/29/pfas-forever-chemical-river-wyre-lancashire-environment-agency |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=29 April 2023}}</ref> owned by [[Asahi Glass Co.]], makes [[ETFE]] (fluon) for [[Electrical wiring|electrical wire insulation]], and [[silica gel]] off the B5268 at [[Thornton-Cleveleys]]. HTI Group in Fleetwood makes toys and owns [[Barbie]].

[[Ennis Prismo]] make traffic white line products at Chorley; Walmsleys is a paper manufacturer off the A675 in [[Withnell]]. [[DXC Technology]] (former CSC) have sites in Chorley and Preston. Along the M65, Fort Vale based in [[Simonstone, Lancashire|Simonstone]] (near [[Burnley]]) (300) are a world leader in valves and fittings for [[Tank truck|road tanker]]s.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/business/9363225.Lancashire_Telegraph_Business_Awards__Export_winner_Fort_Vale_Engineering/ |title=Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards: Export winner Fort Vale Engineering |date=14 November 2011 |newspaper=Lancashire Telegraph |access-date=16 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402234708/http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/business/9363225.Lancashire_Telegraph_Business_Awards__Export_winner_Fort_Vale_Engineering/ |archive-date=2 April 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> Close by, office furniture manufacturer Senator International (800)<ref name=LTRecr/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/hyndburn/altham/1059647.Senator_scoops_business_of_year_award/ |title=Senator scoops business of year award |date=6 December 2006 |newspaper=Lancashire Telegraph |access-date=16 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120156/http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/hyndburn/altham/1059647.Senator_scoops_business_of_year_award/ |archive-date=26 August 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> are the largest in the UK in their field. Off the A646 in [[Habergham Eaves]], east of Burnley, is [[AMS Neve]], a renowned manufacturer of [[Mixing console|audio mixing desk]]s. Telecoms provider [[Daisy Group]] (former Pipex, 400),<ref name=LTRecr/> based in [[Nelson, Lancashire|Nelson]] is one of the UK's fastest growing companies, on Lomeshaye Ind Est north of M65 junction 12 in [[Brierfield, Lancashire|Brierfield]];<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.commsbusiness.co.uk/News_Article_JS1.cfm?NewsID=14670 |title=Group Celebrates a Daisy Decade |date=5 October 2011 |publisher=Comms Business |access-date=7 June 2012 |archive-date=14 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214041417/https://www.commsbusiness.co.uk/news/group-celebrates-a-daisy-decade/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Cott|Cott Beverages]] (former [[Macaw Soft Drinks]] before 2006) is off junction 12 of the M65 in [[Brierfield, Lancashire|Brierfield]], west of Nelson, next to [[Pendle Water]]. [[Jura Elektroapparate|Jura]] UK (Swiss coffee machines) is off the A6068 in Colne. At [[Horrocksford]] near Clitheroe, [[Hanson Cement]] have their large [[Ribblesdale Cement]] works, next to the [[River Ribble]], which supplied construction of the [[Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral]]. [[Bensons for Beds]] (previously in [[Burtonwood and Westbrook|Burtonwood]] near Warrington) and [[Sleepmasters]] (both owned by [[Steinhoff International]]) are in the north of Accrington, off junction 8 (A56) of the M65, near [[Huncoat railway station]]. [[Kleeneze]] (owned by [[Findel plc]]) is based with [[Express Gifts]] off the [[A678 road|A678]] in [[Clayton-le-Moors]] off the M65 Hyndburn Interchange between Blackburn and Burnley, north of Accrington with a main distribution centre off the A679 in [[Church, Lancashire|Church]] on the other side of the M65 in the west of Accrington, with both sites next to the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. Off the [[A678 road|A678]] near the River Calder in [[Altham, Lancashire|Altham]] (north east of Clayton le Moors) is [[Senator (furniture)|Senator]] who claim to be the UK's largest manufacturer of office furniture; Simon Jersey designed and made the [[Team GB]] clothing for the [[Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Olympics]] opening and closing ceremonies.

In Blackpool is the [[Federation of Small Businesses]] (FSB), [[Amber Taverns]], [[Premium Bond]]s and [[National Savings and Investments]]. [[Dennis Eagle]] makes bin wagons in Marton; [[Tangerine Confectionery]] are based at Little Marton, with another factory to the east, just south of the main government building site. The [[Service Personnel and Veterans Agency]] (MoD's pensions, former [[Veterans Agency]]) is off the [[A585 road|A585]] in east Blackpool at the B268 roundabout at Norcross in the south of [[Anchorsholme]]. The NS & I office of Blackpool is on the [[A583 road|A583]], off the M55 Marton Circle, in [[Marton, Blackpool|Little Marton]] on the eastern edge of the town. [[Disability Living Allowance]], replaced by [[Personal Independence Payment]], is administered by the DWP, with the [[Disablement Services Authority]] at [[Warbreck House]] west of the [[A587 road|A587]], accessed from the B5265 and next to [[Bispham High School Arts College|Bispham High School]]. At the end of the M55 (junction 4) off the A5230 in [[Westby-with-Plumptons]] is DWP's large [[Peel Park Control Centre]], on the Blackpool boundary. Amber Taverns is near [[Blackpool North railway station]]. To the north of Peel Park, next to the Clifton Retail Park in [[Mereside]] is [[Glasdon]] ([[Street furniture|roadside furniture]]), off the A583.
[[Burton's Biscuit Company]] (owned since November 2013 by the [[Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan]]) have many head office functions in [[Layton, Blackpool]] and a factory off the B5124, in the south of Warbreck, next to the [[Blackpool Branch Lines|railway line]], which makes [[Maryland Cookies]], [[Cadbury Fingers]] and [[Wagon Wheels]] (with another main factory in [[Torfaen]], south Wales); it is the UK's second largest biscuit maker and was founded in Blackpool.

[[Crown Paints]] is in [[Darwen]] (500).<ref name=LTRecr/> [[DS Smith]] have the Hollins paper mill just south of junction 4 of the M65, off the A666 in Darwen, which is set to close. Across the M65 to the north [[Apeks]] make [[diving equipment]] at [[Blackamoor, Lancashire|Blackamoor]]. [[Graham & Brown]] at Blackburn make fancy wallpaper, next to the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, and off the A6077 is [[CWV (company)|CWV]] ([[Coloroll]] and [[Crown Wallpaper]]); [[Capita Group]] runs [[Television licensing in the United Kingdom|TV Licensing]] in the middle of the town; [[Lucite International]] has its main plant on the A666 in the north of the town centre, where it makes [[Lucite]]; this site, under ICI Acrylics, manufactured the [[perspex]] for wartime aircraft canopies from 1940, becoming Ineos Acrylics from 1999 until 2002 and the company is the world's largest manufacturer of [[methyl methacrylate]] (MMA); [[ICI Acrylics]] invented the process to make perspex in 1936; the granular form of Perspex was known by ICI as Leukon. [[Tensar|Tensar International]], invented and manufacture [[geogrid]]s for construction, off the A6077 near junction 5 of the M65 in Blackburn near the B6231 roundabout; nearby is [[A. M. Castle & Co.|Castle Metals]] UK; also on the Shadsworth Business Park is [[Evertaut]], who make [[auditorium]] seating.