Editing Staffordshire (section)

==Economy==
[[File:JCB Diesel Max Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon.jpg|thumb|left|[[JCB Dieselmax]], holder of the [[land speed record]] for diesel-engined vehicles]]
The brewing companies such as [[Molson Coors Brewing Company|Coors Brewers]] are in [[Burton on Trent]], as well as [[Marmite]], [[Marston's Brewery]], [[General Nutrition Centers|GNC UK]] ([[Dietary supplement|health supplements]]). [[Branston, Staffordshire|Branston]] is the original home of [[Branston (brand)|Branston Pickle]], where the original factory can still be seen on Burton Road. [[Spirit Pub Company]] is near the A5121/A38 junction, with [[Punch Taverns]] slightly further north.

[[Newell Rubbermaid]] UK (owner of [[Parker Pen Company|Parker Pen]], [[Berol]], [[Paper Mate]] and [[DYMO Corporation|DYMO]]), a large [[Distribution center|RDC]] of Tesco, and [[Zytek]] (motorsport) is at [[Fradley]] Park, on an [[RAF Lichfield|old airfield]]. [[Norgren (company)|Norgren]] was an international [[pneumatics|pneumatic]] technology company on Eastern Avenue, Lichfield.

[[Michelin]] Tyres are made at [[Sideway]] in Stoke-on-Trent. [[Royal Doulton]] and [[Wedgwood]] were/are based at [[Burslem]] and [[Barlaston]] respectively. [[Portmeirion Pottery]], which owns the [[Royal Worcester]] brand, is in Stoke. [[Steelite International]] (pottery) is based at [[Middleport, Staffordshire|Middleport]], in west Burslem, next to the [[Trent and Mersey Canal]]. [[Wade Ceramics]] is at [[Etruria, Staffordshire|Etruria]] to the east of Wolstanton, near the HQ of ''[[The Sentinel (Staffordshire)|The Sentinel]]'' newspaper ([[DMG Media|Harmsworth Printing]]). [[Premier Foods]] make [[Mr Kipling]] slices and [[Bakewell tart|Cherry Bakewells]] at Trent Vale in the south of Stoke-on-Trent.

[[Bet365]] is situated at [[Stoke-on-Trent Garden Festival|Festival Park]] in [[Etruria, Staffordshire|Etruria]], and is Stoke-on-Trent's largest private sector employer. [[Dechra Pharmaceuticals]] makes [[Veterinary pharmacist|veterinary pharmaceutical]]s at [[Talke]]. [[Churchill China]] is at Sandyford near [[Tunstall, Staffordshire|Tunstall]]. [[Sumitomo Corporation|Sumitomo Electrical Wiring Systems (Europe)]], which supplies wiring for the automotive industry, is at [[Silverdale, Staffordshire|Silverdale]]. At [[Kidsgrove]], [[Converteam]] make [[Adjustable-speed drive|variable speed drive]]s (VSDs); AAH Pharmaceuticals has its Enterprise and Trident divisions in [[Talke]], in the west of Kidsgrove. [[Andritz AG|Andritz]] UK is at Wolstanton, in the north of Newcastle.

[[File:Marmite-Guinness edition.JPG|thumb|right|Marmite is made from the [[Yeast extract|yeast left over]] from the [[Beer in England|brewing industry]] ]]
[[Mann+Hummel]] UK, at [[Featherstone, Staffordshire|Featherstone]], make [[Air filter|air]] and [[oil filter]]s. Armitage Shanks (owned by [[Ideal Standard]] International) is to the east of Rugeley in [[Armitage with Handsacre]]; JCB Cab Systems was next to the A51 on the Riverside Industrial Estate. The UK headquarters of GE Grid Solutions is based at [[Stafford]] as well as a factory and the UK headquarters of [[Bostik]] on Common Road, in the north of the town.

[[Numark (pharmacy)|Numark Pharmacy]] is at [[Tamworth, Staffordshire|Tamworth]]. [[Bristan]] based in [[Dordon]] and [[Baddesley Ensor]] on the Birch Coppice Business Park south-west of Tamworth, next to a new [[Ocado]] distribution centre, is the UK's largest supplier of kitchen and bathroom taps; Volkswagen Group (VAG UK) have their main UK distribution facility there, the site of [[Birch Coppice Colliery]] before 1987. [[Ansell]] UK ([[medical glove]]s, from Australia) is on Tamworth Enterprise Park. [[Whittington Barracks]] (DMS Whittington) near to the west is the home of the [[Defence Medical Services]], [[Defence Dental Service]], and the [[Defence Medical Services Training Centre]].

[[Premier Foods]] make [[Bird's Custard]], [[Angel Delight]] and [[Marvel (food)|Marvel]] [[powdered milk]] in [[Knighton, Stafford, Staffordshire|Knighton]], west of [[Eccleshall]] near the Shropshire boundary. [[Ornua]], best known for the Kerrygold brand, have a large cheese production site in [[Leek, Staffordshire|Leek]] on Sunnyhills Road.

[[File:Stafford town centre.jpg|thumb|[[Stafford]] town centre]]
This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of the non-metropolitan county of Staffordshire at current basic prices by ''Office for National Statistics'' with figures in millions of British pounds sterling.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year || Regional gross value added<ref>Components may not sum to totals due to rounding</ref> || Agriculture<ref>includes hunting and forestry</ref> || Industry<ref>includes energy and construction</ref> || Services<ref>includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured</ref>
|-
| 1995 || '''6,447''' || 209 || 2,349 || 3,889
|-
| 2000 || '''8,621''' || 150 || 2,986 || 5,485
|-
| 2003 || '''10,169''' || 169 || 3,164 || 6,835
|}

Some nationally and internationally known companies have their base in Staffordshire. They include the [[Britannia Building Society]] which is based in [[Leek, Staffordshire|Leek]]. [[J. C. Bamford|JCB]] is based in [[Rocester]] near [[Uttoxeter]] and [[Bet365]] which is based in Stoke-on-Trent. The theme park [[Alton Towers]] is in the [[Staffordshire Moorlands]] and several of the world's largest pottery manufacturers are based in Stoke-on-Trent. The town of [[Burton upon Trent]] is known for its beer brewing industry with several major brands such as [[Carling Brewery|Carling]], [[Cobra Beer|Cobra]] and [[Marston's Brewery|Marston's]] brewed there.