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==Economy== {{more footnotes needed|date=December 2018}} ;In Central Birmingham *The [[Insolvency Service]]'s Intelligence and Enforcement Directorate.<ref>Intelligence and Enforcement Directorate, The Insolvency Service, 18 The Priory Queensway, Birmingham</ref> *[[Stamp duty in the United Kingdom|Stamp Duty Land Tax and stamp duty on shares]]<ref>HMRC Stamp Duty Taxes, [[City Centre House]], Birmingham</ref> *National Debtline<ref>Tricorn House, 51–53 Hagley Rd, Birmingham – specifically near [[Five Ways, Birmingham|Five Ways]].</ref> *The [[Solicitors Regulation Authority]]<ref>SRA, [[The Cube (building)|The Cube]], Birmingham part of the Mailbox.</ref> *[[H. Samuel]], jewellers.<ref>H. Samuel, Hunters Road, [[Hockley, Birmingham|Hockley]] within the [[Jewellery Quarter]], Birmingham since 1912 {{cite web |url=http://www.hsamuel.co.uk/about_us |title=About Us |publisher=H.Samuel |access-date=20 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114183930/http://www.hsamuel.co.uk/about_us/ |archive-date=14 January 2018 }}</ref> *[[J Hudson & Co]] the world's largest producer of [[whistle]]s make [[Acme Whistles]].<ref>J Hudson & Co 244 Barr Street, Boulton Middleway, Birmingham, namely in the Jewellery Quarter where the A41 and A4540 meet.</ref> *[[Mobico Group]] and [[CrossCountry]] in transport.<ref>The latter at [[Cannon House, Birmingham|Cannon House]]</ref> ;Car manufacturers [[File:Jaguar sign 19o06.jpg|thumb|right|The leaping jaguar mascot outside the car company's head office south of Coventry]] *[[Land Rover]] [[Solihull plant|main factory]]<ref name=sh>[[Solihull]]</ref> *[[Jaguar Cars]], [[Peugeot]] UK and Citroen UK & Ireland<ref>Head office, B4110 at [[Stoke Aldermoor]]</ref> have a large manufacturing plant at [[Castle Bromwich Assembly]] making the [[Jaguar XJ|XJ]], [[Jaguar XF|XF]] and [[Jaguar XK|XK]].<ref>Jaguar Land Rover, [[Whitley, Coventry]]</ref> ;Nearest Birmingham [[File:Cadbury Factory, Bournville - geograph.org.uk - 1266844.jpg|thumb|right|Cadbury in Birmingham]] *[[Cadbury]]'s main plant and [[Cadbury World]] remains in [[Bournville]], Birmingham; since 2012. *B Mason & Sons produce rolled copper and [[cupronickel]] alloy precision strips; applications include [[submarine communication cable]]s.<ref>Wharf Street, Aston, Birmingham</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bmason.co.uk/internet/media/training/quality/data_sheets/C103_Datasheet.pdf |title=Wieland Metals Birmingham |access-date=12 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113035550/http://www.bmason.co.uk/internet/media/training/quality/data_sheets/C103_Datasheet.pdf |archive-date=13 January 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[Kiepe Electric]] UK (former Vossloh-Kiepe)<ref>Kiepe Electric, Aston Science Park, Birmingham</ref> *[[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear Tyres]]<ref>Goodyear, 2920 Trident Court, Solihull Parkway, Birmingham Business Park, Birmingham</ref> *[[Dunlop Aircraft Tyres]] manufacture and retread<ref>40 Fort Pkwy, Birmingham</ref> *[[Claire's]] (accessories) European head office is at Erdington. *[[Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents]] in training, surveying and policy advice.<ref>RoSPA, 28 Calthorpe Rd, Birmingham – specifically in [[Calthorpe Fields]] in north Edgbaston, next to [[St George's School, Birmingham|St George's School]]</ref> ;Outskirts of County *[[HiQ (tyres)|HiQ]], tyre merchants. *[[UK Mail]]<ref>Office/depot at the A47/A4040 junction next to the River Tame at [[Ward End]] near M6, and next to the former [[LDV Group|LDV]] factory.</ref> *[[Genting Group]] UK casinos<ref>Genting Group, [[Star City, Birmingham|Star City]] near Washwood Heath.</ref> *[[Dana Holding Corporation|Dana Traction Technologies]] make axles (including that of the [[Ford Transit]] and [[Range Rover]]). *[[Titanium Metals|TIMET]] UK. *[[Goodrich Corporation|Goodrich Engine Controls]] make [[Engine control unit|engine control systems]] for jet engines<ref>Goodrich Engine Controls, [[Hall Green]], Birmingham</ref> *[[Pilkington]] Automotive make [[Triplex Safety Glass]]<ref>in [[Kings Norton]]</ref> *[[Alcoa]] plant<ref>[[Kitts Green]] (towards Solihull), next to the [[River Cole, West Midlands|River Cole]].</ref> *Small-scale production of [[MG (car)|MG]] by [[Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corporation|Nanjing Automobile Group]] on part of the former [[MG Rover Group]] site<ref>at [[Longbridge]].</ref> *[[Schaeffler Group]] UK (inc. [[INA (company)|INA]]) make [[timing belt (camshaft)|timing belt]]s and [[Automobile wheel bearing|wheel bearing]]s) for wind turbines, passenger cars and aircraft<ref>Maypoint Business Park, next to the railway on the opposite side of the A38</ref> *[[The Works (retailer)]] distribution centre, books, puzzles, toys and games<ref>Midpoint Park, south of A38</ref> *The [[Defence Infrastructure Organisation]] (former Defence Estates)<ref name="Sutton Coldfield">[[Sutton Coldfield]]</ref> *[[Eaton Corporation|Eaton Electric]] make [[residual-current device]]s<ref>Birmingham</ref> *[[National Highways]] [[National Traffic Control Centre]]<ref>National Highways, [[Quinton, Birmingham]].</ref> *[[Ishida (company)|Ishida]] Europe makes industrial [[multihead weigher]]s and food processing equipment<ref>Ishida, [[Woodgate, Birmingham|Woodgate]] Business Park</ref> *[[Aisin Seiki Co.|Aisin Europe Manufacturing]] *[[Keiper]] UK automotive seating ;Near other main towns *[[Severn Trent]] (water)<ref>Severn Trent, 2 St John Street, Coventry</ref> *[[Saint-Gobain]] UK is based at Binley Business Park. *[[Coventry Building Society]] nearby [[Jewson]], is in the east of the city at [[Binley, Coventry|Binley]]. *[[Chartered Institute of Housing]] *[[Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors|RICS]] UK<ref>Westwood Business Park in [[Westwood Heath]]</ref> *[[Bladon Jets]] develop micro [[gas turbine]]s and were the first to develop an [[Axial compressor|axial flow]] micro example in 1994.<ref>Bladon Jets, Pinley</ref> *[[Halfords Autocentre]]<ref name=sh/> *[[Axeon]] UK distributes [[lithium-ion battery|lithium-ion batteries]]<ref>Axeon UK, Coventry</ref> *[[Morgan Advanced Materials Composites and Defence Systems]], make the [[British Army]]'s helmet – the [[Mk 7 helmet]] and electronics for the [[Cougar (MRAP)|Cougar MRAP]], as well as body armour for the police.<ref>[[Edgwick]] and [[Great Heath]]</ref> *[[Bystronic]] UK makes [[laser cutting]] equipment<ref>Wayside Business Park, [[Longford, Coventry]]</ref> *[[Stadco]] UK design division<ref name="wp">[[Whitmore Park]], Coventry</ref> *The [[Education and Skills Funding Agency]], and [[National Apprenticeship Service]]. *[[AAH Pharmaceuticals]] and [[Lloyds Pharmacy]], owned by [[Celesio]].<ref name=wt>At [[Walsgrave]] Triangle</ref> *[[Sainsbury's]]: ''TU'' clothing distribution.<ref name=wt/> *[[British Chambers of Commerce]], a representative and awards-giving corporate membership organisation. *[[Walkers (snack foods)]] within their corn and wheat products ranges<ref>Middlemarch Business Park, [[Baginton]] next to Coventry Airport</ref> *[[Gefco]] UK (owned by Peugeot); *Co-op National Distribution Centre for the bulk of England<ref name="pp">Prologis Park, Coventry</ref> The [[Forensic Science Service]], [[Linpac]], [[Lafarge (company)|Lafarge Cement UK]] and [[IMI plc]] are on the Birmingham Business Park in [[Bickenhill]]. The [[National Exhibition Centre]] (NEC) is just north. [[ZF Friedrichshafen|ZF Lemförder UK]]'s site at Bickenhill makes axle modules for Land Rover. [[Newey and Eyre]], Britain's largest electrical wholesaler, is at Sheldon. [[Neopost]] UK is off the A452. [[Goodrich Corporation|Goodrich UK]] is in [[Shirley, West Midlands|Shirley]]. [[TRW Automotive|TRW Conekt]] have a main automotive engineering research centre at The Green Business Park in Shirley Heath. The Mormons (Latter Day Saints) have their European HQ in Solihull. [[File:Former Staffordshire Building Society Offices.jpg|thumb|right|Carillion head office in Wolverhampton]] The UK's [[VAT Registration Service]], for [[Value Added Tax (United Kingdom)|Value Added Tax]] is at HMRC in Wolverhampton. [[Flint Group|Flint Ink]] UK in the east of the town centre, was the largest ink supplier in the [[British Empire]], before being bought in 1998. [[Turner Powertrain Systems]] is the world market leader for transmissions for [[backhoe loader]]s, mini [[excavator]]s [[telescopic handler]]s, and site dumpers is further south, near [[Dunstall Hill]]. Tata Steel (former site of British Steel Seamless Tubes until 1995) have their [[Wednesfield Steelpark]] (built in 1999) on the Walsall boundary. [[Essar Group|Essar Steel]] UK in west Dudley, is the largest independent steel toll processor in the UK. [[Hadley Group]] near the Soho Foundry is the largest [[Rolling (metalworking)|cold roll forming]] manufacturer in the UK. Caparo Precision Tubes in Oldbury, is the UK's largest producer of [[Electric resistance welding|electric resistance welded]] (ERW) steel tubes, and [[Wellman Group]] make boilers to the west. [[Metsec]], east of Oldbury, is one of the UK's largest [[Rolling (metalworking)|cold roll-forming]] companies. The AA have a main office in [[Rounds Green]], west of Oldbury. [[2 Sisters Food Group]], Britain's largest processor of chicken, is based in the West Midlands.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} The national headquarters of [[One Stop]] is in [[Brownhills]], at [[Clayhanger, West Midlands|Clayhanger]]. [[Poundland]] is in [[Willenhall]]. [[Wedge Group]], based in Willenhall, is the largest [[Hot-dip galvanizing|hot dip galvanising]] company in the UK. [[Assa Abloy]] UK (and [[Yale (company)|Yale]] UK, former Yale & Towne), is also in Willenhall, as the town is known for manufacture of locks. [[A.F. Blakemore]], supplies most of the [[Spar (retailer)|SPAR]] shops in the UK. {{citation needed|date=October 2023}} {{clear}}
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