Worcestershire West Midlands (region)

worcester bosch; bosch thermotechnology in warndon

in redditch halfords, on b4497 south in washford, , gkn (it has second largest turnover in west midlands) on a441 in riverside. compair hydrovane, make rotary vane compressors, on washford ind estate near b4497/a453 junction in redditch. mettis aerospace on b4184 in enfield, north redditch, , make light metal components (the former high duty alloys, made of forged pistons britain s aircraft engines in wwii). hymatic (part of honeywell defense , space) make world-leading cryocoolers, on moon s moat ind est, in north-east of redditch; on same site kac alarm company, part of honeywell, make break glass call points fire alarms; innovated them in 1970s, , global leaders. magna interior systems make cockpit module (dashboard) mini. entaco make needles hand sewing , medical purposes in south of redditch on washford ind est. directly east of redditch in beoley lear corporation uk, make car seats. phoenix group (non-public life assurance schemes) off a435 in north-east of county near warwickshire boundary, @ wythall, , has large turnover; nearby west metalrax, headquartered in alvechurch near m42, make (via subsidiaries) of bakeware sold in uk.

the factory opened in 1897; recipe worcestershire sauce came lord sandys, , discovered accidentally when discarded , left mature months

roger dyson group manufactures auto-recovery vehicles off a442 in north droitwich, near vax , koito europe (car headlamps). south of bromsgrove, on b4091 @ stoke prior, l.g. harris & co make paintbrushes. lea & perrins in worcester. joy mining machinery on a44 in west of worcester. worcester, bosch group make 1,200 boilers day. mazak uk have parent company s european manufacturing facility (for cnc machine tools) on b4639 in north of worcester, next worcester , birmingham canal; nearby on blackpole ind est, froude hofmann have world headquarters, make dynamometers, originated william froude (former heenan & froude). karndean designflooring located in evesham used brand in uk commercial lvt market.

sealine make boats @ a442/a451 roundabout in kidderminster, owned brunswick boat group. in kidderminster of a451, stourport road brintons carpets , beakbane. roxel uk (equally owned safran , mbda), develops solid-fuel rockets missiles @ a449/a442 junction south of kidderminster , in hartlebury, on former site of royal ordnance rocket motors. west midland safari park off a456 in bewdley, west of kidderminster. morgan technical ceramics headquartered on b4195 @ lickhill in stourport-on-severn, south of kidderminster; @ b4193/a4025 roundabout, xta electronics make audio amplifiers. egbert h. taylor off a442 in elmley lovett, near hartlebury world s leading manufacturer of metal bins. leigh sinton home of biffa waste services’ worcester depot until closure in july 2013.

qinetiq @ malvern hills science park, or malvern technology centre; integrated circuit invented here in 1952

liquid crystal displays developed in 1972 in conjunction royal radar establishment, geoffrey dummer invented idea of integrated circuit in 1952. based in malvern, , became royal signals , radar establishment, developed thermal imaging , pyroelectric infrared detectors, , large site owned qinetiq. morgan motor company in malvern link; nearby desire petroleum. commsoft rms in evesham. allen gears supply industrial-sized gears off a4104 in pershore. many years group 4 security, largest security company in europe, had headquarters in broadway off a44, on edge of cotswolds; g4s integrated services has hq there.