Staffordshire West Midlands (region)

jcb dieselmax, holder of land speed record diesel-engined vehicles

the brewing companies such coors brewers in burton on trent, marmite, marston s brewery, gnc uk (health supplements), , doncasters (aerospace components , steel forging, founded daniel doncaster of sheffield). conder structures structural steel company next marmite on a5121, , further south johnson controls make seats toyota in branston. spirit pub company (which demerged punch taverns in august 2011, , owns chef & brewer, flaming grill , fayre & square) near a5121/a38 junction, punch taverns further north. marley eternit (part of belgium etex group), make eternit fibre cement roofing (often seen on industrial buildings) based on west side of a38 in south of branston, (with large plant @ a525/a531 junction in madeley near m6 @ keele); next door in dunstall, lanxess uk (former w. hawley) make pigments.

the michelin man (bibendum) @ sideway in stoke, name originating latin phrase nunc est bibendum

newell rubbermaid uk (owner of parker pen, berol, paper mate , dymo), graco (buggies), large rdc of tesco, , zytek (motorsport) @ fradley park, next a38, on old airfield. norgren (part of imi) international pneumatic technology company on a5192 in lichfield.

off a522 north of cheadle jcb earthmovers (wheel loaders) , jcb compact products (mini excavators , skid-steer loaders). jcb based in staffordshire, near alton towers colossal leisure park; jcb heavy products (excavators), , world parts centre off a50 in uttoxeter rural (beamhurst). lafarge cement uk (former blue circle) have large plant @ cauldon in waterhouses, between a523 , a52.

michelin tyres made in sideway in stoke-on-trent, next stoke s grammar school in south of trent vale. royal doulton , wedgwood based in barlaston. emma bridgewater make pottery on a50 in hanley. tile giant (owned travis perkins since 2007) based on b5039 in longton, , walkers nonsuch make toffee on a5007. portmeirion pottery, own royal worcester brand, on b5041 in stoke. steelite international (pottery) based @ middleport, in west burslem, next trent , mersey canal. dudson (pottery) on a50 in north end of burslem, towards tunstall. johnson tiles , norcros adhesives (owned norcros) in west of tunstall. wade ceramics in etruria east of wolstanton, near a53/a500 junction off a53, near hq of sentinel newspaper (harmsworth printing). swan products (teasmades , small appliances, owned littlewoods) based in fenton. premier foods make mr kipling slices , cherry bakewells in trent vale in south of stoke-on-trent.

bet365 on festival park in etruria, off a53, , stoke-on-trent s largest private sector employer. goodwin steel castings make steel castings in east of stoke on a52. co-operative pharmacy national distribution centre on a50 @ meir, on former site of cookson ceramics (later johnson matthey until closure in 2003). dechra pharmaceuticals make veterinary pharmaceuticals @ talke, off a34. churchill china @ sandyford near tunstall @ a50/a527 junction. sumitomo electrical wiring systems (europe), supply wiring automotive industry, in silverdale, not far keele university. @ kidsgrove off a34, converteam (former gec) make variable speed drives (vsds); aah pharmaceuticals have enterprise , trident divisions in talke, in west of kidsgrove, off a5011. aws electronics have factory, off a34 north of newcastle. phones 4u @ knutton in north of newcastle-under-lyme until went bankrupt in 2014. off b5500 in chesterton in north-west of newcastle, broxap leading supplier of cast iron street furniture. andritz uk (engineering) @ wolstanton, off a34 in north of newcastle.

marmite made yeast left on brewing industry

roadchef @ norton canes, near cannock. tallent automotive (previously thyssenkrupp, owned gestamp since 2011) make car suspensions , crossmembers @ cannock. electrium (wylex rcds, , crabtree , volex electrical wiring) on a460 next m6 toll @ bridgtown. mann+hummel uk, on a460 south of m54 junction 1 @ featherstone, make air , oil filters. motivair, make air compressors, based off a5190 in burntwood; mizkan europe (who own branston pickle in suffolk) make vinegar. armitage shanks (owned ideal standard international) in east of rugeley off a513 in armitage handsacre, near wcml; jcb cab systems next a51 on riverside ind est.

the uk headquarters of alstom grid (former areva t&d uk, , gec) based in stafford factory , uk headquarters of bostik (a subsidiary of total). alstom power repair electrical generators. altecnic, work caleffi of italy, in north of stafford in creswell, off m6 junction 14, , supply plumbing fittings. microminiatures on b5026 in stone claim europe s leading supplier of ice cream van chime equipment.

invotec group, pcb manufacturer, based off a51 in dosthill, south of tamworth. numark pharmacy in tamworth (former base of reliant). jvm castings make crankcases off a51 @ leys in tamworth, , have site in worcester. bristan (owned masco) based in dordon , baddesley ensor on birch coppice business park south-west of tamworth, next new ocado distribution centre, uk s largest supplier of kitchen , bathroom taps; volkswagen group (vag uk) have main uk distribution facility there, site of birch coppice colliery before 1987; nearby maersk have birmingham intermodal freight terminal (rail). ansell uk (medical gloves, australia) on tamworth enterprise park, off a51 next west coast main line; produce mates condoms. lyalvale express make shotgun cartridges north of tamworth next wcml @ fisherwick. whittington barracks (dms whittington) near west home of defence medical services , defence dental service, , defence medical services training centre.

premier foods make bird s custard, angel delight , marvel powdered milk in knighton, west of eccleshall near shropshire boundary. static systems group (ssg) in wombourne, south staffordshire, make of nurse call systems nhs. kerrygold have large cheese production site on a53 in leek on barnfields industrial estate.

on balliol business park, in bilbrook , directly west of fordhouses in wolverhampton north of pendeford, cargill process poultry (with site @ hereford), , next door moog aircraft (ge aviation systems before september 2009, had bought smiths aerospace in may 2007) makes flight control actuation systems (for hydraulics on boeing , airbus), move i54 business park in bilbrook; balliol business park formerly site of boulton paul aircraft, made defiant.