Cumbria - Economy

Economy

Many large companies and organisations are based in Cumbria. The county council itself employs around 17,000 individuals, while the largest private employer in Cumbria, the Sellafield nuclear processing site, has a workforce of 10,000. Below is a list of some of the county's largest companies and employers (excluding services such as Cumbria Constabulary, Cumbria Fire and Rescue and the NHS in Cumbria), categorised by district:

• Allerdale
  • Associated British Ports Holdings own and operate the port of Silloth.
  • Plastic film maker, Innovia Films, has its headquarters and only UK factory in Wigton, which employs almost 1,000 people and is Wigton's biggest employer.
  • World-wide US bed maker, Sealy Beds UK (which is part of the Silentnight Group), owns a factory at Aspatria, which employs around 300 people.
  • Flour miller, Carr's Milling Industries PLC, which is based in Carlisle, owns a large factory at Silloth which makes the 'Carr's Breadmaker' range and Carr's farm feeds.
  • Window maker, WestPort Windows, owns a large factory at Maryport, which makes UPVC windows and doors.
  • World rally company, M-Sport has its headquarters at Dovenby Hall, near Cockermouth.
  • Swedish paper maker, Iggisund Paperboard, has its only UK factory at Siddick, near Workington
  • US chemical & camera giant, Eastman, has a factory at Siddick, near Workington. It makes plastic bottle pellets (PBP) and products for the smoking industry and employs 100 people.
  • Steel giant Tata Steel owns a cast products plant at Workington, which employs 300 people.
  • Carlisle-based haulage group, The Stobart Group, owns a large Haulage depot at Workington, which was once owned by Truck/Bus maker, Leyland.
  • Packaging company, Amcor, owns the formerAlcan packaging plant at Salterbeck, Workington.
  • James Walker Ltd, the international car seal maker, has a large factory at Cockermouth.
• Barrow-in-Furness
  • Barrow's shipyard is one of the UK's largest. BAE Systems is the current owner and employs around 5,000.
  • Associated British Ports Holdings own and operate the port of Barrow.
  • The only Kimberly-Clark mill in the North of England is located in Barrow.
  • James Fisher & Sons, a large provider of marine engineering services, is based in Barrow.
  • One of the largest single-site furniture stores in the UK, Stollers, is located in Barrow.
• Carlisle
  • Close to 1,000 people work in one of only two Pirelli tyre plants in the UK.
  • Carr's is a successful foodstuff and agricultural brand that was established in 1831 in Carlisle.
  • The Stobart Group, which is one of the UK's largest haulage companies, is headquartered in Carlisle.
  • Nestlé operates a factory on the outskirts of Carlisle.
  • Cavaghan & Gray is a food manufacturing business based in Carlisle and a significant employer in the city.
  • Crown Holdings owns two factories in Carlisle, locally known as 'Metal Box'. Both factories make products for the beverage industry.
• Copeland
  • As stated above, Sellafield is the largest private employer in the county; many West Cumbrians have links to the site.
• Eden
  • Center Parcs owns a large resort in Whinfell Forest near Penrith.
  • Carlisle based haulage giant, The Stobart Group, owns a large transport depot at Penrith
  • National sawdust, animal bedding & bark suppliers, A W Jenkinson, is headquartered at Clifton, Penrith
• South Lakeland
  • Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline operates a large factory in Ulverston.
  • International kitchenware store Lakeland has its headquarters and flagship store in Windermere.
  • Farley Health Products, a subsidiary of the Heinz Company, runs a factory in Kendal.