Industry
There are also a number of industrial units in variable condition. One of them, Gravelly Industrial Park, is one of the city's largest and most successful industrial estates. Companies with units in the park include Carlsberg, which distributes to regional accounts and national depots.
Gravelly Hill is part of the Stockland Green ward. However it was previously a ward in its own right and also formed part of the Erdington Constituency. The previous ward was occasionally won by the Conservatives. With the mother of current Conservative Councillor for Erdington Robert Alden, narrowly losing the seat in 1976 elections. Interestingly his father was parliamentary candidate in 1975-79 for the area. Gaining one of the largest swings in the Country in 1979.
Gravelly Hill railway station is part of the Cross-City Line.
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Famous quotes containing the word industry:
“That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
“Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgement; and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion.”
—Edmund Burke (1729–1797)
“Do not put off your work until tomorrow and the day after. For the sluggish worker does not fill his barn, nor the one who puts off his work; industry aids work, but the man who puts off work always wrestles with disaster.”
—Hesiod (c. 8th century B.C.)