Economy
The main employers are the Local Authority with 9,500 people and the Ministry of Defence Headquarters for Defence, Procurement and Naval Support Command with 7,000 employees. Other key employers include Airbus which dominates the Filton-Patchway area of South Gloucestershire, AXA, Hewlett Packard, Rolls Royce and the Royal Mail.
A notable business park is Aztec West, which is adjacent to the M5/A38 and M4/M5 interchanges.
The Mall, Cribbs Causeway shopping centre is within South Gloucestershire.
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