Blackpool

:This article is about the town in England. For other uses of the name, see Blackpool (disambiguation).

Non-tourist industry

Major employers include:

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• The government-owned National Savings and Investments, based at Marton, together with their random number generating computer ERNIE which picks the Premium Bond numbers.
• Other Government Agencies based at Warbreck and Norcross.
• The sports car manufacturer TVR. (Blackpool was also the original site of Jaguar Cars.)
• Burtons Foods, producing biscuits and other bakery products.
• Arvin Meritor, which manufactures automotive components.
• The Glasdon Group, known for its plastic products including litter bins, park benches and reflective road signs.

Many Blackpool residents work in the retail sector, either in the town centre or the retail parks on the edge of town.

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