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Companies in Furness

Some of the world's leading companies are based in Furness they are listed below. Click on one to discover who they are and what they do.

Size Range Company / Web address
500+ employees BAE SYSTEMS
  Cumbria County Council
  Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust
  GlaxoSmithKline
  Kimberly-Clark
   
200+ employees

Robert McBride

  Blyth Industries
  Tesco superstore
  Asda superstore
  Furness College
  Risedale Retirement and Nursing Homes
  Sodexho
  Oxley Developments
  Sovereign Chemicals
  Furness Building Society
  South Lakeland District Council
  Debenhams
 

Morrisons

  Liberata
  Barrow Borough Council
100-199 Employees

Furness Newspapers

  BT (DA Centre)
  Booths
  Holker Estate
  British Gas Hydrocarbon Resources Ltd
  PNTL
  Agrilek
  Burlington Slate
  Cumberland Motor Services
  Royal Mail
  Tronic
  Reliance Security
  Marl International

Furness Enterprise works with the North West Development Agency and other partners such as Invest in Cumbria and Cumbria Vision to support these and many other companies who have located here in Furness in recent years. 

Furness is also a successful operating base for North American owned Companies

Since the early 1960's Furness has become a 'location of choice' for a number of North American Companies. The following companies have successful operations in Furness:

  • Ametek/Seacon Pheonix
  • Blyth Industries
  • CAE of Canada
  • Elf Atochem
  • Escalon/Drew Scientific
  • Kimberly-Clark
  • Oil States MCS
  • Partylite Manufacturing

Over 40 Furness based companies export to USA/Canada.

 




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Furness Enterprise Ltd, Waterside House, Waterside Business Park, Bridge Approach,
Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria LA14 2HE

Tel: +44 (0)1229 820611 Fax: +44 (0)1229 827226
Email: info@furnessenterprise.co.uk

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