ADI Systems is an automotive design and installation company with an
estimated workforce of 140 at Kings Norton Business Centre on Melchett
Road in the Lifford area of Kings Norton.
Alcoa Europe manufactures aluminium sheet plate with an estimated
workforce of 400 on Kitts Green Road in east Birmingham.
There was a
fire at this plant during the early hours of Tuesday 21 September 2010;
it appears to have been caused by an electrical fault in an overhead
crane
(News Archive 22/09/10).
Alcoa is a multinational based in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
BI is a group of specialist engineering companies that employ an
estimated workforce of 160 at First Avenue on the Maybrook
Industrial Estate in the Minworth area of Sutton Coldfield.
The Birmingham Bronze Foundry manufactures bronze and
non-ferrous metal castings with an estimated workforce of less
than 50 on Steward Street in the Spring Hill area of Ladywood.
Cadbury manufactures confectionary with an estimated workforce of 1000
on Bournville Lane in south Birmingham.
Cadbury is now a subsidiary of
Kraft Foods: a multinational based at Northfield Illinois.
Bournville is the research and development centre for Kraft chocolate
products; 100 new jobs were announced in February 2011: 50 in R&D and 50
in customer service and finance
(News Archive 14/02/11)
Carter Retail Equipment manufactures refrigeration systems with an
estimated workforce of 100 on Lea Ford Road in Kitts Green. It is a
subsidiary of Carter Thermal Industries which is headquartered on
Redhill Road in the Hay Mills area of east Birmingham.
Carter Thermal Industries is an engineering group that employs an
estimated workforce of 200 at its headquarters on Redhill Road in the
Hay Mills area of east Birmingham.