Cadishead in Space

This blogs presents the unfurling corporate history of Irlam and Cadishead. In a way it is a vague and amateurish homage to the film and book Robinson in Space (in which Irlam and Cadishead get a brief mention). The method is simple. Whilst acknowledging the towns' rich personal and sporting heritage, this blogs aims to provide commentary on the industrial development of Irlam and Cadishead's economic identity in a complex global world. Comments are much appreciated.

Tuesday, 20 July 2010

Double Dip

Sure signals of a double dip recession occurring as local people are set to lose their jobs at Ingersoll Rand who operate a security technology business in Irlam. The corporation is massive, real global player with 40,000 employees worldwide and a business worth £11billion, although their Irlam plant is very small. I guess the irony is that security needs tend to increase as people lose their jobs, with a clear statistical relationship between rises in unemployment and increased property crime.