Cumbrian factories produce goods sold worldwide
Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 7 Nov, 17:47 · Archive
Cumbria manufactures New Balance trainers, polymer banknotes and other products exported globally.
Cumbria is home to manufacturers producing goods sold around the world, despite the county being best known for its lakes, mountains and historic market towns.
New Balance produces some of the world's most sought-after trainers in the small coastal village of Flimby. The American sportswear company established its first UK factory in Workington in 1982, before relocating to Flimby in 1991. The facility now produces more than 300,000 pairs of trainers each year and is one of only six New Balance athletic footwear factories worldwide.
Polymer-banknote material is manufactured in Wigton by CCL Secure. A £40 million specialist facility opened in the town in 2016 to produce the polymer substrate used for the Bank of England's first plastic £5 note. The flexible material is manufactured and prepared in Wigton before being sent elsewhere to be printed and completed as banknotes.
The operation marked ten years of manufacturing the specialist material in 2026 and was described as a key substrate supplier supporting the Bank of England's transition to, and continued use of, polymer banknotes across its full series. The site also supplies polymer-banknote material for international customers, meaning part of the technology behind notes used in Britain and overseas begins its life in Cumbria.
The outlets' reports mention that Cumbria also produces M-Sport rally cars, mattresses, cheese and biscuits, though the provided text does not detail these products.
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- Six products made in Cumbria and sold around the worldDiscover six surprising products made in Cumbria, from New Balance trainers and M-Sport rally cars to polymer banknotes, mattresses, cheese and biscuits.Cumberland News · 7 Nov, 16:49
- Six products made in Cumbria and sold around the worldDiscover six surprising products made in Cumbria, from New Balance trainers and M-Sport rally cars to polymer banknotes, mattresses, cheese and biscuits.Westmorland Gazette · 7 Nov, 16:49
- Six products made in Cumbria and sold around the worldDiscover six surprising products made in Cumbria, from New Balance trainers and M-Sport rally cars to polymer banknotes, mattresses, cheese and biscuits.NW Evening Mail · 7 Nov, 16:49
- Six products made in Cumbria and sold around the worldDiscover six surprising products made in Cumbria, from New Balance trainers and M-Sport rally cars to polymer banknotes, mattresses, cheese and biscuits.Whitehaven News · 7 Nov, 16:49
In this story: Cumbria · New Balance · Flimby · Workington · Wigton · CCL Secure · Bank of England
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