1. Modern Industry
To find out what a footloose industry is and carry out a study into the M4 Corridor.

2. Nokia Phone Iron & Steel 1664 Beer Dairy Products Ford Ka GAP Jeans
Market
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Raw Material
Labour
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Labour
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Nokia Phone
Iron & Steel
1664 Beer
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Market
Raw Material
Raw Material
Raw Material
Labour
Labour
Labour
Dairy Products
Ford Ka
GAP Jeans

3. What is a footloose industry?
Footloose industries have a greater freedom to choose their locations. Footloose industries have a low demand for raw materials and don’t need big sites for their factories.
The final product is always high in value and /or low in weight and can be transported anywhere by road.
The new factories have pleasant locations on the outskirts of towns with lots of greenery around.

4. The M4 and Western Crescent
M4 Corridor - Area of development for Hi-Tech industry along the M4 Motorway spanning from London to Bristol (South Wales).
Location factors:
Accessibility
Good road links (M4)
Good railway links
Heathrow Airport provides links to Europe and the rest of the World
Research opportunities
Close to science parks and Universities
Footloose - therefore they can locate freely
Government Incentives
Attractive Countryside
Marlborough Downs - attractive environment favoured by educated people employed in Hi-Tech industry.
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Do Activity 1b
Do Activity 2

5. Example

6. Case Study Hi-tech industry along the M4 corridor
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New industrial regions in Britain have tended to grow up along main communication routes. The best example of this is the “Sunrise Strip”, which takes in the area around motorways such as the M11, M23, M3 and, most importantly, the M4. These industries are described as being footloose. They are not tied to the supply raw materials.

7. M4 Corridor - LG
Lucky Goldstar – Located a large development in Newport, South Wales
Why?
Welsh Development Agency (WDA) secured the deal
Government Paid £87 million of subsidies to LG
Accessible, M4 Corridor
Semi Skilled Labour Force – once employed in the now declined iron and steel industry.

8. Case Study: Worton Grange Industrial Estate in READING
Skills practice opportunity
Case Study: Worton Grange Industrial Estate in READING
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Do Activities 2 a, b and 3 a, b