Chapter 4 paragraph 2: High-tech industry in England

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

At the end of this class

you can explain which location factors are important for modern high-tech companies

Name two of the main location factors for Manchester as Cottoncity.

High-tech company

High-tech company

A company that uses a lot of knowledge and capital

High-tech companies

• Multinationals
• Invest in research and development
• Products are most of the time 'weightless' --> footloose companies
• Research and development in developed countries, assembly in low-wage economies. 

Although footloose, companies are locates close together. Why?

Location factors M4 and M11

• Many partnerships between the economic world and industry. Exchange knowledge and ideas between campanies and universities. (economies of agglomeration)
• Accessibility: good infrastructure on the M4 and M11
• Goverment encourages high-tech companies by setting up sciences parks and offering cheap land for business premises.
• People like to work there: beautiful landscape, close to the centre of London and Oxford. 

To work

• Work for this week
• Read paragraph 2
• Make assignments 1-11