Secondary industries are those which take the raw materials produced by the primary sector and process them into manufactured goods and products; these include manufacturing, engineering and construction.
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Ford cars Ford cars was previously an American multinational cooperation.
Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce, using elaborately engineered manufacturing sequences typified by moving assembly lines. Henry ford’s methods came to be known around the world as fordism by 1914.
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Britvic , it was not until 1938 that the Britvic range of juices that we know today were first produced, thanks to Ralph Chapman, owner of the British vitamin products company. Recognising that the great depression in the UK meant that many of his poorest customers needed an affordable source of vitamin C, he found a way to bottle fruit juices so that they stayed fresh for longer without the addition of preservatives. His juices were sold in small glass bottles which ensured easy transportation. The idea was immediately successful but it was only in 1949 that the Britvic brand name was formally launched into the market place.
In the years following the Second World War, Britvic went from strength to strength building a modern factory in its hometown of Chelmsford. In 1971 the British vitamin product company formally changed its name to Britvic in recognition of its leading brand’s appeal. In 1986 Canada dry Rawlings, a company formed by the merger of the bass (now IHG) and Whitbread’s soft drinks interests came together with Britvic to form Britvic soft drinks.
Tertiary industry, the tertiary industry is generally referred to as services, this sector economic activity includes everything from retail and wholesale transportation.
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River island , River Island is a male and female clothes wear chain with 197 stores located across the United kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Malta, Cyprus, Poland, Turkey, America and the middle east with the name being a leader for casual fashion. It began in 1948 by Mr Bernard Lewis (see below) in a small store in London branded Lewis separates. Since this time it has gone from several name changes ( Chelsea Girl and Concept Man) before becoming River island. In the European tradition casual is the dress code which emphasizes comfort and personal expression over presentation and uniformity. The group is a family concern, led by entrepreneur and chairman Bernard Lewis. Even at the age of 80 , Mr Bernard (s he is known by river island staff) is involves in the day to day running of the company, working not only through the week but also at weekends to keep the store group in a strong retail position.
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Sainsbury’s , Sainsbury’s was founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury and his wife Mary Ann, in London England and grew rapidly during the Victorian era. It grew to become the largest grocery retailer in 1922 pioneered self service retailing in the UK and its heyday was during the 1980s. As a result of being complacent during the 1990s, Tesco became the Markey leader and in 1995 ASDA became the second largest demoting Sainsbury’s into third place.
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JJB sports , the sports shop chain was founded in 1971, when ex footballer Dave Whelan acquired a single sports shop in Wigan. It sells all sorts of sport wear and sports equipment, it is a shop and a internet based company and is popular all around the world.
What is happening to industries?
Primary sector
The primary sector industry mostly involves using natural resources into primary products. Most products produced in this sector are raw materials but for other industries. The main businesses used in this sector are agriculture, fishing, forestry and mining. Over the past 100 years of the primary sector has been declined due to the use of technology improving.
Secondary industry
Worldwide sector has decreased in the UK over the 20th century; it shows that technology plays a very important part in people’s lives today. Other countries exporting the goods mean that it is good for the economic growth in the UK.
Tertiary industry
The tertiary sector has been improved over the years due to technology, however we are in a current recession and the sales in the tertiary sector have suffered immensely.
