Major employers in North Somerset
Below is a list of the largest employers located in North Somerset that are known
to be employing 100 or more on average. This is not necessarily a comprehensive
list. Please contact the Economic Development Service at North Somerset Council
if there are any organisations missing from this list.
Updated April 2015
Organisation
Location
Agilisys Limited
Clevedon
Alliance Homes
North Somerset wide
Housing Association
Argos Limited
North Somerset wide
Retail
Asda Stores Limited
North Somerset wide
Avon & Somerset
Constabulary
Backwell School (Academy
status)
Bakers Dolphin Coach
Travel Ltd
Bob Martin (UK) Ltd
Boots Company Plc
(Alliance Boots)
Bristol Airport inclusive of
all staff
Bristol Port Company
Bristol Wessex Billing
Services Ltd
Broadoak Mathematics and
Computing College
Broadway Lodge Ltd
Activity description
Business and management
consultancy
Warehousing, storage and
retail
North Somerset wide
Police
Backwell
Education
Weston-super-Mare
Travel agency and tour
operator
Yatton
Manufacturing
North Somerset wide
Retail
Lulsgate
Airport
Royal Portbury Dock
Nailsea
Warehousing and freight
transport
Billing, debt recovery and
contact management
Weston-super-Mare
Education
Weston-super-Mare
Human health activities
Organisation
Location
Activity description
Congresbury
Retail
Capita Symonds
Portishead
Technical consultancy
Castelan Ltd
Weston-super-Mare
Insurance
Churchill
Education
Claverham Ltd
Claverham
Manufacturing
Clevedon School
Clevedon
Education
Co-operative Group Ltd
North Somerset wide
Cygnet Health Care
Weston-super-Mare
DC Leisure (Parish Wharf
Portishead and
and Strode)
Clevedon
Cadbury Garden and
Leisure Group
Churchill Academy and
Sixth Form
DoubleTree by Hilton
Cadbury House
Congresbury
DS Smith Packaging
Portbury
Edwards Ltd
Clevedon
First Somerset & Avon
Weston-super-Mare
Retail, funeral, financial
services and distribution
Residential care
Fitness facilities
Hotel, restaurant and
fitness facilities
Manufacturing
Manufacturing, repair and
installation
Transport
Support activities for
GE Oil and Gas
Nailsea
petroleum and natural gas
extraction
Gordano School
Portishead
Education
Grand Pier Limited
Weston-super-Mare
Hans Price Academy
Weston-super-Mare
Education
Homebase
Portishead and Worle
Retail
Amusement and catering
facilities
Houston Group of Practices Weston-super-Mare
Human health activities
Howard Garages (Weston)
Retail and Repair of Motor
Ltd
Weston-super-Mare
Vehicles
J Sainsbury Plc
Weston-super-Mare
Retail
Kerry Ingredients
Portbury
Manufacturing
Flax Bourton
Quarrying
Lafarge Tarmac (formerly
Tarmac Quarry Materials
Organisation
Location
Activity description
Clevedon and
Business and management
Weston-super-Mare
consultancy
Lidl Limited
Weston-super-Mare
Retail
Lye Cross Farm
Redhill
May Gurney Limited
North Somerset wide
Infrastructure services
North Somerset wide
Restaurant
Liberata UK Ltd
McDonald's Restaurants
(Lambtrad Ltd)
Manufacturing and
wholesale trade
Crop production and
Monaghan Middlebrook Ltd
Langford
N. Notaro Homes Ltd
Weston-super-Mare
Residential care
Nailsea
Education
North Somerset wide
Health Authority
Nailsea School (Academy
status)
wholesale trade
North Somerset Community
Partnership formerly North
Somerset Primary Care
Trust
North Somerset Council
Oxford Instruments Plasma
North Somerset wide
including education
Local Authority
Yatton
Manufacturing
Parkwood Leisure Limited
North Somerset wide
Fitness facilities
Priory Community School
Weston-super-Mare
Education
Weston-super-Mare
Manufacturing
Technology
Quest Global Engineering
Ltd
Royal Mail Group Ltd
North Somerset wide
Sand Bay Leisure Resort
Weston-super-Mare
Sidcot School
Winscombe
Simulation Systems (SSL)
Yatton
Siniat (formerly Lafarge
Plasterboard Ltd)
Easton-in-Gordano
Postal and courier
activities
Holiday and other shortstay accommodation
Education
Technology consultants,
installers and maintenance
Manufacturing
Organisation
Location
Sita UK
Weston-super-Mare
SKF (UK) Ltd Aerospace
Division
Clevedon
Smart Systems
(Architectural Aluminium)
Yatton
Ltd
Activity description
Recycling and resource
management
Manufacturing
Specialised construction
activities
Smurfit Group
Weston-super-Mare
Manufacturing
Tesco Stores
North Somerset wide
Retail
Sandford
Manufacturing
Thatchers Cider Company
Ltd
Unit 4 Business Software
Ltd
Easton-in-Gordano
University of Bristol,
Langford Veterinary
Langford
Services
W M Morrisons
Waitrose
Walon Ltd trading as
Autologic
Clevedon and
Weston-super-Mare
Computer programming
and consultancy
Further education and
veterinary activities
Retail
North Somerset wide
Retail
Portbury
Transport
Retail, restaurant,
Welcome Break Ltd
Portbury
Weston College
Weston-super-Mare
Education
Weston General Hospital
Weston-super-Mare
Hospital
Weston-super-Mare
Human health activities
Blagdon
Manufacturing
Weston Hospicecare
Limited
Yeo Valley Farms
(production) Ltd
accommodation