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John Bell, Edwin Hill

Comment: growth pattern points to town becoming a credible distribution location

Basildon has long been one of the most important industrial centres in Essex and has historically accounted for more than 20% of the county’s manufacturing output. Although it has been shaken recently by Ford’s decision to cease car manufacturing at Dagenham, the Basildon economy has remained relatively unscathed as the…