Economy Poole

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the sunseeker shipyards opposite poole quay


the service sector principal economy of poole; large number of employees work service economy of local residents or tourist economy. during 1970s, poole s less restrictive regional planning policies attracted businesses wishing relocate london. these included employers in banking , financial sector, such barclays bank (who operate regional headquarters in poole), american express bank , corporate trust division of bank of new york mellon. other important service sector employers include national headquarters , college of royal national lifeboat institution (rnli), uk headquarters of fitness first, bournemouth university , arts university bournemouth. poole headquarters clothing company animal, cosmetics manufacturer, lush, , merlin entertainments, world s second-largest theme park operator after disney. dolphin shopping centre poole s main retail area, , largest indoor shopping centre in dorset. opened in 1969 arndale centre, , underwent 3 major refurbishments in 1980, 1989 , 2004. centre provides 47,000 square metres (510,000 sq ft) of retail space 110 stores , 2 multi-storey car parks 1,400 parking spaces. pedestrianised high street containing shops, bars, public houses , restaurants connects dolphin centre historic old town area , poole quay. tourism important poole s economy , worth estimated £158 million in 2002. poole s harbour, quay, poole pottery , beaches of main attractions visitors. visitor accommodation consists of hotels, guest houses , bed , breakfast rooms located around town, particularly in sandbanks , town centre. rockley park, large caravan site in hamworthy, owned , operated haven holidays.



barclays house in town centre


since 1970s, poole has become 1 of britain s busiest ports. investment in new port facilities in hamworthy, , deepening of shipping channels allowed considerable growth in cross-channel freight , passenger traffic. port destination bulk cargo imports such steel, timber, bricks, fertiliser, grain, aggregates , palletised traffic. export cargoes include clay, sand, fragmented steel , grain. commercial ferry operators run regular passenger , freight services poole cherbourg, st malo , channel islands. royal marines operate out of harbour @ rm poole, established in hamworthy in 1954. base home special forces unit special boat service , detachment of royal marines reserve. in 2008, 105 fishing boats registered , licensed port , held permit issued southern sea fisheries district committee (ssfdc) fish commercially. largest port in terms of licences in ssfdc district covers coastline of dorset, hampshire , isle of wight, , 1 of largest registered fishing fleets in uk. however, fleet gradually declining because of rising fuel costs , restrictive fishing quotas introduced european union. large number of unlicensed boats operate charted or private angling excursions.








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