Industry in Derby

Derby’s two biggest employers, Rolls-Royce plc (known almost universally in the area as ‘Royce’s’) and the Toyota Motor Corporation, are both in the manufacturing trade. Egg, the Internet and telephone bank, has its national base in Derby.

Derby was for many years a significant railway centre, with both British Rail workshops and research facilities in the town. The town was also formerly the centre for the Midland Railway. Although much less important than in years gone by, train manufacture continues in Derby and Derby Midland Station retains an important strategic role in the rail network.