Science and invention in Birmingham Rex-Acme, Alldays & Onions, Velocette, Midland Red and BSA either originate or have substantial factories in Birmingham, manufacturing motorbikes, buses, tractors, cars, tanks and aeroplanes. Other diverse engineering companies develop to feed the supply chain of the motoring industry such as Webster and Horsfall (pioneering wire for aircraft and cars), Dunlop Rubber (supplying rubber and tyres), Lucas Industries (pioneering electric and lighting), Accles & Pollock (producing tubular sections for aircraft) and Pockley Electric (manufacturing car lights). 1900: Bournville Village Trust is founded by George Cadbury, this is to make many improvements and set high standards of living and leisure pastimes
Cadbury Cocoa House Cadbury Cocoa House Cadbury Cocoa House is a new venture for the Cadbury brand on the high street. Unlike the former Cadbury Café in Bath (closed in 2007), which was run by Cadbury, Cadbury Cocoa House is an independent business which has licensed the name from Cadbury. The first branch opened in October 2010 at Bluewater in Kent, UK, with up to 50 stores planned across the UK. The Daily Mail has likened Cadbury Cocoa House to J. Lyons and Co. Tea Houses, thanks to its focus on traditional British dishes - including classic afternoon tea - and its uniformed