The garden city was laid out with its industry on the eastern side of the railway, and that is where much of today’s activity is concentrated. Former factory land around Broadwater Road, including the old cereal works with its listed silos, is being turned into apartments and commercial space, and demolition, piling and muck-away on a town centre site demand close control of dust and mud.
Further out, the industrial areas along Bessemer Road and at Mundells remain active, and the business park on the former aerodrome at neighbouring Hatfield holds large distribution and office buildings. The A1(M) passes immediately to the west, the A414 crosses to the south, and sand and gravel are still worked in this part of Hertfordshire.
Coverage around Welwyn Garden City
Hatfield, Welwyn village, Digswell, Panshanger, Woolmer Green and Wheathampstead are covered alongside the garden city. The area is well connected by the A1(M) and A414, so operators can usually reach it without long travel, though hire remains subject to availability and peak-hour traffic on the motorway can affect start times.