. ▁and ▁P ose id on ▁D iving ▁Systems ▁all ▁have ▁business es ▁in ▁Al ton ' s ▁Indust rial ▁Site , ▁Mill ▁Lane . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁Al ton ' s ▁largest ▁commercial ▁employ ers ▁is ▁the ▁financial ▁services ▁sector . ▁L umb ry ▁Park , ▁which ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁L umb ry ▁Farm , ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁B 3 0 0 6 ▁Al ton ▁to ▁Sel bor ne ▁road , ▁and ▁is ▁occupied ▁by ▁Inter ▁Group ▁In sur ance ▁Services ▁( IG IS ), ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁The ▁Royal ▁Bank ▁of ▁Scotland . ▁Inter ▁Group ▁emp lo ys ▁over ▁ 1 7 0 ▁people ▁on ▁this ▁site , ▁and ▁special ises ▁in ▁travel ▁ins urance . ▁The ▁company ▁has ▁operated ▁in ▁Al ton ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Church ill ▁In sur ance ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁becoming ▁part ▁of ▁R BS ▁In sur ance ▁division ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁R BS ▁take over . ▁However , ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Inter ▁Group ▁announced ▁its ▁proposal ▁to ▁close ▁its ▁office ▁in ▁Al ton ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁due ▁to ▁" changes ▁in ▁the ▁travel ▁ins urance ▁market ", ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁ 1 0 4 ▁full - time ▁staff ▁and ▁around ▁ 1 6 ▁part - tim ers . ▁The ▁head ▁of ▁Inter ▁Group , ▁Bob ▁Andrew s , ▁said