▁distance ▁from ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁traditional ▁areas ▁of ▁industrial ▁activity ▁and ▁population . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁Bar n st ap le ▁gained ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁industrial ▁companies ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁avail ability ▁of ▁central ▁government ▁gr ants ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁fact ories ▁and ▁their ▁operation ▁on ▁low ▁or ▁zero ▁levels ▁of ▁local ▁tax ation . ▁This ▁was ▁only ▁partially ▁successful , ▁with ▁few ▁of ▁these ▁last ing ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁few ▁years ▁that ▁gr ants ▁were ▁available . ▁One ▁success ▁was ▁the ▁manufact uring ▁of ▁generic ▁medic ines ▁by ▁C ox ▁Ph arma ce ut ical s ▁( now ▁brand ed ▁All er gan ), ▁who ▁moved ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁from ▁their ▁site ▁in ▁Bright on , ▁Sus sex . ▁The ▁most ▁last ing ▁consequence ▁for ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁the ▁development ▁and ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁industrial ▁est ates ▁at ▁Seven ▁Bre th ren , ▁Wh idd on ▁Valley ▁and ▁Pot ting ton . ▁ ▁Wh ilst ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁improved ▁A 3 6 1 ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁motor way ▁network ▁helped ▁in ▁some ▁ways ▁to ▁promote ▁trade , ▁not ably ▁week end ▁tour ism , ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁det r iment al ▁effect ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁distribution ▁business es . ▁The ▁latter ▁had ▁previously ▁viewed ▁the ▁town ▁as ▁a ▁base ▁for ▁local ▁distribution ▁networks , ▁a ▁need ▁that ▁was ▁removed ▁with ▁an ▁approximate ▁hal ving ▁of ▁trav elling ▁time ▁to ▁the ▁M 5 ▁motor way