LEEDS CITY REGION IS BEST PLACED TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE OF MANUFACTURING AND PROVIDES THE PERFECT LOCATION

FOR COMPANIES LOOKING TO GROW, INNOVATE AND IMPROVE EFFICIENCY. COMPARED WITH THE REST OF THE UK, IT HAS DISTINCT ADVANTAGES

IN THREE KEY AREAS: MARKET SIZE, WORKFORCE SKILL AND SUPPLY CHAIN.*

WHEN YOU THINK THE FUTURE OF MANUFACTURING, THINK LEEDS CITY REGION.

*Regeneris Leeds City Region Advanced Manufacturing Report 2015.

THINK HERE

CONTENTS04 THINK FUTURE OF MANUFACTURING Manufacturing in the UK

08 THINK A LOCATION LIKE NO OTHERScale, talent and sub-sector strengths

13 THINK INNOVATION Centres of Excellence, Skills and Talent

22 THINK GLOBAL REACH Transport infrastructure

27 THINK SUPPLY CHAINUK’s most comprehensive supply chain

30 THINK RESOURCES Our support

33 THINK SPACE Exceptional quality of life

37 THINK LEEDS CITY REGION Contact Us

THINK FUTURE OF MANUFACTURING

Perfectly placed

Manufacturing contributes over £6.7 trillion to the global economy. In terms of Gross Value Added, the UK is in the world’s top 10, generating 10% of UK GVA. Manufacturing directly employs 2.5 million people, generates half of UK exports and accounts for three quarters of R&D business here. Manufacturing in Leeds City Region is worth over £7.7bn, with double the national average of companies in advanced manufacturing and the UK’s biggest manufacturing employment base.

The UK Government aims to make the UK the best place to start, finance and grow a business. It is reducing regulatory burdens and has outlined significant investment and incentives to support research and innovation in the UK.

Furthermore the UK has a highly competitive tax environment, especially around research costs, with R&D tax credits, as well as access to The Patent Box. This makes the UK one of the most competitive locations globally to reduce costs around innovation.

DRIVING INNOVATION IN THE UK

BY 2050, THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR WILL BE A COMPLEX, HIGH-VALUE ECOSYSTEM AND WILL BE SO MUCH MORE THAN THE LITERAL PRODUCTION LINE. TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES

WILL DRIVE A REVOLUTION IN AN ECOSYSTEM WHERE SUSTAINABILITY NO LONGER REMAINS OPTIONAL.

Sir Mike Gregory, Head of the Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge

05Think Future

Globalisation has driven production facilities towards countries with the lowest labour costs and/or the largest markets. However we are seeing a resurgence of high-value manufacturing in the UK, and Leeds City Region in particular, for good reason. 

These changes in manufacturing are driven by a combination of process innovation, new technology and changing customer demand; none more so than in areas of high-value activity, such as advanced/precision engineering.

With the greatest concentration of high-value manufacturers in the UK, and renowned for its scale, diversity and excellence, Leeds City Region is well placed to shape the rapidly changing manufacturing environment, as well as capture the opportunities it presents.

Our key selling point is our ability to provide high quality bespoke engineering solutions across a diverse range of key growth sectors and technical competencies, including precision technologies, robotics, metrology, digital manufacturing and smart materials. This, together with our greatest asset, the knowledge, know-how, ingenuity and tenacity of our people make us the place to make it.

LEEDS CITY REGION: FIT FOR THE FUTURE

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Meeting the challenges:

• Complex production – strength in precision and bespoke engineering and expertise in metrology, data analytics, automation, sensors tech and condition monitoring

• Highly skilled workforce – Leeds City Region has the greatest number of STEM students and graduates outside London

• Agility and innovation – we are not dominated by a few big employers, rather our diverse range of businesses work across sectors and supply chains to cross fertilise innovation and best practice

• Speed and efficiency – we have the UK’s most complete manufacturing supply chain with cost effective routes to national and international markets

£7.7BN

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A unique opportunity

THINK A LOCATIONLIKE NO OTHER

THE OPPORTUNITY

SIGNIFICANT TALENT PIPELINE

EXCELLENT TRANSPORT/

FREIGHT LINKS

BREADTH AND DIVERSITY

UK’S MOST COMPLETE

SUPPLY CHAIN

PROXIMITY TO 34 CENTRES OF

EXCELLENCE

HIGHLY SKILLED WORKFORCE

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROPOSITION THE UK’S BIGGEST MANUFACTURING EMPLOYER

1,372,300144,200

48,500

LEEDS CITY REGION

901,000

90,600

43,100

GREATER BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL

1,239,100

101,100

36,900

GREATER MANCHESTER

750,600

87,700

23,800

SHEFFIELD CITY REGION

BRES

201

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Key

Total employment

Manufacturing employment

Advanced manufacturing

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STRENGTH IN RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE

Leeds City Region has strengths in earth systems and environmental sciences, electrical and electronic engineering, metallurgy and materials and aeronautical, mechanical and manufacturing engineering.

We are the UK’s centre for innovative manufacturing, with a wealth of mid-sized firms driving the sector forward with technological advancements – particularly in health, energy, transport and housing.

We also have 34 university centres of excellence and world-class research competencies, from bio-renewable development to innovative physical organic solutions. These are home to the largest number of STEM graduates outside London.

All this is underpinned with generous tax incentives such as The Patent Box and R&D Tax Credits, making our region highly attractive for innovative global companies.

ANNUAL STEM GRADUATES

LEEDS CITY REGION15,100

GREATER MANCHESTER 14,300SHEFFIELD CITY REGION

GREATER BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL

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STRENGTH IN OUR DIVERSE, BROAD-BASED ECONOMY

CORE CAPABILITIES TO DRIVE A NEW GENERATION OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

SECTOR STRENGTHS

EnergyExpertise in renewables and sustainable energy.

SMARTMATERIALS

DATA &DIGITAL

METROLOGYROBOTICS

AUTOMATION

SENSORS TECH

CONDITION MONITORING

HealthWorld-class institutional and research infrastructure and one of the most integrated healthcare clusters in the UK.

ChemicalsHome to one of the UK’s leading chemicals clusters, offering a dense supply chain and outstanding institutional and research infrastructure.

Precision engineeringCluster of expertise and outstanding research capability.

Agri-tech, food and drink Significant talent pool and expertise in agri-tech, agri-science and bio.

Leeds City Region’s unique mix of manufacturing sector strengths and specialist capabilities make us ideally placed as a world-leading location for investment.

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LEEDS CITY REGION HAS A LONG HISTORY OF MANUFACTURING, WITH A NUMBER OF SUB-SECTOR SPECIALISMS, WHICH OFFERS US

AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF OTHER MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS WITHIN THE REGION TO TAP INTO TO SUPPORT NEW PRODUCT

DEVELOPMENT, THE ONGOING PRODUCTION OF OUR CATALOGUE OF COMPONENTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR BESPOKE SOLUTIONS.

Andrew Wright, MD, Reliance Precision Ltd.

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THINKINNOVATION

Academic institutions and centres of excellence

HIGH-TECH PROBLEM SOLVING FOR A STRONGER COMPETITIVE EDGE

Leeds City Region has a network of well-established academic and research centres of manufacturing excellence. Bringing together research expertise in higher education and industry develops new ideas, new materials and new products and services.

Institutions like the 3M Buckley Innovation Centre in Huddersfield, the Bio-renewable Development Centre in York and research at the Universities of Bradford and Leeds show the collaborative and open approach our region takes to the future of manufacturing processes. The University of Leeds (Times University of the Year 2017) is in the top 100, with an annual research spend approaching £200 million.

The National Physical Laboratory, the UK’s National Measurement Agency, has its only facility outside London here. The location was specifically chosen for its proximity to a concentration of high value engineering firms who can benefit from the agency’s world-leading research capacities.

The digital catapult centre in Bradford is a national centre for rapidly advancing the UK’s best digital ideas. The centre will provide space for start-ups and small businesses in the creative and technology sectors to develop and showcase their ideas and products. The space will also enable them to connect and collaborate with larger businesses, universities and public sector organisations.

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UNIVERSITYOF LEEDS

UNIVERSITY OFHUDDERSFIELD 3M BUCKLEY

INNOVATION CENTRE

AMRC ADVANCEDMANUFACTURING CATAPULT(SHEFFIELD)

UNIVERSITYOF YORKUNIVERSITY

OF BRADFORDDIGITAL CATAPULT CENTRE YORKSHIRE

BIO-RENEWABLE DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

ASKHAM BRYAN COLLEGE

FERA

TEXTILE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

CENTRE FORPRECISION

TECHNOLOGIES

FOOD ENGINEERING R&D CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE(SHEFFIELD)

• Innovative Physical Organic Solutions Centre of Excellence

• EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)

• The Institute of Rail Research

• Turbocharge Research Institute

• Automotive Research Centre• Advanced Materials Engineering Centre• The Centre of Polymer Micro and Nano Technology• Hybrid Powertrain & Engineering Research Centre

• The Centre for Pharmaceutical Engineering Science

• The Green Chemist Centre of Excellence• Agri Science Research• Life Sciences• York-Nanjing Joint Centre for Spintronics

& Nano Engineering• Information Economy • Bio-Renewable

Development Centre

• The Energy Leeds Hub• Nuclear, Offshore Wind, Oil & Gas • The Centre for Integrated Energy Research• School of Chemistry • The School of Food Science• Aerospace and Automotive Research• Big Data Research• Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering• WELMEC Centre of Excellence

in Medical Engineering• Innovation and Knowledge Centre

in Medical Devices & Regenerative Medicine• The Institute for Materials Research• Advanced Materials & Nano Technology• The Centre of Molecular Nanoscience• Information Economy

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WE PARTNER INNOVATORS LOCALLY TO MAKE PROGRESS POSSIBLE, ENCOURAGING

ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY TO ENSURE CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH

AND DEVELOPMENTS HAVE THE MAXIMUM IMPACT.

Professor Liz Towns-Andrews, 3M Buckley Innovation Centre

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THE UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD Works alongside manufacturers with specialties in innovative engineering, including advanced materials mechanical, process and medical engineering and artificial intelligence. The University is host to the Automotive Research Centre; the Advanced Materials Engineering; the Pharmaceutical Engineering Science; and Polymer Micro & Nano Technology Centres.

The Advanced Digital Institute is an independent not-for-profit research and development institute providing technology insight, specialist engineering research and development, partnership and networking opportunities, access to finance, technical know-how and impartial advice. They focus on the latest technological advances in wireless communications, digital media, smart energy and telehealth, life sciences and pharmaceutical innovation.

THE UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD An institution with a growing reputation, awarded the University of the Year 2014 by the Times Educational Supplement, and firmly rooted in industry, manufacturing and entrepreneurship. The University boasts a number of high profile research institutes closely associated with engineering and advanced manufacturing including the National Institute for Rail Research (IRR).

The Centre for Precision Technologies A centre of excellence for collaborative metrology research, solving real-world manufacturing problems through cutting edge metrology research in precision engineering.

EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Advanced Metrology Aims to develop the UK’s manufacturing metrology capabilities and support economic growth in precision engineering. EPSRC Centres are a new approach by Government and UK Research Councils to maximise the impact of innovative research for the UK, to support existing industries, and to open up new industries and markets in growth areas.

3M BUCKLEY INNOVATION CENTRE

The Huddersfield-based 3M Buckley Innovation Centre (sponsored by the US innovative manufacturing giant 3M) offers businesses access to university facilities and expertise in precision metrology and surface characterisation. A hub enabling open innovation between business and the knowledge infrastructure to support the next generation of high value manufacturing.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS A leading UK university with a global reputation for excellence in research across a range of manufacturing related fields. Ranked in the Top 10 in the UK for Advanced Materials Research.

The University’s School of Mechanical Engineering is globally renowned for teaching and research, and is one of the leading mechanical engineering schools in the UK. It has high research ratings and four world-leading research institutes – Institute of Design, Robotics and Optimisation (Institute of Functional Surfaces); Institute of Medical Technologies and Biological Engineering; and Institute of Thermofluids.

The Centre for Technical Textiles collaborates with PLCs, SMEs and start-ups both nationally and internationally to achieve research excellence in fibrous assemblies.

THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK The University of York is one of the UK’s leading Universities with a global reputation for excellence. Working in partnership with York Science Park, the University offers a wide range of industry relevant courses and hosts a Centre for Complex Systems Analysis, specialising in developing novel mathematical and computational methods and tools to analysis and model complex systems including within the transportation field.

Through its Green Chemistry Centre, the University of York also supports BioVale, an innovation cluster developing of the region’s bio-based economy. BioVale aims to become an international hub in the knowledge-based bioeconomy delivering new business opportunities and sustainable economic growth.

AMRC ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CATAPULT Part of the CIP High-Value Manufacturing Catapult, a catalyst for the future growth and success of manufacturing in the UK. Based in Sheffield, its long-term goal is to stimulate growth in the manufacturing sector and more than double the sector’s contribution to UK GDP.

INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS (ICAM) Based in Manchester, this is a world-leading centre leading research that seeks to advance the fundamental understanding and use of advanced materials across a variety of energy and industrial applications.

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TAP INTO THE UK’S LARGEST AND MOST TALENTED MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT BASE

Key to the success of Leeds City Region as a place for inward investment is our talent. Nowhere else in the UK has the scale, diversity and availability of a highly adaptable and competent workforce, steeped in the tradition of manufacturing ingenuity, capability and know-how. Leeds City Region has a wealth of skilled and experienced engineers and a vast talent pool of higher-level skilled workers.

• 144,200 employed in manufacturing• 38,900 graduates from nine universities • Large and extensive foreign national

student population and alumnae• 537 engineering and manufacturing

apprenticeships supported by the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP)

38,900

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A THRIVING AND SKILLED WORKFORCEThe ability to recruit suitably qualified candidates is critical to investing and growing your business, and with 7 million people within one hour’s drive and growth in the working age population twice that of the national average, Leeds City Region is able to respond to your business needs.

The City Region’s resident working-age population is projected to grow significantly over the next 20 years (rising by 26% between 2006 and 2031), the highest levels of growth expected in Leeds, Bradford and Kirklees. With highly integrated travel to work patterns and affordable local transport options, the fluidity of local labour markets across the city region offers an employment pool to suit a wide range of potential investors.

Add to that the National Process Manufacturing Training Centre, a multi-million pound employer-led national facility that meets the requirements of process manufacturing industries which has recently opened in Huddersfield.

Our Region also boasts a rich pipeline of talent coming through from manufacturing apprenticeships. York, Wakefield, Bradford, Calderdale and Kirklees Colleges are all providing a sustainable flow of trained staff into the industry.

537MANUFACTURING

AND ENGINEERING APPRENTICES

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THE MAIN REASON WE ARE LOCATED IN LEEDS CITY REGION IS ACCESS TO SKILLS. OUR BUSINESS IS HIGHLY

SPECIALISED, HOWEVER WE HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM RECRUITING PEOPLE WITH THE SKILLS WE REQUIRE.

33% OF OUR R&D TEAM ARE LEEDS UNIVERSITY ALUMNI, TESTAMENT TO THE WELL SUITED SKILLS FOR BESPOKE

ENGINEERING WHICH ARE DEVELOPED HERE.

Eric Hawthorn, Managing Director, Radio Design Ltd

21Think Innovation

THINKGLOBAL REACH

A unique location

M1

A1(M)

M62

DERBY

NEWCASTLE

LIVERPOOL

MANCHESTER

HULL

SHEFFIELD

IMMINGHAM

LEEDSYORK

WAKEFIELDHUDDERSFIELD

GOOLE PORT

PORT OF HULL

MIDDLESBROUGHPORT

LIVERPOOL PORT

LIVERPOOLAIRPORT

WORLD FREIGHTMANCHESTER

AIRPORT

EAST MIDLANDSAIRPORT

ROBIN HOOD AIRPORTIPORT

EURO PORTPORT SALFORD

LONDON175 miles; two hours by train (44 direct trains a day from York, 37 from Wakefield and 36 from Leeds) and three hours by road.

MANCHESTER 20 miles; 40 minutes by road and rail.

HUMBER PORTS40 miles; 45 minutes by road and rail. Serving markets in Europe Total tonnage: Hull 10,910, Immingham 62,641, Goole 1,380, Rivers Hull and Humber 9,674 (2012-2013)

PORT OF LIVERPOOL 50 miles; 1 hour 6 minutes by road. Serving markets in North and South America and the Far East Total tonnage: 32.92million (2012)

FELIXSTOWE PORT196 miles; 3 hours 16 minutes by road Serving global markets

AIR TRAVEL TO KEY BUSINESS DESTINATIONS Leeds Bradford International Airport, serves 70 destinations in 30 countries across Europe, North America and Asia.

SIX OTHER AIRPORTS WITHIN EASY REACH Including the key freight hub of East Midlands and Manchester International, both one hour’s drive.

23Think Global Reach

Leeds City Region offers excellent links to the UK, Europe and the rest of the world by road, rail, air and sea routes. So even the largest of shipments can be transported quickly and efficiently, wherever your market.

With major international airports within easy reach, including the freight hubs of Doncaster and East Midlands, and London only two hours away by train or one hour by air, the Region is a prime location for a UK and European base.

Sitting at the intersection between the strategic Euroroute E20 (St Petersburg to Shannon), and the E15 (Inverness and Algeciras), the City Region also benefits from easy access to international airports within and outside the City Region.

Nowhere else is so well positioned to access the considerable markets across the North and to combine this with good connectivity to wider UK and export markets.

Major investment is coming for the high-speed railways HS2 and HS3. A sure sign that the Government recognises the vital role Leeds City Region plays in the country’s economic growth. Once completed HS2 will increase capacity on the East Coast Main Line and reduce travel time between Leeds and London to just 82 minutes.

Leeds City Region has outstanding digital connectivity, with its own independent Internet exchange and £100 million public sector investment in infrastructure due by 2018.

AUTOMOTIVE

AUTOMOTIVE AND AEROSPACE

DEFENCE

SHIP BUILDING

SHIP BUILDING

SHIP BUILDING

OIL AND GAS

OFFSHORE WIND

OFFSHORE WIND

AEROSPACE/DEFENCE

AEROSPACE/DEFENCE

SUNDERLAND

LEEDSCITY

REGION

ABERDEEN

GLASGOW

CUMBRIA

MERSEYSIDE

HULL

WEST MIDLANDS

BRISTOL

GREAT YARMOUTH

SOUTHAMPTON

FARNBOROUGH

PRESTONAEROSPACE/

DEFENCE

LEEDS CITY REGION IS AT THE HEART OF THE UK MANUFACTURING SUPPLY CHAIN

24Think Global Reach

LEEDS CITY REGION IS HOME TO OUR ONLY MANUFACTURING PLANT OUTSIDE CHINA AND SERVICES OUR MIDDLE EAST, AFRICAN AND EU MARKETS. BEING HERE ENABLES US TO TAKE ADVANTAGE

OF THE EXCELLENT LOCATION FOR IMPORT AND EXPORT, OUTSTANDING SUPPLY CHAIN, ACCESS TO A HIGHLY SKILLED

TALENT POOL – ENGINEERS, SALES AND MARKETING AND EASE OF ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY BUSINESS SUPPORT. AS A RESULT OUR BUSINESS IS SEEING YEAR ON YEAR GROWTH OF 20-25%.

Han Yan, General Manager, Powerlink

25Think Global Reach

Leeds City Region is strategically placed at the very heart of England and offers unrivalled potential to business here. It is the UK’s largest city region economy, at £64.6billion and it is bigger in economic terms than nine EU countries.

• The largest workforce in the North and a population of 3 million

• The UK’s largest manufacturing employment base of 144,200, including 48,500 in advanced manufacturing

• Over 7 million people within one hour’s drive time • The largest business base outside London with

121,000 businesses• Fast road and air links to major cities and markets,

easy access to the major deep water ports of Liverpool, Humber and Felixstowe, as well as major international airports

• Significant centres of excellence across nine universities • Cost effective and high value – operating costs are 28%

lower than South East England • Significantly more STEM graduates than other UK

city region outside London

SCALE, SKILLS AND FUTURE PROOFING FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR

26Think Global Reach

THINKSUPPLY CHAIN

The UK’s most comprehensive support ecosystem

TAP INTO A READY MADE MANUFACTURING HUB

Leeds City Region is home to the UK’s most comprehensive manufacturing supply chain. The wealth of Tier 2 and 3 manufacturers located here ensures a highly efficient system across the entire sector. The proximity of suppliers minimises transport time and costs, and enables greater collaborative working opportunities.

Uniquely, Leeds City Region not only has the largest manufacturing base in the country, but also the most comprehensive offer in terms of the wider manufacturing supply chain. The area’s tradition for manufacturing has nurtured the most extensive ecosystem of complementary activity linked to the industry.

Leeds City Region has the largest concentration of financial and professional services outside London. These evolved through offering valuable business services, including specialist legal and financial advice to assist manufacturing companies at every stage of their development. Given the Region’s central location, its transport and logistics infrastructure is a major supporting factor for the manufacturing industry.

28Think Supply Chain

ADDING VALUE THROUGH BESPOKE ENGINEERING

BorgWarner, VTL and Turbo Precision are all successful examples of manufacturing firms based in Leeds City Region who add value through bespoke engineering. The US engineering giant Cummins has its global turbo technologies research and development headquarters in Huddersfield. Together with other local manufacturers of gears, pumps and valves across our city region, they form a specialist value-chain of mission-critical components for larger systems in automotive, energy, chemical and low carbon industries.

Similar value-chains exist to support traditional large-scale production too. In Wakefield, global food and drink companies like Coca-Cola Enterprises and Haribo have developed partnerships with nearby specialists in packaging, distribution and logistics. As well as these specialist value-chains, our region has an abundance of connectivity, talent and land that huge global leaders in production and distribution need for growth.

Manufacturing in Leeds City Region is broad-based – cutting across all the key growth markets such as energy, power train, automotive, health and medical, food and drink and clothing and textiles. Not surprising given the strength and depth particularly in component manufacturing and precision.

7,300

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THINKRESOURCES

Everything for an effortless set up

LEEDS CITY REGION ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP CAN OFFER YOU A COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE, FROM INITIAL ENQUIRY RIGHT THROUGH TO AFTERCARE. WE CAN HELP YOU IDENTIFY, SECURE AND ACCESS FUNDING FOR THE PERFECT SOLUTION TO SUPPORT YOUR BUSINESS GROWTH.

HERE FOR YOU

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PREMISES We can use our unrivalled knowledge of the region to undertake extensive property searches and find a site that matches your exact specification. We can also offer property advice, negotiation skills and introductions to relevant developers.

ACCESS TO FINANCE Whether you need access to finance for premises, capital investment or IT, we can help. Along with support on R&D tax credits and general advice about setting up in the UK.

SOFT LANDING We can tailor a soft landing package to your needs. From finding a temporary space for initial set up to securing interview venues, we’re here to support your first steps into the region and ensure you have the perfect springboard for long-term success.

RECRUITMENT With a vast pool of talent and a ready pipeline of graduates entering the jobs market each year, Leeds City Region can provide the skills you need. We can also support your initial recruitment stages to assist with finding core staff, specialists and make relevant recruitment agency introductions for general hiring.

AFTER CARE AND ON-GOING SUPPORT We provide on-going support once you’re up and running in our region, and pride ourselves on our continued relationships with investors. Our investor development packages includes access to technical support, expansion support and relationship building – opening the door to the thriving business ecosystem across Leeds City Region.

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THINK SPACE

Stunning setting

We’re very proud of our region’s high standard of living, which includes a wealth of rich cultural attractions and stunning scenery. Our three National Parks as well as stunning coastlines make our region the perfect place to relax and make the most of life. While for those seeking more excitement, our cosmopolitan and modern cities offer a vibrant mix of retail, culture and commerce.

Together these factors ensure Leeds City Region is a thriving, dynamic and desirable place to live and work. The addition of excellent schools, a first class health service and endless leisure activities help businesses attract and retain the very best talent.

WE’RE SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST AN INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

From Le Grand Départ of the Tour de France to Rugby World Cup 2015, Leeds City Region plays host to the biggest sporting events.

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THE HEPWORTH WAKEFIELDART FUND MUSEUM OF THE YEAR 2017

LEEDS TOP 5 LONELY PLANET DESTINATION

IN EUROPE 2017

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Sir Mike Gregory, Head of the Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge

ENSURING THE SUSTAINABLE AND PROFITABLE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-VALUE MANUFACTURING IN

THE UK IS VITAL TO ENSURE OUR ECONOMY CONTINUES TO GROW. LEEDS CITY REGION HAS A LONG HISTORY OF SUCCESS IN THE SECTOR AND THE CITY REGION

HAS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP AND ADAPT TO CHANGE, ENSURING CONTINUED GROWTH.

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