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Overview: Yorkshire and Humber has a robust and
diverse economy with a renowned industrial and manufacturing heritage. Major
cities include Bradford, Hull, Leeds, Sheffield and York, while the Humber
estuary is home to the largest ports complex in the UK. Urban and rural
renaissance schemes are set to enhance more than 30 towns in the region,
including Barnsley, Rotherham, Scarborough and Wakefield. The region offers a
vibrant lifestyle with cosmopolitan centres, a thriving arts scene and three
National Parks; while York was named Europe’s top city destination in the
European Cities Tourism Awards.
Britain’s Best Cities (OMIS) biennial survey, which identifies the best UK
cities for business, ranked Leeds third in the list of Tier 1 cities and
Wakefield top of Tier 2. Leeds is one of Europe’s top 30 best cities for
business in Cushman & Wakefield’s European City Monitor 2007 survey. As the
Yorkshire regional winner of the Enterprising Britain 2007 competition, the
rural parish of Broughton demonstrates the work ethic of the region. From little
or no economic activity 20 years ago, there are now 50 businesses including
local, national and global organisations operating there.
“This is an exciting
progression to our operations in Yorkshire, a new facility in which to
consolidate … facilities into a single operation with room for expansion”.
Tony Sitek, managing director, Lone Star Precision Engineering Ltd
Key sectors: advanced engineering and metals,
automotive components, aerospace, high-tech manufacturing, composites; digital
industries, electronics, ICT, communications, software, multimedia, design,
printing, creative, media and cultural activities; float glass, chemicals,
pharmaceutical, bioscience, environmental, medical devices and healthcare
technologies; food and drink; financial and professional services; distribution.
R&D strengths:
mechanical, electrical and advanced engineering, metals technology, advanced
cutting materials technology, aerospace, automotive; computer science,
electronics, communications, software; chemical, environmental, polymers, life
sciences, bioscience, pharmaceutical, medicine, food science, design.
Major investors include:
Aldi, Allvac, Arla Foods, Asda Wal-Mart, Associated British Foods, Avesta
Polarit, B&Q, BAE Systems, BP Chemicals, Birds Eye Wall’s, Boeing, CIBA,
Cargill, Castings Technology International, Cepac, Coca-Cola Enterprises,
ColecpCCL, ConocoPhillips, Corus, Costcutter, Croda International, Degussa,
Denso Marston, DuPont, E.ON, ETA, Energis, Evonik, Filtronic, First Data, Firth
Rixson, Fujitsu, Gapi, Greencore Group, Greenergy Biofuels, Guardian Glass,
Haribo Dunhills, Heckett MultiServ, Heinz, Holset Engineering, Huntsman, IBM,
James Robinson, Johnson & Johnson, Jotun Paints (Europe) Ltd, Kia Motors,
Kimberly-Clark, Kostal, Koyo (UK) Ltd, Kraft, KSR Automotive Ltd, Lone Star LWD
Precision Engineering LuK, Maple Leaf, Masterwork Graphic Equipment, Materialise,
MatriCal EU Limited, Messier-Dowty, Metalfin, Moeschle (UK) Ltd, Morrisons, NPIL
Pharma, nCode International, Nestlé, Nikken Kosakusho, Nippon Gohsei, Nisa,
Northern Foods, Novartis, O2, Optare Group, Orange, Outokumpu, Pace Micro
Technology, Pioneer Technology, RHM, Reckitt Benckiser, Reliance Gear Company,
Rexon, Rittal, Rofin Sinar, Rolls-Royce, Saint-Gobain, Seven Seas,
Severstal-Metiz, Sheffield Forgemasters, Slingsby Aviation, Smith & Nephew,
Smiths Industries, Stanley Tools, Sulzer Pumps (UK) Ltd, Sumitomo Heavy
Industries, Sun Microsystems, Syngenta, TWI, Tenneco Automotive UK, Thule
Automotive, T-Mobile, TotalFinaElf, Toyoda Gosei, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions,
True, Univar, Vickers Laboratories, Vincogen UK, Virginia KMP, WABCO Automotive,
Warburtons, Webasto, Young’s Bluecrest, Yule Catto.
Grants: Selective
Finance for Investment (SFI) grants are available mainly in South Yorkshire, the
Humber and Wakefield (see map on Grants Information).
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