The document promotes Leeds City Region as the best location for companies looking to grow, innovate, and improve efficiency in manufacturing. It highlights three key advantages of Leeds City Region compared to the rest of the UK: large market size, a highly skilled workforce, and a comprehensive supply chain. The region has distinct strengths in these areas that make it well-positioned to address future challenges in manufacturing.

2. 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

3. CONTENTS
04
THINK FUTURE OF
MANUFACTURING
Manufacturing in the UK
08
THINK A LOCATION
LIKE NO OTHER
Scale, talent and sub-sector strengths
13
THINK INNOVATION
Centres of Excellence,
Skills and Talent
22
THINK GLOBAL REACH
Transport infrastructure
27
THINK SUPPLY CHAIN
UK’s most comprehensive
supply chain
30
THINK RESOURCES
Our support
33
THINK SPACE
Exceptional quality of life
37
THINK LEEDS CITY REGION
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4. THINK FUTURE OF
MANUFACTURING
Perfectly placed

5. 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 billion, 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

6. 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
06Think Future

7. 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
07Think Future

8. A unique opportunity
THINK A LOCATION
LIKE NO OTHER

9. 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
1,270,226
127,422
37,813
LEEDS CITY REGION
834,471
87,324
36,924
GREATER BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL
1,179,701
103,536
30,470
GREATER MANCHESTER
698,431
80,234
17,436
SHEFFIELD CITY REGION
FiguresfromBRESOECDdefinitionsusedforadvancedmanufacturing
Key
Total employment
Manufacturing employment
Advanced manufacturing
09Think Location

10. 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 REGION
8,430
GREATER MANCHESTER
7,385
SHEFFIELD CITY REGION
4,620
GREATER BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL
4,505
HEFCE2012/13,entrantsintohighereducation
10Think Location

11. STRENGTH IN OUR DIVERSE,
BROAD-BASED ECONOMY
CORE CAPABILITIES TO DRIVE A NEW GENERATION
OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
SECTOR STRENGTHS
Energy
Expertise in renewables
and sustainable energy.
SMART
MATERIALS
DATA &
DIGITAL
METROLOGYROBOTICS
AUTOMATION
SENSORS
TECH
CONDITION
MONITORING
Health
World-class institutional and research
infrastructure and one of the most
integrated healthcare clusters in the UK.
Chemicals
Home to one of the UK’s leading
chemicals clusters, offering a dense
supply chain and outstanding
institutional and research infrastructure.
Precision engineering
Cluster 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.
11Think Location

12. 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.
12Think Location

13. THINK
INNOVATION
Academic institutions and centres of excellence

14. 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 alone is in the top 100 (Global
University Ranking), 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 new 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.
14Think Innovation

15. UNIVERSITY
OF LEEDS
UNIVERSITY OF
HUDDERSFIELD 3M BUCKLEY
INNOVATION CENTRE
AMRC ADVANCED
MANUFACTURING CATAPULT
(SHEFFIELD)
UNIVERSITY
OF YORKUNIVERSITY
OF BRADFORD
DIGITAL CATAPULT
CENTRE YORKSHIRE
BIO-RENEWABLE
DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
ASKHAM BRYAN COLLEGE
FERA
TEXTILE CENTRE
OF EXCELLENCE
CENTRE FOR
PRECISION
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
15Think Innovation

16. 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
16Think Innovation

17. 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.
17Think Innovation

18. 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.
18Think Innovation

19. 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.
• 127,422 employed in manufacturing
• 41,500 graduates from nine universities
• Large and extensive foreign national
student population and alumnae
• 116,000 multi-disciplinary students with
over 34,000 in STEM subjects (the largest
outside London)
• £17 million Skills Service available
to support businesses in developing
workforce skills
19Think Innovation

20. A THRIVING AND
SKILLED WORKFORCE
The 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
is being built 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.
20Think Innovation

21. 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 RD 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

22. THINK
GLOBAL REACH
A unique location

23. M1
A1(M)
M62
DERBY
NEWCASTLE
LIVERPOOL
MANCHESTER
HULL
SHEFFIELD
IMMINGHAM
LEEDS
YORK
WAKEFIELD
HUDDERSFIELD GOOLE
PORT
PORT
OF HULL
MIDDLESBROUGH
PORT
LIVERPOOL
PORT
LIVERPOOL
AIRPORT
WORLD FREIGHT
MANCHESTER
AIRPORT
EAST MIDLANDS
AIRPORT
ROBIN HOOD AIRPORT
IPORT
EURO PORTPORT SALFORD
LONDON
175 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 PORTS
40 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 PORT
196 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

24. 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
LEEDS
CITY
REGION
ABERDEEN
GLASGOW
CUMBRIA
MERSEYSIDE
HULL
WEST MIDLANDS
BRISTOL
GREAT YARMOUTH
SOUTHAMPTON
FARNBOROUGH
PRESTON
AEROSPACE/
DEFENCE
LEEDS CITY REGION
IS AT THE HEART OF THE UK
MANUFACTURING SUPPLY CHAIN
24Think Global Reach

25. 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

26. 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 £56 billion
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 135,500, including 50,000 in advanced manufacturing
• Over 7 million people within one hour’s drive time
• The largest business base outside London with
109,000 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

27. THINK
SUPPLY CHAIN
The UK’s most comprehensive support ecosystem

28. 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

29. 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.
29Think Supply Chain

30. THINK
RESOURCES
Everything for an effortless set up

31. 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
31Think Resources

32. 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 RD
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.
32Think Resources

33. THINK SPACE
Stunning setting

34. 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. We also love our sport and are well
versed in hosting major sporting events from
the Tour de France 2014 to International Test
Cricket and Rugby World Cup 2015.
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.
34Think Space

35. 35Think Space

36. 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.
36Think Space

37. GET IN TOUCH TO START ENJOYING
THE BENEFITS OF LEEDS CITY REGION
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