£20 million fund to support business expansion
Posted by davidb on 01 Mar 2013
Filed under: Uncategorized
1 March 2013
Grants of between £10,000 and £1 million are available to companies in the Leeds City Region to support business investment and expansion. The £20 million Business Growth Programme is supported by the government’s regional growth fund and offers grants to cover up to 20 per cent of the cost of capital investment projects and support employment creation.
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Manufacturers expecting output growth despite volatility in financial markets
Posted by davidb on 28 Sep 2011
Filed under: Brewing, Engineering, Manufacturing, UK manufcturing
28 September 2011
UK manufacturers predict that production will continue to grow over the next three months despite order book levels slackening during September, according to the latest monthly Industrial Trends Survey from the CBI. Of 470 manufacturers surveyed, 22% described total orders as above normal, and 31% said they were below. The CBI says the resulting balance
Aire Valley Leeds earmarked for enterprise zone
Posted by davidb on 16 Jun 2011
Filed under: Enterprise Zones, Leeds City Region
16 June 2011
Leeds City Region local enterprise partnership (LEP) has chosen the Aire Valley Leeds as its preferred location for an enterprise zone. Enterprise zones are a Government initiative to encourage private sector growth by allowing LEPs to choose areas that can enjoy benefits such as reduced business rates and simplified planning rules. It said that after
Power generation industry making major investments
Posted by davidb on 01 Jun 2011
Filed under: Engineering, Leeds, Manufacturing
1 June 2011
Chinese manufacturer Power Link Machine Co has unveiled its new European HQ in Yorkshire, creating at least 15 new jobs. The fast growing international company is aiming for its UK operation, based at Sherburn Enterprise Park near Leeds, to grow to a turnover of £10m within two years. From its Yorkshire base Power Link is
Leeds manufacturers’ show of confidence
Posted by davidb on 26 May 2011
Filed under: Leeds, Manufacturing
26 May 2011
The majority of manufacturing firms in the Leeds City Region who attended a keynote business breakfast in Leeds this week say they are planning to invest for growth this year. Nearly every firm at the Leeds Manufacturing breakfast seminar said they have growth plans in 2011. While the skills gap and over-regulation present continuing problems
William Cook Holdings to invest £5 million in Leeds manufacturing site
Posted by davidb on 18 May 2011
Filed under: Leeds Manufacturing News, Manufacturing, Recruitment, UK economy
18 May 2011
The verdict is still out on the prospects for the UK economy, according to Andrew Cook, chairman of William Cook Holdings, interviewed this week in the Yorkshire Post. But he is confident about the future for the family-owned steel castings manufacturer, which is investing £5 million in its Leeds site and expects to create up
Export growth drives £1 million investment in new Marpak production facility
Posted by davidb on 06 Apr 2011
Filed under: Leeds, Leeds Manufacturing News, Manufacturing
6 April 2011
A £1m production facility is being created by Marpak Extrusions, the Leeds-based industrial packaging business as it looks to to capitalise on an increase in exports. The new 10,000 sq ft factory, close to the Gelderd Business Park in Leeds, will create an initial 12 new jobs for £10m turnover company Marpak Extrusions. The news follows