Smart investment by uniform company
Posted by davidb on 14 Mar 2013
Filed under: Textiles
14 March 2013
School uniform manufacturer and online retailer Perry Uniform has expanded its Leeds operation with the help of a £10,000 grant from Leeds City Council’s business growth fund. Based in West Leeds, the company has grown rapidly since it was bought out of administration by current ownerBernard Bunting, achieving 31% average growth per annum in each
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Manufacturing outperforming service sector in export markets
Posted by davidb on 12 Jul 2011
Filed under: Leeds, Leeds Manufacturing News
12 July 2011
The latest Leeds York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce quarterly economic survey shows that overseas markets continue to present opportunities for exporters and that manufacturers are outperforming their service sector counterparts by some distance. More than half of exporting-manufacturers are experiencing an increase in overseas sales and orders, according to the survey, and the majority
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
Distribution deal and acquisitions for Leeds manufacturers
Posted by davidb on 19 Apr 2011
Filed under: Healthcare, Leeds, Manufacturing
19 April 2011
Just Trays, the UK’s largest manufacurer of shower trays, has signed a deal with the leading supplier of quality bathrooms, tiles and plumbing materials across the Middle East and Central Asia. The Leeds company will work with Sanipex Group to distribute its products in the United Arab Emirates and Indian markets. The agreement, reported in the
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
Xiros showcase creativity at the heart of UK manufacturing
Posted by davidb on 29 Mar 2011
Filed under: Uncategorized
29 March 2011
With great play being made of manufcturing’s role in helping to ‘rebalance’ the UK economy, the Financial Times has launched a new video series looking at what qualities the companies of the future will need. The series opens with UK manufacturing editor Peter Marsh visiting Xiros, the Leeds-based pioneers in artificial ligaments. Marsh talks to
Call for ‘Minister of Manufacturing’ as Output Rises
Posted by davidb on 12 May 2010
Filed under: Leeds Manufacturing News, Manufacturing
12 May 2010
UK Manufacturing recorded its strongest growth for 23 years in March, according to the National Institute for Economic and Social Research. Manufacturing output grew by 2.3% in March – the sharpest rise since 1987 – strengthening growth within the wider economy and suggesting that the recovery is more secure than previously thought. The rise in
Room For A New Brew In Leeds
Posted by Duncan Greenwood on 29 Sep 2009
Filed under: Brewing
29 September 2009
While Yorkshire boasts more breweries than any other UK region – more than 70 compared to 16 in the early 1970s – its principal city’s own independent brewery didn’t arrive on the scene until 2007. However, since then the Leeds Brewery has certainly made up for lost time. With sales now exceeding 20,000 thousand pints
Welcome to the Leeds Manufacturing blog
Posted by davidb on 07 Sep 2009
Filed under: Leeds Manufacturing News
7 September 2009
A little over three years ago, we launched our Leeds Manufacturing media relations campaign and it has met with conspicuous success, achieving media coverage far and wide. This is not so much due to our skills in recording the continued progress of the city as a centre of manufacturing excellence, but more to the rich