Sheffield City Region LEP chairman and former Volkswagen Group president James Muir has been named as the keynote speaker at the IoD South Yorkshire Annual Dinner. More than 200 business leaders from sectors ranging from advanced manufacturing to professional services and the public and third sectors will attend the black-tie dinner
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Leeds City Region’s ambition to be among world’s first zero carbon energy regions
As world leaders gather in Poland for the COP24 international climate change conference, Leeds City Region could be on its way to becoming one of the world’s first zero carbon energy economies thanks to a new Energy Strategy adopted by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Leeds City Region Enterprise
Digital skills key to region embracing “rise of the robots”
Research by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority suggests that up to 430,000 jobs – or 34 per cent of the current roles in the labour market – could disappear in Leeds City Region over the next 20 years as a result of automation. However, discussing how best to embrace the economic
LEP supports Treske’s £200k investment in cutting-edge technology
Independent Yorkshire furniture and kitchen manufacturer, Treske, has invested in new cutting-edge technology – with support from the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The award-winning Treske has invested £200,000 in the purchase and operation of an 5 Axis CNC Router, which will radically improve its production
AD:VENTURE gives start-ups an advantage during Yorkshire Business Market
AD:VENTURE, the ERDF funded programme offering practical support and growth grants to give start-ups the opportunity to reach their potential within the first three years of trading, will feature at the Yorkshire Business Market at Pavilions of Harrogate on Monday. Exhibiting alongside the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and Harrogate
More than 4,000 businesses across the region benefit from LEP support to grow
Over 4,200 businesses across the region have received a boost from the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership’s (LEP) Growth Service since it launched in 2015 providing a single point of contact for businesses in the region that want to grow. This includes investment totalling £20.8 million in grant funding for new
City Region businesses to benefit as £28m is made available
European funding totalling £28 million has been made available for projects that will help boost innovation, increase business growth or strengthen export expertise for Leeds City Region companies. Available through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and administered by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in partnership with the
New campaign aims to inspire young people’s career choices
Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (the LEP) is launching a new campaign to inspire young people in making decisions about future jobs. Future Goals, a high profile careers campaign designed by young people for young people, teachers and parents launched on Monday 26 February 2018, a week before National Careers and
£134m of ERDF funding now allocated to projects that boost business growth across Leeds City Region
Almost 90 per cent of the money assigned to the Leeds City Region through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) has now been allocated to projects that boost business growth and create more and better jobs, according to latest figures. £134 million – or 86.5 per cent of the entire Leeds
Food and drink brands open the door to European markets
food and drink buyers from four European countries gathered in the Pavilions of Harrogate to meet over 130 ambitious Northern companies who want to increase their exports to the EU. Business who came along to the event included Harrogate-based Spirit of Harrogate makers of Slingsby Gin, Thirsk-based Shepherd’s Purse Cheeses, Leeds-based