Discover Kirklees, a powerhouse in UK manufacturing, boasting double the national average employed in manufacturing and engineering. Our global reputation spans various industries:
You can benefit from our strategic location in the northern industrial corridor which sits at the heart of West Yorkshire – one of the largest manufacturing bases in the UK, with 6,000 businesses employing 117,000 people and generating over £7billion a year.
1,500 manufacturing companies
Manufacturing GVA £2billion
Employing 30,000 and growing
Significant UK concentration of component manufacturing
360 textile firms with a workforce of 6,500
3.45x UK average employment in furniture manufacturing
Thriving food and drink sector exceeding national output
Explore academic excellence and innovation at centres like the 3M Buckley Innovation Centre, Textiles Centre of Excellence, and National Physical Laboratory, fostering research and development.
Syngenta, PC Specialist, Fox’s biscuits, UK Greetings, PPG Architectural Coatings, David Brown Santasalo, Mars, Camira Fabrics, Thornton & Ross and Kluber Lubrication all call Kirklees home.
Read our Manufacturing Showcase to explore why Kirklees is your ideal business destination.
Syngenta, PC Specialist, Fox’s biscuits, UK Greetings, PPG Architectural Coatings, David Brown Santasalo, Mars, Camira Fabrics, Thornton & Ross and Kluber Lubrication all call Kirklees home.
Read our Manufacturing Showcase to explore why Kirklees is your ideal business destination.