List of companies based in Leeds City Region explained

The Leeds City Region is home to various companies which operate in the United Kingdom or further afield in Europe and around the world. The Leeds City Region economy is centred on the city of Leeds, with other notable local economies of Bradford, Wakefield, Huddersfield and areas outside West Yorkshire such as Harrogate.

List of companies

Companies formerly headquartered in Leeds

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Airedale HQ. Airedale International Air Conditioning. 13 April 2022.
  2. News: Wright. Greg. Arla Foods reveals plans to invest at sites in Leeds and Settle. 19 April 2018. The Yorkshire Post. 21 February 2018.
  3. News: Hundreds of jobs axed at Asda offices. 19 April 2018. BBC News. 6 September 2017.
  4. News: Wright. Greg. Big corporate names support city's bid to become European Capital of Culture. 19 April 2018. The Yorkshire Post. 17 May 2017.
  5. Web site: Buckley Jewellery Limited: Private Company Information - Bloomberg. www.bloomberg.com. 19 April 2018.
  6. News: Wright. Greg. Jobs hope as Capita acquires Ventura for £65m. 19 April 2018. The Yorkshire Post. 19 July 2011.
  7. News: Channel 4 opens new HQ in Leeds as it fights against privatisation . The Guardian.
  8. Web site: 8 Businesses That Make Leeds' Tech Scene One to Watch. 20 April 2010.
  9. News: Marsh . Sarah . Why Leeds for Tory HQ? 'It's the unsung success story of the north' . The Guardian.
  10. News: Matthew Colebrook named new chief executive of Leeds-based First Direct bank. 19 April 2018. Yorkshire Evening Post. 14 October 2008.
  11. News: Hair fashion brand ghd opens new Leeds city cente HQ. 19 April 2018. Yorkshire Evening Post. 1 October 2008.
  12. News: Leeds based Jet2.com scoop award. 19 April 2018. Yorkshire Evening Post. 28 January 2014.
  13. Web site: BREWERIES IN LEEDS. www.leeds-camra.com. 19 April 2018.
  14. News: Casci. Mark. EXCLUSIVE: Leeds Building Society to relocate HQ to new city centre premises. 19 April 2018. Yorkshire Evening Post. 12 January 2018.
  15. News: Up to 300 jobs planned for redevelopment of Drapers Yard in Leeds's South Bank into a new Labcorp medical facility . Yorkshire Post.
  16. News: Restructuring dents Northern Gas Networks profits. 19 April 2018. Insider Media Ltd. 24 May 2012.
  17. Web site: YEN Top 10 - Manufacturers In Yorkshire Yorkshire Enterprise Network. yorkshireenterprisenetowrk.co.uk. 19 April 2018. 11 May 2016.
  18. News: New era for PwC as firm moves into iconic new Leeds offices . Yorkshire Post.
  19. News: Rockstar makes a grand return to profit. 19 April 2018. The Yorkshire Post. 9 January 2014.
  20. News: Sky sells majority stake in Sky Bet. 19 April 2018. BBC News. 4 December 2014.
  21. News: Yorkshire newspapers leaving HQ. 19 April 2018. BBC News. 3 August 2012.
  22. News: Behrens. David. 50 years of hits from a TV station that really caught fire. 19 April 2018. The Yorkshire Post. 18 November 2017.
  23. Web site: BBC - Leeds - Civic Life-The full monty - Montague Burton . www.bbc.co.uk. 19 April 2018.
  24. Web site: Our history. www.nextplc.co.uk. 19 April 2018.
  25. News: Ginley. Joanne. Plaque to mark factory heritage. 19 April 2018. The Yorkshire Post. 14 June 2007.
  26. Book: Grady. Kevin. Fraser. Derek. A history of modern Leeds.. 1980. Univ. Pr.. Manchester. 0-7190-0747-X. 163. VI: Industrial Development 1780-1914.
  27. Web site: Archives. The National. Leeds Industrial Museum. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. 19 April 2018.
  28. News: The history of Marks and Spencer: In pictures. 19 April 2018. The Guardian. 9 July 2008.
  29. News: Schofields: Fond memories of department store ... where shopping was 'a real treat'. 19 April 2018. Yorkshire Evening Post. 16 September 2014.
  30. News: John Gow comes back with an eye on the third world . Nigel . Burnham . The Times . London . 14 February 1984 . 25 . Gale.com.
  31. News: Who will tear the Silicon Curtain? . Mary . Fagan . New Scientist . 24 September 1987 . 28–29.
  32. News: Last orders in Leeds for Tetley's. 19 April 2018. BBC News. 17 June 2011.
  33. Book: Gregg. Ian. Bread : the story of Greggs. 2013. Corgi. London. 978-0552169493. 122. 6: Leeds - Bread Cakes.
  34. News: SCO acquires Visionware . Steve . Perez . Santa Cruz Sentinel . 13 December 1994 . B-4 . Newspapers.com.
  35. News: Hudson. Neil. Leeds nostalgia: Memories of Waddingtons. 19 April 2018. Yorkshire Evening Post. 22 May 2017.