Editing Yorkshire and the Humber (section)

==Economy==
[[File:The Cloud Factory - geograph.org.uk - 349038.jpg|thumb|right|The 4GW [[Drax power station]]'s 850 foot chimney, built in May 1969, is the tallest in the UK; the power station burns 10 million tonnes of coal a year, via 30 trains a day. It has the second-largest electricity output in [[:Category:Electric power in the European Union|western Europe]], after [[Neurath Power Station]] in western Germany]]

Until 2011, [[Yorkshire Forward]] was the [[Regional Development Agency]] charged with improving the Yorkshire and Humber economy, where some 270,000 businesses contribute to an economy worth in excess of £80&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkshire-forward.com/www/index.asp |title=Yorkshire Forward |access-date=12 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509121420/http://www.yorkshire-forward.com/www/index.asp |archive-date=9 May 2008 }}</ref> The region has the second lowest rate of [[Gross value added|GVA]] in England. However, Leeds has a much higher average GVA than most of South Yorkshire. [[Business Link]] Yorkshire<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesslinkyorkshire.co.uk/ |title=Business Link Yorkshire |access-date=<!-- not bloody likely: 18 October 2015 --> |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022044606/http://www.businesslinkyorkshire.co.uk/ |archive-date=22 October 2011}}</ref> until November 2011 was on the Capitol Business Park in [[Dodworth]], west of the M1 near [[Barnsley]] near the bypass ([[A628 road|A628]]). The region's [[Manufacturing Advisory Service]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mas-yh.co.uk/ |title=Manufacturing Advisory Service |website=Mas-yh.co.uk |access-date=7 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306044023/http://mas-yh.co.uk/ |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> was until March 2016 at Saint Martins House in [[Potternewton]] next to [[Chapel Allerton Hospital]], on the former A61, with two other offices at the [[Advanced Manufacturing Park]], [[Catcliffe]] off the [[A630 road|A630]] [[Sheffield Parkway]], and also on ''St. Georges Road'' in the west of Hull; the functions are now represented by the organisation [[Made in Yorkshire]]. The [[UK Trade & Investment|UKTI]] office for the region was off the [[A653 road|A653]], directly south of Bridgewater Place in [[Holbeck]], and its successor (in July 2016) [[Department for International Trade|DIT]] Yorkshire and the Humber is at the Digital Media Centre near [[Barnsley Interchange]], run by Mark Robson.

[[NHS Yorkshire and the Humber]], the regional [[strategic health authority]], was at the roundabout at the bottom of ''Kirkstall Road'' in Leeds, with another office in the north of Sheffield. The charity-funded [[Yorkshire Air Ambulance]], established in October 2000, is based at [[Nostell Priory]] south-east of Wakefield on the A638 (previously at Leeds Bradford Airport) and [[RAF Topcliffe]] (previously until 2012 at [[Bagby Airfield]] near Thirsk); the helicopter can land on the main hospitals' roofs. The state-funded [[Yorkshire Ambulance Service]] is based next to Coca-Cola on the Wakefield 41 Business Park, near the A650. [[NHS Blood and Transplant|National Blood Service]] for the area is off the [[A6102 road|A6102]] in the north of Sheffield, at the west end of the [[Northern General Hospital]].

As of February 2025, the average property price in Yorkshire and the Humber is £232,511,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=House prices in Yorkshire and the Humber |url=https://www.bricksandlogic.co.uk/house-prices/yorkshire-and-the-humber |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=bricksandlogic.co.uk}}</ref> reflecting a 4.1%<ref name=":0" /> increase over the past twelve months. Rental prices have also risen by 5.6%<ref name=":0" /> during this period, with the average monthly rent reaching £1,001.<ref name=":0" /> Some areas have outperformed the regional average, including Harrogate, where prices have risen by 6.2%,<ref>{{Cite web |title=House prices in Harrogate |url=https://www.bricksandlogic.co.uk/house-prices/harrogate |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=bricksandlogic.co.uk}}</ref> and Leeds, which has seen a 6.9%<ref>{{Cite web |title=House prices in Leeds |url=https://www.bricksandlogic.co.uk/house-prices/leeds |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=bricksandlogic.co.uk}}</ref> increase. 

{{See also|:Category:Mining in South Yorkshire}}

Yorkshire in the past has been synonymous with [[Coal mining in the United Kingdom|coal mining]]. Many pits closed in the 1990s, with the last two that were open in the Pontefract area at [[Kellingley Colliery|Kellingley]] (closed on 18 December 2015) and [[Sharlston, West Yorkshire|Sharlston]]. In South Yorkshire, there was [[Maltby Main Colliery]] and [[Hatfield Colliery]] (closed in June 2015) at [[Stainforth, South Yorkshire|Stainforth]]. The [[National Union of Mineworkers (Great Britain)|NUM]] was very Yorkshire-dominated. Coal still plays a part in the economy – there are two large power stations along the [[River Aire|Aire]] Valley, with Drax being the second largest in Europe with 3,945&nbsp;[[Megawatt|MW]] of capacity, and Eggborough which is owned by the Czech Republic's [[Energetický a průmyslový holding]] (EPH) since 2014 and was owned by [[British Energy]] until 2010; Ferrybridge C closed on 23 March 2016. The [[Electricity distribution|distribution]] [[distribution network operator|area]] once looked after by the [[regional electricity company]] [[Yorkshire Electricity]] is now looked after by [[Northern Powergrid]] (former YEDL), owned by [[Berkshire Hathaway]] (since 2001) of [[Omaha, Nebraska]]. The supply side of the region is now owned by [[Npower (United Kingdom)|npower]] (former [[National Power]], now owned by [[RWE]] of [[Essen]], Germany). Of the UK's oil, 29% is refined on the Humber.

{{Electricity generation in Yorkshire and the Humber}}

===East and North===
{{See also|List of countries by steel production}}
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[[File:Corus automated mill in construction (geograph 508425).jpg|thumb|British Steel Limited [[Scunthorpe Steelworks|steelworks at Scunthorpe]] ]]

[[Scunthorpe]] is where steel is [[smelting|smelted]] by [[British Steel Limited]] (former Corus Group before September 2010 then [[Tata Steel Europe]] until June 2016) in the east of the town; it is the largest steelworks in the UK. [[Golden Wonder]] crisps are made in [[Frodingham, Lincolnshire|Frodingham]], opposite the steel works (former site of Riley's Potato Crisps); the brand originated in Scotland. [[Esca Food Solutions]] (another plant was in [[Milton Keynes]] before October 2007) make all the beef [[Patty|patties]] for [[McDonald's]] in the UK and Ireland at their factory in [[Crosby, Lincolnshire|Crosby]] in the north-west of the town, processing around 7000 cattle a week – about 12,000&nbsp;kg an hour; 2.25m cattle are killed in the UK each year. [[International Automotive Components|IAC Group]] (Ecomold before 2008) have a car interiors plant on the Foxhills Industrial Estate in the north of Scunthorpe off the A1077; to the west, [[Can-Pack]] UK (parent company in [[Kraków]]) is on the Skippingdale Industrial Estate, and makes aluminium [[beverage can]]s; further north, [[Nisa (retailer)|Nisa]] (retailer) have their headquarters on the [[Normanby, North Lincolnshire|Normanby]] Enterprise Park, in [[Flixborough]] off the B1430.

Further south on the Foxhills Industrial Estate towards the [[A1077 road|A1077]], Wren Kitchens have a large factory in a former [[B&Q]] warehouse, which closed in 2009; next-door to the north, [[2 Sisters Food Group]] have a large chicken processing plant (Premier Fresh Foods before 2000), built in 1988 as one of the largest plants of its type in Europe, which processes around 1,900,000 chickens per week (customers include [[KFC]]). TSC Foods on the Queensway Industrial Estate at the [[A18 road (England)|A18]]/A1029 roundabout in south-east Scunthorpe supply many foodservice products (sauces) to most UK [[pub chain]]s. Caparo Merchant Bar, next to the steel works in Scunthorpe, are the UK's largest producer of [[merchant bar]]; nearby is British Steel Wire Rod. Vossloh Cogifer UK (former Corus Cogifer before 2012), a joint venture of [[Vossloh|Vossloh Cogifer]] (of [[Reichshoffen]]) and the former Corus Rail, make [[Railroad switch|railway point]]s to the west of Scunthorpe; [[Voestalpine]] also make train tracks too at a huge foundry in Austria

[[Pipers Crisps]] are on a [[RAF Elsham Wolds|former airfield]] next to the A15 at [[Elsham, North Lincolnshire|Elsham]]; next door is IG Industries who produce polyethylene films ([[shrink wrap]]). There are two large oil refineries west of [[Immingham]], owned by [[ConocoPhillips]] ([[Jet (brand)|Jet]]) and [[TotalEnergies]]. [[Kimberly-Clark]] made all of its ''[[Huggies]]'' nappies for Europe at [[Barton-upon-Humber]] until 2013; since 2016, the site has been the headquarters and factory of [[Wren Kitchens]]. [[Techrete]] on the B1207 in the north of Hibaldstow, next to the [[Sheffield to Lincoln Line|railway line]], is the UK's leading maker of architectural precast [[Cladding (construction)|cladding]]. County Turf, off the B1207 (Ermine Street) in [[Appleby, North Lincolnshire|Appleby]] made the turf for [[Wembley Stadium]], who replaced Inturf of [[Wilberfoss]]. There is a large [[Cemex|CEMEX]] [[cement]] plant at [[Winteringham]] off the [[A1077 road|A1077]] at the meeting point of the New [[River Ancholme]] and the Humber ([[Ferriby Sluice]]).

{{See also|Industry of the South Humber Bank}}
[[File:Woad Lane (geograph 2124433).jpg|thumb|right|The 226-acre [[Novartis]] Grimsby in Great Coates, next to the Europarc in the west of Grimsby; it has been there since 1951, firstly as Ciba (Chemical Industry Basel) making [[sulfathiazole]]]]

[[Grimsby]] is home of England's [[Fishing industry in England|fishing industry]] (although most fish is transported from the [[Peterhead]] area of Scotland via road), and has many frozen food factories such as [[Young's Seafood]]. The seafood industry is worth £1.8&nbsp;billion to North East Lincolnshire; most of Britain's seafood comes from Grimsby. [[HM Revenue & Customs]] in the town centre administers the UK's deregistration of [[Value-added tax (United Kingdom)|VAT]] for companies, and the VAT Annual Accounting Scheme. [[Auto-Trail]] makes motorhomes on the [[Europarc, Grimsby]], owned by Paris-based [[Trigano]]. Wyndeham Gait is a main printer next to the [[A180 road (England)|A180]]/[[A16 road (England)|A16]] roundabout.

[[Cardsave]] is a [[merchant account provider]]. Cofely Fabricom [[Engie]] (former GDF SUEZ), an engineering consultancy based on the A1173 in Immingham, work in the oil and gas industry, and nearby to the east is a large [[Knauf]] plaster board plant. [[Norsk Hydro|Hydro Agri]] had an important large fertiliser plant (built by [[Fisons]] in 1951) on the side of the railway; now [[PB Kent]] and its subsidiary [[Humber Palmers]] (both owned by [[Origin Enterprises]] of Ireland) make fertiliser there. In Healing (former [[Little Coates]]) next to the Humber, [[Lenzing AG|Lenzing Fibers Grimsby]] make [[Lyocell]] (Tencel), where it was first made by Courtaulds in 1988, who owned the site until bought by [[AkzoNobel]] in 1998. [[Greenergy]] have a biodiesel plant at [[Port of Immingham|Immingham West Terminal]].

[[File:Joseph Rank Ltd., Hull - geograph.org.uk - 664662.jpg|thumb|upright|Joseph Rank Ltd in Hull in January 2008]]

[[AarhusKarlshamn]] UK (AAK, [[Cooking oil|edible oil]]s) is at Hull Ferry Terminal. The [[Valuation Office Agency]] for the north of England is near King George Dock. [[Smith & Nephew]] (wound management division) and [[Reckitt Benckiser]] medical and household products companies originated in Hull, and still have large factories there. When [[Reckitt & Colman]] merged with the Dutch Benckiser in 1999, much production was moved from Hull to [[Swindon]]. [[Heron Foods|Heron Frozen Foods]] is based there near St Andrew's Quay, and [[Cranswick plc]] are a food-processing company based in the north of Hull, which makes up-market (''Taste the Difference'') [[gourmet]] sausages for Tesco and [[Sainsbury's]], and [[Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones|The Black Farmer]], in West Carr; Cranswick Country Foods have their main [[Poultry farming|poultry processing]] site off the B1237 in the north of [[Stoneferry]].

Croda Europe has a chemical factory on the north side of the [[A1165 road|A1165]] in [[Newland, Kingston upon Hull|Newland]] next to River Hull; further south in [[Sculcoates]], [[Crown Paints]] have a factory on the west side of the River Hull. Walker Group in Hull own Victoria Plumb bathrooms, and the brand [[MFI (retailer)|MFI]]. [[Aunt Bessie's]] is a large food company in the west of Hull near the [[A63 road|A63]] and Hessle. Nearby [[Norbert Dentressangle]] claim to run the largest [[pea]] processing factory in the world<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/10m-pea-processing-plant-opens/story-11950585-detail/story.html |title=World's largest pea processing factory|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228061540/http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/10m-pea-processing-plant-opens/story-11950585-detail/story.html |archive-date=28 December 2011 |access-date=22 March 2017|date=24 June 2008}}</ref> at the junction of the A1166 and the ''Clive Sullivan Way'' (A63), which has supplied all of [[Birds Eye]]'s peas since June 2008.

[[Ideal Standard]], the plumbing company, now in north Hull next to the [[Hull–Scarborough line]] (Yorkshire Coast Line), was formed in Hull in 1936. [[Ideal Heating]], owned by [[Stelrad]] and based nearby, make [[Water heating|domestic boiler]]s, and have diversified into [[air source heat pumps]] and [[Solar thermal collector|solar thermal]] water heaters. [[Comet (retailer)|Comet]], who originated there, had some main offices on ''George Street''. [[Gamebore Cartridge]] on the A1165 at [[Drypool]], Hull and [[Hull Cartridge]], on the Acorn Industrial Estate north of Ideal, both make [[Shotgun shell|shotgun cartridge]]s. [[Logan Teleflex]] (former Fabricom Airport Systems, and owned by Daifuku) makes luggage sorting systems near the B1237/A1033 junction in north Hull. [[KCOM Group]] (former Kingston Communications) is a telecommunications company based next to [[Hull City Hall]].

[[Seven Seas (company)|Seven Seas]], owned by [[Merck Group]], made [[cod liver oil]] and [[multivitamin]]s ([[Haliborange]]) on the [[A1033 road|A1033]] in [[Marfleet]] until 2015; next door is Willerby Holiday Homes, the UK's largest manufacturer of holiday homes; nearby, [[Paneltex]] is a group of engineering companies for vehicle bodies, on the Kingston International Park on the A1033, opposite Saltend; next door is Atlas Leisure Homes (in Preston). Humdinger (owned by [[Zetar]]) on the A1033 makes branded savoury snacks. [[Airbath]] (part of [[Reva Industries]]) is in north-east Hull. [[Dunlop (brands)|Fenner Dunlop]] Europe who claim to be the world's largest [[conveyor belt]] manufacturer, in Marfleet, have their own [[cricket pitch]] and their [[Hainsworth Research Centre]].

BP Saltend (in [[Preston, East Riding of Yorkshire|Preston]]) is Europe's largest producer of [[acetic acid]], and part of the worldwide BP [[Acetyl]]s group; next door, [[Ineos]] Enterprises makes [[Vinyl acetate|vinyl acetate monomer]] (VAM) and [[Vivergo]] (bioethanol) is nearby. [[Fenner (company)|Fenner]] is in [[Hessle]]. [[BAE Systems Military Air & Information]] (former [[Blackburn Aircraft]], and under threat of imminent closure) at [[Brough, East Riding of Yorkshire|Brough]] is known as the ''Home of the Hawk'', and recently made the [[BAE Systems Hawk|Hawk 128]], with a fully [[Glass cockpit|digital cockpit]]. [[Kohler Mira Ltd]] make showers on the Melton West Business Park, south of the A63. [[Guardian Industries]] makes [[float glass]] in [[Goole]]; Timloc, part of [[Alumasc Group]], make ventilation for buildings. [[Croda International]], the chemical company, is in [[East Cowick]], near the M62/M18 Langham Interchange. [[Swift Leisure|Swift Group]] in Cottingham are the only UK manufacturer of caravans. [[Yara International|Yara]] UK have a fertiliser blending plant (former [[Phosyn]] before 2006) on the A1079 on a former [[RAF Pocklington|airfield]] in [[Barmby Moor]]. Bridlington is Europe's largest [[Lobster fishing|lobster port]].

There are many [[Royal Air Force]] bases in [[North Yorkshire]], close to the [[A1(M) motorway|A1(M)]], [[Catterick Garrison]] is the largest army base in Europe near [[Richmond, North Yorkshire|Richmond]], and home of the [[Infantry Training Centre (British Army)|Infantry Training Centre]]. The [[RAF Leconfield|Defence School of Transport Leconfield]] is near [[Beverley]]. [[RAF Fylingdales]] is an important, though secret, part of NATO's [[Ballistic Missile Early Warning System]]; the [[Emergency Planning College]] at [[Easingwold]] provided courses to prepare for [[Nuclear warfare|nuclear war]]. [[Dishforth Airfield]] was the first place in the UK to get the Apache helicopter in 2003 for the [[Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)|Army Air Corps]], and has had helicopters since 1991, currently having three squadrons of [[Westland Lynx|Lynx]] helicopters. The helicopters train over the North York Moors. [[4th Regiment Royal Artillery]] is at [[Alanbrooke Barracks]] (former RAF Topcliffe, and former HQ of [[15th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|15th Infantry Brigade]], which is now at [[Imphal Barracks]]). GCHQ (former Composite Signals Organisation) have a [[GCHQ Scarborough|site]] in the west of Scarborough. [[RAF Leeming]] is the only RAF station in [[Northern England]] that flies jet aircraft; the [[Yorkshire Universities Air Squadron]] flies from [[RAF Linton-on-Ouse]] (previously it had flown from [[RAF Church Fenton]] until 2013).<ref>{{cite web|title=Yorkshire Universities Air Squadron {{!}} Royal Air Force|url=https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/university-air-squadrons/squadrons/yorkshire-universities-air-squadron/|website=raf.mod.uk|access-date=9 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312083839/https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/university-air-squadrons/squadrons/yorkshire-universities-air-squadron/|archive-date=12 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Nestlé]] in the UK are based in York, with [[Mackintosh's]] operations in Halifax. [[Persimmon plc]] (the UK's second largest builder of houses, building around 14,000 houses in 2014) is at the A19/A64 Fulford Interchange. The [[Shepherd Building Group]] (who own [[Portakabin]]), and [[Portasilo]], which makes [[Bulk material handling|bulk handling]] equipment such as [[silo]]s, are in Huntington off the [[A1036 road|A1036]] in the east of York; [[AlphaGraphics|AlphaGraphics UK]] are next door (formerly in Seamer), and to [[Monks Cross]] retail park. [[London North Eastern Railway]] has its headquarters in York. [[Terry's]] chocolate was closed in September 2005 by its new owner [[Kraft Foods]], and production moved to Poland. [[Costcutter]] is based on the [[A1079 road|A1079]] in [[Dunnington]]. [[Best Western]] Hotels UK are based at [[Clifton Without]]. [[CPP Group]] (credit card insurance) are on Holgate Park on the A59 in the north-west of the city centre; [[Aviva]] have a large site on Rougier Street (B1227) for equity release, life insurance, and pensions.

[[Rolawn]] at the Laveracks Industrial Estate on the B1228 in [[Elvington, City of York|Elvington]] is Europe's largest producer of lawn turf, with its Medallion brand being the UK market leader. [[DBS National Security Vetting]] is at Imphal Barracks in Fulford on the A19. [[Tangerine Confectionery]] is off the A59, in Acomb Ings in the west of York, which makes toffee and fudge; its old site on [[Coppergate]] is now [[Jorvik Viking Centre]]; the neighbouring [[British Sugar]] plant closed in 2007. [[Sherbet (powder)|Sherbet fountains]] have been made in York since 1925; the brand was bought by Tangerine from Cadbury in 2008. [[York Handmade Brick Company]], who have supplied bricks for [[The Shard]] and {{rws|London Bridge}} railway station are based in the village of [[Alne, North Yorkshire|Alne]], north of York.<ref>{{cite news |last=Casci |first=Mark |title=Profile: David Armitage, York Handmade Brick Company |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/profile-david-armitage-york-handmade-brick-company-1-8946260 |access-date=16 November 2019 |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=8 January 2018 |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108101709/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/profile-david-armitage-york-handmade-brick-company-1-8946260 |archive-date=8 November 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{See also|List of companies in Harrogate}}

[[Worldpay Group plc|Streamline]], the UK's main [[merchant account provider]] formerly owned by [[NatWest]], is on the B6162 at [[Harlow Hill, Harrogate|Harlow Hill]] in the west of Harrogate; [[Principal Hotel Company]] UK (hotels), is at [[Oatlands, North Yorkshire|Oatlands]] in the south of the town, where [[Hein Gericke]] UK is on Hornbeam Park, next to Harrogate College. [[Dunlopillo]], a world-leading manufacturer of [[Foam rubber|latex foam]] mattresses was for many years off the A61 at [[Pannal]], south of Harrogate, until 2003, and from 2008 has now been headquartered in [[Huntingdon]] (Cambs). The Canadian [[McCain Foods|McCain Ltd]] has been in [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] since 1969; [[Legrand (company)|Legrand]] UK make [[cable management]] systems at [[Cayton]] south of Scarborough on the B1261 next to McCain, and along the road from the coach builder [[Plaxton]]. [[Boyes (retailer)|Boyes]] (retail) are in [[Eastfield, North Yorkshire|Eastfield]]. [[Dale Power Solutions]], south of the B1261 on the Eastfield Industrial Estate, make electrical power supply equipment. [[Deep Sea Electronics]] make generator controllers on the [[Hunmanby]] Industrial Estate, off the [[A165 road|A165]], south of [[Filey]]. [[Whitby Seafoods Ltd]] is in [[Whitby]]; they are the biggest producer of [[scampi]] in the UK, and supply [[Wetherspoons]]. [[Westlers]], based on the B1257 in [[Amotherby]] make tinned convenience food, and the [[Field ration|MoD's military ration pack]]s (also made by [[Vestey Group|Vestey Foods]] of [[Coulsdon]] in London). [[Dalepak]] is based in [[Leeming Bar]] which is owned by [[ABP Food Group]]; [[Vale of Mowbray]] have made pork pies in [[Aiskew]] since 1928. [[Reed Boardall]] have the UK's second largest cold storage site on the west side of the A1 at [[Boroughbridge]] (the largest is now in [[Wisbech]] in Cambridgeshire).

[[File:Theakston Visitor Centre - geograph.org.uk - 615591.jpg|thumb|Theakston Visitor Centre in Masham]]

[[John Smith's Brewery]] is at [[Tadcaster]], owned by Heineken UK, which started brewing [[Newcastle Brown Ale]] in May 2010,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/8696240.stm |title=Newcastle Brown Ale plant closes in Gateshead |work=BBC News |date=21 May 2010 |access-date=29 December 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513115139/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tyne/8696240.stm |archive-date= 13 May 2011 }}</ref> and [[Samuel Smith Old Brewery]]. At [[Masham]], there is the [[Theakston Brewery]] and the [[Black Sheep Brewery]]. Just to the north in [[Aiskew]], [[Masons Gin]] have a distillery.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fire damages Masons Gin distillery in Yorkshire |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-47784459 |access-date=8 April 2019 |work=BBC News |date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403125533/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-47784459 |archive-date=3 April 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Skipton Building Society]] is in Skipton. [[Silver Cross (company)|Silver Cross]], the iconic pram manufacturer named after Silver Cross Street in Leeds, is headquartered in [[Broughton, Craven|Broughton]] at the junction of the [[A59 road|A59]] and [[A56 road|A56]] west of Skipton, although its ''Heritage'' prams are made in [[Bingley]] (most are made overseas). Next to [[Bentham railway station]] (close to the Lancashire boundary) [[Kidde]] Products UK make [[Fire fighting foam|foam]] [[fire extinguisher]]s. [[Quorn]] is made in [[Stokesley]] by [[Premier Foods|Marlow Foods]]. The [[Rural Payments Agency]] have a main office at Northallerton. [[Econ Engineering]] on the A61 Ripon bypass near the B6265 roundabout are Britain's leading manufacturer of [[Winter service vehicle|salt gritter]]s. [[Severfield]] is at Topcliffe on the east side of the [[A168 road|A168]], on a [[RAF Dalton|former airfield]]; they built the Olympic International Broadcast Centre in London. At another [[RAF Marston Moor|former airfield]] at [[Tockwith]], further south, [[Stage One (company)|Stage One]] built the [[2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics cauldron|Olympic Cauldron]], the glowing Olympic Rings, and the aerial stage objects.

[[File:Optare Manufacturing Plant.jpg|thumb|right|Optare bus factory in North Yorkshire, off the B1222]]

[[Austin Reed (retailer)|Austin Reed]], who own [[Viyella]], was on the A61 at the western end of [[Thirsk Racecourse]] until 2016. [[Slingsby Aviation]] make gliders and planes in [[Kirkbymoorside]], on the [[A170 road|A170]]. [[Perry Slingsby Systems]] (part of [[Forum Energy Technologies]]), next to Slingsby make [[remotely operated underwater vehicle]]s (ROVs), who have helped to develop the [[NATO Submarine Rescue System]]. [[Karro Food Group]] based at Malton, are a pork processor, formerly part of [[Vion NV]]. South of Selby, [[Saint-Gobain]] Glass UK (Solaglas) has made float glass for [[low emissivity]] windows since 2000 next to the A19 at the A645 roundabout, directly south of the [[Eggborough power station]]. [[Optare]] make buses on a large industrial estate in [[Sherburn-in-Elmet]] (previously in [[Cross Gates]] in Leeds before May 2011), and have been part of [[Hinduja Group]] since 2012.

===West and South===
{{See also|Economy of Leeds|List of companies based in Leeds}}
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Leeds is now a centre of financial services companies,<ref>
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</ref> with [[Direct Line]]<ref>{{cite web
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}}</ref> based there, as well as [[Asda]],<ref>{{cite web
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}}</ref> [[Arla Foods UK]] (maker of [[Lurpak]] and Anchor butter) in [[Stourton, West Yorkshire|Stourton]] near the A639 junction 44 of the M1 (formerly in [[Kirkstall]] near Yorkshire Television). The [[Green Flag]] roadside recovery firm has its main call centre (in [[Farsley]]). [[HSBC]] opened their first UK call centre in the city, taking advantage of its advanced communications network which also led to the founding of [[Freeserve]] in Leeds. The [[Department of Health (United Kingdom)|Department of Health]] has a large administration operation at [[Quarry Hill, Leeds|Quarry House]], a local landmark. The [[Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission]] was at [[One Leeds City Office Park]] until 2012, off the A653 south of Bridgewater Place. The [[NHS Appointments Commission]] and former [[NHS Yorkshire and the Humber]] were next to the north side of the A65 at the A58(M) junction near the former [[Park Lane College]], where further east along the A58 is the [[Callcredit]] credit reference agency, and on the opposite side of the inner ring-road from the [[Skills for Care]] [[Sector Skills Councils|sector skills council]]. The [[Waddingtons]] board game company was founded in Leeds, as was the Burton tailoring company (the Burton Group became the [[Arcadia Group]]) and [[Marks & Spencer|M & S]]. The [[Tetley's Brewery]] closed in 2011 and moved operations to Northampton ([[Carlsberg Group|Carlsberg]]). [[Aramark|Aramark UK]] is in [[West Park, Leeds]], in the north of the city, off the [[Leeds Outer Ring Road|ring road]].

The [[British Library]] is sited at [[Thorp Arch, West Yorkshire|Thorpe Arch]] near [[Wetherby]], home of [[Goldenfry]]. [[Dr. Oetker]] products are made at [[Colton, Leeds|Colton]] near M1 junction 46 and [[Sherburn-in-Elmet]]; at Thorpe Park Business Park in the east of Leeds ([[Austhorpe]]) also is [[Northern Gas Networks]] and [[Republic (retailer)]]. [[Ellie Louise]], a clothes retailer, is at [[Sturton Grange]] north of Garforth on the A642, south of M1 junction 47 on the Helios 47 Industrial Estate, near [[Ginetta Cars]]. [[Unilever Leeds]] (former Gibbs Proprietaries from 1965, then Elida Gibbs from 1971, then [[Elida Fabergé]]) have their aerosol division at [[Whinmoor]], in north-east Leeds, administered by [[Fabergé (cosmetics)|Lever Fabergé]]. It claims to be the largest aerosol factory in the world, and has their research centre, and makes [[Impulse (body mist)|Impulse]], [[Axe (grooming product)|Lynx]], [[Dove (personal care product brand)|Dove]] and [[Sure (brand)|Sure]]. [[Agfa-Gevaert|Agfa Graphics]] (Belgian) have their only UK factory next to Fabergé in Whinmoor, making [[computer to plate]] [[Offset printing|offset printers]]; 85% of the world's banknotes are printed with the parent company's technology. Nearby in Seacroft is [[Komori]] UK (printing presses).

Symington's make breakfast cereals on the Thornes Farm Business Park, near the [[A63 road|A63]] (M1 junction 45). [[Sound Leisure]] is the UK's leading manufacturer of juke boxes. [[WABCO Vehicle Control Systems]] UK (air brakes) is in [[Morley, West Yorkshire|Morley]], and [[QHotels]] are on ''Bruntcliffe Road'' (A650) in [[Bruntcliffe]]. East of Morley off the A6110 is [[DePuy|DePuy International]] (orthopaedics). [[Hermes Logistik Gruppe|Hermes Europe]] (former Parcelnet before 2009, which was Directline and Speedlink before 1999), based at Capitol Park on the A650 at [[Topcliffe, West Yorkshire|Topcliffe]], is the UK's largest home delivery company, and is part of Grattan's parent company. [[Hainsworth]] makes speciality textiles such as military uniforms and in 1975 produced the first [[Nomex]] flame-retardant [[flight suit]]s for [[Jet aircraft|fast-jet]] pilots in the UK; their TITAN outfit is used by [[riot police]] and firefighters, with ceremonial fabrics made from [[worsted]] [[barathea]], and [[Peaked cap|uniform cap]]s for the [[Household Division]], and uniforms for others such as [[London Underground]]. [[Clariant|Clariant UK]], the chemical company, was in [[Yeadon, West Yorkshire|Yeadon]], with a factory in [[Horsforth]]; [[Brenntag]] UK is based at the A65/A658 junction at Rawdon Park in Yeadon (former Albion Chemicals before 2006) next to the fire station.

[[EMIS Health]] are off the A658 in central Yeadon, and are a main supplier of GP computer systems. Craftsman Tools on the A659 in Otley make [[toolholding]] systems and [[Fixture (tool)|fixture]]s. [[Sinclairs]] make the ''[[Silvine]]'' brand of stationery at Otley. [[Allied Glass]] based in south Leeds at the A61/A639 junction, and also has a main plant at Knottingley east of town on the A645, makes glass bottles for whisky. Toggi outdoor clothing (equestrian) is at Confederation Park at the M621 junction 2 with the A643, and with Champion who make riding hats and body protectors; [[George Cohen, Sons and Company|600 Group]], based near junction 2 of the M621, are the world's biggest manufacturer of manual and CNC lathes; it makes [[Colchester-Harrison]] lathes, and [[Pratt Burnerd International]] [[Chuck (engineering)|lathe-chuck]]s with a lathe factory at Heckmondwike. [[Sulzer (manufacturer)|Sulzer Pumps]] UK have a large manufacturing facility on the [[Leeds Outer Ring Road|A6110]] near the [[A643 road|A643]] roundabout. [[Pland Stainless]] make large sinks for laboratories and hospitals. Leeds is the second largest manufacturing city in the UK, after London.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

{{See also|List of companies based in Bradford}}

[[Morrisons]] is based in Bradford; it has 132,000 staff and opened its first supermarket in 1961 in a converted cinema; it turned over £17.6&nbsp;billion in 2015, and is the region's second largest company. Also in Bradford are [[Club 18-30]],  [[Seabrook Potato Crisps]], [[Safestyle UK]], [[Vanquis Banking Group]], [[Yorkshire Building Society]], [[Barratts Shoes|Stylo]], the [[Grattan plc|Grattan]] (owned by [[Otto GmbH]] since 2000)<ref>{{cite web
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}}</ref> catalogue retailer, and [[Yorkshire Water]]. [[Santander UK]] (former [[Abbey National|Abbey]]) has its [[savings account|savings]] division there. The [[Halifax (United Kingdom bank)|Halifax]] bank (former Building Society) is based in Halifax, the [[Yorkshire Bank]] and [[Leeds Building Society]] in Leeds, and with [[UK Asset Resolution]] (former [[Bradford & Bingley]]) and [[NRAM Limited]] (former Northern Rock) in [[Crossflatts]]. The area between Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield is known as the [[Rhubarb Triangle]].

[[Empire Stores]] of Bradford was Britain's first [[mail order]] firm in 1890, bought by [[Redcats]] UK (French) and closed in 2009; it is now the site of Redcats UK in the north of the town centre. BASF Performance Products ([[Ciba Specialty Chemicals]] until 2008, then Allied Colloids before 1997) is in [[Low Moor, Bradford|Low Moor]]; it makes many chemicals including [[thickening agent]]s. [[Bowers Metrology Group]], on the B6381 near the junction with [[A6177 road|A6177]] at [[Bradford Moor]], are a leading measuring instruments company, and part of Spear & Jackson. [[Equifax]] is off the A650 in central Bradford, opposite the [[Leisure Exchange]]; next door [[NatWest Group]] have a call centre. [[Federal-Mogul]], off the [[A650 road|A650]] in east Bradford, makes automotive parts ([[gudgeon pin]]s and [[piston]]s). [[Princes (company)|Princes Soft Drinks]] have their main factory south of the A650 at [[Tong (ward)|Tong Street]]; [[Next plc|Next]] have a large warehouse nearby.

[[BorgWarner]] Turbo Systems make automotive [[turbocharger]]s (including [[variable-geometry turbocharger]]s) on the Euroway Industrial Estate off the M606, and produces around 750,000 a year; [[Jacuzzi|Jacuzzi UK]] is nearby. Knightsbridge Furniture is on the [[B6165 road|B6165]] in Lister Hills. [[Nufarm]] UK ([[A H Marks]] before 2008), make chemicals for [[phenoxy herbicide]]s, between [[Wyke, Bradford|Wyke]] and [[Oakenshaw, West Yorkshire|Oakenshaw]]. [[Hield]] (luxury clothing) is in [[Trident, West Yorkshire|Trident]] parish, south of the city centre. [[Pace plc]] (owned since 2016 by [[Arris International]]) in [[Saltaire]] is the global market leader in [[set-top box]]es; Pace bought part of [[Acorn Computers|Acorn]], and based its set top boxes on the [[RISC OS]], which it owned. [[Denso|Denso Marston Ltd]] make [[radiator (engine cooling)|car radiator]]s in [[Shipley, West Yorkshire|Shipley]]; HMRC (former Inland Revenue) have their main national payments office ([[HMRC Accounts Office]]) between the River Aire and the Leeds Liverpool canal at Shipley, opposite Salt's Mill, in a hexagonal building. [[Brook Taverner]] is Europe's largest corporate clothing supplier in [[Ingrow]], off the A629. [[Cinetic Landis]] UK, at [[Cross Hills]] on the B6265, make CNC-controlled [[grinding machine]]s.

[[Reflecting Roadstuds Ltd]], where [[Cat's eye (road)|cat's eyes]] were invented by [[Percy Shaw]], are in [[Boothtown]], in the north of Halifax. [[Rhodia (company)|Rhodia]] Novecare UK are at [[Holywell Green]], south of Halifax, and make [[surfactant]]s for cosmetics; to the north [[sia Abrasives|sia Fibral]] make [[Nonwoven fabric|non-woven]] abrasives at [[Greetland]] off the B6114 (which leads to the [[Scammonden Bridge]]) with the company's UK HQ in Brighouse. [[Gower Furniture]] (owned by [[Nobia]]) is north-east of Halifax in [[Holmfield]] in [[Bradshaw, West Yorkshire|Bradshaw]]. [[McVitie's]] Cake Company (Jamaica Ginger and [[Golden syrup|Lyle's Golden Syrup]] cakes, and [[Hobnob biscuit|HobNob]] [[Flapjack (oat bar)|flapjack]]s) is in west Halifax. [[Timeform]] (horse [[racecard]]s) are near the A58/A629 roundabout in the north of the town centre and the A58 bridge over [[Hebble Brook]]. Crosslee plc, south of [[Hipperholme]] on the A644 towards [[Brighouse]], is Europe's largest independent [[tumble dryer]] manufacturer, under the ''White Knight'' brand. [[Calrec Audio]], an electronics firm that makes [[Mixing console|mixing desk]]s, are on the [[A6033 road (Great Britain)|A6033]] at [[Nutclough]], Hebden Bridge. [[Cressi-Sub]] UK ([[Scuba set|scuba gear]]) are at Atlas Mill, Brighouse; [[Kent Introl]] (control valves) are in the east of Brighouse off the [[A644 road|A644]]. Bedford Shelving are to the west. [[Marshalls plc]] ([[Pavers (flooring)|paving stones]]) are next to the River Calder in [[Elland]] and [[Arran Isle]] (hardware), near [[Suma (co-operative)|Suma Foods]]. [[Terberg Group|Terberg]] DTS UK, supply its own [[distribution tractor]]s and [[Schopf]] aircraft tow tractors from Lowfields Business Park, next to the River Calder off the [[A629 road|A629]] in [[Elland]]; nearby [[Weir Group|Weir Power & Industrial]] make Hopkinson and Batley brands of valves.

[[Fox's Biscuits]] (part of Northern Foods) and [[Cattles]] are in [[Batley]]; [[HSL Manufacturing]] (High Seat Ltd) are on Grange Road Industrial Estate (B6128) in the east of Batley, north of [[Hanging Heaton]]. [[Rohm and Haas]] UK (former Morton International, making chemicals) is on the B6117 in [[Dewsbury Moor]], on the south edge of Heckmondwike. [[Birkby’s Plastics]] make automotive components in [[Liversedge]], and was the first company in the UK to mould plastic in the First World War. [[Rieter|Rieter Automotive]] make car furnishings on the [[A638 road|A638]] in [[Heckmondwike]]. [[TMD Friction]] make [[brake pad]]s (Mintex part of BBA) off the A638 at [[Chain Bar junction|Chain Bar]], Cleckheaton; Tangerine Confectionery (Lion Confectionery) is on the [[A643 road|A643]]. [[Status International]] UK ([[Electric light|lightbulbs]]) is in the centre of Cleckheaton. Mars Complementary Petcare is off the A62 on the Oakwell Way Industrial Estate at Birstall, next to [[Birstall Shopping Park]]; nearby is [[Pitchero]], a sports website firm. [[Poundstretcher]] is in [[Deighton, West Yorkshire|Deighton]] east of Huddersfield.

[[David Brown Ltd.]] is in [[Lockwood, West Yorkshire|Lockwood]] in Huddersfield; this company owned [[Aston Martin]] from 1947 to 1972 and the company is now part of [[Textron]]. In Huddersfield are [[Cummins|Cummins Turbo Technologies]] (former [[Holset Engineering|Holset]]) who make [[turbocharger]]s, [[VTL Group]] make automotive components, [[Fired Up Group]] who own [[Armco Security]] and [[Corby of Windsor]] ([[trouser press]]), [[Brook Crompton]] ([[electric motor]]s) and [[Graham Group (company)|Graham Group]] (plumbing retail). To the east of Fired Up is [[Britannia Rescue]] (owned by [[Liverpool Victoria|LV]]) at the [[A616 road|A616]]/B6432 junction. [[Broadbent (company)|Broadbent]], make industrial centrifuges in central Huddersfield. Many fabric companies are in Huddersfield and the surrounding areas; [[Taylor & Lodge]], owned by [[Bulmer & Lumb]] of Bradford, wove cloth for the [[Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton|2011 Royal Wedding]]; [[Dugdale Bros & Co]] are in the centre. [[Novaglaze]] produced the glass for the [[London Eye]]. [[Trojan Plastics]] is the UK's largest bath manufacturer in [[Milnsbridge]] in west Huddersfield next to the River Colne. [[Thornton & Ross]] healthcare is on the A62 next to the [[River Colne, West Yorkshire|River Colne]] in [[Linthwaite]]. [[Dathan Tool & Gauge]] ([[Cutting tool (machining)|cutting tool]]s) are in Meltham. [[John Cotton (company)|John Cotton]] at the A62/A644 junction in Mirfield are Europe's largest producer of [[duvet]]s. [[Camira Fabrics]] (fabrics for public transport) is based at Hopton Mills, south of Mirfield, with a manufacturing site off the B6108 in the east of Meltham, and makes the upholstery for London buses; further north next to River Calder is a site of [[Dr. Reddy's Laboratories]] in the south of Mirfield. Overlooked by the Emley Moor tower at the ''Grange Moor Roundabout'' off the [[A637 road|A637]] and [[A642 road|A642]] (towards Wakefield) at [[Grange Moor]] in [[Kirkburton]] is [[Bonmarché]], previously owned by [[Peacocks (clothing)|Peacocks]] until 2012.

[[Hickson & Welch]] (owned by [[Arch Chemicals]]) were in [[Castleford]] and closed in 2005. [[Netto UK]] (previously owned by Asda) was in [[South Elmsall]] until 2011. Nestle made [[Toffee Crisp]] and [[After Eight]] in [[Castleford]] until 2012 then made in Halifax, and [[Haribo]] makes liquorice and [[Pontefract cake]]s in [[Pontefract]]. [[Burberry]] had a main clothing factory in Castleford until the end of 2015, which is planned to move to Leeds. Cott Beverages are between the A645 and the [[Dearne Valley Line|railway]] in the east of Pontefract (former [[Benjamin Shaw & Sons]] before 2006); [[Tangerine Confectionery]] (former Cadbury-owned [[Monkhill Confectionery]]) make [[Butterkist]] (the UK's best-selling) popcorn north of Cott Beverages, near [[Pontefract Monkhill railway station]], on the site which claims to be the birthplace of liquorice. [[Ardagh Group|Ardagh Glass UK]] is in the south of [[Knottingley]], with sites at [[Monk Bretton]] and Wheatley (Doncaster). [[Stölzle Glass|Stölzle Flaconnage]] (former Bagley's before 1994) makes [[Container glass|glass container]]s, between the A645 and the [[Aire and Calder Navigation]], and further along the A645, [[Tradebe]] recycle solvents. [[Total S.A.|Total]] Lubricants UK is in Knottingley (Ferrybridge Hill) on the B6136. [[Plasmor]] (concrete) is in the south-east of Knottingley, with a large site at [[Great Heck]] next to a [[RAF Snaith|former airfield]] where [[H+H]] (Danish) make [[Autoclaved aerated concrete|aircrete]]; both sites imported [[pulverised fuel ash]] (PFA) from the former Eggborough power station; in east Knottingley, off the A645, Croda Hydrocarbons (bitumen) closed in 2008.

[[Teva Pharmaceutical Industries]] UK is next to the M62 at Castleford, near [[Glasshoughton railway station]]. [[LPA Group]] off the [[A655 road|A655]] in Hopetown, [[Normanton, West Yorkshire|Normanton]] makes [[LED lamp|LED lighting]] for trains; [[Poundworld]] was founded on a Wakefield market in 1974, and the family-owned company has 240 shops. To the west, Napier Brown (part of [[Real Good Food]]) makes [[Whitworths]]' sugar in Hopetown. On the other side of the M62 (junction 31) in [[Whitwood]], [[Pioneer Corporation|Pioneer Technology UK]] closed their large plasma TV factory in March 2009. [[Coca-Cola Enterprises|Coca-Cola UK]] claim to have the largest [[CCE Wakefield|soft drinks factory]] in the world at its 41-acre site, with 71,000 sq metres of buildings, at [[Outwood, West Yorkshire|Outwood]], which was built in 1989, and produces 6,000 cans (over 100 cans a second, on three canning lines) and 3,300 bottles a minute (seven [[Polyethylene terephthalate|PET]] bottling lines, the fastest 2 litre bottling plant in the world), producing 100&nbsp;million cases of soft drinks a year; the bottle caps are made out of [[High-density polyethylene|HDPE]]. To keep up with supply, [[Rexam]] have a can factory next door. Nearby is the headquarters of [[Card Factory]], with over 800 shops is Britain's biggest card shop chain and started in 1997; opposite is the [[Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation]], which buys stock for most of the region's metropolitan boroughs and North Yorkshire, on south-west side of Wakefield 41. On the other side of the roundabout is [[Mitre Sports International]]. Morrisons have their [[Rathbones Bakeries]] on Wakefield 41.

[[Group Rhodes]] off the [[A638 road|A638]] in east Wakefield, make [[machine cell]]s. On the [[Flanshaw]] Industrial Estate in west Wakefield is [[Technal]] (aluminium facades) and [[Wicona]], part of [[Norsk Hydro]]. Bombardier built trains at [[Horbury railway works|Horbury]] until 2006 where they made [[CrossCountry]]'s [[British Rail Class 221|Class 221]] ''Super Voyager'' and [[British Rail Class 220|Class 220]] ''Voyager'' (and were also assembled at the [[La Brugeoise et Nivelles|BN]] plant in Bruges, Belgium and Crespin in France, the former [[ANF Industrie]]). [[Northern Foods]] are now based at Trinity Business Park off the [[A636 road|A636]] south of Wakefield town centre. Wakefield Shirt Group is next to the River Calder. [[Double TWO]] shirts are based off the A638 in central Wakefield. [[Nooter/Eriksen]] UK is off the [[A636 road|A636]] next to [[Denby Dale railway station]], and produce [[heat recovery steam generator]] (HRSGs)

{{See also|Economy of Sheffield|List of companies in Sheffield}}

Sheffield is known for its steel industry, which has declined in recent years. [[Outokumpu]] (former [[British Steel (historic)|British Steel plc]] Stainless) near the [[Tinsley Viaduct]] make stainless steel, just north of the former airport, with access via the [[A631 road|A631]]. Polestar is on the A631 in former Brinsworth, now in Sheffield (Tinsley).On the opposite side of the A631 is [[Betafence]] UK, part of the world's main fencing manufacturer, and its second biggest plant; near the start of the A631 is [[Tuffnells Parcel Express]] (owned by [[Connect Group]] since 2014). Nearby, Nederman UK make fume extraction equipment. [[Durham Duplex]] and [[High Speed and Carbide]] make razor blades and [[Machine knife|industrial knives]] on the B6082 in Wood Hill. Nearby [[Davy Markham]] (owned by [[IVRCL]]) on the A6102 at Darnall, fabricate steel and it has one of largest engineering workshops in western Europe. In the same area is [[William Cook Cast Products]].

[[Egginton (company)|Egginton]] make cutlery in [[Netherthorpe, Sheffield|Netherthorpe]], in the [[St Vincent's Quarter]] east of the Shalesmoor A61 roundabout, which owns [[Ibberson]], [[George Wostenholm]], [[William Rodgers (company)|William Rodgers]] (who make the [[Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife]]), and [[Joseph Rodgers & Sons|Joseph Rodgers]], the world's oldest brand of cutlery known for their pen-knives and [[Combat knife|military knives]]. [[Magtec]], on the B6083 in [[Brightside, Sheffield|Brightside]] next to the River Don, makes diesel-electric [[Hybrid electric vehicle|hybrid drive]] systems that can be retro-fitted to vehicles. [[Technicut]] is the UK's market leader in rotary cutting tools on the A6178 in Brightside. [[Arconic]] Forgings is at [[Carbrook, Sheffield|Carbrook]] off the [[A6102 road|A6102]]. [[Gripple]] make connectors for wire [[fence]]s. [[British Silverware]] is off the A6109, in the industrial area. [[SCX Group]] in [[Shiregreen and Brightside|Wincobank]] built the retractable roof for the [[No. 1 Court (Wimbledon)]]. [[Polestar (company)|Polestar]], at Tinsley off the [[A631 road|A631]] next to the M1, claim to have the most advanced [[Rotogravure|gravure printing]] plant in Europe. Tinsley Bridge off the A631 makes [[Suspension (vehicle)|suspension]] [[Leaf spring|spring]]s and [[Torsion bar suspension|torsion bar]]s. [[SIG plc]] (Europe's largest insulation distributor) and [[Stanley Black & Decker|Stanley Tools UK]] are at the former [[Sheffield City Airport & Heliport|city airport]], with a manufacturing plant off the A631 on the [[Hellaby]] Industrial Estate next to the M18, and had a former site on the B6075 in Sheffield. [[Siemens VAI]] UK is on Sheffield Business Park near the former airport, with [[EVO Group]], who own the Banner stationery company, and [[Ansys]] (Fluent and CFX [[computational fluid dynamics]] software) has one of two main offices. [[Go Outdoors]], owned by [[JD Sports]] since 2016, are in the south of Sheffield, near [[Bramall Lane]] off the A61; Hi Gear Products, their brand is on the Boston Street Industrial Estate.

[[Cadbury UK]] (formerly Bassett's) make [[liquorice allsorts]] in the north of Sheffield on the [[A61 road|A61]] next-door to [[Owlerton Stadium]]; it is Cadbury's Gum & Liquorice division, and also makes [[Belvita]] and [[Oreo]] for UK market. [[Swann Morton]] is a world-leading manufacturer of [[scalpel]] blades and medical equipment at Owlerton opposite Bassetts on the A61. [[Plusnet]] (owned by [[BT Group|BT]]), [[learndirect]] (owned by Ufi Ltd), [[Online Centres Network]], and [[Jobcentre Plus]] are in the city centre. Virgin Media have a main contact centre (former Telewest) directly south of Don Valley Stadium, and next to the tram line. [[Spear & Jackson]], the [[garden tool]] company, are in the north of Sheffield. [[B. Braun Melsungen|B. Braun Medical]] is at [[High Green]], next to the [[A616 road|A616]] roundabout in Chapeltown, and Ronseal (owned by [[Sherwin-Williams]]) is nearby further south on northern edge of Chapeltown. [[MachineWorks]] in Sheffield is the leading developer of [[Numerical control|CNC]] simulation on the B6069 near [[Sheffield Botanical Gardens]].

[[Rosebys]] were in [[Rotherham]], before 2008, and [[KP Snacks|KP]] make their nuts in Eastwood, to the north of the town. MTL Group, a steel fabrication company, is based off the [[A631 road|A631]] in [[Brinsworth]] who claim to have the largest [[press brake]] in the world (made by [[Ursviken (company)|Ursviken]]). [[Swinden House]] is home of Liberty Speciality Steels's main [[Swinden Technology Centre]], its main R&D centre in the UK, opposite [[Rotherham General Hospital]] on the [[A618 road|A618]]. [[Brinsworth Strip Mills]], run by Liberty Speciality Steels (former Corus Steel Narrow Strip), is opposite the Magna museum, south of the A6178, and makes narrow strip steel. The [[Primary Mill]] makes steel billets and blooms – [[continuous casting]] with an [[electric arc furnace]] with a melting shop, and is also known as Aldwarke Works. [[Thrybergh Mill]] is east of the river off the A630, making steel bar, in a rolling mill. The [[Brightbar Mill]] is off the A6123, on the west side of the railway next to Rawmarsh, making [[Drawing (manufacturing)|coiled bar]], in a rolling mill. These three sites around are known as [[Rotherham Works]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tatasteeleurope.com/en/products/strip_products/narrow_strip/ |title=Tata Narrow Strip |publisher=Tatasteeleurope.com |access-date=29 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202173258/http://www.tatasteeleurope.com/en/products/strip_products/narrow_strip/ |archive-date=2 February 2011 }}</ref> [[Beatson Clark]] (owned by [[Newship Group]]) makes glass containers off the A6123 north of [[Rotherham Central railway station]].

[[Dormer Tools]] UK (owned by [[Sandvik]]) is on Waverley Business Park (Advanced Manufacturing Park) in [[Catcliffe]], off the B6066 next to Morrisons. [[LuK GmbH|LuK UK]] (owned by the [[Schaeffler Group]]) make [[clutch]]es at [[Wales, South Yorkshire|Wales]], south of [[Aston, South Yorkshire|Aston]] near the M1 junction 31 with the [[A57 road|A57]]. [[Jeld-Wen]] UK (former [[Boulton & Paul Ltd|Boulton & Paul]]) make doors on Swallownest Industrial Estate on the B6200 in [[Aston cum Aughton]]. [[Laycast]] were nearby until November 2006, based off the B6200 at Aston cum Aughton, at which steel [[flywheel]]s, [[Harmonic oscillator|vibration dampers]] and [[compacted graphite iron]] clutch plates were cast at its foundry. [[Kiveton Park Steel]] is on the B6059 next to [[Kiveton Park railway station]], mostly in [[North and South Anston]] (east of Wales).

[[Macalloy]] in Dinnington is a world-leader in [[Threading (manufacturing)|threaded]] tension bar. Fresh-Pak Chilled Foods, off the A633 at Waterside Park, [[Wombwell]], make most of the [[Egg salad|egg mayonnaise]] (250&nbsp;tonnes a week) found in British sandwiches and for [[sandwich filler]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foodprocessing-technology.com/projects/fresh_pak/ |title=Fresh-Pak Sandwich Filling Production Facility |publisher=Food Processing Technology |date=15 June 2011 |access-date=7 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322212720/http://www.foodprocessing-technology.com/projects/fresh_pak/ |archive-date=22 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Morphy Richards]] and [[Roberts Radio]] are based between [[Swinton, South Yorkshire|Swinton]] and [[Mexborough]]. [[Maplin Electronics]] is based on the former site of [[Manvers Main Colliery]] in [[Wath-upon-Dearne]], off the A6023, with the call centre of [[EE Limited|EE]] (former [[Orange (UK)|Orange]]) broadband next door. The [[UK Commission for Employment and Skills]] ([[Sector Skills Councils]]) is nearby, next to [[Dearne Valley College]], which also looks after [[Investors in People]]. [[Stelrad]] in [[Swinton, South Yorkshire|Swinton Bridge]] is the UK's largest producer of domestic [[Radiator (heating)|radiator]]s, producing 2.5&nbsp;million a year, and Europe's leading radiator company, based off the A6022. MGB Plastics, on the A6123 in north Rotherham on Barbot Hall Industrial Estate, are the UK's largest manufacturer of [[Waste container|wheelie bins]], making around 1 million per year.

North-east of Barnsley is Ardagh Glass at Monk Bretton. Slightly further north is Mr Kipling at Carlton; the site was [[J. Lyons and Co.|Lyons Cakes]] (making their [[Battenberg cake]]s, [[Viennese Whirls]] and [[Swiss roll]]s) before April 1995, then RHM's Manor Bakeries until 2007, and makes their ''exceedingly good'' fruit pies; one million chocolate [[Yule log (cake)|yule log]]s are made there and it is the largest [[mince pie]] factory in the world. [[Fulton's Foods|Jack Fulton]] (Frozen Value Ltd) is next to the [[Hallam Line|railway]], off the A637 at Darton. [[Wharncliffe Publishing]] are in Barnsley, and to the east on the [[A628 road|A628]] in Oakwell, [[Potters (company)|Potters Europe]] (former [[Ballotini]]) make [[glass microsphere]]s for [[Raised pavement marker|road reflector]]s. [[Galpharm International]] (bought by [[Perrigo]] in January 2008) and [[JTEKT|Koyo Bearings]] are at [[Dodworth]] near Barnsley. [[CELSA Group|BRC]] on the Claycliffe Industrial Estate, off the A637 in the north of Barnsley, makes [[rebar]] (steel reinforcement). Naylor Industries, off the B6096 between Wombwell and [[Darfield, South Yorkshire|Darfield]] make [[earthenware]] pipes for drainage. [[Kostal]] UK make [[steering column]] switches and [[electrical connector]]s off the [[A635 road|A635]] at Highgate in [[Goldthorpe]]. On the [[A6195 road|A6195]] [[Grimethorpe]] Bypass at [[Little Houghton, South Yorkshire|Little Houghton]] is the NDC of [[ASOS.com]], in the [[Dearne Valley]], near the former site of [[Houghton Main Colliery]]. [[Lotus Professional]] (owned since 2012 by [[SCA (company)|SCA]]) is off the [[A6102 road|A6102]] north of [[Oughtibridge]], north-west of Sheffield, in [[Wortley, South Yorkshire|Wortley]].

[[DFS Furniture|DFS]] is at [[Adwick le Street]] near the A1/[[A638 road|A638]] junction. [[Crompton Lighting]] have their main factory in [[Wheatley, South Yorkshire|Wheatley Park]] on the [[A630 road|A630]] in north-east Doncaster. [[Unipart]] have a headquarters next to [[Wabtec]], who make [[railway air brake]]s, off the [[A6182 road|A6182]] near [[Potteric Carr]] at the J3 Business Park, near VolkerRail; nearby are two Amazon [[Fulfillment house|fulfilment centres]], with another at the [[Doncaster iPort]] in Rossington. [[Relate]] (former Marriage Guidance Council) is based off the A6182 – and on same site [[VolkerRail]] Doncaster is next to [[DB Cargo UK]] (former EWS), [[Schenck Process]] UK, and Thales have a data centre next door. [[OASys (company)|Webasto]] have their UK headquarters next to Lakeside Village, Doncaster on the A6182, and make sunroofs and [[HVAC|air-conditioning systems]]. [[McCormick Tractors]] had a tractor plant in Doncaster until 2007. [[Bridon Ropes|Bridon International]], a world-leading manufacturer of wire ropes (part of [[Melrose Industries]]), are based at Balby Carr, off St Catherines Interchange junction 3 of the M18, and [[Montracon]] ([[Semi-trailer truck|vehicle trailers]]) are headquartered there, with a manufacturing site at [[Market Weighton]]; nearby are [[Darfen Durafencing]] have been trading for over 100 years, and are the market leader in permanent fencing. [[Pegler Yorkshire]] (owned by [[Aalberts]]) are near the A630 in Balby Carr, further along from Bridon, with [[MSI-Quality Forgings]] opposite with [[Global-MSI]] who manufacture [[Filling station|petrol station]] [[wikt:forecourt|forecourt]]s. [[Polypipe]] ([[Polyvinyl chloride|uPVC]] pipes) is in [[New Edlington|Edlington]]. CME Sanitary Systems in Warmsworth (a former division of Polypipe, now owned by [[Wirquin (company)|Wirquin]] of France) makes the UK's best selling plastic [[toilet seat]]s off the Warmsworth Interchange of the A1(M). [[Fellowes Brands|Fellowes]] UK (stationery) is based on West Moor Park, off West Moor Interchange junction 4 of the M18 ([[A630 road|A630]]) in [[Armthorpe]]. [[Wirquin (company)|Wirquin]] UK (plumbing) is off the B6376 in [[Warmsworth]].

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File:ASDA headquarters, Great Wilson Street, Leeds - geograph.org.uk - 196141.jpg|Asda's Headquarters, Asda House in [[Leeds]]; Asda was the UK's second largest supermarket until 2014, and is now third; Asda turned over £23.3&nbsp;billion in 2015, and is the region's largest company
File:Hallmark Cards - Dawson Lane - geograph.org.uk - 445059.jpg|left|[[Hallmark Cards|Hallmark Cards UK]] factory off the A650 (Tong Street), the view on Dawson Lane
File:Entrance to Syngenta chemical works, Leeds Road, Deighton, Huddersfield - geograph.org.uk - 382001.jpg|Syngenta (former [[Imperial Chemical Industries|ICI Organics]], then [[Zeneca]] Agrochemicals until 1993) works on the [[A62 road|A62]] in Huddersfield; it makes [[herbicide]]s and [[cyhalothrin]] insecticide
File:Haribo Sweets Factory - Sessions House Yard - geograph.org.uk - 576986.jpg|left|Haribo factory in Pontefract on the A639 in the centre of the town near [[Pontefract Tanshelf railway station|Tanshelf]] station
File:Moon river - geograph.org.uk - 1007988.jpg|Former Castleford Nestlé factory in 2008
File:Chesterfield Special Cylinders, Meadowhall, Sheffield - geograph.org.uk - 1303107.jpg|left|Chesterfield Special Cylinders, directly north of Meadowhall on the B6082, on the former site of the historic [[Yorkshire Engine Company]]
File:Gripple factory.jpg|Gripple factory on the A6109 in [[Burngreave]]
File:Geo. Bassett & Co confectionery factory in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.jpg|left|[[Cadbury#United Kingdom|Cadbury Trebor Bassett]] at the former [[Bassett's]] factory in [[Owlerton]]
File:Corus Steelworks, Rotherham - geograph.org.uk - 787011.jpg|[[Liberty House Group|Liberty Speciality Steels]] Primary Mill continuous casting site in [[Aldwarke]] (Rotherham) in December 2007
File:Zugstabsystem Macalloy in Mariinsky Theater.jpg|left|Macalloy threaded tension bar at [[Mariinsky Theatre]] in Russia
File:Site preparation for new warehouse. - geograph.org.uk - 481944.jpg|ASOS [[Distribution center|distribution centre]] (former [[Prologis]] before 2010) being built in 2006 at Little Houghton
File:Harry Ramsden's at White Cross - geograph.org.uk - 32382.jpg|[[Harry Ramsden's]] in [[Guiseley]]
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