UKREiiF 2025
Opportunity lives in West Yorkshire. And as UKREiiF’s Destination Partner for the second year in a row and Leeds as host city – West Yorkshire is excited to welcome you.
UKREiiF West Yorkshire Programme 2025Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield are joining forces once again this year to demonstrate that now is the time to invest in West Yorkshire.
Join us as we showcase a region of transformational growth opportunities. You’ll hear about plans to revolutionise transport in the region with mass transit and establish a new transport system – the biggest infrastructure project in decades.
You’ll hear how homes are being built at pace and see significant investment-ready sites and projects, all focused along three corridors of opportunity.
A warm welcome awaits at the new-look pavilion where you can experience live music and performances from Bradford 2025, UK City of Culture and demos of the latest technology, developed in the region, minutes away from the site UKREiiF is proud to call home.
Investible sites
We are delivering our £7 billion plan for growth – at pace. We have over 40 investment sites – ready and available. We are galvanising action through powerful partnerships combining businesses, government and local leadership. We are revolutionising transport, including a game-changing new tram system, the biggest infrastructure project in decades. Now is the time to invest in West Yorkshire.
View our investment ready sites.
West Yorkshire
- 2.4 million population
- £74 billion regional economy
- 170 languages spoken
- 95,000 businesses
- Seven universities with 38,000 graduates annually
- Leeds has the highest number of scale ups outside of London
- Excellent national and international transport links by rail and air
- Regularly voted as one of the best places to live in the UK
