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Location Leeds: open for business

Essential guide to the Leeds commercial property market, showcasing the city's premier business locations. Features out of town and city centre offices, retail and industrial premises. Published in association with Yorkshire Business Insider.

Leeds:The Facts
the key facts

Statistical overview of the economy of Leeds and the city region including information on key sectors, workforce, population and output.

Business in Leeds:
the key facts

Detailed information on the Leeds economy covering everything from financial services to the media, workforce and skills also providing an overview of the Leeds lifestyle including education, leisure and healthcare.

Holbeck Urban Village: a creative location for business

A fast developing location for creative and digital media businesses close to the centre of Leeds. Includes case studies of companies based in the area.

Government departments and agencies

Detailed report is available setting out the advantages of Leeds as a location for government departments and agencies. Includes case studies.

Shared Service Centres

Detailed report on advantages of Leeds as a location for shared services centres. Includes studies of shared services operations based in Leeds.

Making it in Leeds

Detailed report on the manufacturing sector in Leeds, including case studies on some of the city's leading manufacturers.

Conference Leeds

Guide to 290 venues for conferences, seminars and training events in Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Wakefield and Pennine Yorkshire.

Leeds lifestyle

Leeds is a thriving city, rich in culture and heritage, with lots to discover and something for everyone to enjoy.

By day, the prosperous business centre provides employment for residents of Leeds and the surrounding city region. Located at the very heart of the UK, the city’s extensive rail, road and air connections makes travelling to and from Leeds both quick and easy.

By night, Leeds comes alive with restaurants, bars, clubs and other entertainment. There is a broad range of cultural attractions, including renowned theatre, opera and ballet companies, with something to appeal to every taste.

But the fast-paced, buzzing city centre is complemented by stunning local countryside, including the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, which lie within easy reach. For residents and visitors alike, the city has much to offer, from the award-winning Royal Armouries, to the gardens of Tropical World, and Leeds’ finest stately home, Harewood House.

Sport remains central to city life, especially with the successes of the Leeds Rhinos in Rugby League and Leeds Carnegie in Rugby Union. The teams share their home at Headingley Carnegie Stadium with Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Leeds United play at Elland Road.

Thousands of students from elsewhere in the UK and across the world choose Leeds every year, drawn by the city’s reputation as a place to live and to learn. In doing so, they are confirming what the people of Leeds already know – as a place to live and to work, as a place to visit and to learn, the city is up there with the very best.

You can find more information about what Leeds has to offer as a tourist destination by visiting www.visitleeds.co.uk