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THE HUMBER BOASTS A STRONG BALANCE OF MAJOR BRANDS, THRIVING SMEs AND INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURS THAT TOGETHER ARE DRIVING THE LOCAL ECONOMY - MAKING INVESTMENTS FOR THE FUTURE AND SECURING THOUSANDS OF NEW JOBS.

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Just some of the brands who call the Humber ‘home’

600 JOBS WILL BE CREATED BY 2017 AS WREN KITCHENS SEE UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH AND INVEST £40M IN A NEW MANUFACTURING SITE IN BARTON UPON HUMBER. THEY CURRENTLY EMPLOY OVER 1352 PEOPLE IN THE REGION

THE UK’S FASTEST GROWING REGION FOR JOB GROWTH

You may be surprised to learn that we are the fastest growing region in the UK for job growth, according to new figures from Natwest’s Regional Economic Tracker. This shows that the number of people in employment across the region has risen by 3.8% in the 12 months up to September 2015 –growing at twice the national rate of 1.9%.

(Source: Bdaily April 2016)

‘HULL AND HUMBER IS HOME TO 17 OF YORKSHIRE’S BIGGEST FIRMS, GENERATING COMBINED REVENUES OF £3.9BN AND EMPLOYING 15,300 PEOPLE’

(BDO LLP ACCOUNTANCY & BUSINESS ADVISORY REPORT 2016)