Business Kirklees

Is your business located in a high flood risk area? Do you have between 5 and 250 employees? Have your premises been affected by the recent flooding across Kirklees? If you answered yes to any of the above, we're here to help. Join us at Holme Bank Mills, Mirfield on 7 February for our Flood Support Event. In partnership with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority we'll be outlining the support available to help your business become more resilient. Find out more about grant funding opportunities to: 📋 Carry out a flood resilience survey to identify the potential risks to your business and the recommended steps to reduce these risks. ✔  Help implement the resilience measures which are recommended in the outcomes of the survey. To register for the event, or to find out more about flood support, contact Rob Kaye on robert.kaye@kirklees.gov.uk #Kirklees #FloodDefence #Resilience #BusinessSupport

Health Sector Contacts: Exciting Opportunities with Innovate UK Looking to make an impact in the health sector? Check out these two fantastic opportunities happening soon, and share them with your network! 1. Innovate UK Ignite Labs: Health & Care Innovations 📅 Dates: 11, 12, 20, 24, 25 February & 7 March (Online and in-person) ⏳ Application Deadline: 31 January UK start-ups and SMEs—applications are open for this free four-week programme designed to spark innovation, collaboration, and growth. Participants will: ✨ Explore innovation opportunities in the health sector ✨ Leverage the power of design to create human-centered solutions ✨ Attend expert-led workshops, site visits, and networking events This is your chance to unlock cutting-edge tools, meet industry experts, and create actionable plans to drive effective innovation. 👉 Apply now: http://hud.ac/tqu 2. HA Insights Hours: Monthly Innovation Meet-Ups Join Innovate UK for informal and interactive monthly sessions where innovators come together to share knowledge, insights, and resources to progress their projects in the healthy ageing space. 📅 Upcoming Themes: 🗓 30 January: Designing Healthy Ageing products & driving adoption 🗓 27 February: Data in health & care systems – Privacy and ethics 🗓 27 March: Ecosystem mapping – Building key stakeholder relationships This is a great opportunity to discuss experiences, ask burning questions, and foster meaningful collaborations in the healthy ageing domain. 👉 Book your spot: http://hud.ac/tqt Don’t miss out on these opportunities to grow your network, develop innovative solutions, and make a real impact in the health sector. Feel free to share or tag someone who might benefit! #HealthInnovation #HealthyAgeing #DesignThinking Karen Wilkinson Innovate UK

Day 3 at Arab Health with West Yorkshire Combined Authority and partners promoting our thriving and innovative healthcare ecosystem! Visit the stand at #healthArabHealth2025 H2 C39 Anchoring Huddersfield’s health innovation and life sciences future, The University of Huddersfield National Health Innovation Campus, West Yorkshire Innovation Zone and Kirklees Council Station to Stadium Corridor Masterplan are driving innovation, growth and transformation across Huddersfield.  Now’s the time to join established local businesses like Paxman Scalp Cooling and Visual Systems Healthcare: 👉 Supportive business environment 👉 Affordable office and state-of-the-art lab and research spaces 👉 Thriving health and wellbeing ecosystem 👉 Collaboration hubs 👉 Proximity to leading research institutions 👉 Pro-investment environment Get in touch with the Business Kirklees team today for support with your business relocation, and to explore investment opportunities! #arabhealth #healthtech #healthinnovation #investinkirklees #investinhuddersfield

Flood support event Is your business located in a high flood risk area? Do you have between 5 and 250 employees? Have your premises been affected by the recent flooding across Kirklees? If you answered yes to any of the above, we're here to help. Join us at Holme Bank Mills, Mirfield on 7 February for our Flood Support Event. In partnership with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority we'll be outlining the support available to help your business become more resilient. Find out more about grant funding opportunities to: 📋 Carry out a flood resilience survey to identify the potential risks to your business and the recommended steps to reduce these risks. ✔  Help implement the resilience measures which are recommended in the outcomes of the survey. To register for the event, or to find out more about flood support, contact Rob Kaye on robert.kaye@kirklees.gov.uk #Kirklees #FloodDefence #Resilience #BusinessSupport

Is your business located in a high flood risk area? Do you have between 5 and 250 employees? Have your premises been affected by the recent flooding across Kirklees? If you answered yes to any of the above, we're here to help. Join us at Holme Bank Mills, Mirfield on 7 February for our Flood Support Event. In partnership with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, we'll be outlining the support available to help your business become more resilient. Find out more about grant funding opportunities to: 📋 Carry out a flood resilience survey to identify the potential risks to your business and the recommended steps to reduce these risks. ✔  Help implement the resilience measures which are recommended in the outcomes of the survey. To register for the event, or to find out more about flood support, contact Rob Kaye on robert.kaye@kirklees.gov.uk #Kirklees #FloodDefence #Resilience #BusinessSupport

Following the success of last year’s Workplace Health and Wellbeing Fair, we are hosting another in March. Key speakers will cover health and wellbeing in the workplace topics and provide advice on how employers can support employees to create healthier and more productive organisations. There will also be a range of exhibitors from the health and wellbeing arenas, workshops to support wellbeing and the University of Huddersfield’s Health and Wellbeing Academy will be joining us again to provide free health checks. Secure your spot today. https://buff.ly/40DKgYW #UKSPF

West Yorkshire offers a strong health innovation ecosystem and is an ideal destination for companies looking to innovate in the health and wellbeing arenas. The region boasts a unique blend of world-class universities and teaching hospitals, a skilled workforce and a collaborative ecosystem. With the The University of Huddersfield's new National Health Innovation Campus, the upcoming West Yorkshire Healthtech and Digital Tech Investment Zone and strong regional partnerships, it offers extensive support for research and development and scaling solutions to improve health and wellbeing not just regionally but globally. Check out why West Yorkshire is the ideal place for health innovation here. 👇 https://buff.ly/4jbzVL2 #WestYorkshire #HealthInnovation #Health #Healthcare #Wellbeing #Research #Collaboration #ResearchandDevelopment

It's great to see CPI back in West Yorkshire early in this new year, holding dedicated roundtables building towards a national report on investment and innovation in UK medtech All the details are here - sessions in Leeds on Tues 28 Jan - please share with your networks to help enrich the findings! https://lnkd.in/eqYtS2e4 Gordon Bateman Nathan Berry Pilar Rubio Richard Hall MSc, BA(Hons), CMgr MCMI, FRSA Neil Toner Neville Young Helen Hoyland Patrick Trotter Tom Elliott Richard Devereaux Phillips Tom Purvis Lorna Holroyd Giles Moore

👀 Looking for development opportunities? The following Council-owned sites are to be sold by auction.  For further information on any of the properties, please contact Pugh Auctions (Part of Eddisons). Bidding opens January 28th 10:00am. 🏠 Former Dewsbury Arena, Boothroyd Lane, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 2LF • Potential redevelopment opportunity • Brownfield plot, cleared, roughly rectangular • Approx. 0.85 acres (0.34 hectares) • Guide price £250,000 + https://lnkd.in/erhuHjgq 🏠 Federation House, 2a St. Johns Avenue, Newsome, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD4 6JP • Potential redevelopment opportunity • Former office premises • Sold with vacant possession • Approximately 427 sqm • Guide price £150,000 + https://lnkd.in/eZ85BBmJ Subscribe to the Council’s email list for updates on Council land and property as it becomes available. https://lnkd.in/e8aJR8Zt

🎄 Contacting the Business Kirklees team over the Christmas period 🎄 Please note that all our social media channels will be unmonitored during the festive period. This means any messages received on this platform between Tuesday 24 December – Monday 6 January (Inclusive) will be responded to after the 6 January. If you need to contact the Business Kirklees team throughout this time, you can still reach us on business.enquiries@kirklees.gov.uk. Please note however, we will be unavailable Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 December and Wednesday 1 January. Wishing all those who celebrate, a very Merry Christmas, and we look forward to helping you to continue to achieve your Business goals in 2025.