Hull & East Yorkshire.
Delivering growth, with confidence.
A centre for advanced manufacturing, clean energy and modern logistics — anchored by the Humber, the UK's busiest trading estuary.
£16bn
Regional economy
£400m
Investment programme
25%
Of UK energy produced
Foreword
A place that gets things done.
Luke Campbell · Mayor of Hull & East Yorkshire
Hull and East Yorkshire is a region driven by the hard work, resilience and pride of the people who call it home. Looking out over the North Sea and anchored by the Humber, this region has always worked the way it does because of where it is.
Today, we are a centre for advanced manufacturing, energy production and modern logistics. Our ports connect the UK to the world, our energy production powers the nation, and our industrial skills keep pace with global demands.
With a £400 million investment programme and devolved powers, we are ready to back strong projects, speed up decision-making and give investors the certainty they need.
Councillor Anne Handley · Inward Investment Cabinet Member, Hull & East Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
Hull and East Yorkshire is a region defined by delivery. From our Freeport tax sites and major infrastructure upgrades to transformational city centre and coastal regeneration projects, we are creating the conditions for long-term, sustainable investment. With strong governance, clear leadership and development-ready opportunities, we are ready to work with partners who share our ambition to deliver growth at scale.
The proposition
A rare
A rare
combination.
Hull and East Yorkshire offers investors a rare combination of scale, connectivity and affordability — backed by Freeport status, devolved powers and a delivery-focused Combined Authority.
01 / Location
The UK's busiest trading gateway.
The Humber Estuary handles more tonnage than any other UK port complex, with direct shipping to Rotterdam, Zeebrugge and Hamburg.
02 / Freeport status
Tax incentives, simplified.
Capital allowances, business rates relief, stamp duty relief and three years' Employer's NI relief across three Freeport tax sites.
03 / Cost advantage
Twelve percent below average.
Workplace salaries 12% lower than the England average. Operating costs well below the UK norm — without compromise on talent.
04 / Clean energy
A national cluster.
A third of UK offshore wind capacity, two-thirds of licensed CO₂ storage and a fast-growing hydrogen and chemicals ecosystem.
The region at a glance
Scale that
Scale that
matters.
Nine hundred square miles, six hundred thousand residents, and an economy with deep industrial roots. 7.5% of UK GDP and 17% of national trade move through here.
The Local Growth Plan
Four big
Four big
plays.
A coordinated plan to position the region as a globally connected, future-focused economy — anchored by industry, business support, skills and infrastructure.
Powering our industrial future.
Focus on growth-driving sectors: energy, ports & logistics, manufacturing and agri-food & agri-tech at transformational scale.
Backing local business.
Strengthening the business base with access to finance, innovation adoption and scale-up support via the regional Growth Hub.
Building skills & good work.
Aligning adult skills and apprenticeships to growth sectors; in-work progression and stronger links between health and work.
Better connected places.
Unlocking sites through early investment, transport, flood defences and enabling infrastructure — plus 5,400+ new homes.
Key sectors
Four sectors.
Four sectors.
One region.
From the UK's busiest trading estuary to a third of the country's offshore wind capacity — four sectors anchor the regional economy and drive the next decade of growth.
The UK's busiest trading gateway.
17% of all UK trade moves through the Humber Estuary — more tonnage than any other UK port complex, with direct shipping to Rotterdam, Zeebrugge and Hamburg, and ABP at the heart of the cluster.
Engine room of the energy transition.
A quarter of UK energy generated here, plus 33% of offshore wind capacity and 66% of UK CO₂ storage. Anchored by Siemens Gamesa, Air Products and the Humber industrial cluster.
Twice the UK average.
Manufacturing drives more than 20% of regional GVA — twice the UK average, with 264k+ manufacturing jobs nearby. Home to Reckitt, Smith+Nephew, BAE Systems, Croda and Siemens Mobility's £200m rail base.
From productive land to plate.
The East Riding's productive arable land underpins a regional cluster spanning primary production, food processing and agri-tech innovation — anchored by FTSE 250 producer Cranswick and the wider Yorkshire food economy.
Strategic sites
Ready to
Ready to
deploy.
Three flagship sites within the Humber Freeport — port-centric, low-carbon and advanced manufacturing campuses with planning, infrastructure and tax incentives in place.
Humber Freeport
183Hectares
Humber International Enterprise Park.
Freeport site for port-centric manufacturing & logistics, with potential quayside access to the Port of Hull.
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Consented · Low-carbon
86Hectares
Yorkshire Energy Park.
Consented low-carbon campus delivering up to 4,480 jobs. Greenfield site with outline planning in place.
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Goole Tax Site
200Hectares
Goole Freeport Tax Site.
Advanced manufacturing with multimodal connectivity. Adjacent to Siemens Mobility's £200m rail base.
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Hull City Centre Vision
A city centre,
A city centre,
reimagined.
"Yorkshire's Maritime City and the UK's Green Energy Capital. A creative place to live, work and play." A 20-year vision guiding investment and regeneration across Hull city centre — with flagship projects already underway.
01 / Mixed-use regeneration
Albion Square.
A landmark mixed-use regeneration in the heart of the city — new homes, leisure and commercial space arranged around a generous public square, with the iconic Three Ships mosaic preserved as the centrepiece.
02 / Leisure & hospitality
Myton Street.
A new hotel, residential and ground-floor leisure quarter immediately adjacent to Connexin Live arena — extending the city centre's evening economy and visitor offer.
03 / Waterfront living
East Bank.
Riverside residential development with new public realm along the River Hull — connecting the Museum Quarter to the wider Maritime regeneration with stepped public access to the water.
04 / Sport & community
Sewell Group Craven Park.
Major investment in Hull KR's home ground — new community and training facilities anchoring sporting infrastructure on the city's east side and supporting Hull's wider visitor economy.
Investible propositions
Live
Live
opportunities.
A pipeline of regeneration, residential, hospitality and infrastructure schemes — explore each site, planning status and development partner on the interactive map.
Workforce & skills
Deep talent.
Deep talent.
Competitive cost.
A skilled workforce with industry-leading education, apprenticeships and graduate talent — within easy reach of every key site.
5.6m
Population
Within 60-minute drive of key sites.
2.5m
In employment
Within 60-minute drive of key sites.
264k
Manufacturing jobs
Within 60-minute drive of key sites.
15%
In manufacturing
Of all employee jobs — twice the GB average.
12%
Lower salaries
Versus the England workplace average.
40k+
STEM students
Across 12 universities within 30–90 minutes.
Get in touch
Speak to
Speak to
the team.
Three teams, one ambition. Whether you're exploring a site, a partnership or a joint venture, our inward investment leads are ready to talk.
Combined Authority
Hull & East Yorkshire Combined Authority
East Riding of Yorkshire
Invest East Yorkshire
Stephen Silvester
Inward Investment & Infrastructure Manager
Bekki Banks
Hull City Council
Invest Hull
