England
Everything available to manufacturers in Yorkshire and the Humber, including support offered UK-wide.
38
Organisations
82
Support resources
73
Funding opportunities
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Equipment, testing and technical teams you can actually use.
UK businesses can access metal/polymer additive manufacturing, industrial X-ray CT, microscopy, metrology, design and prototyping with specialist support.
Employer apprenticeship support, skills mapping, levy guidance, mentor training, bespoke apprenticeship programmes and CPD for manufacturing and engineering workforces.
Open-access R&D and demonstration centre taking bio-based products and processes from lab scale toward commercial manufacture, with scale-up and business support.
Apprenticeships, technical training and workforce development.
Employer apprenticeship support, skills mapping, levy guidance, mentor training, bespoke apprenticeship programmes and CPD for manufacturing and engineering workforces.
Business access to materials characterisation and fabrication, technical services, consultancy, training, collaborative R&D and SME equipment-access routes.
Specialist engineering apprenticeship centre supporting employers with practical manufacturing, mechatronics, digital, quality and higher technical skills.
Grants, loans and finance support for manufacturers.
Electricity policy-cost exemptions and up to 90% compensation for eligible network charging costs.
Professional IP audit identifying IP opportunities, risks and recommendations. Maximum funding £2,250 including VAT, with £750 business contribution.
Digital adoption advice, training and funding for manufacturers in York and North Yorkshire.
Growth, leadership, productivity and export support.
Sovereign casting technology facility supporting casting development and industrialisation, including major titanium melting capability and expansion to larger Sheffield premises in late 2026.
Openly accessible full-scale vibration, acoustic and climatic testing, consultancy and model validation for industry.
Industry access to III-V semiconductor epitaxial growth and characterisation supporting photonics, quantum, advanced electronics and device development.
Research, product development, digital and automation projects.
UK businesses can access metal/polymer additive manufacturing, industrial X-ray CT, microscopy, metrology, design and prototyping with specialist support.
Employer apprenticeship support, skills mapping, levy guidance, mentor training, bespoke apprenticeship programmes and CPD for manufacturing and engineering workforces.
Open-access R&D and demonstration centre taking bio-based products and processes from lab scale toward commercial manufacture, with scale-up and business support.
Decarbonisation, energy costs and sustainability support.
Open-access R&D and demonstration centre taking bio-based products and processes from lab scale toward commercial manufacture, with scale-up and business support.
Industry can access advanced metal additive, directed-energy deposition, robotic welding, sintering, powder and near-net-shape manufacturing capability.
Electricity policy-cost exemptions and up to 90% compensation for eligible network charging costs.
Clusters, associations and supply chain connections.
Independent materials and product testing, inspection, qualification and certification.
UKAS-accredited electronics compliance, certification, testing and market-access support.
Access route to at-scale rail testing through RIDC Melton, RIDC Tuxford, TfL facilities and Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre.
Councils, Growth Hubs and Chambers for this area, which usually handle the first conversation.
Yorkshire and the Humber
BCC-accredited Chamber serving Barnsley and Rotherham with business support, networking, training, representation and international trade services.
Yorkshire and the Humber
UK-wide
The national body for the accredited UK Chamber network, providing member businesses with expert business support, networking, export services and policy representation.
Networks and sector clusters manufacturers here can join, alongside the public support bodies above.
UK-wide
The UK trade association for the aerospace, defence, security and space industries, representing manufacturers and their supply chains on policy, market access and industry data.
UK-wide
The leading trade association for the UK plastics industry, representing raw material suppliers, processors and the wider supply chain with technical, regulatory and sustainability support.
UK Defence Innovation Regional Defence and Security Cluster
UK-wide
Established UK trade association for precision engineering, toolmaking and manufacturing service providers, with a supplier directory connecting buyers to member manufacturers.
UK-wide
The manufacturers' organisation, formerly EEF, championing UK engineering and manufacturing with employment law and HR, health and safety, training, net zero and productivity services.
UK Defence Innovation Regional Defence and Security Cluster
