Freeport Focus – Edition 1
March 2025
News
As fast as it arrived, three days of UKREiiF 2026 are almost over! On the third and final day in Leeds, we caught up with Rian Patel, our Freeport Future…
It was ‘standing room only’ as Humber Freeport launched its new Investment Prospectus in front of a packed audience on day two of UKREiiF 2026. Hosted inside a bustling Connected…
Humber Freeport has showcased opportunities that have the potential to deliver up to £3bn of further transformational investment and 5,000 jobs on key sites across the estuary. The development opportunities…
‘Reindustrialisation’ stole the headlines on a busy first day for Humber Freeport at UKREiiF 2026. As 16,000 investors, developers and decision-makers descended on the Royal Armouries and New Dock in…
We’d like to introduce our Humber Freeport Future Ambassador … Rian Patel. Rian is the CEO and Founder of VEDA, a technology consultancy and software development company which works with…
Major investors are looking at Goole’s FREEPORT 36 development as a location of choice, a director at property developer HBD told an East Yorkshire event. David Nuttall, a Director at…
The Chair of Humber Freeport has told an offshore wind conference “the Humber is ready” and has the “people, skills, talent and passion” to attract further investment. Finbarr Dowling spoke…
Industry skills and training provider CATCH has officially opened its expanded centre, with support from Humber Freeport's seed capital fund. The new facility will provide industry collaboration space at CATCH's…
Humber Freeport has showcased its commitment to skills development and innovation during a visit from Government and UK Freeport teams. During a two-day visit to the Humber, delegates toured a…
Cross-sector Humber organisations have collaborated to secure millions of pounds of Government funding to drive clean growth in the region. Humber Freeport was part of a consortium of partners who…
As the UK’s leading property, investment and infrastructure forum, UKREiiF is brimming with ambition and opportunity. It’s an event where people, places and businesses come together to develop and drive…
We’re on the lookout for a talented young professional to become our new “Freeport Future Ambassador” and fly the flag for the region as a magnet for investment and growth.…
Humber Freeport has received significant Government funding to progress the development of its three tax sites and broaden its support for investors. The £1.3m of funding, allocated through the Government’s…
Humber Freeport’s CEO has joined fellow leaders in signing a section of steel to mark a key construction milestone at an Associated British Ports (ABP) development in Immingham. Simon Green…
Humber Freeport has welcomed an announcement from world-leading carbon recycling company LanzaTech that it plans to invest £600m in a sustainable aviation fuel facility at Saltend Chemicals Park. LanzaTech’s DRAGON…
Thousands of jobs will be created at a major new industrial and logistics development located within the Humber Freeport Goole tax site. Developer HBD, part of Henry Boot, and landowner…
Humber Freeport has welcomed new faces to its Board of Directors with a series of key appointments. The Freeport Board comprises of senior representation from both private and public sectors…
Humber Freeport has three designated tax sites – Hull East, Goole and Immingham. Each of these sites provides investors with a range of investor incentives, from business rates relief and…
Humber Freeport has joined manufacturers' association Make UK, strengthening its ties to industry and major employers. Humber Freeport provides a range of investment opportunities across its three tax sites in…
Ideal Heating has given Hull MP Dame Diana Johnson a tour of its flagship UK Technology Centre, as development of the facility enters its final stages. The UKTC is a…
Humber Freeport stood alongside businesses and industry leaders at The Great Exhibition of Lincolnshire, the county’s flagship inaugural event showcasing world-leading sectors and investment opportunities. The exhibition, held at the…
Humber Freeport and the Humber Principals Group have announced a key partnership, focused on shaping skills development and employer engagement across the region. The two organisations will work closely together…
Humber Freeport has welcomed planning approval for two major developments within the Freeport’s Goole tax site. East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Planning Committee has granted full planning permission to Finnish…
Humber Freeport is proud to support the Goole to Leeds public transport connectivity study, which is exploring ways to improve strategic transport links between Goole, the Lower Aire Valley, and…
The man who led two of the Humber region’s biggest inward investments has been appointed as the new Chair of Humber Freeport. Senior Siemens executive Finbarr Dowling, who has driven…
The future of logistics and maritime industries depends on fresh thinking and engaging the next generation of talent. On Tuesday 8th July, Humber Freeport partnered with Ormiston Maritime Academy in…
Humber Freeport has announced a senior appointment, with a remit to attract inward investment and support economic growth across the region. Richard Beason has joined Humber Freeport as Head of…
Membership-led industrial training organisation CATCH has broken ground on the latest phase of its expansion. Our CEO, Simon Green, attended a special ceremony on Friday 27th June, as construction work…
Humber Freeport has welcomed the Government’s Industrial Strategy, which placed freeports at the centre of its growth plans. The Strategy, accompanied by a standalone ‘UK Freeports Programme Report,’ said freeports…
Elected leaders from Hull and East Yorkshire have been quizzed by young trailblazers on the hottest topics facing the region. Hull City Council Leader Cllr Mike Ross and East Riding…