Freeport Focus – Edition 1
March 2025
News
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…
Humber Freeport’s CEO joined logistics experts to discuss how innovation and collaboration can future-proof the UK’s supply chain. Simon Green informed an audience at the ‘Port to Port’ session –…
The Humber region’s powerful investment proposition and growing momentum was highlighted at the UK’s largest property and infrastructure event, with collaboration and unified leadership emerging as key themes. Humber Freeport…
As the curtain falls on another outstanding conference, we’re reflecting on three days at UKREiiF packed with meaningful connections, insightful discussions and genuine momentum for the Humber region. This was…
UKREiiF continues to bring together professionals across the property, planning, investment and infrastructure sectors, with an incredible array of networking opportunities and thought-provoking sessions. Each year, Humber Freeport brings a…
Under clear skies and blazing sunshine, UKREiiF 2025 kicked off at Royal Armouries and New Dock in Leeds, bringing together key players from across the property, investment, planning and infrastructure…
The Humber must create the “perfect skills ecosystem” to unlock major investment and deliver a prosperous future for the region, an offshore wind conference in Hull has heard. Sarah Duckering,…
Hydrogen energy took centre stage as Humber Freeport joined a powerful regional delegation at the UK’s largest net zero conference. A collaboration spanning the private and public sectors came together…
Goole has seen a wave of investment in recent years. The town’s strategic location, with excellent transport links to Leeds, Doncaster, York, Hull and Sheffield, has already attracted significant investment…
Humber Freeport is looking for an experienced director to lead its Board. The strategic leadership role will require the individual to operate in a rapidly changing and complex environment. The…
“If you work in property or investment, then you simply need to be at UKREiiF.” That’s what last year’s Prop Star, Cameron Wood, had to say when he reflected on…
When freeports were established in the UK, the Humber was identified as the region with the most powerful proposition. Since its launch, Humber Freeport has helped to attract well over…
Plans have been submitted to create the UK’s largest tissue paper mill in Goole, within the Humber Freeport tax site. Finnish manufacturer Metsä Tissue and Wykeland Group, which owns the…
The Humber Freeport Board is beginning the process to appoint a new Chair after Simon Bird resigned from the position. Having recently returned to his home in the North West…
The Humber is “possibly the most exciting part of the country” in what it offers to the growth of UK plc, a major northern conference has been told. Opening the…
This article first appeared on the Yorkshire Post website on November 27, ahead of the Great Northern Conference in Hull. Net zero. Skills. Innovation. Infrastructure. Growth. All of these…
The cutting-edge technologies which will play a critical role in decarbonising the Humber industrial cluster have been spotlighted at Associated British Ports’s Innovation Day. The event, held at the Aura…
The importance of businesses involving their supply chain from the start of the drive to net zero has been highlighted by an expert panel. Humber Freeport CEO Simon Green joined…
The Chair of Humber Freeport has welcomed a “major vote of confidence” in Freeports. In detailed Budget documents published following Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Commons statement, the Government announced the Freeports…
Humber Freeport has thrown its full support behind a new report which sets out the urgent action needed to deliver the huge benefits of the region’s decarbonisation. “Delivering the Vision”,…
We were delighted to attend the opening of CATCH’s expanded Skills and Apprenticeships Centre in Stallingborough, North East Lincolnshire. As one of the funders of the facility, it was fantastic…
Humber Freeport has welcomed a Government announced of devolution deals for Hull and East Yorkshire and Greater Lincolnshire. The deals will mean the areas have new powers and additional funding…
When freeports were established in the UK, the Humber was identified as the region with the most powerful proposition. One year on from the launch of Humber Freeport, well over…
Humber Freeport has helped to attract yet another major inward investment by playing a key role in securing a £250m development by a world-class business. Mitsubishi Chemical Group UK Ltd,…
More than £1bn of new investment has been pledged as Humber Freeport built strong foundations for long-term growth in its first year. Twelve months on from the launch of Humber…
Freeport status and an influx of major investment have helped Goole become the “case study for economic growth” in the Humber region. Spearheaded by investment from global organisations, including Siemens…