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Why Humber?

There has never been a better time to be in the Humber, whether it is to live, work or invest. The region’s unique location enables its outstanding connectivity and transportation links, meaning the right people with the right skills and ideas are always close by. See why the Humber is a leading hub for business development and an ideal place to invest in new technologies to tackle net zero, and find out more about a region that is brimming with opportunities and bursting with activity.

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Why Invest In The Humber?

The Humber is the UK’s Energy Estuary

Key estuarial region to demonstrate decarbonisation

Wave of big-ticket investments

Excellent connections to UK, Europe and rest of the world

Large-scale carbon capture cluster

Ample land availability

Established innovation system

Leading flood resilience projects

Key Facts

The Humber is the UK’s Energy Estuary

Key estuarial region to demonstrate decarbonisation

Wave of big-ticket investments

Excellent connections to UK, Europe and rest of the world

Large-scale carbon capture cluster

Ample land availability

Established innovation system

Leading flood resilience projects

Why Humber Articles

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Why the world needs the Humber

The challenges and opportunities presented by zero-carbon targets. 

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Why the Humber is key to UK PLC

Find out why the Humber region is crucial to UK PLC, playing a huge role in driving the nation’s economy.

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Investment momentum

The Humber region has seen a stream of big-ticket investments from both UK and multinational organisations.

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Innovation Ecosystem

The Humber has all the ingredients of an effective innovation ecosystem capable of shaping its economic transformation into a world leading, low-carbon economy.

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Clean Energy Transition

Energy remains an important facet for the Humber's processing and manufacturing industries. However, the way it is produced is changing rapidly.

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Financial infrastructure

Read about the host of funding opportunities available to businesses within the Humber region.

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Land availability

The Humber is blessed with large tracts of land allocated for industrial development.

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Flood resilience

The combination of topography, geography and an interconnected drainage system makes Hull unique in terms of flood risk. 

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Travel and Transport

The Humber’s outstanding location and connectivity has led to us building a unique body of port related logistics, engineering and manufacturing expertise and infrastructure.

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Education and Talent

Our diverse and skilled workforce adds to the powerhouse that is the Humber region.

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Logistics sector

The Humber Port Complex has been a kaleidoscope of change throughout the centuries.

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Creative and Digital

When it comes to creative, advertising and digital business, there is no need to look to Leeds, Manchester or even London, as the Humber region is bursting with activity.

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Anchor businesses

Vast investment and an ideal location paired with excellent connectivity and transportation links mean the Humber has become a central hub for business development, and inward investor interest from the UK and overseas.

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Digital connectivity

What is it about their tools, their technology, their talent and their businesses model, that could disrupt our traditional business, and what is it we can learn from them to help innovate within our business?

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A place to call home

There has never been a better time to be in the Humber region.

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The Humber provides the perfect industrial cluster to demonstrate multiple solutions to the climate change challenge.

The World Needs The Humber

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