This page is written by Offices Please to assist companies and individuals looking for Leeds business centres, serviced offices, virtual offices and flexible office space. Leeds, Live it, Love it. It is the first City to have its own brand! If you are looking at office space or commercial property in the North West then Leeds should be at the top of your list. With the explosion in popularity of Leeds the number of business centres in Leeds and serviced offices in Leeds has grown at the same exponential rate. Depending on your budget you can find a business centre in Leeds to match your office space needs, whether the most important thing is budget, location, technology or image. The serviced office industry has a diverse offering in Leeds City centre and its surrounding areas.
Leeds is a major city in the northern English county of Yorkshire in the United Kingdom and the urban core of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire. Since 1974 it is the larger City of Leeds which holds city status. The River Aire runs through the city. According to the 2001 UK census the Leeds Urban Area had a population of 443,247 while the City of Leeds had a population of 715,404 and is one of England's core cities.
Leeds was recently voted as Britain's Best City for Business by Omis Research. It is also regarded as the fastest growing city in the UK and has a diverse economy with the service sector now dominating over the city's manufacturing industries. Leeds is the largest financial centre outside the capital. New tertiary industries such as retail, call centres, offices and media have contributed to a high rate of economic growth since the early 1990s. Nearly 100,000 people work in financial and business services - about a quarter of the workforce. The strength of the economy is also indicated by the low unemployment rate.
Growth sectors in financial & business services: banking, labour recruitment*, commercial cleaning, legal services, insurance, pension funds, computing*, architecture and civil engineering, real estate, investigation & security, accountancy, equipment leasing, consultancy & market research*, advertising, R&D* Some of the faster growing sub-sectors during the 1990s marked*.
The rail network is still of great importance. From Leeds station (the busiest in the UK) MetroTrains operate to all parts of West Yorkshire and other operators to the rest of the country. With the A1(M), M1 and M62 intersecting at Leeds, it is the principal northern hub of the motorway network. Leeds Bradford International Airport is located to the north-west of the city and has scheduled flights to destinations within Europe, Egypt and Turkey. The city had plans for a tram network. However the government abandoned the scheme due to spiraling costs. Leeds remains the largest city in the EU without a mass transit system.
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Official website of Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA). Flight timetables, real time flight arrivals, online shopping, corporate information, ... www.lbia.co.uk
Take advantage of our FREE venue finding service- we will contact all suitable establishments to check rates and availability and provide you with a fully... www.leeds.gov.uk/ Conference%20Leeds%20venue%20search/page.aspx?style= - 45k -
Jurys Inn Leeds is superior 3 star Leeds hotel - ideally located along Brewery Wharf in central Leeds. Book online for the lowest rates. leedshotels.jurysdoyle.com
Located just to the east of Leeds, the 4 star Thorpe Park Luxury Hotel and Spa in Yorkshire is perfectly placed for discovering all the delights of ... www.thorpeparkhotel.com
Park Plaza Leeds, in Leeds, is a stylish 4 star deluxe hotel, situated in the heart of the city centre, close to all local attractions and opposite Leeds ... www.parkplaza.com/leedsuk
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