New jobs are to be created at a Calderdale company after a funding boost.

And the company has thanked Calderdale Council and the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership for the support to take its business to the next level.

Witt UK Group, a leading designer and manufacturer of industrial fan technology, is expanding its operations in Calderdale and creating 35 new jobs, including some apprenticeships.

The company’s current two premises at Brookwoods Industrial Estate in Holywell Green and West Vale are now too small and outdated. Witt UK Group had its eye on a new site - a former factory in Shelf - which would increase its manufacturing capacity from 40,000 sq ft to 106,000 sq ft. But funding was an issue and that’s where Calderdale Council’s business support team stepped in to help secure vital funding from the LEP.

Witt UK was awarded a substantial loan from the Leeds City Region LEP’s Growing Places Fund, as it showed that it would use the money to create economic and employment growth.

The loan is being used to buy and alter the old factory, so that the company can move in, launch new products and bring back the manufacture of products currently outsourced in Europe to Calderdale.

The company is also cutting its energy costs thanks to a scheme run by the Council and environmental experts C-Tech Innovation, aimed at helping local businesses to reduce energy.

They provide free on-site reviews, action plans, monitoring toolkits, mentoring sessions and a raft of advice - for example, how to develop new policies and involve staff in delivering them. The work is part of Business Growth Calderdale - a business support project, part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, which provides tailored support to help businesses grow, become more competitive and develop new products and services.

Calderdale Council’s Director of Economy and Environment, Ian Gray, said: “The expansion of Witt UK Group is excellent news for the company, its workforce, for Calderdale and the Leeds City Region. I’m delighted that the dedication of the Council’s business support team and the backing of the Local Enterprise Partnership have helped the business’s growth to continue in the borough.”

Managing Director of Witt UK Group, Martin Booth, who was recently awarded Businessman of the Year at the Halifax Courier Business Awards, said:“The group is incredibly thankful for the loan from the LEP, without which the expansion project would not have happened. I am also grateful for the support of Calderdale Council and the help they provided to get this project approved and moving forward.”

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