Ken Brockbank

Leeds City Region Sector Manager for Advanced Engineering & Manufacturing
. Mission, to drive inward investment. Views/opinions my own.

[Ken Brockbank @Ken_LCR_LEP]

@NickyChanThomDL @ThePieceHall Adding Florence and the Machine and Gerry Cinnamon to my wish list

[Ken Brockbank @Ken_LCR_LEP]

@sammym71 @NickyChanThomDL @ThePieceHall @Manics @rickastley Ooh yes Rick doing his Smiths set with blossoms

[Ken Brockbank @Ken_LCR_LEP]

@NickyChanThomDL @ThePieceHall The Cure
The Killers
Manic street Preachers
The Pretenders
Chemical Brothers
+ Loads more

[Ken Brockbank @Ken_LCR_LEP]

@MartinSLewis My guess is that if they go for govt backed loans to fund it, repayments will be achieved partly in the form of a reduction or eradication of the current 65% tax on the oil and gas extracted from UK waters.

[Tracy Brabin WY 🌹 @TracyBrabin]

Great to meet you and get to know more about what @SchneiderUKI are doing in green manufacturing to tackle #ClimateCrisis

The 2020’s must be the decade we take bold action to hit our #zerocarbon targets 2038

[David Hall @David_Hall_SE]

Delighted to welcome the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Mayor, @TracyBrabin, to the @SchneiderUKI manufacturing plant in Leeds. We discussed technology and #innovation for a #SustainableNewWorld, and #CareerOpportunities for young people. A great session! #LifeIsOn

[Department for Science, Innovation and Technology @SciTechgovuk]

We're looking for businesses who can support in the supply of ventilators and ventilator components across the UK as part of our response to #coronavirus. If you think your business can help, please find out more and register your details: https://t.co/WB0jKgw2EP

[Ken Brockbank @Ken_LCR_LEP]

A big welcome to OSO Polymer UK from Leeds City Region. Great to visit Chinese investor OSO Polymer UK's new 90,000 sq ft facility in Leeds on Tuesday. More news on this in due course.
Such a warm welcome, thank you.

[Ken Brockbank @Ken_LCR_LEP]

@bridges_tom It isn't. Happened to me a couple of times, I began humming and whistling, the guy even tried to complain he couldn't hear his i-pad.

[Ken Brockbank @Ken_LCR_LEP]

@bridges_tom Is that Fenway Park?

[Ken Brockbank @Ken_LCR_LEP]

Did Liz Truss just commit the government to a mass transit system for Leeds? Can we also have it to Bradford too please. #bbcqt

[Chris Sands @chrissands100]

Só thrilled with how the totally locally National Fiver Fest has gone. 40 towns ran it, the media coverage has been crazy, including almost every towns local press, bbc 1,breakfast show, loads of radio coverage and… https://t.co/YhR2sDcpeK

[Ken Brockbank @Ken_LCR_LEP]

Nothing compares to cricket when it comes to wearing fancy dress to the game. I love this.

[England's Barmy Army 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🎺 @TheBarmyArmy]

This guy arrived at Old Trafford on a horse.

We need to up our game 😂

#INDvPAK #CWC19

[Ken Brockbank @Ken_LCR_LEP]

@AllianceBE You clearly haven't realized that the figures relate to total cumulative investment including over the time we have been members of the EU. If you want a more accurate FDI picture post ref, read the 2019 EY attractiveness survey

[Ken Brockbank @Ken_LCR_LEP]

@LUCYLucyprior The view at Holbeck Junction isn't quite as appealing. Shouldn't you be getting a bit of kip before Scafell?

[Ken Brockbank @Ken_LCR_LEP]

@LUCYLucyprior Brief Encounter was filmed at Carnforth Station. How's that for rail trivia?

[Ken Brockbank @Ken_LCR_LEP]

@SJLArtworks @davidvance You will be delighted to learn that we are still a major global manufacturing nation. Yes much of the low value stuff has offshored but what remains is among the world's best.

[Ken Brockbank @Ken_LCR_LEP]

Why on earth do we not have this here?

[Ken Brockbank @Ken_LCR_LEP]

@ivanphillips Need a reboot somewhere relaxing.

[Leeds City Region @InvestLCR]

We’re excited to be at London Tech Week today for our event ‘Why scale up in the North?’ with #Channel4, @AND_Digital @WiredScore and our sponsors @AccentureDigi. Join us at 18.30 at White Collar Factory, Old Street this evening, #LTW. Find out more:
https://t.co/CatTufsYeS