Multi-million pound investment for prosthetic firm’s Leeds base

Prosthetic firm Steeper Group is investing millions of pounds in developing its Leeds ‘centre of excellence’.

The company is investing in a “multi-million pound” 60,000 sq ft facility for its factory and office staff, following the flooding of its Leeds base in 2015.

Work continued to repair the company’s existing sites, but a new site was also found to bring more than 200 of Steeper’s staff under one roof, from sites at Hunslet Trading Estate.

Sewell Construction has been hired to complete the new headquarters in a 21-week programme, which runs until July.

Paul Steeper, chief executive officer at the company, said: “Our centre of excellence will allow us to gather all staff in one attractive location by consolidating all existing business functions, improve efficiency between manufacturing and office operations, and ultimately deliver the highest levels of service to customers across our orthotic, prosthetic and assistive technology business areas.

“For over 25 years, we have had a strong holding in Leeds, something which we are proud of and intend to continue with.

“The new site offers a flexible and open space that will effectively accommodate our requirements for all group manufacturing and administrative functions.

“Throughout the planning, we have and will continue to work closely with Leeds City Council. We are delighted to thank the council and the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) for financially supporting this move with grant assistance, as they recognise the significant impact our work has on the wider community in Leeds and nationwide.”

Contractors Sewell has already completed projects for various clients in the West Yorkshire area, including the University of Leeds, Leeds City College and Leeds Beckett University.
After being recommended for creating Steeper Group’s centre of excellence through G&H Building Services, the Sewell team created tailored options to offer best value and a solution which worked best for the business.

Sewell Construction development manager Josh Donnelly said: “Right from the start, we worked with the project team to develop the costs and designs together, all done in an open book way to achieve the best possible outcome for Steeper Group.
“That meant we achieved an early start on site and reached the most efficient use of Steeper’s budget.

“The whole team working on this project is locally-based in Leeds and invested in its success, and the scheme is progressing well.

“It’s fantastic to see a company like Steeper investing in the area and it shows great commitment to the city.

“We’re delighted to be working with Steeper on this fantastic project.”

Pictured: Site manager Danny Walker and project development manager Josh Donnelly

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