£1.9m contract win for healthcare equipment producer

Brandon Medical, a Leeds-based business producing operating theatre and intensive care unit equipment for the healthcare industry, has secured a £1.86m contract to supply its products to one of London’s largest teaching hospitals.

The contract win follows continued growth at the firm which has seen a 10% increase in its workforce over the past six months, taking it to 78 employees .

It is one of a growing number of manufacturers in the region to report an increase in business confidence, and plans to create further jobs in the coming months.

According to the latest Quarterly Economic Survey from the West and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, quarter two of 2021 saw a substantial increase in confidence.

Yorkshire manufacturers anticipated growth in turnover and profit over the next 12 months at levels last reported in 2015, along with an expected 18% boost to the size of the workforce.

The survey also found almost half of the region’s manufacturing firms had attempted to recruit in the last quarter, largely for permanent, full-time roles, with almost a third reporting difficulties in finding appropriately skilled candidates.

Brandon Medical’s recent business successes and growth also mean it is looking to raise awareness among young people of the career opportunities available in Leeds’ manufacturing sector, through its involvement in the Leeds Manufacturing Festival, an initiative by manufacturing employers help boost skills and recruitment.

Graeme Hall, managing director of Brandon Medical who began his career in manufacturing as a graduate  apprentice, said: “New talent is absolutely the life blood for manufacturing businesses like ours and it’s so important to get young people enthused about the careers we can offer them via initiatives like the Leeds Manufacturing Festival.

“Young people have been hit extremely hard by the challenges of the pandemic and the new job opportunities that are becoming available again, with the resurgence of confidence in the manufacturing sector, are extremely positive.”

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