TWO Keighley business have benefitted from cash boosts from the £33m Keighley Towns Fund.

The Capital Assistance to Business Growth Programme is part of the government-funded Towns Fund and there is £4m available to support local businesses in the Keighley and Shipley areas, with approximately £2m allocated to each.

Grants are allocated by Towns Fund boards for each town, made up of private sector representatives, with support from Bradford Council.

One of the latest businesses to benefit has been George Green of Keighley, one of the UK’s leading designers, suppliers and installers of pipework and fabricated metal products.

In the last twelve months, the business has secured new contracts and wanted to invest in new equipment. This new equipment comprising dual welding console, and pipe expander has enabled them to become the sole UK supplier of thermal sleeve and socketed pipework to the UK water market.

The £21,192.49 grant from the Keighley Towns Fund means they now have new machinery and technology, and have created two new jobs, alongside two apprenticeships.

Print and Direct Mail business Fretwell Print and Design, of Goulbourne Street, Keighley, recently received £19,989 towards replacing their printer with a new model. It has created two new production operative roles, to join the 48-strong team.