Bradford is home to the UK headquarters of:
- Aagrah - Asian restaurant chain
- BASF - UK subsidiary of the Germany Company formerly CIBA
- British Wool Marketing Board - central marketing system for UK fleece wool
- Damart – UK subsidiary of this French company
- Farmers Boy - meat subsidiary of Morrisons PLC
- Grattan plc - mail order catalogue company
- Hallmark Cards - UK subsidiary of this American company
- JCT600 - Car dealership company
- Morrisons - supermarket retailer
- Mumtaz - Asian restaurant chain and food making company
- Pace Micro Technology - set top box developer
- Safestyle UK - UK's largest independent provider of PVCu double glazed windows, doors, French doors, patio and sliding doors
- Seabrook Potato Crisps - potato crisp manufacturers
- Telegraph & Argus - daily newspaper
- Vanquis Banking Group - financial services group
- Yorkshire Building Society - the UK's fourth largest building society
- Yorkshire Water - collection, purification and distribution of water
Companies that are major employers but not based in Bradford include:
- Jet2.com - budget airline, based at Leeds Bradford Airport 9 miles (14 km) away in Yeadon
- Marks & Spencer - huge warehouse at the end of the M606 motorway
- Next plc - also have a warehouse in the city
References
- Kathie, Griffiths (13 February 2017). "Aagrah restaurant chain backing clean water project in Pakistan". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- Bradshaw, Julia (20 November 2016). "British Wool: a thriving industry, thanks to running the last marketing board in the country". The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- Marshall, Bill (15 August 2013). "Damart in shirt sponsorship deal with Bees". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- "Omens are good as Grattan moves to new HQ". The Yorkshire Post. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- "Former Hallmark Cards headquarters sold in £6.5m deal". The Yorkshire Post. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ Casci, Mark, ed. (24 May 2018). "City Looking to Deliver on Huge Potential". The Yorkshire Post. Top 250 Companies in Yorkshire 2018. p. 6. ISSN 0963-1496.
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