Growing Places Fund OE Electrics

The LEP’s £1 million Growing Places Fund loan to local employer OE Electrics has enabled a doubling of the manufacturer's capacity. Almost 60 extra jobs have been created with more to follow. OE Electrics is a specialist manufacturer of cable management solutions with new contracts in global airport seating and Further Education in the UK. 

The firm built the facility to a high energy-saving specification complete with LED lighting and solar panels and combined manufacture in a single location to become more efficient.

The company have an apprenticeship programme that has created 4 apprenticeships so far, increasing to 10 by 2025.

Read more about our support for OE Electrics on the LEP website.

About the Growing Places Fund (LEP Loans)

The Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Growing Places Fund provides loan funding to kick-start stalled development or infrastructure projects that will create homes, jobs and other economic benefits in Leeds City Region. The initial £35.5m Growing Places Fund investment was provided by Government in 2012, specifically to invest in development schemes that are unable to proceed due to a lack of commercial finance.