Leeds City Region has long been a hub for financial services businesses. More recently, its culture of innovation has seen it emerge as a centre for the creative and digital industry, as well as a leading location for FinTech (financial technology).

Modal Training Ltd, a cutting-edge training provider. This is the first organisation in the UK to provide multi modal logistics training for sea, road, rail and air, as well as a full range of support services.

Already customers can use a smart card, contactless bank card, or their smartphone, for travel by public transport in the North of England. But, ‘Smart North’ will build upon current systems to develop more sophisticated smart ticketing, payment and information technologies to transform the way people can travel across the North.

In the last 20 years technological advances have seen vehicle automation catapult into the forefront of car manufacturers and tech companies’ psyches. Now it seems everyone has joined the race.

The National College for High Speed Rail is the largest of five national, employer-led colleges being created by the Government to help British students develop world-class skills. Its mission is to create a highly skilled and diverse workforce for the rail industry of the future.