# Weidmann Whiteley invests £275,000 in machinery upgrade, wins £2.5m North America contract

Weidmann Whiteley, a paper manufacturer in Pool-in-Wharfedale near Leeds, invested £275,000 in upgrading its paper presses and created four jobs. The upgrade helped it win a £2.5m North America contract, and it received £27,500 from the Leeds City Region LEP.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2017-08-21
- Where: Pool-in-Wharfedale, near Leeds, United Kingdom
- Value: $355K (275K GBP)
- Jobs: 4
- Status: completed
- Products: specialist paper, paperboard for electrical transformer insulation, abrasive base paper

## Companies

- [Weidmann Whiteley](https://endata.com/companies/1939.md)

## Sources

- [themanufacturer.com](https://www.themanufacturer.com/articles/yorkshire-paper-manufacturer-secures-2-5m-contracts/), 2017-08-21: "The 121-employee business has won a £2.5m contract off the back of a £275,000 investment upgrading its machinery, creating four new jobs in the process."

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