West YorkshireBusiness Guide

Businesses in Bradford

A city with a large and young business population, strong in manufacturing, distribution, food production and a fast-growing independent services sector.

District
City of Bradford
County
West Yorkshire
Postcodes
BD1, BD3, BD5, BD8
In the Guide
28 businesses across 18 sectors

Bradford as a business town

Bradford has the youngest population of any major UK city and one of the highest rates of new business formation in the North. That shows up as an unusually large number of small independent firms, many of them under ten years old.

The Guide treats Bradford as its own market rather than a Leeds satellite: pricing, availability and the mix of sectors are genuinely different, and a Bradford firm will often cover Airedale and Wharfedale more readily than a Leeds one.

Every business we list in Bradford

Grouped by sector, with recommended and featured businesses first.

Full directory

Plumbing and Heating4

  1. AA 24/7 Gas Heating & Plumbing
  2. Instant Boiler Repair 24/7 Ltd
  3. Save Plumbing and Heating Services
  4. Yorkshire Plumbing and Heating

Commercial Electricians3

  1. C.C Electrical & Sons
  2. HPS Electrical Contractors Ltd
  3. West Yorkshire Electrics

Used Car Dealers3

  1. Dudley Hill Car Sales
  2. Hollins Hill Cars Ltd
  3. Wyke Motors

Commercial Photographers2

  1. Jam Photographic Ltd
  2. RA Wedding & Commercial Photography

Solicitors2

  1. Harris Solicitors
  2. Woodhall Solicitors

Training & Learning Development2

  1. GEM Compliance Training
  2. Options Training

Travel Agents2

  1. Crown Travel
  2. SkyBright Travel

Utilities & Energy Brokers2

  1. Avails Energy
  2. Switch Energy

Accountants1

  1. Smith Butler Accountants & Business Advisors

Brickwork Contractors1

  1. Ilkley Brickwork Ltd

Builders and Contractors1

  1. Bravado Builders Ltd

Commercial Cleaning1

  1. The Cleaner Cleaning Company Ltd

EV Charging Installers1

  1. West Yorkshire Electrics

Graphic Design & Branding1

  1. Design2B

Hypnotherapy & Wellbeing1

  1. Healing Hypnosis

Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance1

  1. Sycamore Grounds Maintenance & Lawn Care

Signage and Print1

  1. Quick Signs

Web Design Agencies1

  1. Design2B

Questions about Bradford

What is Bradford’s biggest business sector?

Manufacturing remains Bradford’s largest sector by employment, particularly food production, chemicals and engineering, with distribution and logistics close behind. Financial and professional services are concentrated in the city centre, and the independent services economy — trades, IT, marketing — is spread across the wider district including Keighley, Shipley and Bingley.