A Keighley start-up timber frame manufacturing company has created five new jobs following a grant from the Keighley Towns Fund.
TimberCraft Structures Ltd launched last year with a team of three. The £149,694 funding has enabled the business to invest in automation.
Managing director Tony Podmore said: “At our facility in Keighley, we design and manufacture sustainable timber frame systems tailored to our clients’ needs. We deliver and assemble directly on-site, ensuring quality and efficiency throughout the process.
“Thanks to the grant, we’ve been able to invest in advanced machinery and equipment, significantly boosting our productivity and enhancing our manufacturing capabilities.
“This increase in our capacity means we have been able to grow with demand, and it has created five new skilled and semi-skilled roles. We are committed to being part of the local supply chain and plan to employ local people, as well as working with local education providers to offer training and work experience opportunities to young people.”
Councillor Alex Ross-Shaw, Bradford Council’s portfolio holder for regeneration, transport and planning, said: “Keighley has a long-standing, robust manufacturing tradition and it is great to see it continue to grow. These are specialist, skilled roles which have been created and bring with them opportunities in both training and employment for local people.”
Chair of Keighley Towns Fund, Tim Rogers added: “We are delighted to have been able to support this business and look forward to seeing its progress in the future as it grows. It is great to see the business grants from the Towns Fund supporting a start-up, as well as more established businesses.”
