Yorkshire
Specialist intralogistics sales, leadership recruitment and market mapping across Yorkshire. Evara works with material handling, warehouse automation, storage and supply chain technology businesses across Yorkshire, from senior commercial hires to leadership search and market mapping.
Sales Recruitment
Hiring commercial people in intralogistics is not the same as hiring generalist salespeople.
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Leadership Recruitment
Leadership appointments set the trajectory of a commercial function for years, and they are the hires where a misstep is most costly and most visible.
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Market Mapping
The best hiring decisions start with knowing who is out there.
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Coverage map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Evara works across all 10 cities and major towns in Yorkshire.
Regional market context
Cities covered
10
Plus the major commuter towns around each.
Vendor sub-sectors
27
Across handling, automation, storage and software end markets.
Service lines
3
Sales recruitment, leadership recruitment and market mapping.
Third-party logistics operators
Leeds
Large contract logistics and distribution sites cluster along the M1 and M62 around Leeds, driving steady demand for handling equipment, storage and automation.
E-commerce fulfilment centres
Leeds
Online retail fulfilment operations across the Leeds City Region are consistent buyers of conveyors, sortation and warehouse software.
Advanced manufacturing sites
Sheffield
The advanced manufacturing cluster around the M1 corridor drives demand for in-factory handling, automation and storage from a production-led end market.
Industrial and engineering plants
Sheffield
Steel, metals and precision engineering sites across South Yorkshire are long-standing buyers of lift trucks, mezzanines and racking.
Grocery and retail distribution
Bradford
Major grocery and consumer distribution operations in and around Bradford anchor a large local materials handling and storage market.
Manufacturing and production sites
Bradford
A broad West Yorkshire manufacturing base drives demand for in-factory handling, racking and mezzanine systems.
Food and confectionery manufacturing
York
Food and confectionery production sites around York drive demand for hygienic handling, conveyors and cold-store racking.
Rail and engineering sites
York
York's rail engineering heritage sustains industrial handling and specialist materials handling demand.
Port and terminal operators
Hull
The Humber ports drive specialist demand for container, bulk and heavy materials handling and terminal equipment.
Manufacturing and process sites
Hull
Consumer-goods, chemical and process manufacturers on the estuary sustain in-factory handling and storage demand.
Distribution and logistics parks
Wakefield
Large distribution parks around the M1 and M62 intersection drive high-volume demand for handling equipment, racking and automation.
Rail freight and intermodal terminals
Wakefield
Wakefield's rail freight connectivity supports container and intermodal handling alongside road distribution.
Cities and towns we cover
West Yorkshire
Leeds sits at the junction of the M1 and M62 and anchors one of the densest warehousing and distribution markets in the North, a core territory for materials handling, storage and warehouse technology vendors.
South Yorkshire
Sheffield is the South Yorkshire engine for advanced manufacturing and industrial engineering, a strong market for in-factory handling, automation and the vendors that serve a production-heavy base.
West Yorkshire
Bradford is a major West Yorkshire commercial centre with a deep retail distribution and manufacturing base, sitting inside the Leeds City Region logistics market.
North Yorkshire
York combines a rail engineering heritage with a food, agriculture and distribution base, and serves as a practical hub for commercial teams covering North and East Yorkshire.
East Riding of Yorkshire
Hull (Kingston upon Hull) is the commercial centre of the Humber, the UK's busiest port complex by tonnage, with a port handling, manufacturing and renewables base.
West Yorkshire
Wakefield sits where the M1 and M62 intersect and is one of the busiest distribution and warehousing hubs in the North, a prime market for materials handling and storage vendors.
West Yorkshire
Huddersfield is a major West Yorkshire manufacturing town with a strong precision engineering base, a solid market for in-factory handling and automation vendors.
West Yorkshire
Halifax is a Calderdale manufacturing town with a heritage in food, packaging and engineering, served by the M62 logistics corridor.
North Yorkshire
Harrogate is a prosperous North Yorkshire town that serves as a residential base for senior commercial leaders and hosts the convention centre where many industrial trade events take place.
South Yorkshire
Doncaster is one of the strongest intralogistics markets in the UK, a rail-served logistics capital at the intersection of the East Coast Main Line, the M18, M1 and M62.
Why a regional firm
National and London-based recruitment firms typically treat the North of England as a single line on a regional report. Evara is built for the Yorkshire commercial market specifically. We know the employers, the talent flows, the comp norms and the working patterns that actually apply across the region.
That regional focus is why our shortlists land, our placements stay, and our advisory engagements deliver against the operating realities of the businesses we work with. We are not a national firm with a regional desk; we are a regional firm with a national-quality bench.