Key Sectors
These are the areas that we at Huntingdonshire focus on for the best local development.
Defence
Huntingdonshire offers strategic access to RAF sites and major transport routes together with a skilled workforce, a growing tech cluster and affordable business parks meaning there's sufficient support for secure, high-tech defence operations. The district is also backed by regional funding and strong infrastructure, it's ideal for defence growth.
Advance Manufacturing
Advance manufacturing is Huntingdonshire's heritage and foundation sector. It has a mixture of long-established businesses that have been innovating for decades. This cluster boasts an enviable mix of strong traditional craft and skilled engineering labour pool that has attracted a new wave of R&D.
Digital and Technologies
Huntingdonshire is a flourishing technology hub on the northern edge of the silicon fen – the high-tech hotspot around Cambridge. High tech businesses are well represented with a variety of sectors including high value manufacturing, bio/life sciences, clean tech and ICT at the forefront.
Life Sciences
Huntingdonshire-based businesses are perfectly supported by the existing cluster of logistics and distribution companies. The transport infrastructure is second to none, being the key intersection of the north-south and east-west axis of road and rail links, including the A1(M), A14, M11, and the East Coast Mainline.
News
From bin lorries to blue lights: How HDC cut the carbon footprint of their fleet by over 80%
Posted: Tue, 9 Dec 2025 11:12
Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) now fuels its entire operational and pool fleet of 95 vehicles with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) -...
Commercial Property of the Month
Posted: Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:06
A new final-phase industrial development in Yaxley offers modern 656–4,000 sq ft units with offices, amenities and fibre, available from...
Business of the Month
Posted: Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:04
Discover Willow & Wreath Florist - where every bouquet is handcrafted with love, using seasonal blooms to bring personal beauty and joy to...
Cambridge Online, Connecting Cambridgeshire and Cambridge City Council launch new Digital Directory to bridge the digital divide
Posted: Mon, 3 Nov 2025 14:10
Cambridge Online, in collaboration with Connecting Cambridgeshire and Cambridge City Council, is delighted to announce the launch of a new Digital...
Events
ARU Peterborough Open Day
Sat, 10th Jan 2026 10:00 - 14:00
Book your place at the last ARU Peterborough Open Day before the UCAS deadline!
Ramsey Business Booster Session
Wed, 14th Jan 2026 10:30 - 13:00
"Business Boosters" are informal drop-in sessions for local businesses, delivered in partnership with Ramsey Town Council and the Economic Development...
A cleaner, greener fleet: HDC’s story of switching to HVO
Wed, 11th Feb 2026 10:00 - 11:30
A 90-minute masterclass in how to reduce the carbon footprint of diesel vehicles by over 80%
