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Rochdale manufacturer recruits two new apprentices

A Rochdale business has recruited five new staff – including two 16-year-old apprentices – as it presses ahead with its growth strategy.

Paul Simkiss founded Simkiss Control Systems in 1999 but set up a second business – Simkiss Home Automation –

Lancashire Farm Dairies hits record £45m turnover

Family-owned Lancashire Farm Dairies has posted record turnover of £44.9m – an annual increase of 18 per cent. The figures are for the year ending January 31, 2020 and the Rochdale-based business is now the third largest natural yogurt brand in the

Rochdale firm to ship new £1.4m ‘smart tech’ milling machine to Japan

A Rochdale manufacturer is preparing to ship one of its new £1.4m ‘smart tech’ rotor milling machines to a customer in Japan. Milnrow-based Holroyd Precision manufactures high-precision CNC machine tools for the production of ultra-precise helical components as

Dunsters Farm goes national after Covid

Wholesale food distributor Dunsters Farm is launching a national home delivery service just months after Covid-19 left it fighting for its future.

The third generation business had been targeting turnover growth from £12m to £15m until

Rochdale firm BES joins Covid vaccine fight

Rochdale-based pharmaceutical design and construction specialist BES has been appointed to fit-out the new Vaccines Manufacturing Innovation Centre (VMIC) in Oxfordshire.

The project has been fast-tracked for early completion in 2021 due to Covid-19 and will enable

National Lottery gives green light for town hall revamp

Rochdale Town Hall, one of the most historically significant buildings in the country, is in line for a major restoration after The National Lottery Heritage Fund approved an £8.3m grant to redevelop the Grade I listed masterpiece.

Major housing scheme set for Rochdale town centre

Plans to build over 240 new homes on a derelict brownfield site in central Rochdale have taken a major step forward, with enabling works set to start imminently.

Rochdale Riverside Phase 2, which also includes a hotel, is

An interview with Andy Burnham - Why Rochdale businesses are critical to the growth of GM

The latest Rochdale Ambassador’s webinar featured a very special guest. Andy Burnham who is, of course, the mayor of Greater Manchester. He is also at the centre of a political storm, challenging the Government over its plans