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Fire door manufacturer’s £730k investment pays dividends

The boss of a Rochdale fire door manufacturer says a £730,000 investment into fire testing equipment and new machinery is paying dividends.

Tim Fairley, CEO of Littleborough-based PDS, was speaking after the company’s stringent EN1634 tests

Rochdale construction specialist wins Glasgow contract

Rochdale-based pharmaceutical design and construction specialist BES has won a major contract for a global medical device manufacturing facility located near Glasgow.

BES will be the principal designer and principal contractor on the project for Terumo

Rochdale manufacturer receives £30m investment from LDC

A Rochdale manufacturer has secured a £30m investment from leading mid-market private equity firm LDC for a minority stake in the business.

Wireless CCTV – known as WCCTV – celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2021 and specialises in providing

It’s a YES! – Stakehill businesses celebrate positive BID result

Businesses across Stakehill have voted in favour of plans of the Stakehill Business Improvement District (BID), securing a significant £800,000 to be spent on supporting businesses and improving the area.

The positive result follows 18 months of planning,

Rochdale construction firm hit record £16m turnover

Rochdale-based PLP Construction has reported record turnover in 2020 of £16m.

The family-run business was founded by managing director Philip Bradley. His son Laurie Bradley and daughter Joanne James are both directors and responsible for the day-to-day

IT business hits £1m turnover in landmark year

An IT managed support company has hit £1m turnover for the first time in its 21st year. MysonPages saw a big surge in demand for its services in 2020 during the Covid pandemic as clients switched to remote working.

Rail revival on track as multi-million pound plans go out to consultation

Plans which could totally transform the area around Rochdale railway station are set to go out to public consultation this month, as the borough’s multi-million pound rail strategy takes another step forward.

The ambitious proposals

College reaches 200 apprentice milestone

A campaign by Hopwood Hall College to train 300 new apprentices in 12 months has reached a landmark milestone during National Apprenticeship Week. The Rochdale-based college has just placed its 200th student into an apprenticeship and now hopes to smash