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A landmark year for Hovington

As part of Rochdale Development Agency’s 30th birthday celebrations we’re speaking to some of the region’s biggest names and businesses who are celebrating their own special anniversary.

2023 has been a landmark year for

When life gives you lemons . . .

During lock down the hour walk was the only escape from the home, all business meetings were virtual and for a while the old breakfast networks became a thing of the past. 

But when life

Rochdale based Teqex secures its place in the £12bn public sector IT mega framework

Teqex a North West based company, based in Rochdale, which provides IT Goods, Services & Support to companies ranging from Sole traders and SMBs to large corporate organisations, Local & National government departments including Education trusts & The

Hopwood Hall and BES partnership create full-time jobs for northwest learners

Rochdale-based specialist design consultants and contractors, BES Ltd, has recently recruited two new learners from Hopwood Hall College and University Centre and a third apprentice, Umair Iqbal, joins this month, as part of the company’s rolling apprenticeship

PTG Holroyd wins Siemens’ global award for Digital Transformation

EMO Hannover 2023 didn’t simply provide PTG Holroyd with a platform to showcase its industry leading helical rotor and gear milling and grinding machines to a global audience. During the event, the UK-based machine tool manufacturer was presented

The changing face of Rochdale’s night time economy

When perms, mullets and shoulder pads were all the fashion in the 1980’s the rise of nightclubs and bars saw a vibrant nightlife in the borough.  The era saw the emergence of new wave, punk, and electronic

Innovative Partnership Delivers Apprenticeship for the Green Energy Sector

An innovative collaboration between education, industry and specialist skills providers which has created a groundbreaking apprenticeship that will help to solve the skills challenges experienced by the green energy sector.

The ‘Practitioner in Pipelines for Hydrogen

Meet the international design agency founded in Rochdale

As part of Rochdale Development Agency’s 30th birthday celebrations were speaking to some of the region’s longest established businesses. When designer David Williams decided to launch his own agency 20 years ago he opted to stay ‘close