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Fire door manufacturer hits £1m-a-month landmark

Rochdale fire door manufacturer PDS has grown turnover to £1m-a-month just two years after it was rescued from potential closure.

A 14-strong consortium bought the Littleborough facility in March 2019 from US-based door manufacturer Masonite International Corporation

Meet Rochdale law firm’s newest recruit

There aren’t many lawyers who have been on a full tour of duty to Iraq but Lisa Davies isn’t your typical solicitor. For the last 20 years Lisa has been a member of the Army Reserve, formerly

Ecommerce company becomes employee-owned

A home, kitchen and garden eCommerce company with a warehouse in Rochdale is now owned by its employees. After a record-breaking year DOMU Brand’s co-founders Mark Januszewski and Craig Foster have put the 11-year-old business into an

Royal award for Rochdale company at the cutting edge of technology

A Rochdale company has won the UK’s most prestigious business award after its overseas sales rocketed over three years. Engineering company Chelburn Precision Ltd has won the Queen’s Award for International Trade. The company’s overseas

Pioneering Rochdale manufacturer wins rare Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development

Crystal Doors, which has completely transformed its factory in response to the climate emergency, is one of just five companies in the North to be honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development ahead of

Rochdale firm’s tech helps tackle aviation emissions

A Rochdale manufacturer has helped create a piece of technology that could make a significant reduction to pollution in the aviation industry. One of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gases is when planes taxi around airport runways before

Vita begin investment after Italian acquisition

Rochdale-based The Vita Group has begun a comprehensive multimillion investment programme following the €6.1m acquisition of an Italian foam manufacturer.

The purchase of I.M.P.E. S.p.A., based in Naples, completed earlier this

Manufacturer pivots into pod

A Rochdale manufacturer is hoping to take advantage of the growth in staycation holidays by building luxury sleeping pods. Heywood-based UKTTF, which stands for UK Table Tops and Furniture, specialises in making bespoke table tops for restaurants, pubs