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How Hopwood Hall College responded to Covid-19

Tracey Wood remembers the date March 27, 2020 with a mixture of sadness and pride.

As the UK went into lockdown it was the date that Hopwood Hall College closed its door to face-to-face teaching and switched to

Tetrosyl produce range of sanitisers to combat Covid-19

Rochdale-based manufacturer Tetrosyl has produced a new range of cleaning and sanitising products in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Tetrosyl is the largest producer of car care products in Europe but transitioned into manufacturing antibacterial cleaners to help

Rochdale firm BES praised by Covid-19 vaccine researchers.

Despite the challenges of social distancing the pharmaceutical design and construction specialists completed a new facility for Keele-based Cobra Biologics, who are at the forefront of Covid-19 vaccine research. The time-critical viral vector suite project is a pivotal

New 3D printing tenant means Logic at Kingsway is almost full

3D printing specialist Addisol is the latest arrival at Rochdale Council’s Logic development at Kingsway Business Park – meaning the site is almost fully let just 12 months after completion.

The company has signed a five-year lease

Natural yogurt firm prepares for £500k expansion work

Rochdale-based yogurt brand Lancashire Farm Dairies is about to start work on a £500,000 expansion to its main production facility. The two-storey expansion will include a mezzanine floor and building work is expected to start within a month after

More shops at Riverside complex due to open this week

More shops are due to open this week at Rochdale’s new Riverside complex.

Boasting major high street names including M&S, Next and Nando’s, to name a few, the complex was originally due

Entrepreneur has optimistic outlook for future

A prominent Rochdale entrepreneur has said he’s optimistic for the future as the business community begins to bounce back from the pandemic. Paul Simkiss has two companies - Simkiss Control Systems and Simkiss Home Automation – and said

A Rochdale business that trains up construction staff is set to re-open its classroom on July 1.

Operating from a two-acre site near Rochdale, Greater Manchester Construction Training (GMCT) work with the construction, civil engineering and demolition industry, providing training for all staff and subcontractors from operatives to senior managers.

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