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PTG Holroyd receive order for £1.3m machine

Rochdale-based manufacturer PTG Holroyd has received an order for a £1.3m machine from a customer in China.

PTG Holroyd designs and builds the highly specialised rotor milling and rotor grinding machines at its Milnrow HQ that

Heritage sites revamped as town centre transformation continues

A historic pocket of Rochdale town centre has been given a new lease of life as part of public realm improvements across the area.

The project at Bull Brow and Butts Avenue, delivered by Rochdale Development

Vita Group donate 300 mattresses to help homeless

Rochdale-based The Vita Group is donating 300 mattresses to Shelter Greater Manchester to help tackle the region’s housing emergency. Vita, which is headquartered in Middleton, is the UK’s leading provider of polyurethane foam and employs 2,700 people across

Tribute to the ‘visionary’ who founded Lancashire Farm Dairies

Earlier this year the man who started the £48m turnover business Lancashire Farm Dairies died. Ghulam Zouq has been described as a ‘visionary’ by his son and managing director Azhar and insists his legacy lives on. Today Lancashire

Rochdale brothers help in global Covid fight

Three Rochdale brothers are at the forefront of a manufacturing business that is helping the fight against Covid-19.

Liam Serridge, 30, and his brothers Shaun, 33, and 26-year-old Dominic are all shareholders in Swinton-based S+B UK, which

Wane’s world comes to Rochdale

England Rugby League coach Shaun Wane was the star of the latest Rochdale Ambassadors event. A 100-strong audience tuned in for the virtual event, entitled ‘Rugby League World Cup comes to Rochdale’. Wane brings his England team to

WCCTV tops prestigious Sunday Times list

Rochdale-based mobile surveillance supplier WCCTV has been named as the overall winner of the 10 Ones to Watch in The Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100.

The company, which specialises in providing redeployable CCTV, electronic site security systems,

Rochdale firms pledge to reduce carbon footprint

Two major Rochdale companies have outlined their plans to reduce their carbon footprint – and they hope other businesses will follow suit. Dunsters Farm and Lancashire Farm Dairies have followed in the footsteps of fellow Rochdale business Crystal Doors