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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

First for Holroyd and Siemens

A new precision gear grinding centre from PTG Holroyd hasn’t simply been designed to bring greater levels of efficiency and accuracy to the production of specialised gears and tooth forms. The new machine, called the HG350-G,

Hovington announce management restructure on 40th anniversary

A Rochdale civil engineering company has marked its 40th anniversary by announcing a management restructure. Hovington was established in 1981 and has evolved into a specialist groundwork, highways, remediation, utilities and drainage contractor working across a number of sectors

Social housing provider becomes member of charter

Social housing provider Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) has become the first Rochdale organisation to become a member of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter. The charter was developed by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the Mayor of

WCCTV included in prestigious Sunday Times list

Rochdale-based surveillance systems manufacturer WCCTV has been included in the prestigious Sunday Times 10 Profit Track Ones to Watch for 2021. The company, which specialises in providing redeployable CCTV, electronic site security systems, body worn cameras and time lapse video

Keep Doing Your Bit - Safe Travel During the Roadmap

As Greater Manchester starts to reopen, our priority is to work with you to support your employees and customers to return safely in line with the government’s Roadmap out of Lockdown.

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Zen Internet named best UK broadband provider

Rochdale-based Zen Internet has again finished top of the latest Which? broadband survey of the UK’s internet service providers. Scoring an overall 70 per cent, Zen was 8 per cent clear of the next nearest provider, with the big