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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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Fire door manufacturer to expand into new sectors

Fire door manufacturer PDS is pressing ahead with its expansion plans in the wake of Covid-19.

Based in Littleborough, PDS – which stands for Performance Doorset Solutions - currently employs 97 people but managing director Tim Fairley said

Businesses praise Rochdale’s response to Covid-19

Rochdale’s response to Covid-19 has been praised by members of business community across the borough. When the pandemic first struck, Rochdale Borough Council and Rochdale Development Agency swung into action with a series of measures to support

Plans in for £16m Rochdale Town Hall restoration

A decision on the restoration of Rochdale’s grade one-listed town hall and project funding is expected later this year, following the submission of a listed building and planning application.

The application outlines repair work needed