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New premises will double turnover at Rochdale start-up

The boss of a fast-growing start-up predicts turnover at its Rochdale base will double to £6m following their move into new premises. Ryan Hopley only launched Repair Maintenance & Overhaul (RMO) in 2018 but it already boasts four offices

£10k of help available to businesses providing young people traineeships

Businesses in Rochdale have been told there’s never been a better time to give young people a chance thanks to a new financial package of help on offer. Rochdale Training has secured extra funding to support 180 young

Historic sites get future ready as Rochdale looks forward to reopening

Two historic pockets of Rochdale town centre will be transformed in the coming months, as a major public realm and property improvement scheme gets under way.

The project, which will focus on South Parade, lower Drake

Fire door manufacturer’s £730k investment pays dividends

The boss of a Rochdale fire door manufacturer says a £730,000 investment into fire testing equipment and new machinery is paying dividends.

Tim Fairley, CEO of Littleborough-based PDS, was speaking after the company’s stringent EN1634 tests

Rochdale construction specialist wins Glasgow contract

Rochdale-based pharmaceutical design and construction specialist BES has won a major contract for a global medical device manufacturing facility located near Glasgow.

BES will be the principal designer and principal contractor on the project for Terumo

Rochdale manufacturer receives £30m investment from LDC

A Rochdale manufacturer has secured a £30m investment from leading mid-market private equity firm LDC for a minority stake in the business.

Wireless CCTV – known as WCCTV – celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2021 and specialises in providing

It’s a YES! – Stakehill businesses celebrate positive BID result

Businesses across Stakehill have voted in favour of plans of the Stakehill Business Improvement District (BID), securing a significant £800,000 to be spent on supporting businesses and improving the area.

The positive result follows 18 months of planning,

Rochdale construction firm hit record £16m turnover

Rochdale-based PLP Construction has reported record turnover in 2020 of £16m.

The family-run business was founded by managing director Philip Bradley. His son Laurie Bradley and daughter Joanne James are both directors and responsible for the day-to-day