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Rochdale business woman prepares to open recycling plant

A NEW plastic recycling plant is set to open in Rochdale, with the aim of reducing the amount of our plastic waste either being sent to landfill or exported to China.

Maxine Brown, managing director of

Kingsway welcomes new local occupier

The Kingsway Partnership and Ropemaker have secured their first occupier for ‘Plot K’ on Kingsway Business Park in Rochdale, North Manchester. Cleland McIver Lifestyle has acquired a 40,000 sq ft warehouse as part of its ongoing expansion strategy in

Stirring the imagination of electric car OEMs

As sales of hybrid and all-electric cars continue to gain momentum, UK-based PTG Heavy Industries is busy applying its considerable knowledge of friction stir welding to help automotive OEMs address some of the challenges associated with the manufacture

Bold new look for growing Rochdale design agency

Rochdale based design agency Urbansoul have rebranded their website with a new visual identity. The new image was conceived to reflect the bold & creative personality of the business and to ensure the team’s expertise in cutting-edge

The New Town Centre Leaflet

With £170m invested since 2010, the transformation of Rochdale town centre is almost complete.  The huge town centre regeneration programme, which has been headed by the council with support from Rochdale Development Agency and the private sector, has

A cut above: council support helps hairdresser get head start on Rochdale’s burgeoning business scen

A hairdresser with a razor sharp eye on Rochdale’s regeneration has opened a new salon in a recently transformed part of the town centre.

Marnie Kennedy had more than a decade’s experience of hairdressing

Hat trick! Three new food and drink businesses say ‘bon appetit’ to Rochdale

Businesses’ growing appetite for investing in Rochdale has been cemented with the opening of two new cafes and a bar in recent weeks.

Bar Cuba brings a Latin flavour to the banks of the River Roch,

Whitham Mills scoops second UAE contract

GREATER MANCHESTER-headquartered waste management machinery designer and manufacturer, Whitham Mills, has won a contract to provide a state-of-the-art GB-1111FS baler and accompanying feed conveyor equipment to the Gulf emirate of Ajman.

The engineering firm – which