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ABOUT RDA

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NEWS: July 2010 - Heywood Firm Completes Major Expansion  •  July 2010 - New Public Art Opens in Middleton  •  July 2010 - Work starts on JD Sports warehouse on Kingsway Business Park •  June 2010 - RDA team wins excellence in regeneration award •  May 2010 - JD Sports signs deal for largest warehouse on Kingsway Business Park •  Apr 2010 - Rochdale to host UK ’s biggest bike race •  Mar 2010 - Community unites to combat fly-tipping •  Mar 2010 - Broughton Controls relocates to Rochdale •  Mar 2010 - Local people asked to give their views on town centre regeneration •  Feb 2010 - Rochdale sites spruced up in preparation for investment •  Jan 2010 - Council signs Building Schools for the Future contract •  Nov 2009 - Fun and games as businesses ‘go for gold’ at Lock 50 Business Centre •  Nov 2009 - Successful Heywood company opens new production line

Phil Ewbank
Chairman

Phil Ewbank, Chairman

Phil Ewbank is a self-made businessman and leads one of the country’s most successful commercial vehicle companies.

On leaving school, Phil was taken on as an indentured apprentice mechanic at Spillers, where he worked for four years until moving on as a qualified mechanic to Johnson’s Coaches.

Having been made redundant in 1981, and after a brief spell looking for work, Phil decided to apply for an HGV licence. This, ironically, was the beginning of Phil’s career with Commercial Contract Engineers.

The truck that Phil was learning in regularly broke down – which, with his mechanical background, Phil offered to fix. He duly identified and fixed the problem, in front of a very impressed owner and much to the embarrassment of the garage’s own mechanics. He was offered a job on the spot which led to employment with CCE Ltd. In 1987, the Ewbanks acquired 80 per cent and soon after the total 100 per cent shareholding of Commercial Contract Engineers Ltd.

The company is now a leading national player in the vehicle maintenance and repair industry, which recently celebrated 25 years in business.

Phil is passionate about the development of Rochdale and has led RDA as it has secured millions of pounds to regenerate communities, redevelop the town centres and bring new businesses into the borough.

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ROCHDALE

The ideal business location.

KINGSWAY BUSINESS PARK

One of the UK’s most exciting and important new developments.

ROCHDALE TOWN CENTRE

A multi-million pound redevelopment.

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

Top quality opportunities for small and large enterprises.