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Royal award for Rochdale company at the cutting edge of technology

A Rochdale company has won the UK’s most prestigious business award after its overseas sales rocketed over three years. Engineering company Chelburn Precision Ltd has won the Queen’s Award for International Trade. The company’s overseas

Pioneering Rochdale manufacturer wins rare Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development

Crystal Doors, which has completely transformed its factory in response to the climate emergency, is one of just five companies in the North to be honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development ahead of

Rochdale firm’s tech helps tackle aviation emissions

A Rochdale manufacturer has helped create a piece of technology that could make a significant reduction to pollution in the aviation industry. One of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gases is when planes taxi around airport runways before

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