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Acquired tech firm to remain in Rochdale

The founder of a Rochdale tech firm that’s been acquired in a private equity-backed deal has said the business will remain in the borough. Steve White founded Lone Worker Solutions (LWS) in 2009 to provide BS8484 certified emergency

Rochdale manufacturer recruits two new apprentices

A Rochdale business has recruited five new staff – including two 16-year-old apprentices – as it presses ahead with its growth strategy.

Paul Simkiss founded Simkiss Control Systems in 1999 but set up a second business – Simkiss Home Automation –

Lancashire Farm Dairies hits record £45m turnover

Family-owned Lancashire Farm Dairies has posted record turnover of £44.9m – an annual increase of 18 per cent. The figures are for the year ending January 31, 2020 and the Rochdale-based business is now the third largest natural yogurt brand in the

Rochdale firm to ship new £1.4m ‘smart tech’ milling machine to Japan

A Rochdale manufacturer is preparing to ship one of its new £1.4m ‘smart tech’ rotor milling machines to a customer in Japan. Milnrow-based Holroyd Precision manufactures high-precision CNC machine tools for the production of ultra-precise helical components as

Dunsters Farm goes national after Covid

Wholesale food distributor Dunsters Farm is launching a national home delivery service just months after Covid-19 left it fighting for its future.

The third generation business had been targeting turnover growth from £12m to £15m until

Rochdale firm BES joins Covid vaccine fight

Rochdale-based pharmaceutical design and construction specialist BES has been appointed to fit-out the new Vaccines Manufacturing Innovation Centre (VMIC) in Oxfordshire.

The project has been fast-tracked for early completion in 2021 due to Covid-19 and will enable

National Lottery gives green light for town hall revamp

Rochdale Town Hall, one of the most historically significant buildings in the country, is in line for a major restoration after The National Lottery Heritage Fund approved an £8.3m grant to redevelop the Grade I listed masterpiece.

Major housing scheme set for Rochdale town centre

Plans to build over 240 new homes on a derelict brownfield site in central Rochdale have taken a major step forward, with enabling works set to start imminently.

Rochdale Riverside Phase 2, which also includes a hotel, is