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Manufacturer pledges to be carbon neutral by 2022

A Rochdale manufacturer has announced plans to be carbon neutral by 2022 – 28 years ahead of the Government’s target of 2050. Crystal Doors is so committed to becoming one of the first businesses in Greater Manchester to be carbon neutral

Rochdale-based PTG Holroyd invests £750k in developing a new machine tool

Rochdale-based PTG Holroyd, a manufacturer of high-precision machine tools, has invested £750,000 in developing a new gear-grinding centre.

PTG Holroyd designs and builds the highly specialised rotor milling and rotor grinding machines that leading manufacturers around the

Rochdale entrepreneur praises team after award ‘honour’

Rochdale entrepreneur Danny Simpson has credited his team after reaching the final of the IoD North West & IoM Director of the Year Awards.

The CEO of MID Communications missed out on winning the Director of

College principal joins RDA board

The principal of Hopwood Hall College has been appointed to join the board of Rochdale Development Agency.

Julia Heap said it was an ‘honour’ to join the board and pledged to use her role to continue

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How Hopwood Hall College responded to Covid-19

Tracey Wood remembers the date March 27, 2020 with a mixture of sadness and pride.

As the UK went into lockdown it was the date that Hopwood Hall College closed its door to face-to-face teaching and switched to

Tetrosyl produce range of sanitisers to combat Covid-19

Rochdale-based manufacturer Tetrosyl has produced a new range of cleaning and sanitising products in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Tetrosyl is the largest producer of car care products in Europe but transitioned into manufacturing antibacterial cleaners to help

Rochdale firm BES praised by Covid-19 vaccine researchers.

Despite the challenges of social distancing the pharmaceutical design and construction specialists completed a new facility for Keele-based Cobra Biologics, who are at the forefront of Covid-19 vaccine research. The time-critical viral vector suite project is a pivotal