Business News

The Royal Toby Hotel to refurbish hotel accommodation

The Royal Toby Hotel, owned by the Deckers Hospitality Group is in the final planning stages of a £750k refurbishment to its hotel rooms.

Date Published 27/02/2020

Littleborough woman celebrates after winning beauty competition

A Littleborough woman is celebrating after being handed a career boost by a beauty entrepreneur.

Date Published 25/02/2020

Britannia Metals sponsors Hamer Boxing for next two years

Rochdale-based scrap metal company, Britannia Metals, have signed up to sponsor Hamer Amateur Boxing Club and Community Fitness Centre for the next two years.

Date Published 25/02/2020

Zen recognised as one of the UK’s best places to work

Zen Internet, the UK’s largest independent telecommunications and technology service provider has once again been recognised as one of the best companies to work for in the UK.

Date Published 21/02/2020

Businesses take steps to look after the environment

A new scheme has been launched in the borough of Rochdale to encourage businesses to look after the environment.

Date Published 19/02/2020

Whitworth’s Red Lion Inn to reopen this weekend

A well-known Whitworth pub will reopen on Friday (21 February) after being taken over by the Quirky Catering Company.

Date Published 18/02/2020

Lily May celebrates five years of business

Ladies’ clothing boutique Lily May celebrated five years of business on Thursday 13 February.

Date Published 17/02/2020

Rochdale’s independent shops offer special £5 deals for Totally Locally national Fiver Fest

To show the importance of supporting our high streets, Rochdale town centre is putting on very special £5 offers in the Totally Locally Fiver Fest across two weeks in February.

Date Published 14/02/2020

Acas publishes new guidance on non-disclosure agreements

Workplace experts, Acas have published new advice today (Monday 10 February) to help employers and workers understand the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in cases that...

Date Published 12/02/2020

Littleborough's Cannonball events announces new partnership

Littleborough-based Cannonball Events, the company behind North West events such as the Windy Hill Fell Race, Canalathon, Trailblaster and the OMC Ron Hill Accrington 10K, have...

Date Published 11/02/2020

Zen sets its sights high with appointment of new strategy director

Rochdale-based Zen Internet, the UK’s largest independently owned telecommunications and technology service provider, has appointed Jon Perkins as its Strategy Director.

Date Published 10/02/2020

Apprentices key to growth plans for Greater Manchester’s manufacturing sector

Apprentices are a key part of the growth plans for Greater Manchester’s manufacturing sector businesses, according to a new survey and white paper released during National...

Date Published 08/02/2020

Rescued fire door manufacturer eyes up growth

PDS targets £10m turnover and 65 new jobs just 12 months after it faced closure with the loss of 60 workers.

Date Published 06/02/2020

Holroyd Precision brings new levels of intelligence to helical rotor manufacture

Rochdale firm Holroyd Precision has introduced a number of innovative technologies to its rotor milling and grinding machines that will bring even greater levels of intelligence...

Date Published 05/02/2020

High tech start-up JustFulfil completes logic move and targets growth

E-commerce service business JustFulfil has completed a deal for Unit 6 of the Logic development at Kingsway Business Park in Rochdale and will relocate from its current premises...

Date Published 04/02/2020

SBG Rochdale officially launched

The martial arts gym at the Full Contact Performance Centre on Queensway has been relaunched under the SBG brand.

Date Published 03/02/2020

Molesworths welcomes new partner

Richard Dobson-Mason has become a partner of local solicitors, Molesworths Bright Clegg.

Date Published 03/02/2020

Ultrasound firm suspended by health bosses winds itself up – leaving angry staff unpaid

Bestcare Diagnostics has provided sonography services across much of Greater Manchester – including in Rochdale, Wigan and Oldham – over the past four years.

Date Published 01/02/2020

Greater Manchester businesses offered funding to go global with International Student Programme

Greater Manchester businesses keen to expand into global markets now have the chance to benefit from an international postgraduate student placement thanks to new funding.

Date Published 31/01/2020

BES completes £50m AstraZeneca warehouse and packing upgrade

BES, the specialist in high-specification technical environments, based in Rochdale, has completed a complex £50 million project to upgrade and future-fit the warehousing, packing...

Date Published 29/01/2020

Vaping products sold to children during council undercover operation

An investigation is under way into two businesses after e-liquids were sold to two children during an undercover operation run by Rochdale Borough Council.

Date Published 28/01/2020

Trade Mouldings opens new distribution centre on six acre site

Trade Mouldings has officially opened its new 75,000 sq ft distribution centre on a six acre site at Kingsway Business Park in Rochdale.

Date Published 28/01/2020

New digital skills grow Greater Manchester manufacturing

A businessman from Rochdale has become one of the first to complete innovative Made Smarter Leadership Programme, delivered by Lancaster University Management School.

Date Published 25/01/2020

Metals business set for £10m turnover with new building

Bornmore (Metals) has moved into a 24,000 sq ft unit in Heywood as it looks to double its revenue in three years.

Date Published 24/01/2020

Help local schools prepare students for world of work

If your business can offer invaluable advice to school students looking to carve their career path, you can help them become ready for the world of work with local events and...

Date Published 24/01/2020

Sainsbury’s to close Argos store in the Wheatsheaf Shopping Centre

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is shutting a number of Argos stores across the UK as part of a reorganisation, including the store in the Wheatsheaf Shopping Centre.

Date Published 22/01/2020

Rochdale firm help others have a fresh start this New Year

Staff at a Rochdale firm are helping people in the local area make a fresh start this New Year.

Date Published 21/01/2020

Growth in electric cars gives manufacturer multi-million pound boost

PTG Holroyd in Milnrow manufactures special CNC machine tools and components, and their products are widely used in air compression, vacuum pumps, air conditioning and...

Date Published 16/01/2020

Three local manufacturing SMEs invest in the first year of Made Smarter to adopt new technologies

Three local manufacturers are among 13 Greater Manchester businesses to have invested £1M to adopt new technologies, supported by almost £300k of funding, in the first year of the...

Date Published 11/01/2020

Grant funding to support rural business growth

Under the Rural Development Programme for England, you could be eligible for a Growth Programme grant if your business is carrying out a project to create jobs or bring more money...

Date Published 10/01/2020

Call for ambitious creative businesses to join new Creative Scale-Up programme

Creative industry businesses in Greater Manchester who are looking to grow and attract investment are being given the opportunity to join an innovative new programme that is set...

Date Published 06/01/2020

Rochdale health store providing free winter essentials to those in need

A Rochdale health store has joined forces with a local charity branch to reach out to the homeless and vulnerable during the winter season, by providing free bags of winter...

Date Published 03/01/2020

BES completes world-leading £8.1 million compound semiconductor innovation centre

Heywood company BES has completed an £8.1 million design and build project to deliver in the world’s first compound semiconductor...

Date Published 29/12/2019

New livery set to galvanize busy truck fleet

A Heywood-based business is rolling out a new look for its busy fleet of trucks.

Date Published 28/12/2019

Littleborough business PDS goes from strength to strength over 2019

Performance Doorset Solutions, based at Greenvale Business Park in Littleborough, has gone from strength to strength in 2019, after facing an uncertain future this time last year.

Date Published 27/12/2019

Recruitment Solutions join Real Change Rochdale in the battle on homelessness this Christmas

Rochdale-based recruitment firm, Recruitment Solutions (NW), has pledged their support in the fight to get homeless people off of the street for Christmas by donating towards Real...

Date Published 24/12/2019

Rochdale contractor appointed for Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum revamp

Plans for a brand new Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum in Rochdale are blazing ahead with local building firm Casey being appointed to take forward the £3.1million project.

Date Published 24/12/2019

100 treat packages donated by Hanson Springs to Rochdale Foodbank

Local company Hanson Springs has donated 100 treat packages to Rochdale Foodbank for Christmas.

Date Published 22/12/2019

BES engineer wins national BESA Award

Martina Antalova, from BES, the Rochdale-based specialist in design and construction of technically complex pharmaceutical and healthcare environments, has been recognised for her...

Date Published 21/12/2019

Heywood branch of Sayers bakery one of 11 to close after company saved from administration

The Heywood branch of bakery chain Sayers is one of 11 stores which have closed after the company went into administration on Wednesday (18 December).

Date Published 20/12/2019

Pub chain banking on success with £1m transformation of old RBS building

One of Rochdale's most well-known historic buildings is set to swap pounds for pints, as work gets under way to transform the former RBS bank into a Hogarth’s pub.

Date Published 20/12/2019

KFC and Travelodge on the way for Sandbrook Park as building work starts

Work has started on building the new Travelodge hotel and KFC at Sandbrook Park.

Date Published 19/12/2019

New restaurants and bars to try this Christmas

With office parties, family meals and drinks with friends to squeeze in somewhere between all the Christmas shopping and wrapping, December is the perfect time to try somewhere...

Date Published 18/12/2019

Rochdale firm NEMA invests in Japanese measuring system

Rochdale-based aerospace supplier, NEMA, has invested in a specialist precision measurement system from Japan.

Date Published 17/12/2019

Andy Burnham calls for Greater Manchester to become the “new capital” of social enterprise

Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, outlined a bold vision for the future of Greater Manchester in a speech to over 400 business leaders in London on Wednesday (4

Date Published 16/12/2019

Archbold Logistics marks centenary

Heywood-based logistics service Archbold Logistics has marked 100 years of business in 2019 since its incorporation in 1919.

Date Published 14/12/2019

Rochdale manufacturer undergoes £2m investment

A Rochdale manufacturer that produces industrial strength textiles has undergone a £2m investment.

Date Published 13/12/2019

Customers vote with their feet as record numbers hit the high street for Small Business Saturday

A record number of Britons came out in force to show their support for small independent businesses on the UK’s seventh annual Small Business Saturday last weekend (7 December...

Date Published 12/12/2019

Record turnover for body-worn camera firm

A surge in demand for body-worn cameras is being credited with record turnover at an award-winning Rochdale manufacturer.

Date Published 11/12/2019

Business confidence across the North West lowest for a decade

Business confidence across the North West is at its lowest level for the past decade, a new report published by chartered accountancy body ICAEW shows.

Date Published 09/12/2019

Zen appoints new MD for retail division

Rochdale-based Zen Internet, the UK’s largest independently owned telecommunications and technology service provider, has appointed Georgina Lord as the new Managing Director of...

Date Published 09/12/2019

Future of Clintons secured following sale out of administration

Greeting cards retailer Clintons has been sold out of administration in a deal that safeguards all 2,500 jobs and which will see all 334 stores across the UK continue to trade.

Date Published 06/12/2019

Greater Manchester Tesco stores adopt sunflower lanyard to help customers with hidden disabilities

Tesco stores across Greater Manchester have begun providing sunflower lanyards at all of its stores, as of Tuesday (3 December).

Date Published 05/12/2019

Zen’s ongoing support for local community

Zen CEO Paul Stobart, accompanied by Zen Internet’s social and charities committee presented a cheque for more than £16,000 to Rochdale Children’s Moorland Home last month.

Date Published 05/12/2019

Small Business Saturday market makes a festive return

Rochdale shoppers on the hunt for something extra special to give their loved ones this Christmas, can head to the Small Business Saturday market in Rochdale Exchange this...

Date Published 04/12/2019

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