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The exterior of Maggie J's Baby Store, Milnrow

Maggie J’s Baby Store celebrates two years of business

Maggie J’s Baby Store in Milnrow celebrates two years of business on 15 August.
The Bridge Street shop was started in 2020 by Julie Deane, combining over 20 years’ expertise as a buyer and product developer with being a new mum after an emotional IVF journey.

Date Published 12/08/2022

Archbold Logistics report record year

Archbold Logistics, the Heywood-based logistics and distribution specialist, has reported a significant increase in business to year ended December 2021, and their results are now...

Date Published 09/08/2022

Seetec Outsource to deliver new Skills for Growth contract in Greater Manchester to support logistics industry

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has awarded Seetec Outsource a £1 million contract as part of its three-year Skills for Growth programme funded through the...

Date Published 01/08/2022

Castleton Timber and Heywood Plastics sponsor a stand at the Crown Oil Arena

Castleton Timber and Heywood Plastics has become the new sponsor of the Willbutts Lane Stand of the Crown Oil Arena.

Date Published 29/07/2022

Councillor Dave Bamford speaks out about employing offenders

Milnrow and Newhey ward councillor Dave Bamford has spoken out about employing offenders.
Since 2019, Dave, a director at AMC (NW Group) has recruited 12 people from Thorn Cross...

Date Published 23/07/2022

Self-employed people in Rochdale invited to take advantage of fully funded support programme

People based in Rochdale who are in the early stages of micro-business ownership are being invited to apply for a fully funded programme of support, designed to unlock their full...

Date Published 22/07/2022

Manufacturers in Rochdale borough urged to use home improvement boom as catalyst for digital transformation

Furniture and home goods makers in Rochdale and Middleton are being urged to use the ongoing home improvement boom as a catalyst for digital transformation.

Date Published 19/07/2022

New chair of the strategy board for AMPI is appointed

Dr Ruth Mallors-Ray OBE has been appointed as Chair of the Strategy Board of AMPI, (Advanced Machinery and Productivity Institute).

Date Published 17/07/2022

From apprentice to director at BES

Sixteen years after joining Rochdale-based BES as a 17-year-old building services apprentice, Sean Ferguson has been appointed as the company’s youngest ever director, aged just...

Date Published 15/07/2022

Lockdown personal training company to expand

A personal training business set up during the first lockdown is expanding business.

Date Published 12/07/2022

Norden beauty salon shortlisted for Beauty Salon of the Year

A Norden beauty salon has been named as a finalist in the second Great British Hair & Beauty Awards 2022.

Date Published 08/07/2022

Envair secures two-year agreement as sole provider of clean air and containment solutions

Heywood-headquartered Envair, a world leading manufacturer of isolators, laminar flow and microbiological safety cabinets for the healthcare, biotech and pharmaceutical...

Date Published 07/07/2022

Rochdale tech entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds invited to join trade mission to Chicago

Black, Asian and mixed background tech entrepreneurs are being invited to register their interest for a four-day transatlantic trade mission to Chicago.

Date Published 07/07/2022

Europe's largest shoe store Deichmann joins Rochdale Riverside

Europe’s largest shoe retailer is coming to Rochdale Riverside.

Date Published 06/07/2022

GJD wins the Best Use of Technology category at the British Security Awards 2022

Heywood-based GJD, a leading UK designer and manufacturer of advanced external perimeter protection and intruder detection equipment has won the “Best Use of Technology” award at...

Date Published 05/07/2022

The Gallows stars on Come Dine With Me: The Professionals

Milnrow eatery The Gallows will feature in the next episode of Come Dine With Me: The Professionals, a new Channel 4 series.

Date Published 05/07/2022

PTG to present Powerstir friction stir welding at Aluminium 2022

Rochdale manufacturer PTG is to showcase a range of products at this year’s world's leading trade show and B2B platform for the aluminium industry.

Date Published 03/07/2022

Fully-funded support for hospitality sector to drive recruitment and boost growth

People working across Greater Manchester’s hospitality scene are being offered fully-funded opportunities to drive productivity and progression following the effects of Covid-19.

Date Published 01/07/2022

Manufacturing brought in-house at GJD, thanks to new kit

Award-winning Heywood perimeter detection manufacturer GJD will be able to create some of its products in-house, thanks to new equipment.

Date Published 29/06/2022

Super six celebrate 20 years at BES

The original team of six who established Rochdale business BES 20 years ago have been celebrating the firm's anniversary.

Date Published 27/06/2022

"Ridiculous" rise in utility bills forces Heywood's Albany Hotel to close

The Albany Hotel in Heywood will be closing on 26 June, due to a “ridiculous rise in utility bills.”

Date Published 20/06/2022

Free domestic abuse awareness training for businesses

The domestic abuse team at Rochdale Borough Council is delivering free domestic abuse awareness training and support to businesses across the borough.

Date Published 20/06/2022

The Growth Company recognised with Social Enterprise Gold Mark Accreditation

Pioneering social enterprise, The Growth Company, has been accredited with the Social Enterprise Gold Mark, a prestigious accolade recognising that it puts the interests of people...

Date Published 17/06/2022

A&F Sprinklers becomes employee-owned

A&F Sprinklers, the Rochdale-based sprinkler company, has become an employee-owned business.

Date Published 15/06/2022

Middleton business gives back and urges others to join them

A Middleton business – Leaflet Drop Marketing (LDM) – has made it their mission to give back to the local community.

Date Published 09/06/2022

All-In-One Garden Centre to close

The All-In-One Garden Centre is to close this summer after more than 51 years of business.

Date Published 07/06/2022

First of PTG Holroyd’s advanced new gear grinding centres ready to ship

The first of PTG Holroyd’s newly developed HG350 advanced gear and worm gear grinding centres are currently undergoing factory acceptance testing at the company’s Rochdale-based...

Date Published 01/06/2022

Mecca Bingo to close after 20 years

Mecca Bingo in Rochdale town centre is to close this July after 20 years.
The company has confirmed the club will close on Monday 4 July as the lease on the site is coming to an...

Date Published 31/05/2022

Bespoke holiday provider eShores celebrates 15 years of business

Bespoke holiday provider eShores has celebrated 15 years of business this May.

Date Published 30/05/2022

Heywood clean air and containment manufacturer sees significant growth in US market

Heywood-based Envair Technology, a specialist UK manufacturer of clean air and containment solutions for the healthcare, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, has reported...

Date Published 25/05/2022

Company founded in Rochdale passes $1b milestone

Online booking system and website specialists Booking Online Ltd/ Booking Online USA LLC have crossed a massive milestone in their business, having processed a staggering...

Date Published 23/05/2022

Petite Bistro under new management

Baillie Street’s Petit Bistro – which is now under new management – has undergone an extensive refurbishment and is now operating as ‘Petite Bistro’.

Date Published 23/05/2022

Greater Manchester launches toolkit helping employers create an age-friendly workplace

Greater Manchester has become the first city-region to launch a toolkit designed to help and inform employers on the positive impact an age-friendly workplace can bring.

Date Published 20/05/2022

Aldi Milnrow reopens with a fresh new look

The Milnrow Aldi store on Elizabethan Way has reopened after being closed for refurbishment.
The store reopened on Thursday (19 May) with a more ‘customer focused’ layout.

Date Published 19/05/2022

Greater Manchester business schools to help SMEs bounce back from the pandemic

A new collaboration between business schools in Greater Manchester will support SMEs in the region to bounce back from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic with a free online...

Date Published 12/05/2022

Middleton’s Vita Group picks up top prize at region’s manufacturing awards

Leading PU foam manufacturer, The Vita Group, which is based in Middleton, has been crowned ‘Manufacturer of the Year (over £25m)’ at the North West Business Insider’s Made in the...

Date Published 11/05/2022

Chief Executive of Rochdale Council experiences ‘clean air’ technology at Heywood factory

Chief Executive of Rochdale Borough Council, Steve Rumbelow, recently paid a visit to rapidly expanding local business, Envair Technology.

Date Published 09/05/2022

Rochdale hospital rallies to deliver urgent supplies to Ukraine hospitals

The Highfield Hospital in Rochdale has formed part of a wider effort to deliver urgent supplies to war-hit hospitals in Ukraine.

Date Published 04/05/2022

J H Fisher Opticians in Heywood closing at the end of April due to owners' retirement

J H Fisher Opticians in Heywood is closing at the end of April due to the retirement of husband-and-wife team Howard and Pat Fisher.

Date Published 29/04/2022

H Bell & Sons celebrate 110 years with 110 trees

Local construction company H Bell & Sons is celebrating 110 years of business by planting 110 trees across the borough this year.

Date Published 28/04/2022

Zen Internet awarded UK’s Best Workplaces recognition

Rochdale internet provider Zen has been recognised as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces by Great Place to Work, the global authority on workplace culture.

Date Published 27/04/2022

The Vita Group celebrates safety award win

The Vita Group's manufacturing site in Middleton has won a prestigious health & safety award for work undertaken to protect employees from the risk of injury and ill-health.

Date Published 25/04/2022

Richard Hagan named Business Leader of the Year by green business champions edie

A Rochdale businessman has been named Business Leader of the Year in the edie sustainability leaders award, the UK’s largest and most prestigious celebration of green business.

Date Published 22/04/2022

Rochdale company prepares five-course banquet of extreme stinks for ‘world's smelliest museum’ in Bristol

Rochdale scent company AromaPrime has created a five-course Victorian meal for Bristol’s SS Great Britain Museum.

Date Published 21/04/2022

Heywood woman becomes first female winner of European Future Leader Award

A Heywood woman has become the first woman to win The Global Cold Chain Alliance Europe Future Leader Award.

Date Published 07/04/2022

11 April deadline looming to apply for Covid-19 Additional Relief Fund

Businesses affected by Covid-19 which are looking to apply for the Covid-19 Additional Relief Fund only have until Monday 11 April to apply.

Date Published 06/04/2022

Opticians raise funds for Ukraine crisis appeal

An opticians in Rochdale has raised over £1,350 in response to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s appeal to help the millions of Ukrainians fleeing the conflict, by offering MOTs...

Date Published 06/04/2022

James Nuttall acquired by W.H. Bowker

Rochdale-based logistics business James Nuttall (Transport) Limited and its commercial MOT testing centre, Queensway Commercials Limited, have been bought by W.H. Bowker, one of...

Date Published 06/04/2022

Lake Bank restaurant loses business after council closes car park for filming

A local business has hit out at Rochdale Borough Council for completely closing the Lake Bank car park at Hollingworth Lake due to filming.

Date Published 01/04/2022

Lancashire Wellness Witch is Heywood's newest indie holistic health store

A new independent holistic health shop has opened on Bridge Street in Heywood.
Run by Kimberley Goldie, The Lancashire Wellness Witch and Monkey Town Clothing provides a range of...

Date Published 30/03/2022

New tool launched to help Rochdale businesses find the right support and funding

Businesses across Rochdale now have a simple tool to help them navigate the complex and varied landscape of support and funding, thanks to the launch of GC Business Growth Hub’s...

Date Published 28/03/2022

Rochdale manufacturer stars in Made Smarter campaign to drive tech and skills adoption

A real-life manufacturer from Rochdale is the star of a new advertising campaign to increase technology adoption among businesses in the region.

Date Published 25/03/2022

Spring manufacturer sentenced after worker severs fingers

A Rochdale spring manufacturing company has been fined after an employee had two fingers of his right hand severed whilst attempting to lubricate a bandsaw.

Date Published 24/03/2022

400 McCormick jobs at risk as company plans to move production site

Nearly 400 employees at food manufacturer McCormick in Littleborough are at risk of losing their jobs as the company has announced plans to move activities to Peterborough.

Date Published 23/03/2022

Scammers targeting Self Assessment customers, HMRC warns

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is warning Self Assessment recipients to be on their guard following the Self Assessment deadline after more than 570,000 scams were reported to HMRC...

Date Published 21/03/2022

Highfield Hospital to launch new robotic system for total knee replacements ensuring greater accuracy

A surgeon at Highfield Hospital has become one of the first in the UK to use a new advanced robotic system for total and partial knee replacements.

Date Published 18/03/2022

Women in self-employment on the rise in Greater Manchester

Thousands more women are choosing self-employment in Greater Manchester in comparison to surrounding regions, new analysis from GC Business Growth Hub has revealed.

Date Published 12/03/2022

Flying Horse Hotel named best pub in borough

The multi-award-winning Flying Horse Hotel in Rochdale town centre has been named the best pub in the borough by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).

Date Published 08/03/2022

Pure Physiotherapy opens new Rochdale clinic

Pure Physiotherapy has opened the doors to a new Rochdale clinic.

Date Published 07/03/2022

Rochdale’s most enterprising individuals invited to step forward with Start Up Vision

People based in Rochdale who are ready to start up a business or might already be in the early stages of micro-business ownership are being invited to apply for a new fully-funded...

Date Published 06/03/2022

Rochdale based metal recycler EMR shows its support for local young people

EMR Rochdale, on Uncouth Road, has extended support to young people in a partnership with local charity, Rochdale Connections Trust.

Date Published 05/03/2022

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