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Rochdale Business Awards 2018

Rochdale Business Awards finalists and sponsors

The Rochdale Business Awards, to celebrate the achievements of businesses and business people within the borough of Rochdale, is organised and sponsored by the local business community and this year will take place on Friday 9 November 2018 at the magnificent Rochdale Town Hall.

Date Published 16/10/2018


GMCA supporting SME’s at the National Apprenticeship Show

More than 70 of the country’s leading employers will be showcasing their apprenticeship opportunities at this year’s National Apprenticeship Show.

Date Published 17/10/2018

Morrisons partners with Fareshare to launch period poverty campaign

Morrisons supermarkets has launched a campaign which aims to donate 250,000 sanitary products to women in period poverty.

Date Published 17/10/2018


Help Honda Rochdale spread some Christmas magic

Christmas is coming and local business, Swansway Honda Rochdale on Queensway, is making its naughty and nice lists.

Date Published 17/10/2018

Jonathan James Lettings supports community projects

Rochdale-based letting agency Jonathan James Lettings has shown support for two community groups.

The letting agents has sponsored the front of the Rochdale AFC Ladies team’s...

Date Published 16/10/2018


Willmott Dixon holds business expo at Rochdale Riverside site

Willmott Dixon hosted a two-day ‘Better Together’ expo at Rochdale’s Riverside development on Wednesday and Thursday (10 and 11 October), showcasing the future of construction in...

Date Published 16/10/2018

MPs call for rural roaming to connect the countryside to 4G

A cross-party group of MPs has recommended the introduction of a single rural mobile phone network to help further and faster delivery of 4G to the countryside.

Date Published 16/10/2018


New head for rural business organisation

The CLA has appointed a new Director General to oversee the running of the 30,000-strong membership organisation for landowners, farmers and rural businesses.

Date Published 16/10/2018

North West manufacturers call for UK to stay in European health & safety regime post Brexit

Manufacturers in the North West are calling for the current health & safety landscape to be maintained when the UK leaves the European Union, with existing worker production and...

Date Published 16/10/2018


Local businesses invited to ‘meet the buyer’

Local businesses across the borough will get the chance to pitch for business with some of the biggest public sector organisations in Greater Manchester at a special 'meet the...

Date Published 13/10/2018

Greenwoods Menswear returns to the Wheatsheaf

Menswear retailer Greenwoods has returned to its former premises in the Wheatsheaf Shopping Centre, five years after it closed.

Date Published 12/10/2018


Trade Mouldings new distribution centre at Kingsway Business Park

Work has started on Trade Mouldings’ new 75,000 sq ft distribution centre on a six-acre site at Kingsway Business Park in Rochdale.

Date Published 12/10/2018

Minky cleaning cloth sells out in minutes

A cleaning cloth by a Rochdale company reportedly sold out completely, just minutes after being restocked.

Date Published 11/10/2018


Rochdale translation firm ordered to pay more than £240,000 for diverting third of government language contractor's website traffic

A Rochdale interpreting service that set up bogus websites to mimic a world-leading language translation company managed to divert a third of its internet traffic for almost three...

Date Published 11/10/2018

CBI push to drive greater business innovation and raise living standards

Business leaders from across North West, will gather to share ideas on how firms in region can best put the time and resources into business innovation to improve their...

Date Published 11/10/2018


Construction booming in the North West

The North West has seen construction boom over the last year, according to new figures out today (10 October).

Date Published 11/10/2018

Family-owned dairy company reaps the rewards of its free-range launch

Following an industry first move in which Lancashire Farm Dairies moved to using only free-range milk in all of its yogurt products, the brand has seen sales increase by 20%.

Date Published 10/10/2018


Businessman raises over £9,000 for Mend Our Mountains campaign

The managing director of Inktech has raised more than £9,000 towards repairing the UK’s 15 national parks through the Mend Our Mountains campaign.

Date Published 10/10/2018

Clothing wholesaler sentenced for VAT fraud

A Rochdale clothing wholesaler has been sentenced for forging documents to steal almost £120,000 in VAT repayments.

Date Published 09/10/2018


Rochdale shopping centre supports Manchester charities

Two of the North West’s most prominent charitable organisations, Manchester Children’s Hospital and the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund have received more than £2,000 in...

Date Published 09/10/2018

'This is Rochdale' encouraging investment and pride in the borough

'This is Rochdale' held the first of a series of breakfast business events for members and potential members of its Rochdale Ambassadors scheme last week.

Date Published 09/10/2018


Only half of UK employers have a mental health policy in place

Only half of UK employers have a mental health policy in place, despite the fact that 97% of professionals believe their employer has a responsibility to support the mental health...

Date Published 09/10/2018

Castleton business has van stolen in Shaw

A Castleton-based business had a van stolen from Shaw during the evening of 2 October.

Date Published 08/10/2018


Businesses and GM Mayor support fundraiser to tackle homelessness

Over 190 business people faced the elements on Friday (5 October) at the Byte Night North West sleep out, to raise money for children’s charity Action for Children.

Date Published 06/10/2018

Launch of new JW Lees beer

Middleton brewer JW Lees has teamed up with renowned scientist Professor Brian Cox to launch the new amber ale, ‘Cosmic Brew.’

Date Published 05/10/2018


Local Senior Associate Solicitor sworn in as Justice of the Peace

Richard Michael Dobson-Mason, a local Senior Associate Solicitor from Molesworths Bright Clegg Solicitors in Rochdale, was sworn in as a Justice of the Peace on Friday 21...

Date Published 04/10/2018

Rochdale opticians makes fundraising a piece of cake

The team at a local opticians in Rochdale have held a coffee morning for Macmillan Cancer Research, selling a selection of delicious sweet treats for their customers, raising over...

Date Published 04/10/2018


Agriculture Bill: Detail needed now on longer-term funding, says CLA

MPs will have their first opportunity to debate the main principles of the Agriculture Bill at the Bill’s Second Reading in the House of Commons on 10 October.

Date Published 04/10/2018

Bluebird Care launches in Rochdale

The Rochdale branch of Bluebird Care was opened by Mayor Mohammed Zaman on Monday (1 October).

Date Published 01/10/2018


Inktech MD takes on 'dirty dozen' challenge for Mend Our Mountains

The managing director of Inktech is taking on a serious walking challenge.
Richard Duckworth, 36, from Littleborough, will walk all 13 ‘primary project’ paths due to be repaired...

Date Published 01/10/2018

Andrew Kelly & Associates win The British Property Award for Rochdale

Andrew Kelly & Associates has won The British Property Award for lettings in Rochdale.

Date Published 01/10/2018


Charity is the spice of life for Middleton restaurant

La Minhaz on Market Place, Middleton threw open its doors for two evenings offering free food in return for donations and raised £2,720 for two local charities, Springhill Hospice...

Date Published 28/09/2018

Automation revolution to hit most socially deprived towns hardest, finds CSJ

The same towns in the North and the Midlands that were worst hit by the loss of industry are most at risk of a second surge in unemployment triggered by robots taking over skilled...

Date Published 28/09/2018


Local dairy ends summer on a high with nine awards

Rochdale-based Lancashire Farm Dairies topped the bill at this year’s summer shows with nine awards, and two very high commendations in the dairy category.

Date Published 26/09/2018

Co-op bans single-use plastics and unveils compostable carrier bags

The Co-op supermarket has become the latest supermarket to tackle plastic pollution by announcing an end to single-use plastics and introducing compostable carrier bags.

Date Published 26/09/2018


North’s manufacturing and high-tech sectors dominate as NPIF reaches £100m

The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) is marking another milestone as it celebrates backing £100 million of investment across the Northern Powerhouse region.

Date Published 25/09/2018

Butchers donate meat to Feeding Rochdale Homeless

A butchers’ shop has donated meat worth almost £100 to Feeding Rochdale Homeless at Champness Hall.

Date Published 25/09/2018


Businesses are stifling their employees' creativity and innovation, says RADA

Businesses are failing to support a culture of innovation despite employees believing that their companies would benefit from fresh ideas and innovative ways of working, new...

Date Published 25/09/2018

Boost for superfast broadband to connect rural areas

Connecting rural areas with superfast broadband should be easier thanks to the CLA and NFU working with Openreach to help close the digital divide and speed up rollout.

Date Published 25/09/2018


Labour Party planning review

The Labour Party has launched a new Planning Commission at its 2018 Conference to review the planning system.

Date Published 24/09/2018

Local construction company commended at National Apprenticeship Awards

Local construction company Jackson, Jackson and Sons were highly commended in the SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) Employer of the Year category at the North West regional...

Date Published 22/09/2018


Middleton roads one of the most complained about in annual pothole survey

Roads in the M24 postcode area in Middleton are one of the most complained about in Greater Manchester, a study into conditions of the local road network in Greater Manchester has...

Date Published 21/09/2018

Manufacturers are not preparing for a no-deal Brexit

New research published today by EEF, The Manufacturers’ Organisation, shows that over four fifths of manufacturers in the North West believe it important that Brexit negotiations...

Date Published 21/09/2018


One in three North West business owners want to grow their businesses but are unsure how

A national poll commissioned by British Business Bank, the operators of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, has revealed that almost one third of North West businesses (31%)...

Date Published 20/09/2018

Rochdale businesses pass underage tests

All businesses in the borough of Rochdale visited by underage mystery shoppers in July passed sales tests.

Date Published 19/09/2018


£3 million programme to help farmers reduce emissions

The Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) partnership, a new £3 million programme to reduce ammonia emissions from agriculture in England, has been launched.

Date Published 18/09/2018

Zen employees take part in Gauntlet Games

A team of 25 Zen employees decamped to Heaton Park on Saturday to take part in the annual Gauntlet Games event, a fun but gruelling 10K obstacle course race, in the name of...

Date Published 17/09/2018


Lloyds Bank in Heywood to close in January

Lloyds Bank will close its Heywood branch next year, it was announced on Thursday (13 September).

Date Published 13/09/2018

Norden Arms gastropub up for sale

The Norden Arms is up for sale as the freeholder of the premises, Edward Smethurst, has decided to sell to focus on his other business interests.

Date Published 13/09/2018


Zen Internet to take part in Gauntlet Games

Zen Internet are submitting a team of 28 people to the Gauntlet Games this weekend in  Heaton Park to raise money for Bury Hospice.

Date Published 13/09/2018

Land value capture reform wrong way to solve housing crisis, warns CLA

Proposed changes to the way the Government captures the increase in the value of land when it receives planning permission would fail to deliver additional homes in order help...

Date Published 13/09/2018


CLA reaction to Agriculture Bill

CLA President Tim Breitmeyer said: “The development of a new post-Brexit UK agriculture policy is a seminal moment for the future of our countryside.

Date Published 12/09/2018

Free employment law update for North West employers

North West firms are being urged to take advantage of an employment law update that will bring them up to speed on a series of important legislative changes including on data...

Date Published 11/09/2018


Northern Powerhouse goods exports on the rise

The official figures released recently show that the demand for goods made in the Northern Powerhouse has grown by 3.5% over the last year, and 16.1% since 2010.

Date Published 10/09/2018

Rochdale-based construction manager shortlisted for award

A construction manager, born, bred and living in Rochdale, has been shortlisted for a national building award.

Date Published 06/09/2018


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