Chinese delegation visits Rochdale

RDA Managing Director John Hudson, Acting Chief Executive Linda Fisher and Cllr John Blundell, Asst Cabinet Member for Regeneration, welcome the Chinese delegation to Rochdale

A Chinese development company, accompanied by a team of journalists, visited Rochdale this week as part of a two week trip to the North West.

The chairman of G-Suite, Wang Yuen Yee, met Councillor John Blundell, Assistant Cabinet Member for Regeneration, acting chief executive of Rochdale Borough Council, Linda Fisher, and John Hudson from the Rochdale Development Agency at Number One Riverside.

G-Suite is exploring options to develop Warwick Mill and London House in Middleton into a mix of offices, retail and residential. It has just appointed the Oval Partnership, an international practice of architects with offices in London and Liverpool to look at designs.

Journalists from the Hong Kong Economic Times, Guangzhou Daily of China and Shenzhen TV Financial Channel visited Middleton and filmed from the roof of Number One Riverside.

Ms Wong Yuen Yee, said: “We have two significant investment property development projects, Warwick Mill and London House in Middleton.

"Through these two projects, we will target to bring in various investors from China, Hong Kong and other Asian cities. From an economic perspective, we hope these projects will be able to benefit the local community.”