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Oldham outfit lights up the Grace Cathedral in San Francisco

Oldham-based Innovation LED have just completed an amazing project to light up a San Francisco cathedral.

Date Published 23/05/2020


JYSK reopens for in-store customers

JYSK re-opened its Oldham store for in-store customers from yesterday (Monday).

Date Published 26/05/2020

Oldham expert welcomes plans to protect struggling businesses

Government measures to help businesses survive the pandemic have been welcomed by an Oldham insolvency expert.

Date Published 22/05/2020


Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay scheme to launch next week

A new online service will launch on May 26 for small and medium sized employers to recover Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) payments they have made to their employees, the Government has...

Date Published 19/05/2020

Oldham expert insists insolvency figures do not reflect impact of pandemic

Government figures which show a fall in the number of businesses going bust in April do not reflect the true impact of the pandemic, according to an Oldham expert.

Date Published 16/05/2020


Opening of housing market welcome, but recovery likely to be slow

While the re-opening of the housing market is welcomed, 80% of contributors to a new survey say they have seen buyers and sellers pulling out of transactions in April.

Date Published 14/05/2020

More than one in three small NW furloughed firms fear they’ll never reopen

New data from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has underscored the threat posed to millions of livelihoods by a sudden retraction of support for small firms in the weeks...

Date Published 13/05/2020


Oldham anti-viral business receives loan to increase COVID-19 production capacity

A family-run manufacturing business has committed to a significant expansion programme, involving a move to a new factory and the installation of new machines, so it can increase...

Date Published 11/05/2020

Council salutes Oldham businesses rising to the challenge

Oldham Council has shone a spotlight on the many local businesses which have gone above and beyond during the coronavirus pandemic.

Date Published 07/05/2020


Coronavirus cash grants – Oldham businesses reminded not to miss out

Hundreds of Oldham businesses could be missing out on cash grants to help support them during the coronavirus pandemic.

Date Published 06/05/2020

Oldham firm offer everything required to make cash transactions safer

In response to the Coronavirus crisis, Oldham-based Innovative Technology has created CashGenic, the hygienic cash automation kit.

Date Published 06/05/2020


Oldham company needs used printer cartridges to raise vital funds

Think Inks, a UK printer consumables recycling organisation based in Oldham, is donating up to £5 to the NHS Charities Together COVID-19 Urgent Appeal for every single used ink...

Date Published 06/05/2020

MPs host successful business support webinar

Last Friday Oldham MPs Jim McMahon and Debbie Abrahams held an online support session for over 50 Oldham-based businesses.

Date Published 05/05/2020


HMRC invites self-employed to get ready to make their claims

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is preparing to start contacting around three and a half million customers who may be eligible for the government’s Self-Employment Income Support...

Date Published 04/05/2020

Ultimate Products management team give up their salaries to help local charities and causes

The management team of Ultimate Products, the Chadderton-based company behind leading household brands such as Beldray, Intempo and Progress, are donating their salaries to help...

Date Published 01/05/2020


Local community groups urged to access available financial support

Oldham community groups are being urged to take up the offer of financial support from Forever Manchester and the National Lottery Community Fund to support their response to the...

Date Published 29/04/2020

An Innovative idea to produce thousands of face shields for healthcare staff

Oldham company Innovative Technology, which is usually renowned for manufacturing leading cash handling products, has turned its production to Personal Protective Equipment in the...

Date Published 29/04/2020


Get your questions ready as Oldham MPs gear up to host business webinar

Local MPs Jim McMahon (Oldham West and Royton) and Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) are set to hold a webinar for businesses based in Oldham and Saddleworth...

Date Published 28/04/2020

Greater Connected programme returns to help digital, creative and tech businesses cut through the pandemic

Digital and creative businesses in Greater Manchester struggling to adapt to the challenges caused by COVID-19 can receive assistance from the sector-specific Greater Connected...

Date Published 23/04/2020


Ultimate Products lends its financial and practical support to local charities and initiatives

Ultimate Products, the Chadderton-based owner, manager, designer and developer of an extensive range of value-focused consumer goods brands, has been working hard since the...

Date Published 22/04/2020

Acas North West answers your questions about ‘furlough’ and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been launched this week to protect the jobs of employees whose work has been stopped or prevented by Coronavirus.

Date Published 22/04/2020


Businesses urged to urgently access £629m coronavirus grant support funding

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham today led calls for businesses to urgently apply for a share of the £629m coronavirus grant funding available from Local Authorities in the...

Date Published 17/04/2020

GM LEP approves £3m funding to bolster financial support available to businesses battling impact of coronavirus

The Greater Manchester LEP (Local Enterprise Partnership), working with the Growth Company, has unlocked an initial £3m package of urgently needed financial support for Greater...

Date Published 09/04/2020


Coronavirus: NatWest warning as scammers take advantage

Scammers are using the Coronavirus crisis as an opportunity to prey on vulnerable people and businesses amid the general public's unrest at this time.

Date Published 03/04/2020

GC Business Growth Hub is #HereForBusiness

Greater Manchester’s business community is currently facing a challenge like never before, but the message from GC Business Growth Hub is that its expert advisers are...

Date Published 03/04/2020


Coronavirus: Business support grants launched in Oldham

Oldham businesses can now take advantage of cash grants to support them during the coronavirus pandemic.

Date Published 01/04/2020

Interserve awarded £25m contract to build new Saddleworth School

Interserve Group Limited, the international support services, construction and equipment group, has been named preferred bidder by the Department for Education to design and build...

Date Published 25/03/2020


Coronavirus: Failsworth-born Sir Jim to build TWO hand sanitiser factories

A billionaire businessman who was raised in Failsworth has pledged to build two hand sanitiser factories in just ten days.

Date Published 25/03/2020

Oldham Business Awards 2020 - finalists announced

The 2020 Oldham Business Awards category nominees have been announced.

Date Published 24/03/2020


Coronavirus: Tech challenge launched to offer digital support during outbreak

People who are required to stay at home for several weeks because of Coronavirus (COVID-19) could soon benefit from new technology that aims to combat the effects of social...

Date Published 23/03/2020

Coronavirus: Manchester airport staff face uncertain future

The fallout from the Coronavirus crisis continues to hit business hard, and now Manchester Airport chiefs have been forced to impose temporary pay cuts and lay-offs on its staff,...

Date Published 17/03/2020


Trafford Centre owner Intu in fight for survival

The owner of the Trafford Centre in Manchester has warned that it could go bust.

Date Published 12/03/2020

Oldham JYSK store opening is a record-breaker

Scandi furniture brand JYSK broke all previous UK records for a store opening when its new Oldham store opened its doors on Saturday (March 7) at Alexandra Retail Park.

Date Published 11/03/2020


Government-backed support programme launched to help Oldham businesses facing redundancy

Businesses facing the prospect of making redundancies in Oldham can benefit from a new Government-backed programme, which provides end-to-end support to those employers wanting to...

Date Published 11/03/2020

Medlock FRB completes school for children with autism

Pupils and staff have moved into a new school for children with autism which has been built and fitted out by Medlock FRB.

Date Published 11/03/2020


Over 2,000 businesses formed in Oldham in 2019

Latest statistics show that Oldham saw an increase in the number of businesses over the last 12 months, despite a background of political and economic uncertainty.

Date Published 05/03/2020

HPP gear up to stage manufacturing roadshow

Furniture components manufacturer and distributor Hills Panel Products (HPP) is hosting an open-day and regional roadshow with a partner manufacturer at its Oldham HQ later this...

Date Published 04/03/2020


WIN £250 to spend in Oldham's brand new JYSK store!

Oldhamers are invited to get along to the exciting grand opening of the brand new JYSK store at the Alexandra Retail Park.

Date Published 04/03/2020

Well over 2,000 new businesses were formed last year

Latest statistics show that Greater Manchester saw an increase in the number of businesses over the last 12 months, despite a background of political and economic uncertainty.

Date Published 03/03/2020


Success for Oldham in the Greater Manchester Asian Business Leaders Awards

From social enterprise Upturn to digital marketeers dsgn uk, Oldham dominated the Greater Manchester Asian Business Leaders Awards (27 February).

Date Published 28/02/2020

Garratts offer support for unique Hostage International event

Garratts Solicitors are proud to be sponsoring a Hostage International reception which offers people the opportunity to hear first-hand the impact that being held hostage has on...

Date Published 21/02/2020


Flying the flag for Oldham in the Asian Business Leaders Awards

A web design business that began in a garage and now completes contracts for the likes of TESCO, plus a unique agency that trains foreign medics plugging life-threatening gaps in...

Date Published 18/02/2020

Ex Thomas Cook colleagues launching new Barrhead Travel agency in Oldham

Barrhead Travel, one of the UK’s leading travel agencies, has announced plans to invest in the relaunch of a new travel agency in Oldham, bringing five local ex-Thomas Cook staff...

Date Published 07/02/2020


Oldham-based PMD Business Finance appoints new senior director

Oldham based business finance firm PMD has appointed Callum Bull as a new business development director.

Date Published 04/02/2020

Local businesses invited to Oldham construction procurement event

An event to help businesses benefit from construction opportunities across Oldham has been organised.

Date Published 30/01/2020


North West starts 2020 with business confidence boost

Business confidence in the North West rose 20 points on the back of soaring economic optimism during January, according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank...

Date Published 29/01/2020

Finalists announced for first North West Family Business Awards

The finalists for the inaugural North West Family Business Awards have been selected by the judges – with 192 entries from across the region.

Date Published 29/01/2020


Oldham College gets the green light for £9m construction centre

Oldham College's transformation is entering a new phase after its plans for a £9million Construction Centre were approved.

Date Published 29/01/2020

North West’s listed companies add £6.4bn as values continue to soar

The North West's listed companies continued to increase their value in the final quarter of 2019, adding £6.4bn to their total market capitalisation, according to Deloitte. 

Date Published 29/01/2020


New senior appointment at OCL

Oldham Community Leisure (OCL) has employed a new Head of Business Development, responsible for the trust’s marketing and sales functions plus its Customer Relationship Management...

Date Published 28/01/2020

JYSK to expand into Oldham

JYSK, the Scandinavian-owned multi-billion Euro furniture brand, has announced it will open in Oldham in Spring 2020.

Date Published 28/01/2020


Oldham comes second in the list of best places for freelancers

Oldham has been revealed as one of the best places for freelance and remote workers to live, according to a new study.

Date Published 28/01/2020

Debbie Abrahams' bid to protect small businesses

Late payments campaigner, Debbie Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, has seen her initiative, to introduce Project Bank Accounts for large public construction jobs,...

Date Published 28/01/2020


Oldham structural design firm supporting modular steer car-park manufacturer to boost Manchester Airport spaces

A structural engineering consultancy from Oldham is working with a modular steel car-park manufacturer to increase temporary spaces at busy UK sites, including Manchester Airport.

Date Published 24/01/2020

Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership Chair Announcement

In a nationwide first, the Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership (GMLEP) is set to appoint two industry leaders as co-chairs of the board, with Mo Isap and Lou Cordwell...

Date Published 23/01/2020


Energy leader Jenny Moten elected to North West CBI regional council

One of the leading figures in the North West energy sector has been elected to the regional council of business organisation, the CBI.

Date Published 21/01/2020

Oldham-based Ripple Group continue to invest into the future

Retail interior, display equipment and bespoke manufacturing specialist Ripple Group has invested over £200,000 in new advanced technology machinery for its joinery and...

Date Published 09/01/2020


An exciting year ahead for award winning Donkeystone Brewery

Donkeystone Brewery have won planning permission to open a tap room at their premises in Greenfield, so they can welcome customers to try their beers.

Date Published 08/01/2020

ZenOffice aims high for 2020 with appointment of new Sales Director

ZenOffice has appointed a new Sales Director to assist the growth and progression of the company in 2020.

Date Published 06/01/2020


Call for ambitious Greater Manchester 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 03/01/2020

 Oldham-based housing association moves closer to £6m affordable housing scheme in Werneth

Oldham-based housing association, First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO), and developer Keepmoat Homes have signed a contract to build 36 new homes for affordable rent and improve a...

Date Published 02/01/2020


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