News for: Manufacturing

Following the success of the #MadeInStockport badge, Stockport creative Dylan Moore, of Aqua Design Group, has proposed the cross-industry Made in Stockport Awards to promote the town's makers and producers. The awards would aim to celebrate businesses in the borough and wider SK postcode area … [Read more...]

Hazel Grove based supplier to the pharmaceuticals manufacturing industry, Solo Containment, has been acquired by American firm, ILC Dover. Solo Containment is a specialist manufacturer of flexible film isolators used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and other life sciences products, and has … [Read more...]

Stockport’s Rowlinson Knitwear is donating over 200,000 free disposable face masks to its customers across the UK, helping to keep independent schoolwear retailers safe during the Coronavirus pandemic. The employee-owned business decided to offer the face masks as a way of thanking its customers … [Read more...]

Changes to working hours and routines during the Covid-19 lockdown show how adopting more innovating approaches to flexible working could be beneficial to the UK economy across all industries, concludes a report published by think-tank, IPPR. The report suggests that the adoption of new working … [Read more...]

Vulnerable people from across Greater Manchester have benefited from over 18,000 loaves of bread donated by Stockport-based Allied Bakeries during the coronavirus crisis. The bakery, which manufactures Kingsmill loaves, has donated bread to charitable organisations as well as to support emergency … [Read more...]

Family-run spring manufacturer, Mancunian Spring Company, has relocated from Manchester to new premises on Kenwood Road, North Reddish. The 75 year old business has moved from Cornbrook due to the ongoing regeneration of the area which had made it less suitable for industrial uses. The firm … [Read more...]

Allied Bakeries is to feature in a one-off BBC2 documentary detailing the pressures of major retailers and their suppliers in keeping supermarket shelves stocked during the Covid-19 pandemic. Fronted by Sara Cox and Ade Adepitan, 'Keeping Britain Fed' explores how shopping habits changed during … [Read more...]

Stockport based workwear firm, Ballyclare, has unveiled a new range of general workwear for workers in a range of sectors. While the firm is best known for its specialist protective workwear, such as for the fire service, the new Ballyclare 365 collection includes garments for a wider range of … [Read more...]