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new arrangements begin - a 23 per cent increase over the previous year - taking the total loan book up to £180m.
89 New entry EFS Global, Burnley
Founded in 1996 by Mark Jones as a ‘one man and a van’ operation, EFS Global has grown to become one of the North West’s largest freight and haulage groups offering couriers, international shipping, warehousing, storage and transport with specialist requirements. Growth has come in part through a string of acquisitions, and the company now employs a team of 240, running more than 100 vehicles and operating out of a 36,000sq ft warehouse in Burnley.
88 New entry 1st Stop Group, Blackpool
1st Stop Group offers loans to individuals, marketing its simple application process and quicker response times to compete with high street lenders. Last year saw more than 12,000
86 New entry
SKN Electrical Services, Blackpool
SKN provides skilled technical personnel to carry out engineering
Hippo Motor Group, Blackburn
Hippo Motor Group is a family business whose roots can be traced back to 1906, when the company traded coal before entering the motor trade in the 1960s. With father-and-son team Richard and Tom Preston at the helm, the group now includes new and used sales as well as leasing, motor finance and servicing.
85 New entry
The Blackpool Pier Company, Blackpool
The Blackpool Pier Company is a fourth-generation family business which owns Blackpool’s North, South and Central piers. Revenue from bar sales, amusements, theatre tickets, the rental of concession stands, and fairground rides increased to £9.7m last year.
Distant Journeys, Ormskirk
Distant Journeys specialises in escorted tours. Already serving Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and India, the company launched its first tours to China in 2019 and has begun working on creating new packages in Vietnam, Cambodia and Japan.
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works in the oil, gas, petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries. The company counts BP, Chevron and Shell among its clients. Part of the company’s success over the last year has been its offshore work from Baku, Azerbaijan, where it also operates a training centre.
84 New entry
Pennine Tools Aerospace, Barnoldswick
Pennine Tools Aerospace is a family-run engineering business specialising in milling, turning and assembly of components. Since 1989, the company has exclusively serviced the commercial and military aerospace sectors, working with customers including BAE Systems, Airbus and GE Aviation.
83 2019: 65
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