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40 2019: 50
JDS Trucks & Vans, Blackburn
JDS is one of the largest Renault truck and van dealerships in the UK, selling new and used vehicles across its Blackburn, Leeds and Manchester branches. Including aftersales care and spare parts, the company improved turnover by eight per cent despite an industry-wide decline in new vehicle registrations of more than four per cent.
Hot 10 climbers 13 Haydock Finance 16 30
43 Ameon 48 20
Tom Parker Graham Engineering
53 B&E Boys 62 64 9
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Hexagon Care Services, Preston
Hexagon Care operates more than 40 children’s homes, eight schools and two adult homes around the country. Working with a number of local authorities, Hexagon also provides residential accommodation, education and specialist therapy. With more than 160 young people in its care and 500 people in its workforce it is the fourth largest provider of its kind in the UK.
38 2019: 45 Gilberts, Blackpool
Gilberts designs and manufactures grilles, diffusers, louvres and natural ventilation systems for the heating, ventilating and air conditioning industry. All areas experienced growth over the last 12 months, with particularly strong demand for its smoke and fire dampers.
37 2019: 29
Dewlay Cheesemakers, Preston
Dewlay is a third-generation cheesemaker famous for its Creamy, Crumbly and Tasty
Ansuka Services Golden Age Holdings Hills Salvage & Recycling
Preston Board & Packaging Leach Holdings
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Lancashire ranges which have earned praise and gold medals at the International Cheese Awards. Turnover rose to £22.4m, but profits were dampened by increases in milk prices.
36 2019: 39 Mears Flooring, Preston
Mears, which has been in business for nearly 200 years, specialises in carpet, vinyl, laminates, wooden floors and rugs. As well as serving homeowners, the commercial side of the business, which serves housebuilders, factories, offices, universities, hotels, hospitals and government departments, did bumper trade this year, seeing the workforce grow by 13 per cent and taking total revenue to £11.5m.
35 2019: 18
Collinson Holdings, Preston
Collinson Holdings is a family business which consists of J&M Collinson Haulage Contractor and C&C Supplies, the builders merchant, which also deals in kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms. Despite an increase in turnover, profits were squeezed in part by rising fuel prices and even more so by changes to the valuations of its long-term investments.
31 33 2019: 27 Panaz, Burnley
Panaz manufactures decorative fabrics and wallcoverings for the hospitality, healthcare, cruise and
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GFW, Darwen The Furniture Warehouse sells bedroom, living room and storage furniture to major retailers in the UK. A broadening of the product range saw sales increase by 31
34 2019: 28 FX Leisure, Leyland
Hardroad, Carnforth Hardroad is a group of companies specialising in the wholesale of sands, aggregates and landscaping materials. Together, Border Aggregates, Builders Supply (North West), Lloyd’s Spar Quarries (Mold) and Peakdale Quarry Products increased turnover to £30.6m.
FX Leisure is the company behind Gymtec, a network of seven gyms and leisure facilities in the North. The company, which employs 90 and registered revenues of £5.6m, says it is actively seeking to expand its portfolio.
32 2019: 26
corporate sectors. All regions of the world enjoyed growth in sales, in particular in North America where revenue increased by 16 per cent.
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