42 HOT 100
23 2019: 40
Aqua Fabrications, Skelmersdale
For more than 30 years, Aqua Fabrications has supplied the rail industry with a comprehensive range of drainage systems. The group also includes Aqua Geocomposites, maker of geomembranes and geotextiles which, when combined, create fully integrated drainage systems; and Aqua S&TS, founded 15 years ago to supply plastic products into the industrial, agricultural and civil engineering industries.
22 2019: 23
BAAS Construction, Burnley
BAAS is a large-scale construction company working on housing projects across the UK. In recent years it has completed work on behalf of Together Housing and the Yorkshire Housing Trust, registering £14m in turnover last year.
21 2019: 41 Joe Roocroft, Leyland
Roocroft Road Restraint Systems installs, repairs and replaces safety barriers used alongside bridges, roads and motorways. The completion of a number of framework projects helped the family firm increase turnover by 14 per cent.
20 2019: 49
Graham Engineering, Nelson
GEL provides advanced manufacturing solutions, specialising in hazardous waste containers for the nuclear industry. A determination to invest in headcount and machinery, has seen the company grow from a one-man operation in 1970 to an employer of 180. Recent investments also include robot technology, multi-axis laser cutting/welding machines and new high-speed machining.
18 2019: 38 Slingco, Facit
Slingco designs and manufactures cables, access platforms and related products for the oil and gas, civil engineering, military and performing arts sectors. The company serves the Americas through a base in Georgia, which enjoyed increased demand due to a strong oil and gas market as well as a weak pound.
17 2019: 31
Brandy House Holdings, Blackburn
Trades as B&W, a plant hire specialist with 2,600 pieces of equipment available. Based in Blackburn, it operates additional depots in Keighley, Northwich and Southampton.
16 2019: 66
Preston Board & Packaging, Preston
Operating the last privately owned chipboard mill in the UK, the Preston Board and Packaging group manufactures and supplies solid board products such as chipboard paper and paperboard
Hot 10 profit as a percentage of turnover 5 Lancashire County Developments 95 Toys and Little Gaby 74 Woodford Land 67 MIPD
1 Flavour Warehouse 3 Heatmiser Holdings 32 FX Leisure
2 Direct Accident Management 15 PAR Group
6 Landway Properties
Hope Too Holdings, Barnoldswick
Hope Too is the newly-formed holding company which incorporates Hope Technology’s operations. The world-renowned brand designs, manufactures and tests bicycle parts in-house at its 89,000 sq ft factory which houses 55 CNC machines running around the clock. Hope’s hubs, brakes, headsets, stems, bottom brackets and lights are exported to more than 40 countries.
14 New entry 19 2019: 24 Calico Homes, Burnley
As a part of the Calico Group of charities, Calico Homes provides accommodation for families, individuals and older people, plus supported housing and services for homeless people. In addition to a portfolio of more than 4,700 properties, Calico recently developed 150 more units for affordable sale and rent.
in sheet, reel, tube and edge protection form. Increased sales along with reduced costs helped improve profits across the year.
15 New entry PAR Group, Chorley
PAR manufactures, processes and supplies plastic, insulation and rubber products to industries as varied as food and drink, water treatment, quarrying, packaging and textiles. The company operates a site in Preston and a second in Manchester, serving customers around the world.
13 New entry
Haydock Finance, Blackburn
Haydock Finance provides asset finance to businesses, offering hire purchase and finance lease funding on flexible terms. The year’s successes follow its acquisition by New York Stock Exchange-listed Apollo Global Management, LLC. The purchase enabled Haydock to scale up its operations and begin a period of investment to upgrade its underlying systems and processes in preparation for further growth.
12 New entry GKH Holdings, Burnley
Following a reorganisation, GKH is now the holding company which contains Big Home Shop, Limitless Digital Group and
PhysioRoom.com. BHS, in turn, includes Trueshopping, Trueinstallers, Truekitchens, Truebathrooms, Truegardens and Truetools. Brands in the Limitless portfolio include Hudson Reed bathrooms, BestHeating, Milano heating and radiators, Big Bathroom Shop and Biard LED Lighting. Together, these purely online retailers registered in excess of £60m in sales.
115.37% 88.29% 72.88% 70.03% 61.73% 40.62% 38.51% 32.25% 29.94% 29.59%
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