81 2021: 81
Lyndhurst Shoe Company, Rawtenstall
LSC, established in 1985, designs footwear which is manufactured in the Far East and distributed to UK high street and out-of-town retailers on a wholesale basis. The company’s two key brands are its Cushion-walk comfort range featuring trainers and sandals, and its Groundwork workwear.
80 2021: 56
BAAS Construction, Burnley
BAAS is a large-scale construction company undertaking housing projects across the UK. The company has worked on new build and renovation programmes for housing trusts in Cheshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire.
79 2021: 83 Warrantywise, Blackburn
Warrantywise offers warranty plans to individuals and motor vehicle dealerships, covering repairs for vehicles where the manufacturer warranty has expired. The company’s growth continued throughout the year, with staff numbers increasing from 84 to 89, a 22 per cent increase in revenues and a 39 per cent increase in pre-tax profit.
78 New entry
Harrisons North West, Clitheroe
Harrisons is a group of companies offering services related to engineering. At the heart of the group is Harrisons Engineering, established in 1970, which operates out of a five acre site, operating 20 commercial vehicles. Specialisms include project management, fabrication and welding, machining, blasting and painting, groundworks and electrical engineering. The group also includes The Front Store, which sells and hires out tools and workwear, AMR Burnley which specialises in laser cutting, and Rishton Welding & Engineering.
77 New entry
MID Communications, Thornton-Cleveleys
Beginning with a single site in 2006, MID Communications is now O2’s largest independent franchise in the North West, with 15 shops, a head office and a contact centre.
76 2021: 76
CP Davidson & Son, Chorley
CPD builds and services municipal vehicles, including refuse collection and highway gritters, which it offers for sale new and used or via contract hire. The company is well-positioned to serve the move towards greener fleets accelerated by the introduction of Euro-6 emissions standards.
75 New entry
Keith Walton Brickwork, Nelson
Keith Walton Brickwork was founded in 1985 as a brickwork contractor, later expanding its remit to encompass a full suite of brickwork and bricklaying services.
74 2021: 78 Tom Parker, Preston
Tom Parker is a family-run engineering company buying, assembling and selling more than 30,000 hydraulic and pneumatic products. It operates sites in Preston and Basingstoke, including a 50,000 sq ft warehouse with testing facility. The company, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, recorded a five per cent increase in turnover, up to £11.1m.
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The company opened a multi- million-pound, 306,000 sq ft site at Walton Summit in 2015. As well as enabling it to become the busiest regional hub in The Pallet Network, additional space is leased out to other businesses.
71 New entry Premier LPG, Preston
Premier specialises in the supply of liquefied petroleum gas, which is commonly used by domestic customers for heating, cooking and fuelling vehicles, and for a variety of commercial customers, including hotels, restaurants and agricultural and industrial businesses.
72 New entry 73 New entry AJJ Holdings, Preston
AJJ is a group of companies whose main revenue earner is FDC, a storage and haulage specialist.
Carefoot, Longridge Carefoot, founded in 1929, operates across three specialisms. The construction division undertakes work in the education, health, commercial, leisure and ecclesiastical sectors on behalf of private and public sector organisations, and recently completed a major refurbishment of Preston College’s construction department. The transport division owns 31 tractor units and trailers and, with the additional support of subcontractors, hauls third part goods across the UK and occasionally into Europe. A third division owns and lets a portfolio of properties.
70 New entry
Carron Lodge, Inglewhite Carron Lodge produces and sells wholesale 30 types of cheese, stocking a total of 2,500 items including charcuterie, olives and other fine foods. The company owns a full fleet of refrigerated vehicles and operates four depots, meaning that it is able to offer next-day delivery to independent retailers, restaurants and regional wholesalers across the country.
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