years to when the family operated as a coal merchant. The equipment hire division became its own entity in 1970 and now stocks a range of plant, equipment and DIY tools from 16 depots across the north of England. A training division delivers a range of programmes relating to machinery use and health and safety.
38 New entry
Verdant Leisure, Lancaster
Verdant operates 12 holiday parks across Scotland, Northern England and Devon. The company was badly affected by Covid-19 restrictions which saw the parks closed for seven months of the financial year. However, the pandemic also created opportunities as the company was able to capitalise on increased demand for domestic holidays. In addition to short-term stays, sales of holiday homes increased, especially among first-time buyers. This heightened demand, along with government assistance, saw Verdant increase pre-tax profits across the year.
37 2021: 43
Red Rose Drylining, Darwen
Red Rose Drylining is a plastering contractor providing a range of services including metal stud partitioning, plastering and external rendering. Further revenue is generated by the rental of properties, which was boosted by six figures this year following the addition of another property to the portfolio.
36 New entry
JUTA UK, Lytham St Annes
JUTA specialises in the extrusion of polymers for membranes, fibres and twine and the subsequent processing of these materials into high quality finished products for a range of markets. The UK division is part of a global company based in the Czech Republic which employs a workforce of more than 12,000 and operates 14 production sites.
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North West Roofing, Preston
North West Roofing Supplies stocks thousands of roofing items including tiles, slates, roof windows and PVCu products. The company operates six depots in the North West and North Wales. Revenues increased throughout the year, from £21.1m to £26.1m, in part due to the increase in demand from the domestic sector, with owners investing in their homes during the pandemic.
34 2021: 25
Preston Board and Packaging, Preston
Preston Board and Packaging supplies solid board products including paperboard, chipboard and display board products. Uses include luxury packaging, point of sale advertising and food packaging.
26 38 Furnico Conexus Medstaff Affordable Aluminium Partington’s Holiday Parks Calico Homes Verdant Leisure 20 Ameon 33 2021: 92
Lancashire Waste Recycling, Fleetwood
Lancashire Waste Recycling creates alternative fuels from waste that can’t be recycled, producing Solid Recovered Fuel. Revenue increased from £8.3m to £23.7m and UK demand has grown to such an extent that it no longer needs to export its products, which reduces costs.
32 2021: 28 Casdon, Blackpool
Casdon, a family business of more than 75 years, designs and
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markets children’s toys based on real-life products. Its ranges include mini versions of Dyson and Henry vacuum cleaners, Flymo lawnmowers and Morphy Richards kitchen appliances. Strong sales growth in the UK and mainland Europe helped increase revenues by 23.5 per cent, up to £18.7m.
31 2021: 21
Dewlay Cheesemakers, Garstang
Dewlay produces creamy, crumbly and tasty Lancashire cheeses made with locally sourced milk. The family firm also offers grating, slicing, prepack and foodservice lines, with a purpose-built cold store capable of holding 2,000 tonnes of cheese.
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