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value to its customers through cost effective turnkey solutions. Its latest accounts show the business had turnover of £5.7m.
80 2024: 58 R&J Builders Hardware, Blackburn 88 2024: 79 Ketech, Preston
Ketech was launched in 1999 to help improve rail travel by improving the flow of information, with its systems providing real-time data to passengers, drivers, guards and operators. The company counts data experts, software developers and digital railway specialists among its team of 54 and has Network Rail, Northern and Transport for London as customers.
87 New entry
Silverwood Waste Management, Altham
Silverwoods has a dedicated team with more than 50 years of waste management experience and knowledge. The company was formed in 2010 and last year bought and developed a two-acre, 75,000 tonne waste transfer station at Altham Lancs. It handles more than 350,000 tonnes of industrial waste, with 100 per cent recovered or recycled.
84 New entry Gilberts, Blackpool
Established in 1960, Gilberts is the UK’s leading designer and manufacturer of grilles, diffusers, louvres, smoke/fire dampers, and natural ventilation systems for the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) industry. Its range of products include both leading edge and traditional designs, as well as the latest in natural ventilation technologies. It employs 231.
83 New entry Thompson Holdings, Blackpool
Thompsons was founded in 2008 by brothers, operating from a single unit on a business park. Since that time, it has delivered thousands of fitouts for leading clients such as KFC, Tim Hortons, Gleneagles, Euro Garages, The Savoy Grill, Hilton Hotels and other global clients. Its services today include solar installation. The business employs 93.
79 New entry
Tek Dry Heat and Control, Blackburn
Tek Dry has been based in Lancashire for more than 30 years and it is a leading supplier and innovator in the food processing industry and beyond. It offers a range of thermal processing solutions for drying, toasting, cooling and roasting, and its products can be found in countries including the USA and Australia. Based on Frontier Park it employs 60.
78 New entry E&A Holdings 2020, Chorley 86 2024: 60
Compass Fuel Oils and Lubricants, Preston
Compass launched in 2009 as a third-party broker of oils, alternative fuels and lubricants, before investing in its own inventory and fleet of vehicles and becoming a distributor in its own right. It serves a nationwide customer base with 98 per cent of orders delivered within 24 hours. The company completed its investment in its depot, doubling its storage capacity to 400,000 litres and paving the way for future growth.
85 New entry Core Industrial Solutions, Bacup
Core Industrial Solutions has more than 20 years’ experience in the design, manufacture, installation and servicing of recycling equipment. It provides strategic and technical
82 2024: 36 Warrantywise, Blackburn
Warrantywise offers warranty plans for vehicles where the manufacturer’s warranty has expired. Plans are sold directly to customers and indirectly via motor dealerships. The company saw its profit before tax reach more than £1.5m and it employs 144 people.
81 2024: 74 Hope Technology, Barnoldswick
Hope Technology is a world leader in engineering bicycle components. Since 1989, it has designed, tested and manufactured almost all of its products in-house. Hope exports around 50 per cent of its production to more than 40 countries including France, Germany, Austria, Belgium and The Netherlands.
E&A Holdings specialises in construction services to the health, education and commercial sectors. The business says its success is down to ‘maintaining relationships with clients underpinned by commitments to exceptional service’. Accounts for December 2023 show the company had turnover of £14.32m and profit before tax was £1.57m.
Hot towns and cities No Town
1 Preston
2 Blackburn 3 Blackpool 4 Chorley 5 Carnforth 6 Burnley
7 Lytham St Annes 8 Lancaster 9 Accrington 10 Clitheroe
R&J is a second-generation family business which has been supplying products to the building trade for nearly 50 years. The company operates a three-acre site on the Whitebirk Industrial Estate in Blackburn with a fleet of vehicles facilitating nationwide deliveries. The business employs more than 80.
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