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Garden and Home Trading Company, Preston
Garden and Home sells a range of products to consumers through a large store in Preston and a growing online operation. The company is committed to growing its online presence and increased sales for the year to £20.9m.
55 2024: 47 Hillcroft, Carnforth
Hillcroft operates six nursing and care homes in the Lancaster and Morecambe area. The company welcomed its first resident to its purpose-built Carnforth home back in 1991. Each of its homes specialises in care needs including dementia, behavioural support, elderly care and end of life. It employs 347 people and had a pre-tax profit of £2m.
52 2024: 56 Panaz, Burnley
Panaz designs flame-retardant interior textiles and wallcoverings for sectors including hospitality and healthcare in the UK and Europe. The group also includes Panaz USA, which serves stateside customers; Essential Soft Furnishings, which manufactures curtains, cushions and throws for trade and Chase Erwin, a recent acquisition which specialises in high-end fabrics.
Millers of Longton, Preston
Millers of Longton offers a Europe-wide breakdown and recovery service for commercial vehicles, with clients ranging from single truck owner/drivers to some of the biggest transport companies in the UK. It also offers related services such as body workshops, MOT facilities and HGV rental. Founder John Miller established the company more than 35 years ago from the back of his home, with the support of his wife, Janet. Turnover for the business was £14.9m.
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51 54 2024: 22 EK Motor Factors, Lancaster
Eric Kitchen launched his business in 1963 by driving to local car and commercial vehicle retailers to collect worn-out brake shoes and returning them, refurbished, the next day. The business grew and his family has continued his legacy. Today it operates branches in Lancaster, Barrow, Blackpool, Kendal and Penrith, stocking 300,000 items and operating a fleet of 85 delivery vans. The latest figures show turnover of £25.7m.
2024: 30 Smiths Hire, Blackpool
Smiths Hire stocks a range of plant, equipment and DIY tools available for hire across the North of England. An additional training division delivers a range of programmes relating to machinery use and health and safety. The Smith family enterprise began as a coal merchant more than 150 years ago and has been in the hire business for more than half a century. It employs 188 employees.
48 New entry TVS Gym Solutions, Haslingden
Established in 2009 as a specialist supplier of noise and vibration solutions, The TVS Group has successfully evolved into four key strategic divisions; TVS Sports Surfaces, TVS Gym Flooring, TVS Play Surfaces and TVS Acoustics. Its gym flooring arm specialises in providing high quality sports and fitness surfaces for use in commercial health clubs, weightlifting gyms, strength and conditioning facilities, public leisure centres, boutique fitness studios and school multi-use games areas.
50 2024: 81 53 2024: 97 Harrisons Engineering, Clitheroe
Harrisons Engineering offers a range of services including design, fabrication and welding, blasting, painting, installation and maintenance. The company serves the whole of the UK from its five-acre site. The business recorded £18.37m in turnover and profits before tax were £2.1m. It employs 123.
Cherish Holdings UK, Lytham St Annes
Cherish provides a range of care services across the North West, ranging from operating children’s homes to providing homecare, specialist care, supported living and end- of-life care. Group sales for the year ending June 2024 were up to £21.02m compared to £16.1m the previous year. It was boosted by overall growing demand and new homecare framework contract wins in Warrington and Blackburn with Darwen.
Engledene, Burnley
Engledene is the parent company of AMS Neve, the manufacturer of world-class audio equipment which has won two Oscars, a Grammy and an Emmy for its innovations, and which has been used in the production of many award-winning music tracks. The group also includes The Sutcliffe Tool Company, as well as Landmark Burnley. The latter converted the former Burnley Grammar School building into a business and events hub, which continues to expand and launch new services.
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