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Hot 10 climbers No Company 26 Barnfield
11 Cherry Tree Bakery 5 Heathside Trading 34 HB Panelcraft
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70 Lancashire Waste Recycling +34 50 Cherish
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38 E Collinson and Co 59 Runshaw Holdings 70 B&E Boys
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13 2024: 28 Prolight Concepts, Colne
Prolight Concepts is an international distributor of innovative audio and lighting equipment for the entertainment, professional installation, architectural and leisure markets. The company also manufactures its own range of bespoke cables. With a view to future growth, last year the company moved to a 10-acre site in Colne, which is its global headquarters, R&D and service centre.
10 New entry Vape Dinner Lady, Blackburn
Vape Dinner Lady specialises in the manufacture and global distribution of premium e-liquids and vaping products. Established in 2016, Dinner Lady is now a leading brand that supplies its products to more than 100 countries. Its product portfolio includes a diverse range of e-liquids, refillable pod systems and vaping accessories.
9 2024: 10 James Brearley and Sons, Blackpool 15 New entry Wingnut Utilities, Chorley
Wingnut Utilities is a utility and telecommunications infrastructure specialist, founded in 1997. The company offers a comprehensive range of services, including duct excavation, fibre and cable installation, electrical works and automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) systems. It has a workforce of 42.
Harrison Leisure, Banks
A family-run company specialising in holiday parks and leisure destinations across the UK. Established in the 1970s by George Harrison, the group has grown to encompass 10 holiday parks located in Lancashire, Cumbria, Northumberland, Merseyside, and, most recently, Ayr, Scotland. The company offers a diverse range of accommodations, including luxury lodges, caravans, glamping pods, and touring pitches. Its parks provide various amenities, such as fishing lakes, golf courses and indoor pools.
12 2024: 2
James Brearley and Sons is an FCA authorised and regulated investment management and share-dealing service which has been operating for more than 100 years. The company currently has £265m funds under management and £3.62bn funds under administration. Pre-tax profits were £4.28m while the turnover was £8.34m.
8 2024: 33 Collinson Group, Garstang
A family-owned group of companies that includes C&C Supplies, a retailer of builders’ materials, kitchens, bathrooms and landscaping items, and J&M Collinson, a haulage contractor with a fleet of 30 wagons. It employs 68.
14 2024: 6 Slingco, Rawtenstall
Slingco designs, manufactures, supplies and installs cables and overhead lines for the oil and gas, transmission and utility markets. The company also produces the Cablenet platform system used in theatres, opera houses, studios and schools. Its roots stretch back to 1978, when former naval engineer Chris Dykins began manufacturing cable grips in a small industrial unit in Littleborough. Today, the family-owned business, has grown to become a global multi- award-winning engineering company.
11 2024: 57 Cherry Tree Bakery, Burnley
Cherrytree initially began life in 1984 producing local favourites such as Chorley cakes and parkin. Growth has accelerated in recent years with the company expanding its product range, targeting national retailers, expanding its production facilities and significantly increasing its workforce. Sales in the last year stood at £32.06m and it employs 182.
7 New entry Staveley’s Eggs, Coppull
Staveley’s Eggs is a family-run poultry farming business. It was established in 1970 by Ken and Mary Staveley, and has grown into a significant player in the UK’s egg industry. Now led by their son David, the business remains independent, focusing on the rearing, production, and packing of free-range and colony eggs. It reported a turnover of £27.63m and net assets of £9.41m with a workforce of 85 employees.
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