Companies join the top 50 in region’s commercial fast lane

TWO Rochdale businesses have made it into the Greater Manchester Ward Hadaway Fastest 50 for 2018, the comprehensive list of the region’s fastest-growing companies.

Organised by law firm Ward Hadaway and backed by our sister paper the M.E.N., the list highlights and celebrates the achievements of the profitable, privatelyowned companies in the region which have grown their turnover by the largest amount in recent years.

This year’s Ward Hadaway Greater Manchester Fastest 50 spans a wide range of sectors from recycling companies and housebuilders to manufacturers and retailers.

Paul Johnson, executive partner in the firm’s Manchester office, said: “We are very proud to present the fifth Ward Hadaway Greater Manchester Fastest 50 which once again has produced a diverse mix, but with one common thread in that they all have a passion to see the region succeed. The list demonstrates the sheer variety of companies who are succeeding in growing their businesses, creating jobs and prosperity and attracting investment into the area. It is these companies which are the growth drivers of the Manchester economy and they deserve the accolades and the attention which being in the Ward Hadaway Fastest 50 brings them. This year’s list is impressive. All of those listed have consistently grown their businesses over a number of years whilst remaining profitable – something which we can all celebrate.”

The 2018 Ward Hadaway Fastest 50 has been compiled and verified using publicly available information from Companies House. The Fastest 50 Awards will take place at the Museum of Science and Industry, in Manchester, on Friday, May 18, when the winners will be revealed. Awards will be given to the fastest growing small, medium and large business with one of these three winners going on to be named the overall fastest growing Greater Manchester business for 2018.

The two Rochdale firms are:

●●Frontline Healthcare Ltd

Set up in 2014, Frontline Healthcare Ltd is a healthcare products retailer and dispensing chemist in specialised stores.

●●Granada Material Handling Ltd

Granada Material Handling Ltd services both onshore and offshore industries and are involved in the design and delivery of bespoke industrial lifting equipment solutions for the automotive, construction, aerospace and renewables sectors.