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Spring 2018 / Issue 10 Oldham Business EDGE Serious About Success 10 GDPR: What you need to prepare for - advice from Pearson 30 Leisure experts leading regional collaboration 26 Town office’s key role at Ryder & Dutton 18 Apprenticeships offer so much News | Analysis | Features | Opinion | People | Events Welcome Town centre masterplan WELCOME to the Spring 2018 Oldham Business Edge BUSINESSES can find out about The event will also give magazine, highlighting the commercial opportunities linked to businesses a better understanding area as a great place to work, the Oldham town centre Masterplan of the size and scale of the invest and live. at a consultation event this spring Masterplan across the whole town Oldham Council is planning a centre, the details of individual This edition carries an in-depth feature about the new consultation event with Oldham development sites and zones, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which Business Edge magazine. timescales and planning processes. becomes law in May. Local businesses will learn about Further details about the date, time GDPR governs how businesses collect, store and use procurement procedures surrounding and venue will be released soon. It is digital and printed data, and we have expert guidance the Masterplan from private and likely to be held in May. from Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers. public sector speakers. Elsewhere, we have news on other subjects including property, housing, manufacturing, engineering, apprenticeships, awards and social events Law firm shortlisted in awards Oldham Business Edge is now published in print O’DONNELL Solicitors has been For this year’s Manchester Legal and digital formats by radio station Revolution 96.2, shortlisted in the 2018 Manchester Awards, director James O’Donnell owned by Credible Media. This change came after the Legal Awards in the category of Law was interviewed by judges at Oldham Evening Chronicle’s former publisher went into Firm of the Year - Small (1-5 Partners). Manchester Chamber of Commerce, administration last year. including Jane Forbes of Price Launched two years ago by James Waterhouse Cooper, John Hyde of the Now Revolution 96.2 has launched the Chronicle and Rebecca O’Donnell, the firm Law Society Gazette and HHJ Bird. online through the website oldham-chronicle.co.uk was first based in Lees and is now in plus Facebook and Twitter. So local businesses news Grasscroft. The final winners were to be can now be found in this magazine plus the Oldham announced at The Midland Hotel in Chronicle online and Revolution 96.2. Get in touch. In 2017 the firm won two categories March, as Oldham Business Edge in the Oldham Business Awards and went to press. Robbie MacDonald - Contributing Editor was highly recommended at the National LSF Conveyancing Awards last autumn. Oldham New Business EDGE contact Serious About Success details Address: Advertising: Revolution 96.2, Sarah Moor Studios, Rachael Mayor | Email: [email protected] Henshaw Street, Oldham OL 1 3EN. Andrew Whitehead | [email protected] Paul Webster | [email protected] Telephone: 0161 621 6500 Fax: 0161 621 6521 Contributing editor: Robbie MacDonald. Email: [email protected] Photography: Darren Robinson Email: [email protected] The Business Edge Magazine, Oldham Chronicle Online and Revolution 96.2 Radio are part of Credible Media Ltd. 02 Magazine design by Cornerstone Design & Marketing, 112 High Street, Lees, Oldham OL4 5DJ. OLDHAM BUSINESS EDGE NEWS - Send your news and photos to [email protected] Oldham Chronicle news launched online THE Oldham Evening Chronicle has been relaunched online by radio station Revolution 96.2. The old print version of the newspaper closed and most of its 49 staff were made redundant when previous owner Hirst, Kidd and Rennie Ltd went into administration last August. However Credible Media, which runs Revolution 96.2, bought the title and its sister publications including Oldham Business Edge magazine. Credible Media has taken on some former Chronicle news and advertising staff, and now has over 20 staff working across radio, advertising, news and website activities at its base on Henshaw Street. Revolution 96.2 managing director Matt Ramsbottom said he was delighted to bring the Chronicle back to life digitally with the new website, Pictured left to right: Suresh Bawa and Matt Ramsbottom (business owners), Cllr Shadab Qumer which was launched on St Valentine’s Day. (Mayor of Oldham) and Sue Devaney (actor - currently appearing at Oldham Coliseum). Reporter Simon Smedley is handling breaking news “Everyone has worked hard to get the Oldham Chronicle and some magazine content. He spent five years with the Chronicle before it went into administration. brand publishing local news again online. With the love the readers have for the Chronicle, Valentine’s He said: “It was a devastating blow when the old Chronicle closed but we’re back now, and I can’t Day was fitting to relaunch the website and social wait to help feed the hunger out there for news media platforms” and sport. There’s lots of terrific things going on in and around Oldham, and I hope local people will get right behind the much-anticipated return of the Matt Ramsbottom, Revolution 96.2 managing director Chronicle.” Enterprise Trust unveils Festival for Business FOLLOWING the successes of previous Oldham Enterprise Trust is supported by We will be announcing our inspiring years’ events, Oldham Enterprise Trust is the Stoller Charitable Trust and provides schedule of events and campaigns at the partnering this year with Oldham Council a range of grants and loans for new and end of March.” and the Business Growth Hub on the 2018 established business in the borough. Oldham Festival for Business, making the Businesses can keep updated with all programme of events bigger and better. Graham McKendrick, a trust manager the latest news and announcements based at Oldham Council, said: “There will on social media by using the hashtags: Organisers say the Festival for Business is be something for every business, big or #investinoldham , #FFBOldham, shaping-up to be a must-attend celebration small, at our events. #oldhamfestforbiz, #fest4bizoldham or of Oldham commerce and enterprise visit oldhamenterprisetrust.org.uk. throughout May and June. The festival Whether you are a digital marketing or will launch around the 10th anniversary logistics company, or whether you’re For more details about the enterprise trust, of Oldham Business Awards in May with interested in finding out how to innovate or call Mr McKendrick on 07515 188974 events and campaigns continuing over the to network, get ready to be energised. e mail: [email protected] following month. www.oldhambusinessedge.co.uk 03 OLDHAM BUSINESS EDGE NEWS - Send your news and photos to [email protected] Fineline Fineline has invested in manufacturing equipment to support its growth expands across north-west A MULTIPLE award-winning Oldham furniture manufacturer and retailer has created new jobs and investment by opening its’ third regional showroom in the north-west. Fineline Interiors designs, manufactures and installs kitchens, bedrooms and home studios, and has opened a new showroom at Gemini Retail Park in Warrington. The 5,500 sq ft Warrington site was formerly a Betta Living showroom, but became available after the previous occupier went into administration last year. Fineline Interiors, founded in 1986, operates two other north-west showrooms at Littleborough and Oldham. Its Oldham base at Waddington Fineline currently has 25 staff in roles including took an apprenticeship with a joinery firm then Street, Chadderton, is also home to the design, surveying, manufacturing, showrooms set up his own business aged 21 when the fitted company’s head office and manufacturing site, and logistics. It also works with a further 15 kitchen industry was still in its infancy. which has also seen investment in equipment installers and contractors across the north west. to serve all three regional showrooms. His business was first based in Royton but has Mike Jackson, Fineline managing director, been at its’ current Chadderton site since the said: “We moved into the new Warrington site mid-1990s. Jackson now lives in Greenfield, earlier this year and undertook a programme of Saddleworth. redevelopment work. The Warrington expansion follows 12 months “So far, we have appointed five staff at of strong success for Fineline. Last year it was Warrington including a design manager, a named NEFF Master Partner of the Year at a designer, a surveyor and two demonstrators.” national industry awards ceremony in London. He added: “In the past, Fineline had a The national award highlighted Fineline’s showroom in Nantwich and Cheshire remains contribution to the success of the NEFF brand important for business. We had searched for through loyalty, expertise and dedication, said a new Cheshire showroom for two years and Mr Jackson. Gemini Retail Park at Warrington is a good position. Fineline staff have attended training courses and taken innovative steps in using NEFF “It’s located between Manchester and appliances online and in showrooms. In Liverpool, near the M62 motorway and close addition Fineline was a finalist for the Best to other retailers including IKEA, M&S and Design Over £25,000 category at the same Toys ‘R’ Us. national awards last year. “The new Warrington showroom is going well. “The showroom was recently We have held cookery demonstrations with