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03 January 2024

A shining example of the positive effects of commitment to workforce training and wellbeing

How GM Business Growth Hub helped UK Rigging, who position themselves as one of the UK’s leading rigging companies, to focus on revitalising their approach to effective leadership and create a workforce wellbeing strategy to retain their talent.

05 December 2023

Coming back from the brink: Redfern Energy’s story of growth

Redfern Energy was established in 2017 to support the aviation sector. They specialise in management, engineering and construction services.

23 November 2023

A Cracking Combination - Carrs Pasties

Hear from Carrs Pasties about the phenomenal impact that our support has had on the business, highlights from the team and where the business is heading in the future.

20 October 2023

Profiting from an Innovative Mindset

Agility, a refusal not to be constrained by fixed long-term plans, and a strategic collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University are behind one of Greater Manchester’s biggest success stories.

18 October 2023

Ngwafu Tansie - Cameroonian chef promotes vegan West African food

Gwafuvegan specialises in cooking and delivering affordable vegan West African food. They only use high-quality, sustainable produce that is locally sourced. Their number one aim is to spread their love of vegan food and their passion and love of West African food.

28 September 2023

From the Garage to the Taproom: A Recipe4Success Story

Marc Appleton, Recipe4Success programme lead reflects on a recent success story helping Salford based brewery Hideaway Brewing Company.

28 September 2023

How our Manufacturing Advisors helped Digimock adapt to challenges

Digimock is a leading food-safe packaging company based in Warburton, Cheshire, just a short distance from Manchester. The company’s founder, Michael Davison (Mike), is a veteran in the flexible packaging industry and has gained extensive experience working across UK and Europe.

20 September 2023

All the way to the Top – how governance reform at Rakem led to significant growth

Bury based manufacturing firm Rakem Group was founded by the current owner’s father who was later joined by his three sons. Now the sole owner and MD of the firm, Kieran Rafferty talks about how working with GC Business Growth Hub has improved governance and profitability at Rakem.  

19 September 2023

Reducing the risk of occupational cancer one wipe at a time

Jo Taylor, Director of De-Wipe, explains how the business developed the UK’s only 100% biodegradable decontamination wipe scientifically proven to eliminate harmful toxins from the skin.