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Reside Estate Agency celebrates five years in business


                                             One of the area’s fastest growing estate agencies at
                                             the heart of Rochdale


                                             selling, the small team of seven   providing our services to anyone
                                             means that you still deal with the   who needs it outside the area.”
                                             member of staff looking after your
                                             property.                         “Here at Reside we are all about
                                                                               community; we love helping
            Reside celebrated their fifth    “As a Rochdale resident, I want to   people move into the house of
            successful year in Rochdale with  see the town centre bustling again   their dreams and supporting the
            a few bottles of Prosecco and    like 30 years ago,” says Jason.   local community. We are Rochdale
            Peroni to mark the occasion.                                       Ambassadors and Business
                                             “With the Metrolink and other new   Buddies at Springhill Hospice and
            Opening their doors on 10        developments, there is already a   we are always proud to be involved
            January 2015, Jason and the      lot of footfall on Smith Street, and   with Bamford Chapel Summer
            team have gone from strength to   it will soon – if not already –    Fairs,” continues Jason.
            strength, rapidly becoming       become a central hub for Rochdale.
            Rochdale’s ‘go-to’ estate agency.  This, combined with our industry  “Rochdale has a great sporting
                                             expertise and local knowledge,    tradition so we love to support
            Jason has been successfully      makes us ideally placed at the    that by sponsoring, Rochdale AFC,
            selling houses in Rochdale since   centre of it all.”              Rochdale Hornets, Rochdale Rugby
            1986 and his desire was to open                                    Union and Norden Cricket Club.
            an estate agency with a very     “We intend to stay in Rochdale,   There is no town without its
            personal touch. Whilst having    building on what we know and      community and we love being a
            many years’ experience in house   developing our skills and also   part of that and the town’s future.”



                                                                                                                                        Successful year for PDS




                                                                                                                                  At the end of 2018, Performance Doorset Solutions was
                                                                                                                                  facing the threat of closure and 60+ employees were at
                                                                                                                                  risk of being made redundant. Fast forward 12 months
                                                                                                                                  and the outlook for PDS is positive.


                                                                                                                                  Founded in 2003, the future       original founder of PDS, said:    PDS has also invested over
                                                                                                                                  looked bleak for the              “Since the buyout, we have spent   £40,000 in product
                                                                                                                                  Littleborough fire door company   over £500,000 on new plant and    development and testing,
                                                                                                                                  when its US owner announced it    machinery to increase capacity    making its fire doors highly
                                                                                                                                  was considering closing the       and keep us at the cutting edge in   sought after, especially for
                                                                                                                                  facility – one of the largest     terms of product compliance and   high-rise building projects.
                                                                                                                                  employers in the local area.      design.”
                                                                                                                                                                                                      In the last 12 months, PDS has
                                                                                                                                  Rather than see it close, a       The employee-owned company        employed a further 25 people,
                                                                                                                                  consortium of 14 current and      now produces many products        with plans to employ another 65
                                                                                                                                  former employees bought PDS       in-house which would have         people within three years.
                                                                                                                                  back and it is now looking at a   previously been outsourced and
                                                                                                                                  turnover increase of 20% in just   plans to invest in further testing   Mr Fairley added: “It has been a
                                                                                                                                  one year.                         and product releases. Its client   remarkable 12 months since we
                                                                                                                                                                    list includes councils, social hous-  bought the business back but
                                                                                                                                  Tim Fairley, the returning        ing organisations, contractors    we are convinced the best is yet
                                                                                                                                  managing director and             and installers across the UK.     to come.”


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