Belmont Packaging, located at Hindley Green and originally set up in 1978, manufactures high quality printed and plain corrugated cardboard packaging solutions for a range of industry sectors.

Collette Alexander was on maternity leave in 2014 when she began getting serious about chocolate. Her love of crafting chocolates began as a hobby, but demand for her fine confectionery started to increase through word of mouth and her Facebook page.

TMP College on Ormskirk Road in Pemberton, Wigan is home to around 300 students and 20 staff. It offers a variety of courses and qualifications in everything from music performance and technology to creative media, computer science, photography and special FX make up.

Romix Foods, supplier of home baking mixes in Leigh, employs 40 staff with nine aged 26 or younger. Romix believes in supporting and investing in the future of young people by ensuring that they are trained and educated to do their job to the best of their ability.

If you’ve been into Wigan town centre over the last year you may have seen Stonebakers, Matt Bretherton and David Johnson who sell their artisan pizza from a trailer.

Digital company ina4 specialises in web design and development, software development marketing and SEO and e-commerce. Director Andy Marshall joined the business seven years ago after looking for a change from the corporate world where he had been sales director at Virgin Media Business.

MG Fabrications relocated to Ince in Wigan at the end of 2018 and the steel fabrication and welding company has invested in their new premises with a total refurbishment of the site.