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We are delighted to publish the North West Fastest 50 list for 2022, as well as reveal this year's winners, those companies who came out top.

Congratulations to IMS Euro Limited who were crowned the North West’s Fastest Growing Business for 2022, as well as taking the Fastest Growing large Business (turnover over £30m) title.

Applied Nutrition Limited won the award for the Fastest Growing Medium Business (turnover £10-£30m), whilst Training Qualifications UK Ltd were named Fastest Growing small Business (turnover less than £10m).

The Fastest 50 list is ordered by average turnover growth, which has been assessed on a percentage increase based on the difference between turnover figures filed for the last three years.

See the list below to find out more about the Fastest 50 companies and how they have ranked.

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1. IMS Euro Limited
Large and overall winners
L
IMS Euro Ltd is a wholesaler of non-pharmaceutical medical consumables and surgical instruments to the human healthcare and veterinary industries.

Location: Stockport

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/07/2020

Turnover (£000s): 46,934

Average turnover growth: 105.94%

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2. MTX Holdings Limited L
MTX are a construction and engineering company delivering single source construction and engineering solutions to the UK’s public and private sectors.

Location: Wilmslow

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/08/2021

Turnover (£000s): 83,476

Average turnover growth: 86.30%

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3. Crest Medical Holdings Limited L
Crest Medical are suppliers of workplace first aid kits and first aid consumables

Location: Warrington

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2021

Turnover (£000s): 150,751

Average turnover growth: 86.04%

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4. Applied Nutrition Limited
Medium winners
M
Applied Nutrition are worldwide suppliers of sports nutrition products, exporting to over 50 countries.

Location: Liverpool

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/07/2021

Turnover (£000s): 21,812

Average turnover growth: 81.53%

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5. Hologic Ltd L
Hologic are researchers and providers of healthcare solutions for women.

Location: Manchester

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/09/2020

Turnover (£000s): 229,699

Average turnover growth: 78.56%

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6. Sapphire Accounting Limited L
Sapphire is the leading service provider for Umbrella, CIS, Limited companies and Accountancy Services for SME's.

Location: Stockport

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/09/2020

Turnover (£000s): 91,714

Average turnover growth: 73.58%

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7. Online 4 Baby Limited L
Online 4 Baby are a family run retailer of top-brand, discounted nursery goods

Location: Oldham

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2020

Turnover (£000s): 31,481

Average turnover growth: 71.44%

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8. GVS Filter Technology UK Ltd L
GVS Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of filter solutions for applications in the Healthcare & Life Sciences, Energy & Mobility and Health & Safety sectors.

Location: Morecambe

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2020

Turnover (£000s): 72,908

Average turnover growth: 67.36%

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9. Aftab Currency Exchange Limited M
Aftab Currency Exchange are an operator of online/digital money transfers to countries around the world

Location: Manchester

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2020

Turnover (£000s): 27,936

Average turnover growth: 66.74%

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10. Training Qualifications UK Ltd
Small winners
S
Training Qualifications UK Ltd are training providers of Apprenticeships TEFL courses and skills support for the unemployed.

Location: Sale

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2021

Turnover (£000s): 5,133

Average turnover growth: 63.34%

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11. Consensus Workspace Ltd S
Consensus Workspace are a family run interior fit-out company operating for individuals and companies.

Location: Altrincham

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/09/2021

Turnover (£000s): 5,491

Average turnover growth: 63.32%

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12. BB Catering Supplies Ltd M
BB Catering Supplies are a wholesaler distributing nationally to food service cash & carry's, and locally to takeaways and restaurants.

Location: Blackburn

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/06/2021

Turnover (£000s): 11,002

Average turnover growth: 60.94%

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13. Edge Worldwide Logistics Limited L
Edge Worldwide Logistics Limited are an independent freight forwarder, specialises in arranging sea, air and road movements for its customers, providing impartial expert advice helping customers to maximise supply chain efficiency.

Location: Salford

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/06/2021

Turnover (£000s): 149,677

Average turnover growth: 60.65%

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14. Sapphire Utility Solutions Limited L
Sapphire Utility Solutions is a service provider to Utility and Local Government organisations, maintaining critical infrastructure across their networks, throughout the UK.

Location: Preston

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/01/2021

Turnover (£000s): 56,990

Average turnover growth: 58.82%

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15. Ecotrade Europe Ltd t/a Beauty Works L
Beauty Works are retailers of luxury clip-in and semi-permanent hair extensions and stylers.

Location: Cheadle

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2020

Turnover (£000s): 34,593

Average turnover growth: 57.33%

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16. Paystream My Max Holdings Limited L
Paystream are a leading provider of limited company, umbrella company & back office services to contractors and recruitment agencies.

Location: Altrincham

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2021

Turnover (£000s): 976,620

Average turnover growth: 55.61%

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17. Blundell's of Liverpool Ltd L
Blundell's of Liverpool Ltd are a McDonald's franchise.

Location: Knutsford

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2020

Turnover (£000s): 35,985

Average turnover growth: 50.03%

18. Griffiths & Armour (Holdings) Limited S
Griffiths & Armour are insurance brokers based in Liverpool, Manchester, London & Dublin.

Location: Liverpool

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/11/2020

Turnover (£000s): 6,674

Average turnover growth: 47.72%

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19. Euro Recycling Brokers Limited M
Euro Recycling Brokers Ltd is an established independent service provider, operating in the waste recycling, recovery and disposal sector.

Location: Blackpool

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2021

Turnover (£000s): 16,644

Average turnover growth: 47.20%

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20. ACS Construction Group Ltd M
ACS Construction Group are a leading UK construction services group that delivers the complete construction solution.

Location: Stockport

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/10/2020

Turnover (£000s): 23,717

Average turnover growth: 45.05%

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21. Corporate Direct (Europe) Ltd M
Corptel are one of the leading suppliers of telephone headsets in the UK.

Location: Leigh

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2020

Turnover (£000s): 29,626

Average turnover growth: 44.90%

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22. Combined Soil Stabilisation Limited M
Combined Soil Stabilisation Limited are a specialist subcontractor within the soil stabilisation industry offering soil stabilisation and bulk earthworks services

Location: Bolton

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/08/2021

Turnover (£000s): 11,669

Average turnover growth: 44.87%

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23. Oliver Valvetek Limited L
Oliver Valvetek provides engineered-to-order gate valves, ball valves, needle valves and instrumentation products for subsea completions worldwide.

Location: Knutsford

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/09/2020

Turnover (£000s): 30,608

Average turnover growth: 43.76%

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24. AS Creation (UK) Limited S
AS Creation manufacturer wallpaper, producing more than 6000 different wallpapers and borders.

Location: Liverpool

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2020

Turnover (£000s): 5,723

Average turnover growth: 43.22%

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25. Heathside Trading Limited M
Heathside are an importer, distributor and manufacturer of branded merchandise, specialising in toys, games, collectables, and housewares

Location: Blackburn

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2020

Turnover (£000s): 23,876

Average turnover growth: 43.05%

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26. Lancashire Waste Recycling Limited M
Lancashire Waste Recycling Ltd reprocess and refine residual waste to produce a high specification fuel for use across a range of industries.

Location: Fleetwood

Date of last analysed accounts: 28/02/2021

Turnover (£000s): 28,032

Average turnover growth: 41.91%

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27. Improveasy Ltd M
Improveasy.com are a specialist finance and energy efficiency company offering advice and services direct to the consumer market via a nationwide network of approved installers.

Location: Altrincham

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2021

Turnover (£000s): 23,669

Average turnover growth: 40.87%

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28. Royal Sanders (UK) Limited L
Royal Sanders (UK) Limited is a high volume full service customer brand manufacturer of personal care products, with development and production expertise from concept to consumer.

Location: Preston

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2021

Turnover (£000s): 88,793

Average turnover growth: 40.08%

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29. Manchester Drinks Company Ltd M
Manchester Drinks is a supplier of Branded & Private Label ready-to-drink solutions to leading UK Supermarkets, High Street retailers, Convenience & Wholesale Channels as well as a network of European customers.

Location: Bury

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/06/2020

Turnover (£000s): 23,246

Average turnover growth: 38.45%

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30. Umbrella-Company Limited L
Umbrella.co.uk provides compliant umbrella, accountancy, CIS and insolvency services to contractors and freelancers.

Location: Wilmslow

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/06/2020

Turnover (£000s): 156,721

Average turnover growth: 38.40%

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31. Bender UK Limited M
Bender are involved in the innovative design & manufacture of electrical safety solutions.

Location: Barrow-In-Furness

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2020

Turnover (£000s): 25,376

Average turnover growth: 38.38%

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32. Chrystal Holdings Limited L
Chrystal provides vender neutral clinical Managed Services to the NHS and Lease Advisory Services throughout the Public Sector.

Location: Manchester

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2020

Turnover (£000s): 53,551

Average turnover growth: 38.24%

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33. Colt Brands Limited S
Colt Brands is a global ecommerce consumer brands group. Retailing its own brands within various industries including jewelry, apparel and accessories, and pet food.

Location: Manchester

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2020

Turnover (£000s): 2,059

Average turnover growth: 38.17%

34. Reverse Engineering Limited M
Reverse Engineering Limited provide pipeline leak detection, theft detection and simulation technology to the oil, gas, aviation, chemical, water and mining & slurry industries.

Location: Manchester

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2020

Turnover (£000s): 14,989

Average turnover growth: 36.18%

35. WHP Telecoms Limited L
WHP Telecoms are the UK's longest established provider of professional and network support services to the wireless telecommunications sector.

Location: Warrington

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/05/2021

Turnover (£000s): 118,946

Average turnover growth: 35.88%

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36. Reliant T.V. (St. Annes) Limited M
Reliant Direct are a electrical goods retailer operating online and in store at 2 locations in Blackpool and Thornton-Cleveleys.

Location: Blackpool

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2021

Turnover (£000s): 24,174

Average turnover growth: 35.76%

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37. James Galt & Co Limited M
James Galt & Co are toy designers and retailers.

Location: Cheadle

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2020

Turnover (£000s): 23,152

Average turnover growth: 35.20%

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38. Interactive Investor Limited L
Interactive investor are an award-winning online investment service that has been informing investors for 25 years.

Location: Manchester

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2020

Turnover (£000s): 133,153

Average turnover growth: 35.10%

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39. Joloda Hydraroll Limited L
Joloda Hydraroll are experts in loading and unloading processes. They design, manufacture, install and maintain specialist loading and unloading systems.

Location: Liverpool

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2021

Turnover (£000s): 32,755

Average turnover growth: 33.95%

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40. Maqio Limited M
Maqio.com is primarily an online toy retailer that also distributes toys across the globe to multiple e-commerce websites.

Location: Rochdale

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2021

Turnover (£000s): 13,350

Average turnover growth: 32.42%

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41. FDC (Holdings) Limited M
FDC (Holdings) Limited specialise in palletised distribution, warehousing, fulfilment and third party logistics.

Location: Preston

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2021

Turnover (£000s): 16,379

Average turnover growth: 32.35%

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42. Manchester Precision Engineering Limited S
Manchester Precision Engineering produce models, mould tools, assembly jigs & holding fixtures for the aerospace, automotive & Nuclear industries.

Location: Stalybridge

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/09/2020

Turnover (£000s): 9,375

Average turnover growth: 32.01%

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43. Carpenter Build Ltd M
Carpenter Build Ltd have over a decade of experience, building homes, educational & retail spaces.

Location: Liverpool

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/08/2020

Turnover (£000s): 21,373

Average turnover growth: 31.73%

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44. We Support Limited S
We Support are a specialist provider of person centred supported living services to adults and young people with learning disabilities, autism and acquired brain injury throughout the North West.

Location: Northwich

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2021

Turnover (£000s): 1,762

Average turnover growth: 30.98%

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45. GBM Digital Technologies Limited t/a Sync L
Sync support schools and businesses in the deployment and integration of technology.

Location: Manchester

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2020

Turnover (£000s): 130,102

Average turnover growth: 30.08%

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46. Pure (CGV) Limited S
Pure Utilities are water and waste-water providers to UK businesses.

Location: Preston

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2021

Turnover (£000s): 2,494

Average turnover growth: 30.08%

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47. R.E.Dawson Limited L
RE Dawson are an online retail department store with physical stores in Clitheroe and Skipton.

Location: Clitheroe

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/09/2020

Turnover (£000s): 44,998

Average turnover growth: 28.53%

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48. Mi-Flues Ltd M
Mi-Flues are the UK’s largest manufacturer and distributor of flues, chimneys and wood burning appliances.

Location: Blackpool

Date of last analysed accounts: 29/06/2021

Turnover (£000s): 19,375

Average turnover growth: 28.38%

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49. M.P.M. Consumer Products Limited M
MPM Consumer Products are manufacturers of household cleaning and personal care products.

Location: Manchester

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2020

Turnover (£000s): 18,710

Average turnover growth: 27.90%

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50. Product Care Group Limited L
Product Care Group are focused on providing home appliance solutions to retailers, consumers and business to business customers.

Location: Wigan

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/06/2021

Turnover (£000s): 78,149

Average turnover growth: 27.78%

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Small business – turnover between £1m – £10m

Medium business – turnover between £10m – £30m

Large business – turnover over £30m+

The companies in this list have been selected as the fastest growing profit-making, private, regional companies, based on turnover growth.

Information has been compiled using data which is publicly available at Companies House of UK listed companies.

The average turnover growth has been assessed on a percentage increase based on the difference between turnover figures filed for the last three years.

To qualify, companies must be trading entities and have turnover in excess of £1m in the last three years of filed accounts, which are up to date as at 28th February 2022. Companies must also have made profits in each of the past three years’ accounts. Companies must have filed new accounts since the deadline for last years awards.

Private limited companies which are subsidiaries of listed companies do not qualify.

Subsidiaries of foreign-controlled companies have been accepted if they have headquarters or a decision-making function in the region.

Ward Hadaway and The Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce do not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions.