HRH the Duke of Gloucester has paid tribute to the newly redeveloped Kingsway Business Park, marked by an official visit on 13 October 2010 to Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
Recognising the important regeneration of this area, Vindon Scientific has relocated its headquarters to Kingsway. Vindon operates in several markets, including the healthcare, pharmaceutical, life sciences, food sectors and heritage sector. It is a leading supplier of environmental control products and services for the management of temperature, humidity and light, where controlled environment storage is needed.
The Duke of Gloucester formally opened the new premises. He met Vindon's directors who gave him a tour of the 29,000ft² state-of-the-art facilities that are now fully functional and geared up to support the company's ambitious growth plans for the future. The Duke was shown the specialist products and services that Vindon provides, including their heritage storage facility designed for the safe storage of acetate film and care of collections, stability storage, ultra-low temperature facilities and cryogenic sample storage for stem cells.
He said of his visit: "It was good to see that companies such as Vindon were investing in future technologies."
Patrick Jackson, business development director at Vindon, concluded: "We were delighted to welcome the Duke of Gloucester to our new home here at Kingsway. To be chosen to represent this area of Rochdale is a great honour. We're pleased to see continued investment in the business park, which will encourage more new ventures to join us."
Glyn Pittendreigh, Rochdale Development Agency's development director for Kingsway Business Park, said: "It is great to see the HRH at Kingsway. This is one of the most exciting business development sites in the country and having a company like Vindon Scientific at the park goes to show that. The company is a real success story for Rochdale and it is great to see it being recognised on this visit."
The Duke was accompanied by the lord lieutenant of Greater Manchester, the mayor of Rochdale, Zulfiqar Ali, and leader of Rochdale Council, Irene Davidson.
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