Made in Lancashire

But not just any glasshouses. These are the biggest and the best and the Americans love them. What’s more, they are made in Lancashire. Roger Borrell reports

A little known firm in Clayton-le-Moors has a burgeoning reputation among interior designers. Its latest range celebrates the industry’s heritage.

Lancashire rugby legend Bill Beaumont has passed his family business to the next generation - and it’s working well, writes Roger Borrell.

Skill and artistry are helping to restore our heritage buildings and to create the landmarks of the future. Roger Borrell reports

This is a company with a big heart and the skills to work with worldwide names. Martin Pilkington paid them a visit.

The surge in popularity of gin means this Lancashire town now has its own award-winning micro-distillery. Roger Borrell reports

Anthony Holly’s moment of inspiration led to a creative business employing 30 in Nelson. Martin Pilkington reports

The Thornbers have kept business in the family for more than 200 years and with rugby playing Sam now involved, the firm is in safe hands

David Thornber decided against working in the church and moved home to the Ribble Valley to start a business. Roger Borrell reports.

The world’s poshest garden sheds are built in a cramped workshop on a Lytham farm, writes Paul Mackenzie

A couple in Parbold are reviving the glory days for a textile firm that boomed in the 1950s design revolution. Sue Riley reports

Lancashire is home to the makers of an internationally famous stove and cooker brand, writes Martin Pilkington. Factory photographs by Kirsty Thompson

Innovative wallpapers manufacturers in Clayton-le-Moors are supplying Buckingham Palace, writes Martin Pilkington. Photography by Kirsty Thompson

Samlesbury is home to Lancashire’s military plane maker employing 4,000 skilled workers. Martin Pilkington reports

Martin Pilkington visits a small carpet company in Rochdale with big ideas.

When a customer brought in a barbecue and asked them to create a fabric design based on the burnt remains it didn’t faze Emma Douglas. After all, as head of design at the UK’s biggest home furnishing printers she’s used to unusual requests.

State rooms on the Titanic, walls of the White House and royal rail carriages have all been adorned by a classic interiors product made in Lancashire. Sue Riley reports

Shoppers in China will enjoy a ray of Lancashire sun this month when biscuits made in Blackburn go on sale there

Family-owned and run Fiddler’s Lancashire Crisps is celebrating another good year in business with ever growing listings across the UK as well as an amazing response from customers.

Lancashire business woman Nikki Hesford decided enough was enough when she couldn’t find the clothes she desired. Instead, she set up her own fashion house - Made In Preston.

Trainers with a suit? Don’t faint, sir, this Lancashire heritage brand is ahead of the pack when it comes to cool shoes, writes Rebekka O’Grady

A druid from Bolton is providing the solution for drinkers who feel the need for mead, as Paul Mackenzie reports

We are told Britain’s days as a manufacuturing nation are dead and buried. Roger Borrell went to Burnley to prove them wrong

Wallpaper spotted in Hollywood movie sets and gracing the US home of The Kardashians comes all the way from Lancashire. Sue Riley reports