| Rank | Company | Location | Trade description | Turnover £m | PTP £m | Emps | Last Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dew Construction | Oldham | Civil engineering, industrial building and steel sheet piling | 77.44 | 1.76 | 385 | 10.01 |
| 2 | Zetex | Oldham | Specialist semi conductors | 70.73 | 10.98 | 831 | 12 |
| 3 | First Manchester | Oldham | Coach and bus operator | 68.55 | 8.05 | 2150 | 3.01 |
| 4 | Turner Bianca | Hathershaw | Home textiles | 67.8 | 0.25 | 194 | 1.01 |
| 5 | Salton | Failsworth | Personal care appliances & electrical housewares | 62.06 | 3.77 | 589 | 4.01 |
| 6 | Shiloh | Royton | Healthcare products and services | 39.93 | 0.82 | 465 | 3.02 |
| 7 | Glynn Webb | Failsworth | Household and DIY goods distributor | 38.68 | -0.65 | 656 | 12.01 |
| 8 | Heyrod Construction | Chadderton | Builder and civil engineer | 35.33 | 1.64 | 499 | 3.01 |
| 9 | Slumberland | Royton | Beds, bedding & other furniture products | 32.66 | 1.07 | 407 | 12.01 |
| 10 | Chi Yip | Chadderton | Importer, exporter, cash & carry foods and meat | 29.56 | 0.82 | 103 | 5.01 |
| 11 | Hubron | Failsworth | Compounds and chemicals for the rubber & plastics industry | 23.78 | 0.14 | 81 | 12 |
| 12 | James Briggs | Royton | Paints, lubricants, chemicals and polishes | 22.86 | 0.69 | 293 | 3.01 |
| 13 | Money Controls | Royton | Coin testing and handling systems in coin-operated machines | 22.29 | 2.67 | 373 | 9 |
| 14 | Voith Paper | Chadderton | Paper finishing and other specialised machinery | 19.38 | 2.23 | 108 | 9.01 |
| 15 | OMC Motors | Oldham | Motor dealer | 19.32 | 0.48 | 84 | 12 |
| 16 | Woodclay | Chadderton | Importers and distributors of clocks and fancy goods | 19.25 | 1.5 | 98 | 9 |
| 17 | HSB Haughton Engineering Insurance Services | Oldham | Inspections of plant and electrical installations | 18.71 | 1.32 | 241 | 12 |
| 18 | SPL | Oldham | Motor dealer and food merchant | 18.64 | -0.13 | 87 | 6.01 |
| 19 | Andrew Mercer | Failsworth | Yarn and textile importer, converter and merchant | 18.32 | 1.75 | 124 | 3.01 |
| 20 | Robert Scott | Oldham | Textile products | 17.91 | 0.91 | 281 | 9.01 |
| 21 | Housing Units | Failsworth | Home furnishings & furniture retailer | 17.56 | 1.35 | 259 | 3.01 |
| 22 | Holdings Group | Royton | Textile yarns & non-woven fabric | 14.19 | 0.28 | 97 | 6.01 |
| 23 | Mobilis Healthcare | Oldham | Healthcare products and services | 13.5 | 0.75 | 211 | - |
| 24 | Dean House | Werneth | Luxury kitchens supplier | 12.87 | 0.3 | 301 | 12 |
| 25 | Wiggett Construction | Chadderton | Builder and developer | 11.35 | 0.06 | 42 | 7.01 |
| 26 | Ferrant Technologies | Waterhead | Defence technology | 10.97 | -0.51 | 186 | 10 |
| 27 | Lock Inspection | Chadderton | Metal detectors and checkweighting equipment | 10.24 | 0.09 | 125 | 12.01 |
| 28 | Greater Manchester Travelcards | Hollinwood | Pre-purchase travelcard scheme operator | 9.72 | 0 | - | 12 |
| 29 | Brimar | Chadderton | Electronic display products and services | 9.1 | 0.38 | 168 | 12.01 |
| 30 | DCT | Shaw | Civil engineering contractor | 9.07 | 0.15 | 89 | 6.01 |
| 31 | Pepperl+Fuchs GB | Oldham | Safety barrier devices manufacturer | 8.85 | 0.32 | 102 | 12 |
| 32 | Medlock Construcion | Royton | Construction engineering contractor | 8.3 | 0.31 | 81 | 12.01 |
| 33 | Partington Building | Hollinwood | Contractor and developer | 7.86 | 0.06 | 101 | 3.01 |
| 34 | Armacell United Kingdom Holding | Oldham | Foam products | 7.41 | -0.82 | 128 | 12 |
| 35 | Trouvay & Cauvin | Chadderton | Piping material, pipes valves and industrial equipment trader | 7.31 | 0.06 | 42 | 9.01 |
| 36 | BMS Superfactors | Oldham | Motor accessory supplier | 7.3 | 0.17 | 95 | 9.01 |
| 37 | Dico Furniture | Oldham | Bed wholesaler | 7.01 | -0.26 | 57 | 12 |
| 38 | P.& D.Northern Steels | Shaw | Steel stockist and supplier | 6.83 | 0 | 26 | 10 |
| 39 | Delilah Curtains | Oldham | Textiles and household goods wholesaler | 6.51 | 0.16 | 36 | 3.01 |
| 40 | Butterfly | Oldham | Investment and management services | 6.41 | -0.15 | 82 | 6.01 |