| Located 10 miles north west of Manchester city | | | | factories, foundries and textile mills. Today, things are |
| centre, on the border of the West Pennine Moors, | | | | discussed in offices and meeting rooms. However, |
| Bolton is an interesting industrial town with a long | | | | Bolton still has a strong industrial hub, with a number |
| history. In recent years it has undergone a high | | | | of companies which survived the post-industrial |
| degree of economic redevelopment, and has | | | | decline. Probably the best known is |
| benefitted from much business investment. Hotels | | | | Warburtonâs bakery, which was founded in |
| with meeting rooms, like us at Holiday Inn Bolton, are | | | | 1876. Other long-established employers include steel |
| in high demand. | | | | foundries, textile producers, transport companies, |
| Once, Boltonâs economy was decided in the | | | | paper manufacturers and British Aerospace. |