A FIRM which supplies many of the largest companies in clinical research has celebrated its 25th anniversary.

Horwich-based Woodley Equipment Company Ltd was founded by Mike Wickham, who previously managed Rivington Veterinary Laboratories.

Hundreds of guests attended the celebration event at the Concorde Hangar, Runway Visitor Park, near Manchester Airport.

During the evening Mr Wickham spoke about the early years of the business, explaining how Woodly had progressed from an office his family home to a business with multiple company-owned sites and global partners.

As well as two warehouses and office buildings in Horwich, Woodley has further facilities between Heathrow and Gatwick Airports and in Hopkinton, Massachusetts in the USA.

The firm employs a highly specialised team of experienced professionals including biomedical scientists, service engineers and medical electronics engineers working across five divisions.

Those divisions are the clinical trials division the Woodley Laboratory Diagnostics, Woodley Veterinary Diagnostics, UK Veterinary Diagnostics and Quantum Veterinary.