Trading Standards raided the mill in 2006, and ordered Mr Miller stop selling products that failed national safety provisions.

The land of the two mills has now been cleared fully since 2021, including its chimney, and the site is now housing.

Maple No.2 was designed by P.S.Stott, so the round chimney carried the double rings that were his trademark.

1 was powered by a 1000 hp vertical triple-expansion engine built by George Saxon & Co, of Openshaw.

In 1968, Maple Mill was selected by Courtaulds to receive the first top secret BD 200s, Open End Spinning machines from Czechoslovakia.

A research visit by Courtaulds staff to Ústí nad Labem in August 1968, was interrupted by Soviet tanks putting down the Prague Spring uprising.

Later a body of Czech technicians was based at Maple Mill, until the problems had been resolved.

It was bought by Vance Miller and used to manufacture and market fitted kitchens and furniture.

In 2006 the Greater Manchester Police and Trading Standards raided the Maple Mill offices and factory of Vance Miller.

As a result of the raids four people, including Miller, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud in what was one of Tradings Standards' biggest ever operations.

On 21 February 2007, under the General Product Safety Regulations Act 2005, Trading Standards Officers in Oldham ordered Vance Miller, again trading from Maple Mill, to immediately withdraw four types of minibikes from sale.

[7] On 21 April 2009, a fire started near the diesel generator of the kitchen factory (Maple No.2) and ignited the contents of propane cylinders and pallets.