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Drainage & plumbing firm lands nationwide deal with Busy Bees nursery chain

One of the UK’s leading drainage and plumbing firms is buzzing after landing a six-figure, three-year deal to service nationwide nursery chain, Busy Bees.

The agreement will see Jet Through, which is headquartered at Birmingham Business Park, maintaining and repairing internal and external drainage systems – along with other reactive works – at 376 Busy Bees nurseries across the UK.

It comes as Jet Through looks to trump the £1.4 million annual turnover it achieved last year and expand its existing team of engineers nationwide.

Busy Bees is the latest high-profile name to join the firm’s client roster, which also includes the likes of Trios, Diamond Facilities, Boots and Gym Group.

Luke Yates, Associate Director at Jet Through, said: “As a business we are proud of the role that we play to help keep important community organisations operating day-to-day, so we are thrilled to be working with a national brand such as Busy Bees. 

“Winning this contract saw us beat off some stiff competition, and is a big vote of confidence in the direct labour model that we provide to clients.

“Many of our competitors use third parties to deliver services, but our staff are inhouse which means we are able to maintain a consistently efficient service right across the UK – while also providing fantastic personal development opportunities for our staff which helps us to attract the best of the best.

“This – along with our reputation in the sector – played a key role in helping us to secure the opportunity to work with such a well-known brand such as Busy Bees – and these types of working relationships are going to be crucial in helping us to achieve our aim of achieving a fourth consecutive year of growth in 2024.”

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Purcho expands into 3,000 sq ft warehouse

A distributor of cleaning and workplace essentials has relocated to a 3,000 sq ft warehouse in Warwickshire to accommodate increasing demand across the country.

Purcho has moved into Unit 15 at Arden Business Centre in Alcester on a five-year lease where it will occupy the ground floor – with the ability to double in size to 6,000 sq ft on the upper floor.

This move comes just three years after launching as a digital marketplace specialising in workplace essentials, ranging from cleaning and janitorial products, pantry essentials, office stationery supplies, toilet supplies, health and safety (PPE) and computer cleaning supplies.

The warehouse will be used to help fulfil next-day delivery orders on 1,300 products to more than 700 customers the business already has, which includes cleaning businesses and other organisations across a range of sectors.

Purcho is part of the Diamond Facilities Support Group, which is one of the UK’s fastest growing facilities management businesses in the UK with an annual turnover of £15 million.
Purcho was initially founded as Health and Hygiene Products in 2021, but has recently undergone a re-brand to signify the business’s long-term growth plans.

Vivek Sylva is in charge of the day-to-day operations at Purcho.

He said: “We are in total control of our pricing as we are not tied to any buying groups, which has enabled us to provide great value while helping our customers’ margins – which undoubtedly drives our growth.

“Over 60 per cent of our 20,000 orders to date have originated from mobile devices, a trend that is expected to escalate, and this surge in online demand has prompted both the relocation of our warehouse and the decision to rebrand.

“The centrally located spacious warehouse also enables us to fulfil a greater number of nationwide orders within a 24-hour timeframe.

“Being affiliated with a company as large as Diamond Facilities Group provides additional benefits, allowing us to cross-sell to the Group’s established client base, alongside our own. This, coupled with the new warehouse, will play a pivotal role in our ongoing growth, which is evident in our increasing turnover year after year.”

For more information about Purcho, visit www.purcho.com