Bunches Florapost
flowers by post company based in Newstead, Nottinghamshire
Bunches Florapost Ltd. is a flowers by post company based in Newstead, Nottinghamshire.
History
Bunches Florapost Ltd., known as Bunches, is a family-run business founded by Erik and Sandra Hoving in 1989. Bunches was a small flower stall which they had set up under a 3 metre by 4 metre umbrella in the Four Seasons shopping centre in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Bunches began as a flowers by post company in January 1990, operating out of a factory in Kirkby-in-Ashfield. Orders were taken over the Post Office counter and then telephoned through to the Bunches office, which at the time was staffed by just 3 people.
Expansion
In 1992, Bunches expanded to all Post Offices nationwide and the direct mail side of the business began, which was a great success. During this time, Bunches also began offering chocolates with the flowers, a first in the UK flower trade. In 2001, after out-growing the original factory, Bunches moved into a purpose built premises with state-of-the-art Sales Office, Production and Dispatch facilities, based in Newstead Village, Nottinghamshire. A £1 million extension, doubling the size of the production floor space and adding new offices was completed in November 2007.
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