Bunches Florapost
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Bunches Florapost Ltd. is a flowers by post company based in Newstead, Nottinghamshire
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, 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.
In 1992 Bunches expanded to all Post Offices nationwide and the direct mail side of the business began, which was 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 Despatch 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.
Bunches trades through post offices and news agents, affiliates, direct sales, business to business as well as its own online store and through online services such as eBay, with the bulk of trade coming from the Bunches.co.uk website.
Bunches import flowers and deliveries are made by Royal Mail 1st Class Post and Special Delivery services.
Bunches are a member of The Flowers & Plants Association, and are listed as supplying ethically grown flowers & plants..
Since Bunches was founded they have delivered over 2.5 million bouquets throughout the UK, and has received press attention due to continued growth at the company during the recent recession.
In 2010 Bunches won the Nottingham Post Nottinghamshire Company of The Year award and is now planning on launching MokoChocolates.co.uk offering a new chocolates by post service.
Newstead, Nottinghamshire
Newstead is a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England, situated between Nottingham and Mansfield in the Borough of Gedling. It is a former coal mining village, and was previously called Newstead Colliery Village. Lord Byron, the poet, lived at nearby Newstead Abbey. The parish...
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Company history
Bunches is a family business, originally 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 MansfieldMansfield
Mansfield is a town in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the main town in the Mansfield local government district. Mansfield is a part of the Mansfield Urban Area....
, Nottinghamshire. Bunches began as a flowers by post company in January 1990, operating out of a factory in Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Kirkby-in-Ashfield is a market town in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of 25,265 . It is a part of the Mansfield Urban Area. The Head Offices of Ashfield District Council are located there....
. Orders were taken over the Post Office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
counter and then telephoned through to the Bunches office, which at the time was staffed by just 3 people.
In 1992 Bunches expanded to all Post Offices nationwide and the direct mail side of the business began, which was 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 Despatch 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.
Bunches trades through post offices and news agents, affiliates, direct sales, business to business as well as its own online store and through online services such as eBay, with the bulk of trade coming from the Bunches.co.uk website.
Bunches import flowers and deliveries are made by Royal Mail 1st Class Post and Special Delivery services.
Bunches are a member of The Flowers & Plants Association, and are listed as supplying ethically grown flowers & plants..
Since Bunches was founded they have delivered over 2.5 million bouquets throughout the UK, and has received press attention due to continued growth at the company during the recent recession.
In 2010 Bunches won the Nottingham Post Nottinghamshire Company of The Year award and is now planning on launching MokoChocolates.co.uk offering a new chocolates by post service.