2004
Purplex Was Founded
Founder Andrew Scott launches Purplex as a small, specialist marketing consultancy. The name Purplex is an acronym, it stands for Purpose, Planning and Execution, the marketing principles that still drive Purplex today.
Andrew Scott is recognised as the leading marketing expert in the building products and glazing industry. He has worked as marketing director across trade, commercial and retail sectors and has acquired and sold several companies. In 2004 he decided to use his experience to help other companies grow successfully and profitably, and Purplex was born.
2005
Marketing & Growth
Purplex launches a UK wide series of marketing and business growth seminars for the glazing and building products industry, with sell-out audiences.
2006
Specialist Market Research
Andrew Scott launches specialist market research and data company, Insight Data, providing Purplex with in-depth market intelligence. A new, proper office is taken in Weston-super-Mare, just outside Bristol.
2008
Creative & Direct Marketing
We add creative design and direct marketing into the mix, investing in our first graphic designer and direct mail equipment to print, fold, insert and frank large volumes of letters and mailers. Additional office space is acquired.
2009
Specialist PR Division
Purplex recruits Sam Cross within the newly created Public Relations (PR) division. The division is quickly established as the leading PR experts in the building products and glazing industry, and Sam Cross goes on to become Account Director 6 years later.
2010
A New Office
2010 is a pivotal year. Purplex reaches 10 staff and appoints Adam Whitaker as head of design. A new 2,500 ft2 office block is acquired in a shared building, and we introduce email marketing and web design as additional services.
2011
Market Leaders
Purplex becomes the largest marketing agency in the window industry and broadens out to the wider building products and construction and property market, working with major clients such as Duraflex/Masco.
2012
Going International
Another pivotal year. The business reaches £1million turnover and now employs 20 staff, including a growing team of digital marketing specialists. We land our first international clients and acquire the rest of our shared office building, giving us 4,500 ft2.
2013
Expanding Our Scope
MD Andrew Scott launches Business Leader Ltd, a publishing, media and events business, which connects Purplex to thousands of new clients in the business and professional services market. We invest heavily in new IT and infrastructure, including IP leased lines and our own email marketing platform.
2014
Digital Growth
Digital marketing is growing fast and we appoint Adi Day as head of digital. We move to responsive design for website build, and expand our SEO and PPC team and launch a full social media service. Meanwhile, our PR division continues to win more major clients across the UK and Europe.
2015
Striving For Success
The business passes 40 staff and we launch a professional video production division. We gain Google Partner status and get nominated for three awards including Agency of the Year in our first year of entering the Construction Marketing Awards. New London office opens at Trafalgar Square.
2016
Ascot HQ
A new 5,000 ft2 HQ is purchased following a £1m investment as we pass over 80 staff. Purplex announced as ‘Marketing agency of the year’ finalist at the CMA Awards.
2018
Events Division
New events division launched capable of creating, managing and marketing both small and large-scale events, immediately winning prestigious national contracts. The inaugural Glazing Summit takes place in Birmingham.
2020
Ambitious Plans
COVID strikes and focus switches to supporting clients with customer and internal comms and rapid development of digital and online products and solutions. Despite the pandemic, Purplex acquires a further 2,500 ft2 of office space with dedicated training and conference facilities.
2021
A New Vision
With global uncertainty, Purplex commits to its biggest year of investment in facilities recruitment and resources with a new vision and a more sustainable future. The Glazing Summit returned and following a £1.5m investment, our new office building is completed.
2022
Continued Growth
Fully settled in our new office Purplex goes from strength to strength, winning prestigious new clients and investing further in the team.
2023
Onwards and Upwards
We achieve the 100 employees milestone following exponential growth. Vicky Francis is promoted to Client Services Director following 10 years of loyal service and ambitious plans are laid down for the future.
The Marketing Agency For The Construction Industry
Purplex Marketing is a full-service marketing agency serving the construction, building products, property and home improvement industries. Launched in 2004, Purplex began as a strategic marketing consultancy, and has grown to offer traditional and web integrated marketing services.
What Our Customers Say
“They’re just a really nice team to work with – it’s like an extension of our own team. Or even, more so – it’s LIKE they’re our own team.”
What Our Customers Say
“Everyone that I’ve spoken to within Purplex has been really friendly, very helpful and they all have a great all-round knowledge of the industry – you’re not spending loads of time and effort having to train people.”
What Our Customers Say
“Purplex in my experience have done really good work in SEO, the increase in website visits, click throughs and eventual orders is up is about 50% up on last year, so the website is really, really working.”
What Our Customers Say
“It’s been an amazing transformation in terms of not only the growth of the business in terms of orders-in, but profitability as well.”
What Our Customers Say
“We made the decision to switch agencies to Purplex a few years ago, and have never looked back. Our business has grown beyond expectations, and Purplex have been with us every step of the way. We can’t wait to see what the future holds.”
Ken Rhodes
What Our Customers Say
“Dekko has grown from £6m to £25m over the last 12 years and we simply couldn’t have achieved it without Purplex. Our brand is well recognised and the exposure we get through the press, social media and online consistently puts us in front of good quality prospects.”
Kurt Greatrex
Sales Director, Dekko Window Systems
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