A Suffolk company founded by two school friends continues to go from strength to strength with the opening of its new large warehouse.
Fred Benfield, 29, and Arthur Horrigan, 29, started their first business together at the age of seven, selling stones on the Felixstowe seaside.
Four and a half years ago, they opened their dream company, We Prep FBA, which recently rebranded to We Prep E-commerce Logistics & Fulfilment.
The Suffolk firm moved its two Ipswich warehouses into a bigger one in Stowmarket.
Mr Horrigan said: "Since we moved to our new site, we have already employed five people from the local area. We still have four more positions to fill, with more coming.
"Our FBA prep company is also rebranding, as we want our brand identity to reflect our true mission.
"We deliver end-to-end logistics for all e-commerce environments. We can offer a service to facilitate the selling process on any platform.
"Whether people need the FBA prep for their wholesale and arbitrage products, or if they need kit building, labelling, bagging, or whatever for their private label products, we provide the service them.
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"We handle the reverse logistics, we deal with Amazon removals and returns from customers to make sure that sellers can get the most value out of the returns.
"We also pick up products from China and move them over to the UK, handle the customs clearance, get them into our warehouse, and dispatch."
The co-owner added that he is very excited to expand the business with his friend and be able to employ more than 30 members of staff.
Mr Horrigan added: "I like working with Fred. We can get straight to the point. It's good working with someone you trust.
"We both have the same mindset and ultimately we want the same thing, which is a company with a fantastic culture where people enjoy going to work and that delivers growth and innovation to the industry."
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