Fast-growing tech firm Huboo has said it has more than doubled its workforce over the past year as it prepares to expand operations at its Bristol HQ.
The company, whose technology enables online retailers to access and complete end-to-end fulfilment operations, said it had recruited around 340 employees since February 2021.
The more than 130% rise has taken the overall headcount of the business, which operates four warehouses in and around the Bristol area, to almost 600.
Huboo, which expanded into Europe last year by opening sites in The Netherlands and Spain, said it had predominantly filled hub manager roles in its warehouses, where it has also added fully-autonomous robots to help provide a "better working environment" for employees.
Other positions the company said it had hired for included quality assurance testers, software developers and web developers.
The business, whose head office is on Corn Street in Bristol’s Old City, said it was preparing to accommodate its growing intake by moving some of its marketing and administrative staff to the building next door, Gilbert House, for which it recently acquired the lease.
Launched by co-founders Martin Bysh and Paul Dodd from two secure storage rooms at a Safestore in Bath, Huboo said it had seen a “boom” in business in recent months.
It reported year-on-year revenue had increased by 124% between January 2021 and January 2022, when it onboarded an average of more than 50 new customers each month.
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The firm added that its warehouse space had risen by 70% from around 155,000 sq ft to more than 260,000 sq ft over the same period.
Mr Bysh, Huboo’s chief executive, said: “Our headcount increase over the past year is an illustration of our rapid growth. One of our main aims at Huboo is to nurture and support the best regional talent, which is why we want our offices to be inspiring and inviting, all while offering the best opportunities for our employees to thrive.”
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The eCommerce fulfilment company enables retailers of all sizes to grow by taking care of the storing, picking, packing and posting of businesses' goods to customers all over the world.
Huboo co-founders said: "The inspiration behind Huboo was to democratise fulfilment. Coming from a logistics background, Paul understood the challenges that businesses faced in optimising their supply chain. After meeting Martin at the side of a football pitch as our kids played, we hatched an idea to bring Martin’s entrepreneurial background and Paul’s technology experience to create what Huboo is today."
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Huboo was identified in a Government report last year as one of three companies within Bristol’s burgeoning tech sector expected to attain a "unicorn" valuation of more than US$1bn over the coming years.
The company's branding is set to appear on the shirts of five of the city’s professional sports teams, including Bristol City Football Club and rugby side Bristol Bears, after it was unveiled by Bristol Sport as its new principal partner from the start of the 2022/23 season.
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