Beth went back to her old college to teach
Beth studied Level 3 Business at Weston College. In November 2023 she went back with Adi Day to run a B2B marketing workshop for its learners, using a real Purplex client case.
We’re Purplex.
The marketing agency for businesses that make, sell and fit the things buildings are made of. Strategy, PR, creative, digital, web and film from one specialist team, with offices near Bristol and in London.
Founded by someone who’d run a business in this industry
Andrew Scott founded Purplex in 2004. Before that he spent years in building products, where he turned a struggling manufacturer into a £12 million business.
He built the agency on what he’d learned from the client’s side of the table: understand the business first, then decide where its time and money should go. Twenty-two years on, every brief still starts there.
- Founded
- 2004, by Andrew Scott
- Specialism
- Construction, building products and home improvement
- In-house
- Strategy, PR, creative, digital, web and film
- Recognition
- Best Construction Marketing Agency, SME News UK Enterprise Awards 2019
Run by people who grew up here
Several of the people leading Purplex today started in junior roles. Sean Scott helped get the agency’s first 10,000-piece mailing out of the door and is now Growth Director.
Sam Cross joined in 2009 and is Commercial Director. Vicky Francis joined in 2013 and became Client Services Director ten years later.
What the name means
Purplex is short for the three words we work by, in the order we work: Purpose, Plan, Execute. It’s the same order for a single website or a whole year’s marketing.
- PurposeAgree what the business needs to achieve.
- PlanDecide how to get there, and who does what.
- ExecuteDo the work, then check it’s working.
Sam Cross, in his own words
Sam joined in 2009 and now runs sales, account management and customer success. Here he is explaining the name on camera: purpose starts with the business’s goals, and with the personal ones too.
Inside Unit 200
Our headquarters on Worle Park Way, shared with our sister company Insight Data. Strategy, creative, PR, digital and web work in one building, with a studio on site for filming and photography. It’s also home to a few residents who don’t need walking.
Take a look around our offices. It’s very quirky.
What clients say about working with us
Most of our clients make, sell or install something: windows and doors, blinds, building products, home improvements. Our longest client relationships run to more than a decade.
They’re just a really nice team to work with – it’s like an extension of our own team.
Stuart DantzicManaging Director, Caribbean Blinds 
A key factor in choosing to work with Purplex was how quickly the team understood our business and determined what was needed to reinvigorate our marketing and PR activities.
Russell AgerManaging Director, Crittall Windows 
Purplex have been a breath of fresh air since coming on board.
Andrew ChalkDirector of Operations, BBSA
Outside the day job
Colleagues teach, volunteer and fundraise close to home, usually alongside the rest of the Ascot Group.
The Mendip Challenge for Weston Hospicecare
On 31 May 2026, eight Ascot Group colleagues, Andrew and Helen among them, took on the Mendip Challenge for Weston Hospicecare, covering 180 miles between them.
Come and meet us
Tell us what your business needs. We’ll bring the right people to the conversation, at Unit 200, in London or on a call.