Business Support Case Study: J M Brown Ltd
About the business
- Business name: J M Brown Ltd
- Support programme: Newhaven Business Grants Programme
- Participant name: Jonathan Brown
J M Brown is a specialist façade cleaning, building restoration, graffiti removal, pressure washing, line marking works, painting and surface preparation works business.
Why they signed up to the business support programme
They needed to purchase more vehicles to add to the current fleet and assets to enable them to take on more work and create new jobs for local people.
I wanted to support the local people of Newhaven to be able to offer additional employment opportunities alongside growing our business.
Johnathan Brown
What support they received
J M Brown used their grant support to purchase a new business vehicle which has not only improved customer perception, but has also reduced running costs and downtime. This has also enabled them to start looking for additional staff to join the business from the local area.
How this has helped the business
- Dramatically reduced operating costs associated with older work vans and Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) charges.
- Reduced their carbon footprint with regards to fuel usage.
- Enabled them to start exploring the opportunities of growing their team and taking on more business.
Wider benefits from supporting this business
This grant support has enabled the business to start looking for an apprentice to teach in the building restoration trade, given the business more finance to fund future works, and ultimately helped in securing the future of the business and its team.
We are a young, growing business. With the help of this grant, we are creating new opportunities for local people and would like to create more. This in turn will be generating more revenue to put back into the economy from ourselves, as company taxpayers, and the team that work with us. This scheme has allowed us to free-up cashflow to move into bigger premises to further expand our business.
Johnathan Brown
Contact
For more information on the business support programmes provided by East Sussex County Council, contact the Economic Development Team.
Economic.Development@eastsussex.gov.uk
The Newhaven Business Grants Programme is funded by UK Government with grant funding secured by Lewes District Council. The programme is delivered by the Economic Development Team at East Sussex County Council.
