Oil in the blood

摘要

There is a peculiar genius to Jobling Purser. An uncanny ability to have the right idea at the right time and be in the right place. David Jobling-Purser - the co-owner with his brother Evan and father Tim - laughs it off as luck, but he know it's not. As they say, the harder you work and the smarter you are, the luckier you will be. It is difficult to know where to start with this small but tough North East heavyweight that boasts a turnover of more than £17m a year but only has a staff of around 50. The long answer is sometime before the 1830s, possibly as early as the 1780s. There isn't much of a shorter answer because to fully understand its success you have to understand its history. Its full name is James A Jobling and Company Ltd trading as Jobling Purser' - representing the different family trees, and the family of companies that have intertwined and expanded over time.