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Guildford tuition provider opens 100th centre following £30 million investment

Surrey-based children’s tuition provider Explore Learning has opened its 100th centre after a £30 million investment from Graphite Capital.

The company, which opened its first centre in Chelmsford in 2001, is currently growing at a rate of 25pc year on year, with 26 new centres set to open in the UK in 2015.

The firm has formed a partnership with Sainsbury’s, with many of the venues opening in their new and refurbished stores.

In April they unveiled their first international centre in America under the name ‘Explore Horizons’ – and they have since opened two more in Texas (North Fort Worth, North Dallas and Tarrant County) – with more planned to launch next year.

Graphite Capital injected the £30 million into Explore Learning in 2012 to support founder Bill Mills’ ambitious expansion plans.

Bill Mills, founder of Explore Learning says: “This is a fantastic time for Explore Learning. The whole team has been incredibly busy launching new centres all over the country while constantly growing our current centres and welcoming new members.

“The vision behind Explore Learning is to create a place for children to come that is the best possible complement to their school education, to help them grow in confidence and to inspire their love of learning.

“Our success has undoubtedly been down to the hard work and enthusiasm of our staff.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ellen Forster .