The Curcher family purchased the lab 30 years ago from the Bateman family. It began life above a practice in Reading, before moving to Thatcham under the ownership of the Curchers. Since then, the company has expanded into other channels such as production of machinery and a franchise of practices.
The lab is very much a family-run business. Looking after the day-to-day running of the lab is operations director Dean Curcher, although he says the company isn't one for traditional titles. 'If there's a job that needs doing, everyone mucks in and does it - the buck stops with us,' says Curcher, who is joined by two brothers, Wayne and Gary, as well as father Dennis - the company's managing director.
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