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Downpour of luck for businessman
The sky was the limit for a young businessman who used a downpour to start a window cleaning business during the recession and is now washing landmarks in Corby town centre.
Jordan King, 27, who left his job as a lift engineer as the credit crunch hit in 2008, expects a turnover of 100,000 this year as his company goes from strength to strength.
Mr King, of Exmouth Avenue, Corby, owns Waterworks, based on the Weldon North Industrial Estate. He is in talks with Corby Council for the contract to keep the Corby Cube spick and span.
He said: "Once I started my business I knew I never wanted to do anything else."
Mr King had support from The Prince's Trust, including a 3,000 interest-free loan, to fulfil his dream of being his own boss.
He faced difficulty when he initially provided gardening and carpet cleaning and home repairs and found work dwindling as the economic climate worsened. He persevered and hit the headlines with a chewing gum clean-up of Corby town centre before focusing on commercial window cleaning.
He said: "I harvest and purify 20,000 litres of rainwater per month for use on some of the most prestigious buildings in a town which is currently undergoing a massive regeneration.
"We don't have to pay water rates as it's 100 per cent rainwater. We
are excited by the fact its free and eco-friendly."
Rainwater is collected in tanks on the roof of the business's industrial unit and is purified to clean the windows at the new swimming pool and other premises, including the Primark shop and Costa Coffee in the town centre.
Terry Riley, Mr King's business mentor at The Prince's Trust, said: "Of all the clients I have had the opportunity to work with, Jordan is unquestionably the most likely to succeed, and his level of industry deserves long term reward."
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