A man who lost his job when the owners of the Threshers chain of off licences went into administration has started his own company.
Tom Jones, 24, of Clitheroe in Lancashire was made redundant from his position as the manager of the Threshers store in Whalley last November, the Lancashire Telegraph reports.
He was one of four people at the shop who were made redundant when First Quench - the firm that owned Threshers - went under.
But he has set up his own off licence - the Whalley Wine Shop - and is basing it in the same building as the old Threshers shop.
The new store is set to open next month and Mr Jones said he is "really excited about bringing it back to life".
"Our mission is to provide the sort of help to customers that you don't get in a supermarket," he stated, adding that it would have been "a real shame" if the building had been left unoccupied.
Mr Jones will be creating two new jobs when he opens his store, which will stock wines from independent producers and beers made by local breweries, as well as offer a delivery service.
Many people who have been made redundant as a result of the recession have been using the downturn as an opportunity to change their career or set up their own firm.
Among them are four men who used to work at a smelting plant in Holyhead.
According to the BBC, Stephen Evans, Andrew Williams, Wayne Allman and Andrew Samuel have used government schemes to set up a company providing an engineering and electrical maintenance service.
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