‘WE WON’T LET ANYONE GO’
The continued Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme support has put a spring in the step of a Welsh sock manufacturers boasting VIP clientele.
“It will make a big difference because we are traditionally quieter in the spring.
“Getting this furlough money means we don’t have to let anyone go,” said Chris Jones, owner of Corgi luxury sock store, in Ammanford, South Wales.
“Otherwise we’d lose skills. We can’t afford to lose anybody,” continued the business boss whose skilled workforce numbers 60, and whose customers include Prince Charles and actor Daniel Radcliffe. Also applying for a Business Resilience Grant, he added: “I feel really positive.”