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No glass ceiling for waste crushing company

IN this week's SME Focus we hear from an entrepreneur who believes there is good money to be made by firms that can come up with a new way of dealing with old problems.

GLASS ACT: Entrepreneur Brian Williamson, who is from Ayr-based Ekko Glass Crushing, said the group is expected to generate turnover of £300,000 this year. Picture: Mark Mainz
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Name: Brian Williamson.

Age: 37.

What is your business called? Ekko Glass Crushing.

Where is it based? Ayr.

What does it produce, what services does it offer?

We manufacture glass crushing machines for use by the licensed trade. We also run a glass crushing machine rental/glass waste collection service in the west of Scotland. We are using this working model as the basis of a franchise offering which we will be launching across the UK at the turn of the year.