Christmas 2009, Jan's family made a decision - Christmas presents had to be under R20.00 or handmade. Coincidently someone told him of wine barrels that were for sale at a good price. He instantly knew what he could do - he could make cheese boards from the lids...
They were so popular that he started getting orders from friends. He noticed the elegant curves of the staves and started manufacturing other articles. Soon he was overwhelmed and the garage became too small and he could not manage by his own...
He needed the business to grow to supplement his pension income. He just did not know how to go about it.