After starting Clearview Aerials in 1979 we moved to Nuneaton & realised there was no-one to buy stock from locally, the closest being in Coventry...
After receiving 300 aerials [to get a big discount] from the Coventry supplier, only to find that most of the elements fell off due to oversized holes being drilled in the booms, & the supplier refusing to replace them, we decided to take out a loan & open an account with a midlands manufacturer, & start supplying the trade from the garage at the rear of our house in Lutterworth Road...
We soon gained several customers by being more competitive & stocking a more comprehensive range of equipment than our competitors, we outgrew the garage & decided to rent three council garages behind the shops in Lutterworth Road,