A FORMER SSI worker has started his working life all over again after 35 years in the steel industry.

Stephen Jackson was already 52 when SSI closed in 2015 but, with support from the SSI Task Force, he has built up his own successful household and waste removal business.

The grandad set up Boro Removals six months after losing his job. Initially he focused on house clearance but soon expanded into household, garage and garden waste removal and the business has been so successful he is considering taking the next step and moving into commercial waste disposal.

Mr Jackson, from Ormesby, said: “When SSI closed I didn’t know what to do. It just came to me one morning that I should do small removals. The Task Force was really helpful, not just with financial support, but in helping me with advice and six months later I was up and running."

Former SSI workers considering setting up in business on their own can find out more at www.ssitaskforce.com