Peterborough Evening Telegraph:
When Terry Lucking walked away from a lifetime in the fruit and vegetable industry he had no idea what he was going to do next.
For months the former managing director of a major fresh produce supplier indulged himself in his favourite pastime – horse riding – while he considered his future career options.
He said: ‘I knew that whatever I did I wanted to be in control. I didn’t want to be in a position where I had just one major customer who could pick up the phone and give me a sleepless night.’
Mr Lucking (49) was the managing director of a vegetable growing producer supplying a major supermarket chain. But it was an industry that was always under intense pressure from the major retailers, and where the number of companies involved was shrinking as smaller ones were bought up by larger firms.
He said: ‘I wanted something that needed people and personality, and in an industry that was growing not shrinking. I wanted to be involved in a company that was fighting to develop not to just survive.’
So, after a visit to a franchise exhibition, Mr Lucking spent some time researching a number of alternatives.
He said: ‘I could see the lettings industry was growing. I had an interview with the franchisor, or rather I interviewed the franchisor, as I wanted to make sure that he would allow me to develop my ideas.’ Read more.
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