A Market Drayton computer shop is enjoying growing demand for its services after just six months in business.
People from the town, as well as Newport, Shrewsbury and Stoke-on-Trent, have become regular customers at Computer Co in Shropshire Street which opened last August.
The business is run by IT technician Rob Gittins and graphic designer Leonie Morphett who have taken on two new staff to cope with the demand.
Rob said: “We’re very, very busy, a lot of businesses in the town are using us and our residential customers continue to support us.
“We’re absolutely stunned and delighted with the response we’re getting and the recommendations of people who have dealt with us.
“We knew the business was going to be popular because there’s no other computer shop in Market Drayton but when you start a new business, you expect it to take six to 12 months to get going.
“So it’s been a huge surprise to have such a fast and bright start to our business, especially in this current economic climate.”
Rob, from Stoke-on-Tern, spent almost six years working in several IT jobs and eventually set up his own computer repair business from home two years ago.
Leonie, from Shrewsbury, ran her own graphic and website design business before joining Rob to open Computer Co.
She said: “All our business has come by word of mouth and everyone loves the fact that we’re local, so they want to support a local business.
“As well as computer repairs, sales and servicing, we’re doing a lot now with digital cameras and we’ve linked up with a company to offer broadband internet and mobile phone support to our customers.”
Computer Co’s growth has made Rob and Leonie take on new full-time IT technician Mark Mcavan and student Malcolm Denham who works part-time while studying IT at college in Shrewsbury.
Both are from Market Drayton and Computer Co is also supporting the community by helping to provide free computer learning for adults at Market Drayton Library.
Leonie said: “It’s brilliant for the town that we’re doing very well and we want people to feel confident that we’re here to stay.”
By Winston Brown