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Coal Merchant

Coal Merchant: A hundredweight at the back door, every week of the winter. Nearly every home burns coal, and the coalman carries it through the house or tips…

A hundredweight at the back door, every week of the winter. Keep the town's fires lit, a hundredweight at a time.

Nearly every home burns coal, and the coalman carries it through the house or tips it down the chute a hundredweight at a time. The merchant buys by the wagon at the station yard and sells by the sack, and the margin is in weighing honestly, delivering on the day promised and giving credit carefully. The Clean Air Act 1956 and central heating put the trade into a long decline.

Setup costs
£16,500 to £82,000
Competition
Medium
Category
Transport & Logistics

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