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Jonathan Worsfold’s portable toilet kingdom stretches as far as the eye can see: neat rows of 1,700 grey, blue and cream cubicles, all containing a porcelain throne. Like many other people in the portable toilet industry, he got into it because of a family connection.
Worsfold took over Kent-based Four Jays from his father John, who started it as an agricultural contracting company 62 years ago, armed with grand plans and a pair of hedge cutters. After attending a trade show, he discovered porta potties and the rest is history. For 30-odd years, Worsfold and his wife Sarah have grown the family business one flush at a time.