A BURY company is harnessing the Internet to become a global player in the sourcing and selling of surplus and liquidated stock.

And the advent of e-commerce is poised to act as a major and invaluable trading tool for Euro Trading Stock Ltd.

Based at the Freetown Industrial Estate, the business primarily purchases surplus factory or end-of-line branded clothing and other liquidated stock from all over Europe.

Dealing exclusively with the wholesale sector, the company subsequently sells the goods on to a growing list of more than 3,500 customers throughout Europe.

And they can take advantage of massive discounts with savings of up to 30 per cent on branded clothing and a massive 95 per cent on liquidated merchandise.

Euro Stock is run by Iranian-born businessman Mr Hadi Azizi (39), who has extensive trading experience in France and Germany.

However, the e-commerce revolution could reap the company rich rewards worldwide and pinpoint new markets for Euro Stock. Hadi explained: "In essence, there are two sides to the business. Sourcing and selling designer label clothing and liquidated stock which could be anything involving other clothing, furniture and cosmetics.

"Just recently, we have started selling electrical goods too. But we are always ready to export new things."

He added: "Designer clothing will get us off the ground in the UK. But later on, I feel we'll be mainly dealing with liquidated stock.

"That's primarily because there's more money in that side of the business. If we buy something for 5p, then we can immediately sell it for 10p.

"But if we're selling the designer wear, then we are only likely to make £1 or £2," continued Hadi.

The vast majority of the liquidated goods come from the UK, China and America. Much of Europe does not have liquidations.

"The surplus designer clothing comes mainly from the USA and Italy. For the moment, we sell on a daily basis to Italy, Spain, France and Germany."

Hadi went on: "What we are doing is promoting exports and we plan to export our merchandise to as many European countries as we can."

He is now deploying the Internet to create a worldwide market for the goods the company is selling.

"The web site is to show people what we do, what merchandise we're selling and also allows people to come and tell us what they're looking for.

"We can use it for different purposes and at the moment we have between 30-40 pages on the web site."

Hadi began his career as a jobber with the Burton Group at the age of 24, helping to source clients willing to purchase end-of-the-line clothing.

Later, he left these shores and spent seven years in the sourcing and selling sector, working in France and Germany.

Now, however, he's back in the UK and delighted to have a new base in Bury.

"I looked at various areas, including the likes of Salford Quays, in my search for premises for the business," he explained.

"But they were twice as expensive as Bury and didn't offer the same security as I have here."

Further good news for the town is that the company is aiming to recruit extra staff to add to its current workforce of four.

"I hope to take on another 15 people very shortly and I've already begun to advertise," concluded the businessman.