Dad says easyJet founder is threatening him over the name of his cleaning business

A father who runs a street cleaning business called EasyJetwash is facing legal threats from easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou.

Jozsef Spekker, 43, offers services such as pressure washing, yards and gardens for around £100. Despite operating his venture solo for three years, he is now under pressure from easyGroup, owned by budget airline tycoon Sir Stelios. The billionaire’s company has demanded that Jozsef be reappointed or risk a costly lawsuit.




Jozsef, from Staffordshire, said: “They explained how my branding was very damaging to their business. They wanted me to remove all branding from Facebook and social media and shut it down. If I do what they want me to to close the business, I would have to start over.

He added: “The first two years I spent a lot of money on advertising. I have hundreds of videos on YouTube, a ten-minute video takes a lot of time to edit. I have at least 160 videos. People love to watch them. It is mainly the word easy which is the problem that I call myself EasyJetwash”, the Mirror reports.

“If you go through most of my social posts, for example Easy and Jet. I try and make it clear that we have nothing to do with easyJet. They hang on the word ‘easy’, saying I’m trying to confuse customers of them believing that I am part of their group I look very, very different.

Jozsef Spekker owns EasyJetwash(Image: SWNS)

“All the business I do, they don’t offer it. The whole idea of ​​calling my business EasyJetwash is that I’ve made hard physical work very easy with the right equipment and it’s really simple and easy to do . They[easyJet)don’tdoanyexteriorcleaningorbuildingrestorationwhichIdo[easyJet)nukebëjnë”tofrojndonjëpastrimtëjashtëmoserestaurimtëndërtesëstëcilënebëj[easyJet)don’tofferanyexteriorcleaningorbuildingrestorationwhichIdo

“That’s why my trademark was accepted. They didn’t challenge my trademark. I’m totally scared. Who am I compared to a multi-billion pound corporation? Just a few weeks ago I paid £800 on my credit card and I have no savings, I can’t fight it in court.”

After securing approval for his company’s trademark in April 2022, Jozsef, a Hungarian-born business owner who suffers from degenerative arthritis, has faced the stress of a potential legal battle. “I’m worried I’m going to lose everything,” the Newcastle-under-Lyme man confessed, stating that his venture differs significantly from easyGroup’s services.

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