A young woman was left in floods of tears after she was catcalled by roofers, before taking matters into her own hands and slamming the company on Facebook.

Courtney Greatrex was walking down a busy road at around 7:30am on Wednesday when she heard the sound of a bike bell coming from a nearby van.

The 22-year-old, who lives in Finsbury Park, north London, turned to see the three men in the white van shout obscenities at her.

Courntey Greatrex, pictured, was walking through Finsbury Park, North London when she was abused by a group of roofers travelling in their white van as she was on her way to work

As the men continued to shout abuse, Ms Greatrex took photographs of the van and the men

She then rang the company who apologised for the alleged conduct of the workers

Courtney tried sticking up for herself, by telling the men to stop shouting at her, but they responded by calling her a 'f****** whore' and made her cry.

After the incident, Courtney posted her account of what had happened on Facebook, blasting roofing firm Aqua Roofing.

She said: 'I heard a noise which sounded like a bike bell, and saw three men in a marked company van trying to get my attention.

'They kept making comments at me out of the window, so I told them it was harassment.

'They just laughed and carried on, even when I got more aggressive and told them to leave me alone.

'After that, they still didn't stop, so I took a picture of the van and they tried to hide their faces.'

However, Courtney got her revenge on the men by calling their boss who apologised for the ordeal they had suffered and said that the workers involved were facing disciplinary action

She added: 'The traffic was really slow moving, so I couldn't even get away from them - I felt trapped.

'When I crossed the traffic lights near the station, they called me a 'f**king whore' and sped off.

'It was awful, it was so distressing, I couldn't stop crying.

'I was also shaking with rage, it was 7:30am and I can't even walk to work in jeans and a coat without people like this shouting at me.'

Outraged friends and family have also contacted their employer, Aqua Roofing, who say they have sacked one of the men and will investigate the other two.

Courtney added: 'Everyone has been really supportive and agrees that their behaviour was unacceptable.

'There was no reason for it, even if they thought it was just 'banter'.

'I spoke to their boss, who dealt with it really well, but the company need to take ownership of the fact that these men were in a car marked with their details.

'He called me back to say that one of the staff members has been sacked and they are properly investigating the other two employees tomorrow.

'The company say they haven't received a complaint like this before, but I might just be the first to stand up for myself and have evidence.'