Chemical engineer turns stonemason in business success
Will Writing Services - 26/06/2007 16:56:39
A Tees Valley entrepreneur has carved out a successful career in the stonemasonry business after a radical change of direction.
Jamie Borthwick graduated with a degree in chemical engineering yet after taking a summer job with a local stonemason he decided to abandon his former career plans to set up his own business.
Mr Borthwick now runs his own company, Borthwick Marble and Granite, making headstones, recently branching out into the production of kitchen worktops.
Speaking to the Northern Echo, Mr Borthwick said: "During the summer, while I was at university, I would help out a relative at a stonemason's and found myself with more and more work.
"A lot of my mates from university can't believe what I have done, but they are very impressed with how far the business has grown."
The company recently received an award for best in retail category at the Hartlepool Business Awards.