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Andy's handy to show his 'metal'

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Vincent
Published date10 August 2022
Andy Donnelly, 30, from Wishaw has been inundated with orders after he posted examples on social media of bespoke rain catchers he made

The former St Aidan's High pupil was spending so much of his spare time in his home workshop trying to keep up with requests for the unusual garden items that he decided to give up his job at Miller Fabrications Ltd in Waterloo and launch his own company.

AMD Ironworks was born, with the business name taken from the initials of his wife Alana, son Malcolm, and the family surname.

Andy said: "I always liked practical stuff at school. I wasn't quite sure if I would end up a joiner or a brickie, but I was always into making stuff.

"I wasn't into science or anything. I wanted a trade and it was the first thing that came up.

"It was gates and railings and stuff like that I was making at first, and in Miller's it was heavier stuff like rail bridges for Network Rail." Andy was with Miller Fabrications for 11 years and recently parted company with them on good terms.

"They wished me all the best and said if I ever needed to go back then the door was open," he added.

"They were really sound. I'm only two weeks in and I'm not sure how it's going to go but I'm getting orders in most days and working through the waiting list I've got.

"It really took off so I want to see where it goes. I always did kind of plan to try and go it on my own, and

I built a workshop on my house with the intention of giving it a go."

Andy has plans for further designs and items in the near future but at the moment he's concentrating on fulfilling the orders he has flowing in.

He continued: "I've been making rain catchers and bird-baths and I'm planning on doing bird-feeders...

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