After working in other shops for several years, Andrew MacLaren opened his own shop, MacLaren Fabrication of West Chester, PA, 16 years ago. The shop is a full-service fabricator and installer of natural stone and solid surface for kitchen countertops, bath and vanity tops, shower and tub surrounds and bar tops and desktops.
MacLaren started out working for a custom kitchen dealer straight out of high school, where he became the chief installer. He then moved into owning his own kitchen remodeling business, which became a DuPont Corian specialty shop. "I got into the kitchen business in 1979," said MacLaren. "I am a real hands-on guy and learned quickly. I opened this shop in 1986."