Nurture is embedded in the very nature of midwife-turned-entrepreneur Lorna McFarlane. Just as she helped to give newborns their start in life in her previous career, she is now proudly steering the next generation on to a path that will grant them the jurisdiction to plot their own future – and that of the burgeoning Lanarkshire manufacturing firm that is her baby.
It may seem like a massive departure for Lorna to have gone from midwife and confidant to new mums, to becoming the savvy boss behind a gritty industrial plant that manufacturers cement mixers for the construction sector.
But she insists the roles have similarities. Both are emotional – and the end game is always to deliver the fruits of her labour to the recipient, and to be on hand to assist with any teething problems thereafter.
