East Yorkshire-based stone fabrication tooling company, Stonegate Precision Tooling Ltd, have made senior structural changes within the business as they look to capitalise on growth opportunities in the UK, Europe and USA. At senior executive level, former Managing Director, Graham Hazell, will move to the newly-created role of Chief Executive of Operations, while Commercial Manager, Clayton Worsley will take on the role of Managing Director.

In further changes, the business announced the addition of a new Head of Operations. Mark Dennis joins Stonegate from F.Jones Cleveland t/a Gemini. As the company looks to streamline its operational and technical teams, the recruitment of a new Head of Operations will be bolstered by the support of new Technical Team leader, Duncan Collie, who has been with the business for over five years.

New Managing Director, Clayton Worsley commented:
“Over the past two years, we have looked to build on our position as UK market leaders with stone fabrication tooling and solutions, as well as capitalising on previously identified opportunities in newer markets in the United States and Europe. Mark joins us with over 25 years of experience in the stone industry, and his specialism in Operations will allow us to elevate our service and support to customers both here and abroad.
Duncan has been a vital part of our growth to where we are in the UK, and his elevation to this new role will allow him to further optimise processes within the technical team, delivering the ultimate level of service to our customers.”

Chief Executive of Operations, Graham Hazell:
“These senior structural changes at Stonegate are a real statement of intent about our ambitions. Our growth since 2019 has been rapid and while we have managed to keep pace with it, and continue delivering world-leading tooling, support and advice, for us to move to the next level, we decided that a hierarchical reshuffle was essential.
We are thrilled with the changes and with how it widens up our scope of opportunity. With Clayton leading the business on a day-to-day basis, Mark bringing decades of specialised experience and Duncan now having the mandate to provide next-level insight into the future of stone fabrication, we feel we are incredibly well-placed to bring our passion for excellence to the UK, USA and Europe.”