Start-ups: nationwide Chopping board a hit with celebrity cooks

Ambri­ Boards

**Based:** Tralee, Co Kerry

**Set up:** August 2012

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When keen cook Tony O'Shea from Tralee broke the handle on his chopping board in 2012, he couldn't replace it.

"I couldn't find a high-quality board - they were all made of soft wood and I knew they wouldn't last,'' said O'Shea, who spotted a business opportun ity.

Over the past 15 months his hardwood, hand-crafted chopping boards have flown off the ...