Name: Ray Clarke

Business: Cartune The Mobile Mechanics

Established: 2006

Based at: Brendale

What services does your business offer?  We are a mobile mechanical business that looks after the north side of Brisbane.

What areas do your clients come from?  We have clients travel from all over Brisbane.

What was your company’s first job?  I did a major service and brakes on a VS Commodore wagon.

How did you make your first dollar?  Cleaning the floors at Terry Orreal’s butcher in Brendale.

How did you get into your current line of work?  Through a school-based traineeship.

Why is a business like yours so important?  We provide a convenient service for people.

What sort of clients does your business provide services to?  We look after large fleets as well as the family car.

Before your current job, what were your previous occupations?  Always been a mechanic.

What do your customers most appreciate about your services?  We are reliable, and competitive in prices. Our workmanship speaks for itself.

What is the best part of your job?  Being able to fix a customers car when no one else has been able to.

What advice would you give to anyone considering working in your line of work?  The money does not come easy.

If you didn’t work in your current job, what job would you like to do?  I would love to own an old country pub.

How do you spend your spare time? Camping and fishing with my young family.

Phone Cartune The Mobile Mechanics on 0400 863 476.