own business, which I started from scratch, manufacturing permanently installed fall protection systems for building access and maintenance, and a wide variety of other industry segments such as aerospace, marine and ground transportation. I was fortunate enough to sell that business in 2012. The business had some adjacency to the lifting industry, but mostly it had a lot in common with the Reid Lifting business and so when the opportunity arose to acquire Reid in 2018 with a group of like-minded investors, I was very keen and instinctively knew what levers to pull to take the business forward and build on the success Reid had achieved up to that point. In particular, growing Reid’s export markets, expanding its product portfolio, building the brand, taking the business into new market segments and prioritising customer service and quality. Reid was a compelling opportunity with some very unique patented products and interesting customers and market segments. I could see clearly how I could use my experience to help Reid achieve all its potential and that is what brought me to the industry.
What makes your company stand out?
Reid stands out for many reasons, including our people and their expertise, our heritage (Reid will be 30 years old next year), our products, our commitment to our customers
Reid Lifting has a range of patented gantries.
and providing outstanding levels of service and support – quality and safety is at the heart of everything we do. The business has very clear values that are understood and lived, and our team demonstrate very positive behaviours that enable us to succeed. A few examples of
where we really stand out include some of our patented products, such as our Porta Gantry Rapide, which is a unique foldable gantry rated up to one-tonne capacity that can support both material lifting and personnel safety applications for confined space access and our
Reid Lifting has been operating for almost three decades.
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