Reekie People

It's a truism that every business is ultimately only as good as its people, and we make no apologies for saying it again. Our people are the lifeblood of our organisation: they maintain excellent relationships with our clients and make sure each project is managed, undertaken and delivered to the highest possible specification.

We have always invested heavily in our business to ensure our reputation for technical excellence is maintained. Without doubt the most important investment we make is in our people, as we work to maintain and enhance the skilled workforce that has made Reekie Machining the company it is.

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”It's a privilege to lead Reekie Machining, and to continue to build our family business. We have been very lucky to have retained and built upon the strong engineering tradition of the business, and of course the harder we work at it, the luckier we become.” Colin Reekie

Key Personnel
  • Colin Reekie Managing Director (Engineering Director)

    Served with the company since the 1970s, appointed managing director in 1989. An acknowledged expert in the design, manufacture and optimal use of portable machine tools. Hands on machining experience backed up by an engineering degree. Contact Colin

  • Jared ReekieSales Project Engineer (Business Development Director)

    Drives forward Reekie Machining's business development worldwide. Extensive experience in machining, primarily related to the manufacture of equipment for the repair and refurbishment of power stations, petrochemical plants and other industries. Contact Jared

  • Craig McIlroyOperations Manager

    A time served craftsman, holds a BEng (hons) in Mechanical & Electronic Systems Design Engineering and is a member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers. Has had extensive experience since joining Reekie Machining in the early 1990s, including ten years as in situ machinist. Contact Craig

  • Jim Richmond Sales/Project Engineer

    A time served advanced craftsman, with many years of hands on experience including manufacturing, fitting. Became a Project Engineer in 2004 due to his vast knowledge of manufacturing, insitu and portable machine tool engineering applications. Contact Jim

  • Drew Cameron Sales/Project Engineer

    Time served machine shop engineer, has worked in the industry since the 1970s. Substantial experience in Sub-Contract machine shop work in medium to heavy engineering. Contact Drew

  • David Reekie Sales/Project Engineer

    David joined the company in 2007 after three years with BAE Systems Naval Ships. With First Class BEng Naval Architecture and MSc Marine Technology, David (son of Colin our MD, and grandson of the founder) is gaining hands on experience in the machine shop and insitu as well as learning the role of sales/ project engineer, and design engineer. Contact David

  • Alan Blakey Senior Engineer

    Started as an apprentice mechanical fitter in 1990 and went on to gain an Honours Degree in Mechatronics BEng (Hons) through part-time study. Alan's outstanding engineering and IT skills are utilised to the full at Reekie Machining. Contact Alan