Reekie Machining

Job Opportunity – Flange Integrity Manager

Reekie Machining are recruiting for a Flange Integrity Manager, to support the growth of their bolting services.

Interested?  Please visit our website for further information.  Flange Integrity Manager 

Christmas Jumper – Oh yes we did!

On Thursday 7th December, Reekie Machining held it’s Christmas Jumper Day in aid of Paisley Christmas Food Bank.  We raised £110.47 and there were lots of bags of goodies donated too.

Pictured is David Reekie, Managing Director, handing over the donations to Nicki and Emma from Paisley Christmas Food Bank.  They are aiming to have 500 parcels available for collection, and we hope that the donations form the staff at Reekie Machining will help them achieve this.

It was great to see our Insitu Project Engineers, joining in with the Christmas spirit, along with the full front office team and our very own Santa Claus, Peter, the Machine Shop Supervisor.

HO, HO, HO! Merry Christmas everyone!

Contact for Paisley Christmas food bank is through their facebook page, search ‘Paisleys Christmas food Bank’

A fine Christmas Jumper selection!

Certified – Cyber Essentials Plus

Reekie Machine (Sales) are delighted to announce that they have achieved ‘Cyber Essentials Plus’.

David Reekie, Managing Director said,  “It has been an interesting process to work through and I feel very confident in the robust systems we have in place that will protect our system and information and that of our customers.  My sincere thanks go to our Senior Design Engineer and IT Manager, Alan, who has worked exceptionally hard to get this in place.”

The criteria for the award, has served as a baseline for Reekie Machining and as part of this process we have rolled out training to staff to increase their knowledge and develop their awareness. Ensuring that we are striving to continually maintain our customers and our internal safety.

Recruiting – CNC Machinist

We at Reekie Machining are recruiting for an experienced CNC Machinist – Turner or Miller, with experience of Fanuc control system, to program, set and operate.   Candidates with experience of any of the following Fanuc/Heidenhain/Fagor control system, will also be considered.

The successful person will be skilled in programming and setting.

Interested?  Please visit our website for further information.   CNC Machinist 

You say Goodbye, I say Hello

In late October Reekie Machining said goodbye to a popular member of our Business Development team.  Gordon Norman had been with us since 2015 and decided to swap being on the road and attending endless offshore, milling, drilling, bolting and engineering conferences for the golf course and long dog walks.

Gordon had been joined in the Business Development team in July 2022 by Shane Gregory.  After this few months of a handover period, Gordon ‘hung up his boots’ and passed the baton to Shane.

For more information on Shane or how to contact him click to see our People page.

We pass on our thanks to Gordon and wish him a long and happy retirement, don’t be a stranger!

Happy Retirement!

One last presentation!

All smiles

Current Vacancy – CNC Machinist

We are recruiting for ICNC Machinists

Interested?  Please visit our website for further information.  CNC Machinist

McMillan Coffee Morning, September 22.

This year our annual coffee morning was held on Thursday 29th September, raising money for a great cause MacMillan Cancer Support.  Our Insitu machinists, Welders, Turners and Project Engineers and partners once again got their baking hats on (or stopped at the local supermarket) to delight us with the baking skills and tasty goodies.

Mrs Richmond’s carrot cake made an unexpected appearance following her husband Jim retiring from Reekie Machining in June of this year after over 50 years service, but it was gratefully received as always.  Our HR manager Charlotte’s Victoria sponge made another popular appearance, you can see this in all its glory in the photos! Mouthwatering!

Notable mention also has to be given to the blocks of tablet made by Mrs McLardie, wife of our Insitu Supervisor Tam, see them below with a pen beside for scale!  Sugarific!

At the end of the day, truth be told there was plenty left for the Friday too, the count brought us in at £198 raised for a great cause.

McMillan Coffee Morning selection

More cakes, all in the name of charity!

A fine offering.

Caught in the act!

Those chunks of Tablet, yum!

Job Opportunities – Experienced CNC Machinist

We at Reekie Machining are recruiting for an experienced CNC Machinist – Turner or Miller, with experience of Fanuc control system, to program, set and operate.   Candidates with experience of any of the following Fanuc/Heidenhain/Fagor control system, will also be considered.

The successful person will be skilled in programming and setting.

Interested?  Please visit our website for further information.  Experienced CNC Machinist 

Knowledge Shared

Whilst looking across Reekie Machining’s machine shop, it is a rewarding sight to see a time served turner with over 50 years of experience, sharing and passing on his knowledge to a 4th year apprentice at the start of his career working in Mechanical Engineering.

Standing side by side at the Broadbent vertical borer, turning an impellor, they were keeping a watchful eye on the job, whilst Willie was explaining to Darren the process points for the machine.

Technology continues to move forward and at Reekies we are continually developing what we can do and offer, including a portable CNC machining.  This is all possible through continuing to train and develop our staff, ensuring strong foundations skills from the start of the journey.  An integral part of this is the passing on of knowledge and experience from one generation to the next.  A vital part of the apprentices learning and rewarding for those passing on their knowledge.

Landmark Moment

Our newly developed CNC Thread Milling Machine has just reached a landmark moment, 1000 off M98x200 deep holes, machined on a project Reekie Machining are working on in The Netherlands.

The thread milling machine, is the vision and design of the Insitu Engineering Team, utilising the expertise of Alan Blakey, the Senior Design Engineer.  This portable CNC machine is machining every hole to specification, first time, every time.  Providing the customer with an efficient, quick, and accurate process.

See for yourself what this machine can do. Click Here

Would the CNC Thread Milling Machine solve your problem?  Could it reduce time in your production? Do you need a bespoke machine for a job?

Email: insitu@reekiemachining.co.uk