The Company
Thomas Reid & Sons (Paisley) Ltd. was founded in 1852, as a blacksmith and general engineers to support the Paisley thread and textile industry. A passionate sailor, Thomas Reid was unsatisfied with the quality of the deck machinery available and and with his sons they applied their practical seamanship and mechanical engineering skills to the creation of much improved designs. The aesthetic of form follows correctness in function and soon many famous yachts were equipped, or re-equipped, by Thomas Reid & Sons (Paisley) Ltd., these included H.M.Y. Britannia, S.Y. Shamrock, S.Y. Endeavour and many more.

Fitness for purpose and quality in materials and manufacture are no less important to the crews of naval vessels and merchantmen and Thomas Reid & Sons (Paisley) Ltd. quickly became a preferred supplier to the world’s navies and shipping companies. This tradition of excellence continues today under the direction of the present Thomas Reid, the companies fifth Managing Director in a direct family line from the firm’s founder