REIGART DEMOLITION It is not often that a company is
STEPHEN MCCANN VISITS REIGART HEADQUARTERS able to expand and grow without investment in advertising. It is even less common for such a company to achieve success in multiple fields. Reigart based in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire appears to have successfully bucked this trend.
From its humble beginnings over twenty-five years ago, company owner and founder Mr. Pat Reilly has fashioned the company into a tightly run and smoothly controlled ship. First impressions show that the company runs with a precision that appears almost military. This is attributable to Pat Reilly’s strong leadership, business acumen and attention to detail. The company has humility at its core that would surprise and impress most people. Reigart's spectacular facilities (including its newly extended recycling station in Gartcosh) would be more than enough to make a bigger company inflate with pride. The recycling station is truly an inspiration, and serves as a testament to one man’s vision and his drive to achieve it. The concrete storage bays, the Great Crested Newt protection area, the welfare centre and the settlement ponds, are all of excellent design and faithful execution.
I had the opportunity to speak with Pat and his second-in-command Mr. Tom Reilly prior to the tour of Reigart facilities they kindly gave me. Tom, like his brother Peter who also works at Reigart, is extremely proud of what the company has achieved. However, sitting with Tom and Peter prior to my tour, the thing that made the most impression on me was not only their facilities, but the mutual respect that seemed to inform their interactions and conversations. They listened to each other, and didn’t just wait for their own chance to speak; there was no interruption without an apology for the same. Their passion, drive, maturity,
knowledge, experience and characters also shone through: it’s a pity that more communication is not conducted in the same way. Professionally the company runs a tight ship, with some of the most comprehensive health and safety documentation I’ve seen in all my years in the demolition industry. Such documentation means nothing if not adhered to, but adhered it is, with all their Health and Safety Systems being audited fully and continually. This actually makes me wonder if the company is in fact establishing – albeit inadvertently – a new benchmark for health and safety.
The respect that these brothers demonstrated towards one another has clearly filtered down through the Reigart hierarchy, influencing how its employees treat each other. But it's not all plain sailing. After spending some time on site, conducting NVQ assessments, I witnessed first-hand just how hard the staff work to fulfil a contract. But the professionalism of the firm is evident across the board, regardless of where, who or what. Hard working, fastidious, respectful and motivated (not to mention beautifully equipped), Reigart looks to be one contractor that believes silence in advertising is golden, but consistently strikes it rich professionally.
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