Reid & Co.

REID & Co., Fishing Net Manufacturers, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire.

    This rapidly rising firm, which already, though dating back no farther than 1885, has made a name for itself in fishing circles in Scotland, deserves notice in these pages for the excellence of its productions and the able and judicious manner in which it has been managed.

    Messrs. Reid & Co. make fishing nets of every kind for the taking of herring, mackerel, pilchards, sprats, etc., and have laid down a plant of twenty looms of the newest type for that purpose. The premises are very suitable for an industry of this kind, and have been skilfully designed. The main weaving shed is lit from the roof and is of spacious proportions, measuring 135 by 30 feet. The net weaving looms are very ingenious in their construction, and weave nets of various sizes of mesh with a facility and perfection that is simply admirable. When the pieces of about 100 yards are complete they are taken to the finishing rooms adjacent to the weaving departments, and are there made ready for dispatch to the coast. These pieces are joined end to end till a train of sufficient length is completed, and are then buoyed and provided with hauling and foot-ropes.

    Messrs. Reid & Co. do a good business with fishermen and fishing companies in Scotland, and their goods, so far as they have been yet tested, are found to be both strong and durable. As one of the younger representatives of the industry which has carried the fame of Kilbirnie to all parts of the globe, we congratulate them on their success, and have no doubt that they will divide the “honors and rewards” of the industry with the best firms in the trade.

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