12.10.2004

SGB take control of Mastclimbers

SGB UK, part of Harsco corporation of Harrisburg Pennsylvania, has announced that it has acquired the full ownership of its Mastclimbers Ltd joint venture partnership, the UK’s leading supplier of mast climbing work platforms.

SGB acquired a majority shareholding in Mastclimbers Ltd in 2001, the business led by Andrew Reid, has expanded significantly since then, adding the Ashtead’s A-plant mastclimber business last year and growing from a regional base in Scotland into a national supplier serving the broader UK market.

Mastclimbers Ltd operates one of the largest fleets of mastclimber platforms in Europe, making it by far and away the UK market leader,

SGB has also been expanding its international fleet, having acquired additional mast climber units in Denmark earlier this year to become that country’s largest mast climber rental company.

“We see the use of mast climbing platforms continuing to increase, particularly in high-rise residential and commercial construction where there is growing pressure on build and maintenance cycle times without compromise to the safe movement of men and materials,” said Steven Shine, SGB’s managing director for the UK.

Mastclimbers Ltd’s founder Andrew Reid, has become an industry expert in mast climbing technology, since starting the company in the 1990s, he will continue to be involved with the development of the business in a consultancy capacity while his son, Cameron Reid, previously Mastclimbers’ operations director, has been appointed the unit’s managing director.