Name

REID Lifting

Legal name

Reid Lifting Limited

Website

https://uk.reidlifting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Portable Lifting Equipment

NAICS

Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing (333923), Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing (33392)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Construction Machinery & Equip (3531)

akta.pro primary industry

Gantry & Portal Cranes (IMAHAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cranes, Hoists & Overhead Material Handling (Industrial) (IMAHABAE), Specialized Lifting Systems (Hydraulic Gantries, Strand Jacks, Jacking Systems) (IMAHAJAO)

Keywords

• Portable lifting systems
• Aluminium gantry cranes
• Davit lifting systems
• Materials handling equipment
• Fall protection equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Chepstow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Lifting Equipment Sales: Sale of aluminium gantry systems (PORTA GANTRY, PORTA GANTRY Rapide), davit systems (T DAVIT, PORTA DAVIT Quantum), portable bases, winches, and accessories. Products are available for purchase directly and through channel partners.
2. Equipment Rental: Products are also rented through rental and hire partners across the network, providing recurring revenue stream from equipment hire.
3. Training Services: Training services offered for product usage, assembly, and safety procedures for lifting equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

REID Lifting designs and manufactures lightweight, portable aluminium gantry cranes (PORTA GANTRY range) and davit systems (T DAVIT, Porta Davit Quantum, PORTX) for materials and personnel lifting up to 5000kg capacity. The portfolio is supported by portable bases, winches, sockets, trolleys, SRL rescue devices, and accessories, with all products built primarily from marine-grade anodised aluminium for corrosion resistance and rapid deployment. Solutions are sold direct in the UK and through an international distributor and rental/hire partner network across Europe, North America and Oceania.

Product overview

REID Lifting is a designer and manufacturer of lightweight, portable aluminum lifting systems with a comprehensive portfolio spanning gantry cranes, davit systems, portable bases, winches, and accessories. Their core product lines include the PORTA GANTRY (modular three-piece A-frame gantry with capacities from 500kg to 5000kg), PORTA GANTRY Rapide (one-piece foldable gantry up to 1000kg), T DAVIT family (two-piece portable davits up to 600kg for goods lifting and rope access variants certified to BS8610:2017/EN795:2012), Porta Davit Quantum (one-piece rapidly deployable davit up to 600kg materials/300kg personnel), and PORTX Davit systems. Supporting products include portable base systems (Porta Base H Base and Counterbalance), various winches (Plus Winch, PortX Winch, PortX Rescue SRL), sockets and extensions, storage solutions, and a full range of accessories including trollies, assembly aids, wind-up jack legs, and winch conversion kits. The products serve materials handling, confined space access, working at height, water/wastewater, and automotive industries globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PORTA GANTRY: Portable aluminium gantry crane system for lifting applications up to 5000kg
• PORTA GANTRY Rapide
• T DAVIT
• T Davit for Rope Access
• PORTA DAVIT Quantum
• PORTX Davit
• PORTA BASE
• PORTABASE Counterbalance

Products and services

• PORTA GANTRY Three-piece modular aluminium A-frame gantry crane with customisable beam lengths and capacities from 500kg to 5000kg for materials handling and fall protection, used in construction, water, oil and gas, and industrial applications.
• PORTA GANTRY Rapide One-piece foldable aluminium gantry with integrated carry straps, handle, transport wheel and incremental height adjustment; ATEX Zone 2 certified (Zone 1 with simple upgrade); lifts up to 1000kg for materials while weighing from 37kg to 69kg.
• PORTA GANTRY Load Bearing Pneumatic Castor Model Gantry variant with pneumatic castors for deployment on uneven or soft ground surfaces where standard swivel castors are unsuitable.
• T DAVIT Two-piece aluminium davit system with column heights and beam lengths, radius options 800mm to 2000mm, 360-degree rotation under load via patented kingpin bearings and benign-failure design with no welded elements; available in winched, double-winched, shackled, variable-winched and geared-trolley variants, lifting up to 600kg for materials.
• T DAVIT for Rope Access Lightweight two-piece aluminium davit specifically designed for rope access and fall protection, BS8610:2017 and EN795:2012 certified, providing 150kg personnel lifting and 360-degree rotation for one-user rope access plus a second user at the elevated anchor point for rescue or transitioning.
• Porta Davit Quantum One-piece rapidly deployable davit available in stropped or winched variants weighing from 18kg with capacity up to 600kg for materials and 300kg for personnel, used by SNCF for railway speedometer panel modernisation.
• Porta Davit Portable davit system for lifting and lowering applications across industrial, water and offshore use cases.
• PORTX Davit Davit system within the PORTX product line of REID lifting solutions.
• Porta Base H Base Portable base system providing flexible anchoring for the REID davit range where fixed socket installation is not possible or desired.
• Porta Base Counterbalance EN795:2012 certified lightweight portable counterbalance base with simple folding weight basket, integrated swivel locking castors and tool-free assembly, supplied with T DAVIT for offshore ROV deployment.
• Porta Base Counterbalance Trailer Hitch Trailer hitch variant of the Porta Base Counterbalance providing mobile, vehicle-mounted counterbalance anchoring for davit systems.
• Plus Winch Manual winch accessory for lifting and lowering operations with REID davit systems.
• PortX Winch Winch within the PortX range for goods and personnel lifting with REID davit and gantry systems.
• PortX Rescue SRL Self-Retracting Lifeline (SRL) rescue unit for rope access rescue scenarios used with REID davit and anchor systems.
• Material Lift Material handling lift equipment for moving goods and materials in industrial and maintenance settings.
• Sockets, Extensions & Pedestals Range of fixed steel side-mount and top-mount sockets, extensions and pedestals providing versatile permanent anchoring compatible with the full REID aluminium davit range.
• REID Lifting Training Services Training services for safe assembly, operation and use of REID lifting equipment including installation, safety procedures and product familiarisation for end users, hire companies and resellers.
• Storage and Transport Solutions Bags, containers and transport accessories for safe storage and movement of REID gantry and davit systems in the field.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10-year warranty on products demonstrating confidence in durability
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• REID Lifting FrancecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 April 2025Acquired in April 2025, REID Lifting France was the company's largest distributor and long-standing partner. This acquisition marks a major step in strengthening the company's European footprint and accelerating international growth. Previously operated as independent distributor, now integrated as direct subsidiary.
• EcolisteccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor10-year partnership marking decade-long relationship in 2021. Ecolistec sells and rents the complete REID product range to customers across Germany with particular expertise in aluminium gantry and davit systems. They educate the market about REID products and provide customer service and support.
• Bruno GlettenbergcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor10-year partnership marked in 2020. Bruno Glettenberg sells and rents the complete REID range to customers across Germany with particular expertise in innovative aluminium gantry systems. Like REID, they have built a strong reputation for customer service and support.
• LHR Marine UKcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChannel partner supplying REID T Davit and Porta Base Counterbalance combination for offshore oil and gas applications. LHR Marine UK provides the equipment to EM&I Alliance for ROV deployment operations.
• Hwe WangmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTaiwan distributor that recommended and supplied REID Porta Gantry system to security company in Taipei. Provided product demonstration and training on assembly and safe operation.
• Speedy ServicesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor equipment hire company that presented REID Lifting with 'Supplier of the Year - Specialist Business' award at their annual Speedy Expo event in Liverpool.
• BoelsmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEuropean equipment rental company and REID distributor that provides lifting solutions to customers across the Netherlands including sensitive locations like The Old Tower Cemetery in Alblasserdam.
• RiteLiftmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorREID customer using Porta Gantry for installing commercial clay oven in NoMad Hotel basement in Central London, demonstrating hire company applications.
• Eurosafe SolutionsmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSolution provider supplying REID products including Porta Gantry Rapide with Tractel FAR retrieval equipment for confined space access applications.
• KranservminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRecommended REID Porta Gantry system to D&G Noble for installing control panels in clean water facility near London with limited accessibility.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

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• Capital Safety (3M Fall Protection): Capital Safety, now part of 3M, is one of the largest global providers of fall protection and rope access equipment, including anchor points and davit systems. It overlaps with REID's T Davit for Rope Access and Porta Base Counterbalance in confined space and working-at-height specifications, and serves enterprise safety buyers at greater scale.
• Tractel: Tractel is a global leader in load measurement, fall arrest, and lifting equipment, with a broad portfolio spanning hoists, davits, cranes, and access solutions. It directly competes with REID in portable aluminium davits and gantries, particularly for rope access and fall protection applications, while also serving much wider industrial and construction markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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