Aarcweld (Scotland) Ltd has awarded LTR Lifts and Escalators with the prestigious contract of Reid’s brand new showroom in East Kilbride.

Founded in 1970 by Sam Reid, the Reid Furniture Company is now Scotland and Ireland’s largest manufacturer and one of the country’s most successful retailers of upholstered furniture. Reid is continually expanding and as such will be opening a new furniture store in East Kilbride in August 2006.

Reid employed Aarcweld (Scotland) Ltd, a leading manufacturer of mezzanine floors, to design and supply the internal structure of the store. Aarcweld provided Reid with split-levelled mezzanine flooring, which is an ideal solution for expanding the showroom by utilising otherwise unused space.

Sales director at Aarcweld, Stuart Torrance, comments: "To accompany the mezzanine floors, Reids requested that an escalator and disabled platform lift were installed.

"For the project, Reid recommended LTR as they felt that they were the most proactive company in their field.

"This is the first time that Reid will be incorporating an escalator into one of their premises. In their existing showrooms the separate levels are accessed by elaborate staircases. However, market research conducted by Reid indicates that customers significantly prefer escalators in stores as opposed to any other means of mobility.

"Due to the size of the showroom, a disabled platform lift was required in order to comply with the latest disability legislation."

Stuart concludes: "We’ve established an excellent working relationship with LTR very quickly. Throughout the project they have been extremely attentive and thorough, moving things along at the right speed. I’m confident we’ll work with them again on many future projects."

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