It is with a great deal of sadness that we announce that our founder Neil Stevenson, passed away on Friday 26th July, 2019. He was not only our dad and boss, but the best friend in the world. A hard working man and a great dad to all his sons. We will miss him greatly.
Neil Engineering began life in Glasgow in 1984. It was founded by Neil Stevenson (known affectionately by Glaswegians as 'Neilly'). Neil 'served his time' with Peters of Bishopton, a large vehicle dealer and workshop at one time, and also with Glasgow Motor Spares in Elderslie Street. In time, repairing gearboxes became his speciality.
As a master engineer with over 30 years experience in the automotive industry, Neil decided to go into business specialising in gearboxes, and so Neil Engineering was born at 12/14 Cleveland Lane near Charing Cross in Glasgow! The reasoning for the business name was simple enough, Neil was worried that if he named the business with his surname, regular customers could be confused as they all knew him as 'Neilly'!
The Cleveland Lane building was well known in Glasgow as the place to come for gearbox repairs, and the reputation of Neil''s expertise grew throughout the city of Glasgow and beyond, with customers from all over Scotland. It was a great location and a number of young engineers 'cut their teeth' in the workshop there.
A larger building was needed to handle truck and bus gearboxes and so Neil opened the Glengarnock branch. The two buildings operated in tandem successfully for many years. In the early 1990's due to difficulties with new developments in Cleveland Lane and also because of increased capacity at the Glengarnock Workshop, it was decided that the old cramped building in Glasgow was no longer necessary and it was closed. Neil reluctantly reduced his days at work eventually retiring leaving the business to sons, Stuart and Andrew.
The business is still family run, with Stuart and Andrew still maintaining the same sense of pride and attention to customer satisfaction that made Neil Engineering so successful back in 1984!
Sadly, Neil passed away 26th July 2019 surrounded by his family. We miss his expertise, brilliant memory, superb wit, but most of all his guidance and ability to see solutions instead of problems!
We thank all our customers, old and new, for your continued custom. We hope business continues to be good for you, especially in these dificult economic times!
ps...'In his 'spare time' Neil raced 'home made' stock cars and won many races including national competitions! (see our gallery page for photos).'
Please see our 'Gallery' page for a trip down memory lane!
