Employee Ownership Scheme

For 30 years, Cutting Edge Services Ltd has been a leading supplier to the meat, poultry, fish and food-related industries in the UK & Eire.

Our core competencies have been around our sharp edge services, complimented with a wide range of butchery equipment, PPE and consumables. The portfolio also comprises bespoke capital equipment solutions which embrace automation, operator well-being, and improve general productivity and yields.  Our inventory and related support services, encompassing our Sharp Edge and Engineering divisions have all been provided from the company’s high-tech facility base in the northwest.

Our chairman, David Mook, has built the business around the foundations of butchery excellence and of driving innovation across the industry. After 30 years of ownership, Dave is pleased to announce the sale of the business to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).

Founded in 1992, Cutting Edge Services have spent the last 30 years developing into one of the industry’s leading and most respected brands, with turnover in excess of £15m. The business has always had a strong ethos and culture towards its colleagues, making employee ownership the ideal exit strategy for the shareholder and legacy for the business.

“EOTs are great and provide an exciting ownership structure. It was a natural choice and suited us as a family business. The scheme rewards those who have made this journey possible and provides a proactive structure that not only ensures the business remains ‘current’, but also takes a progressive step forward as the working environment continues to evolve.

The high-level focus on helping, supporting and providing solutions for all our customers’ needs, will be enhanced by this employee-owned structure. One thing is for sure, the business has been left in safe and capable hands!  This first phase of our Employee Ownership Scheme will pave the way for structured succession planning and strategies to help drive business growth for years to come. ”

Dave Mook, Chairperson