Our Team
We are extremely proud of the fantastic team we have at McCallum Bagpipes. Each one of them is committed to providing the best possible quality production and customer service in the products you choose to invest in.
Josh Aitken – Factory
In his spare time he DJs locally and plays 5-a-side football.
Andrew Bell – Factory
Plays with Phoenix Honda Glasgow Skye Association Pipe Band, competes at solos and is currently gaining his teaching certificates at the College of Piping. He is constantly getting chased about the factory by Robert.
Margaret Burley – Accounts
Loves getting away to visit her family in Italy.
Hilary Bryce – Highlandwear Supervisor
Supervisor of our highlandwear department, loves a wee drink with the girls and HATES computers.
Billy Dalziel – Factory
One of three fanatical fly-fisherman at McCallum Bagpipes. Caravaning with his family and walking with his dog are his other passions.
Jason Doolan – Factory
New boy in the factory, just turned 18 (he gets all the good jobs)! Plays rugby at Marr RFC with Greg.
Anne Doyle – Assembly/Dispatch Supervisor
Been piping on and off for 26 years and is currently playing the smallpipes and learning the concertina.
Robert Eynon – Foreman
Has been piping for more than 15 years and making them nearly as long. He has just got married so doesn’t really know his ferrules from him feet.
Richard Gibson – Factory Supervisor
Used to play with Cumnock & District Pipe Band but is a keen guitarist now and another of McCallum’s fly-fishing fraternity.
Graham Goodwin – MG Reeds
Works through with Rory in the MG Reeds department. Plays the trombone and is daft about cars.
Rory Grossart – MG Reeds
Makes reeds and plays with the ScottishPower Pipe Band.
Geordie Hunter – Factory
Currently plays with Inveraray & District Pipe Band when not hurtling down big hills on his mountain bike or snowboarding.
Stevie Kilbride – Dispatch/Percussion
After all these years he’s still teaching drumming all over the world. He competes with Bagad Breig and loves cake. Please don’t ask him about Madonna!
Jacquie Leask – Accounts
Dedicated mum who lives for her family holidays.
Steven Leask – Assembly
Has been with Strathclyde Police Pipe Band for 5 years but is really a student lay about currently wasting our time until he qualifies from university! (fat chance of that!!)
Kenny MacLeod – Boss Man
Pipe Major of Phoenix Honda Glasgow Skye Association Pipe Band and lives on his own wee planet which is powered by fairy dust.
Jim Marshall – Factory
Family man at heart and in his spare time loves working on old scrappers.
Sharon McCallum – VIP
Very important person within McCallum Bagpipes. Sharon makes sure we all get our wages.
Stuart McCallum – Boss Man
Been piping now since he was 14 and currently plays the new My Little Pony design of pipes.
Willie McCallum – Product Development
Developer and prize winner with the McC² Solo Chanter made at McCallum Bagpipes.
Andy McFarland – Factory Supervisor
Has just become a first time dad so if he gets any spare time ever again he’ll go back to what he loves to do; climbing, squash and tennis.
Steven McFarland – Factory
Die hard football fan, BMX daft and loves a beer or 2 or 3 or 4…
Sean McLardy – Factory
Mad for heavy metal and football takes in rescued reptiles and has currently housing bearded dragons a few snakes and a tortoise.
Gavin Nicol - Assembly
Has been the Pipe Major at Maybole Pipe Band for 20 years. He loves teaching the pipes and getting his band on trips all round the world.
Alan Rorison – Factory
Started off on an apprenticeship and now full time member of the team. Likes quad biking. Hates Mondays.
Julie-Ann Ross – Highlandwear
Newest member to the highlandwear department. Fanatical about VW camper vans and music festivals.
Callum Todd – Factory
Started learning the pipes at the age of 5 from his dad Ian and has been playing ever since. Another of the 5 a-side football team.
Ian Todd – Factory
Has put his highland pipes in the cupboard after more than 45 years and is passionate now about the smallpipes, which he plays in a folk band with brother Jim.
Jim Todd – Assembly
Been playing the pipes since he was 10 but loves playing the guitar and piano way more. Plays in a folk band with brother Ian.
Mitchell Walker – Factory
Plays with Troon Blackrock Pipe Band competes at the solos. Currently learning Piobaireachd from Willie McCallum.
Davy Wallace – Factory
Currently learning the pipes and hoping to join Maybole Pipe Band. Facebook party animal!
John Wark – Factory
Ex-Dragoon Guards. Lives, breathes & sleeps fly-fishing (yet to catch anything decent). Complains when his wife takes him on holidays to the sun because it’s the only time he’s not allowed to fish!
John Wilson – Health & Safety
Has been playing the pipes for over 35 years but spends all his spare time golfing.
