diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2bcb475..17dc080 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,4 +22,10 @@ cmake-build-*/
 /build
 
 # Documentation is generated by the build system
-/documentation 
\ No newline at end of file
+/documentation 
+
+# Build Artifact
+*.dylib
+*.a
+*.mod
+*.o
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 514fbba..ea958bc 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ include_directories("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src")
 set(SOURCE_CODE
    src/mpilib20.F90
    src/routines/mpilib20_init_finalise.F90
+   src/routines/mpilib20_reduce.F90
    src/bindings/mpi_bindings.F90
    src/errors_warnings/asserts.F90 
-   src/utilities/internal_utils.F90
    PARENT_SCOPE
    )
diff --git a/src/bindings/mpi_bindings.F90 b/src/bindings/mpi_bindings.F90
index b5b3138..e1c71eb 100644
--- a/src/bindings/mpi_bindings.F90
+++ b/src/bindings/mpi_bindings.F90
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ module mpi_bindings
             MPI_COMM_SIZE,   &
             MPI_GROUP_SIZE,  &
             MPI_INITIALIZED, &
+            MPI_REDUCE,      &
 
             ! Data types  
             MPI_COMM_WORLD,        &
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ module mpi_bindings
             MPI_THREAD_FUNNELED,   &
             MPI_THREAD_SERIALIZED, &
             MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE,   &
+            MPI_INTEGER,           &
 
             ! Derived types 
             MPI_Comm,          &
@@ -59,13 +61,15 @@ module mpi_bindings
              MPI_COMM_SIZE,   &
              MPI_GROUP_SIZE,  &
              MPI_INITIALIZED, &
+             MPI_REDUCE,      &
      
              ! Data types  
-             MPI_COMM_WORLD, &
-             MPI_THREAD_SINGLE, &
-             MPI_THREAD_FUNNELED, &
+             MPI_COMM_WORLD,        &
+             MPI_THREAD_SINGLE,     &
+             MPI_THREAD_FUNNELED,   &
              MPI_THREAD_SERIALIZED, &
-             MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE
+             MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE,   &
+            MPI_INTEGER
   
         implicit none
         public 
diff --git a/src/routines/mpilib20_reduce.F90 b/src/routines/mpilib20_reduce.F90
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8779e76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routines/mpilib20_reduce.F90
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+!> Wrapping of the MPI_REDUCE methods
+!> TODOs
+!> Up to rank 3 arrays
+!> Remaining types (parametized derived types for precisions?)
+!>  real(sp), real(dp), real(qp)
+!>  complex
+!> Overload for MPI_IN_PLACE - optional logical could work
+!> Testing
+!> Refactor when root_id moved to mpi_env_type
+module mpilib20_reduce_m
+
+    use mpilib20_init_finalise, only : mpi_env_type, root_id
+    use mpi_bindings, only : MPI_REDUCE, MPI_Op, &
+        MPI_INTEGER
+
+    implicit none
+
+    private
+
+    interface mpilib20_reduce
+        module procedure mpilib20_reduce_int_scalar
+        module procedure mpilib20_reduce_int_vec
+    end interface
+    
+    public :: mpilib20_reduce
+    
+contains
+
+    
+    !> Reduces values on all processes to a single value
+    !> on process defined by process_id
+    !> TODO usage examples
+    subroutine mpilib20_reduce_int_scalar(sendbuf, recvbuf, &
+                                          operation, mpi_env, &
+                                          process_id)
+        !> Variable containing set to be sent
+        type(MPI_INTEGER),          intent(in)      :: sendbuf
+        !> Variable to receive reduced set
+        type(MPI_INTEGER),          intent(out)     :: recvbuf
+        !> MPI Operation
+        type(MPI_Op),               intent(in)      :: operation
+        !> Instance of the MPI environment
+        type(mpi_env_type),         intent(out)     :: mpi_env
+        !> Rank of the process to receive the reduced set (override default)
+        integer, optional,          intent(in)      :: process_id
+        integer                                     :: process
+
+        !> Overide root process if passed
+        if (present(process_id)) then
+            process = process_id
+        else
+            process = root_id
+        end if
+
+        call MPI_REDUCE(sendbuf, recvbuf, 1, MPI_INTEGER, operation, process, &
+            mpi_env%comm, mpi_env%ierror)
+
+    end subroutine mpilib20_reduce_int_scalar
+
+
+    !> Reduces values on all processes to a single value
+    !> on process defined by process_id
+    !> TODO usage examples
+    subroutine mpilib20_reduce_int_vec(sendbuf, recvbuf, &
+                                       operation, mpi_env, & 
+                                       process_id)
+        !> Variable containing set to be sent
+        type(MPI_INTEGER),         intent(in)      :: sendbuf(:)
+        !> Variable to receive reduced set
+        type(MPI_INTEGER),         intent(inout)   :: recvbuf(:)
+        !> MPI Operation
+        type(MPI_Op),               intent(in)      :: operation
+        !> Instance of the MPI environment
+        type(mpi_env_type),         intent(inout)   :: mpi_env
+        !> Rank of the process to receive the reduced set (override default)
+        integer, optional,          intent(in)      :: process_id
+        integer                                     :: process
+
+        !> Overide root process if passed
+        if (present(process_id)) then
+            process = process_id
+        else
+            process = root_id
+        end if
+
+        call assert(size(sendbuf) == size(recvbuf), "size(sendbuf) /= size(recvbuf)")
+
+        call MPI_REDUCE(sendbuf, recvbuf, size(recvbuf), MPI_INTEGER, operation, process, &
+        mpi_env%comm, mpi_env%ierror)
+
+    end subroutine mpilib20_reduce_int_vec
+
+
+end module mpilib20_reduce_m