Industries we support
Sectors we keep moving.
Twelve industries, one way of working. We learn how your plant runs, then make sure the parts and the support are there before you need them.
Rapid response
When downtime isn't an option
Emergency deliveries
Fast, reliable nationwide
24/7 support
For SLA customers
Trusted partner
An extension of your engineering team
Where we work
Different plants,
the same pressures.
A washdown line in a bakery and a crusher on a quarry face have almost nothing in common until something stops. Then it is the same question in both places. Who has the part, and how quickly can it be here?
We have spent years learning what fails in each of these sectors, what it costs when it does and which items are worth holding before anyone asks for them. Open any sector below to see the problems we deal with most often, what we do about them and the products we typically hold.
Sector by sector
Twelve industries we support.
Select a sector to see the failures we deal with most often, how we work around them and the parts we hold for plants like yours.
Caustic washdown, high humidity and short changeover windows are hard on rotating equipment. We hold the stainless and washdown rated parts your lines need so hygiene routines never cost you production.
View detailLine stoppages in automotive are measured in cars, not minutes. We support press shops, weld cells and assembly lines with fast moving spares and cover that matches your shift pattern.
View detailHeat, vibration and continuous running wear out extrusion and moulding equipment fast. We keep heaters, thermocouples and drive components moving so a stalled machine does not scrap a shift of material.
View detailProcess plants run for months between shutdowns, so a pump seal or valve actuator failure is expensive. We hold the chemically resistant and hazardous area parts that keep continuous plant online.
View detailChange control and cleanroom discipline mean the wrong replacement part is not an option. We supply documented, like for like components and manage the stores so validated equipment stays validated.
View detailTextile plants run continuously on hundreds of small motors, belts and bearings, working in lint and heat. We keep those fast moving items on the shelf so machines turn again quickly.
View detailWeb breaks and roller failures cost far more than the parts that caused them. We support mills and print houses with bearings, drives and tension components rated for high speed running.
View detailPrecision machining leaves no room for a substitute part or a guessed tolerance. We supply exactly specified components and take the sourcing work off engineers who should be solving harder problems.
View detailCrushers, screens and conveyors work in dust, wet and shock loading with no shelter at all. We supply heavy duty components and get them to remote sites quickly when plant goes down.
View detailPumping stations and treatment works run unattended across wide areas, so faults are often found late. We supply pump, instrumentation and control spares that keep dispersed assets working between site visits.
View detailAutomated conveyors, sorters and dock equipment always fail at the worst point in the pick window. We keep motors, sensors and belting available so throughput recovers in minutes rather than days.
View detailSmaller engineering firms face the same breakdowns as large plants without a dedicated stores team. We act as that stores function, supplying everything from bearings to abrasives on one account.
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What every sector gets
The industry changes.
The disciplines do not change.
We are not twelve different businesses. Whether you are running a bottling hall, a press shop or a treatment works, the work is the same. Understand the equipment, hold the right stock against it and answer the phone when something goes wrong.
We learn the plant first
Before we quote anything we walk the site, look at what has failed and find out how the stores actually run. Sector language changes. The questions do not.
Critical spares held in your name
The parts that stop production are agreed with you and held ready to call off, so a failure is a phone call rather than a manufacturer lead time.
Sourcing beyond the catalogue
Obsolete drives, discontinued controls and one off sizes get tracked down worldwide, which keeps older equipment working long after the builder moved on.
Support while the shift is running
Rapid response, emergency deliveries and around-the-clock cover for SLA customers, because breakdowns rarely wait for office hours.
How that works in practice
The services doing the
work on your floor.
Managed Stores
We take the day to day running of your stores off your engineering team and hand it to people who do it for a living.
Read moreVendor Managed Inventory
You stop raising orders for consumables. We scan, replenish and invoice, so the bin is full when your fitters reach for it.
Read moreCritical Spare Management
We work out which parts would stop your line, then hold them on your behalf so a long lead time never becomes lost production.
Read moreWorldwide Sourcing
When a part is discontinued, unbranded or simply not held in the UK, we go and find it or find what replaces it.
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Not seeing your sector?
The list is not exhaustive. Tell us what you run and we will say honestly whether we can help.
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Emergency deliveries and around-the-clock support for our SLA customers.
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