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MRO Consolidators: what are they and why might you need one?
Published: 03 January, 2020
By Jamie Mitchell, key account director, Brammer Buck & Hickman
When it comes to managing maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products, many organisations go down the traditional route of in-house stores management. This includes ordering MRO supplies directly from manufacturers or through a distributor to then be collected from a local branch or delivered to site.
However, management of the on-site store often results in issues, including diverting resources from the main business. To avoid this, some companies hand over inventory management to a third party. For larger companies, a further option is available in the form of an MRO consolidator who can provide services and dedicated personnel on-site. Click here for the full release.
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Iain Hanson, product manager at Brammer said his company was called upon to conduct such an audit at the Banbury site of Mondelez, one of the UK's best-known names in food and beverage production. This particular facility is the company's largest coffee plant in the world, with the capacity to produce 100 million jars of instant coffee per year. Brammer provides an 'Insite' service to this and four other Mondelez facilities – effectively a Brammer branch on the premises, an Insite supplies and manages a wide range of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products including fluid power products, bearings and tools for a customer, and can also be called upon to support value-adding projects.
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