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Buck & Hickman, a UK leading distributor of tools, maintenance and health & safety products recently announced a major contract win with Siemens’ new wind power turbine facility.
As part of a UK-wide contract, Buck & Hickman now supplies personal protective equipment (PPE), tools, cutting tools and consumables to all Siemens business units nationwide, including the new £160m wind turbine production and installation facility at Hull’s Alexandra Dock.
MAJOR INVESTMENT
The contract win coincides with a £400k investment from Buck & Hickman and parent company Brammer in the Hull region, as part of a drive to support customers in this emerging region. The investment includes a move to a new 4,200 sq ft branch from which the two companies will be able to meet the MRO and industrial consumable needs of customers spanning a variety of sectors.
PARTNERSHIP HISTORY
The partnership between Siemens and Buck & Hickman began six years ago with a contract to supply the 23 acre turbine manufacturing facility in Lincoln through a full-time Insite - a dedicated Buck & Hickman branch on site.
Over the years the contract has grown in line with Siemens’ Europe-wide One County One Supplier policy and has gone from strength to strength, achieving more than £230k in signed off cost savings since 2014. These include more than £50k saved through tooling upgrades and around 50% cost savings on critical safety products including eyewear and gloves. In the last customer satisfaction survey, Buck & Hickman scored highly for its approach to innovation, cost savings and continuous improvement, with a 90% satisfaction rate.
MAXIMISING EFFICIENCY AND CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT
Bob Meadows, Commercial Director – Strategic Contracts at Buck & Hickman commented: “Our valued partnership with Siemens has resulted in many cost saving projects, and we’ve also developed many bespoke processes to maximise efficiency and improve customer engagement.
“With our commitment to supporting Siemens flexibly and meeting the individual needs of all its locations, we’re delighted to invest in Hull at such an exciting time. We have many long- standing customer relationships in the city and our new accessible location and increased stockholding capability will help enhance the service we provide to all.”
L to R: Poppy Lock, Duncan Jones, and Steve Lowsley, of Brammer and Ian Smales, Hallam Rhodes, Maike Gee and Paul Hetherington, of Buck & Hickman.
SUPPORTING GROWING OPERATIONS
Paul Savvides, Head of Wind Power Procurement, Siemens Plc, said: “The expansion of Brammer and Buck & Hickman’s services in the city will support Siemens’ growing operations in Hull as well as their other customers in the region.
“Building on Siemens’ significant investment, Brammer and Buck & Hickman’s new facility is further recognition of the importance of Hull and the Humber as a growing centre for the renewables sector in the UK.”
Buck & Hickman Siemens
www.windenergynetwork.co.uk
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