NEWS ENCLOSURES
‘GLOCALISATION’ DEFINES ROBUST SPELSBERG UK 2021 SUPPLY CHAIN
improved. However, in
cases where a very specialised product or a high quantity is required, global support can provide additional assurance and capabilities.
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2020 has presented multiple challenges to businesses, especially in terms of overcoming
supply chain interruptions. Spelsberg UK is offering its customers the opportunity to overcome these challenges in 2021. Combining the reliability of a responsive, localised supply service with global support – the business is offering a solution to supply interruptions via glocalisation. Glocalisation refers to the combination of a local
and global service, both combed to provide a more reliable supply chain. The main aim is to overcome possible interruptions in the supply chain, which have become more common during the pandemic. Of course, many customers depend on a reliable supply chain, so forward-looking suppliers such as Spelsberg are enacting this combined approach to provide it. Localised supply chains are defined by short,
robust supply routes. With products travelling less distance, the chance of interruption or delays is greatly reduced. Supplier responsiveness is also
When both are operating in mutual support, ‘glocalisation’ is the result. The term was first used in a 1980s issue of Harvard Business Review. For customers, it means increased assurance that orders will arrive exactly when needed, even in the face of external factors. Spelsberg operates a strong localised supply
chain in the UK, backed by the largest domestic stock holding of non-metallic electrical enclosures, totalling nearly £500,000. Thousands of enclosures in a wide variety of sizes, materials and specifications are ready for high speed delivery to meet the needs of electrical design engineers, OEMs, installers and other customers. To illustrate this, Spelsberg UK offers next day delivery for 99% of orders. This is matched with a comprehensive
customisation service that includes dedicated production lines and CNC machinery. Facilities exclusive to the customisation service mean that specialised products have surprisingly short lead
times. Therefore, the requirement for specialised enclosures can be met domestically too. Ultimately, this combination of a large stock
holding and a dynamic customisation service ensures a highly robust localised UK supply chain that is incredibly resistant to interruptions due to external factors. However, Spelsberg’s capability extends well
beyond the UK. The business is a global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality enclosures to the construction, marine, defence, rail, tunnel, power, renewables, food and beverage sectors. Founded in Germany in 1904, the business has manufactured enclosures for over 115 years. During this time, it has been at the centre of technological development of enclosures, holding over 80 patents around the world. This global proficiency provides added assurance to Spelsberg UK customers, ensuring that even the most local supply chain has the strong support of a highly successful multi-national organisation. Chris Lloyd, Managing Director at Spelsberg UK,
said: “Glocalisation provides our customers with the assurance that they will receive a quality enclosure, exactly to specification and delivered at the perfect moment. This will define our approach in 2021, as we leverage our local capabilities backed by our global reach, to ensure that our supply service can continue to overcome future challenges, eliminating uncertainty from our customer supply chains.” Spelsberg
www.spelsberg.co.uk
RITTAL CELEBRATES 60TH: FROM STEEL MANUFACTURER TO INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL COMPANY
five years ago. In 2020, the plant went into operation. Hundreds of machines and workstations were networked to digitally handle highly complex processes from ordering to production and logistics. In the course of this, the company created intelligent edge and cloud solutions together with their sister startup German Edge Cloud, tailored to the needs of the industry, housed in their own data centre, tested in their own company. Rittal is thus once again on the path to standardisation, also in the field of digitalisation: German Edge Cloud is a founding member of GAIA-X, the European data infrastructure consortium, and a member of CATENA-X, the automotive network for secure data exchange.
It was April 1, 1961, when Rudolf Loh founded Rittal in a small weaving mill in central Hesse. The company’s standard enclosure is used in millions of product solutions in over 90 percent of all industries worldwide. A small steel manufacturing company has become a global digital enterprise. Helping to shape technological change in industry worldwide and taking
responsibility for its home in Central Hesse - that was Rittal's goal when it invested in the construction of the world's most modern compact and small enclosure manufacturing facility to Industry 4.0 standards in Haiger
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People matter in the family business Over decades, the company's employees have shaped change - from the youngest apprentice to the most experienced specialist, from the development of innovations to the integration of refugees. Largest employer in the Central Hesse region and a family business by heart: Every year, the employees of the Friedhelm Loh Group - Rittal and its sister companies Eplan, Cideon, Stahlo, LKH, German Edge Cloud and Loh Services - jointly donate huge sums to social projects, already totaling well over 5 million euros. On the occasion of the company's 50th anniversary, owner Prof. Friedhelm Loh established the Rittal Foundation, which has been supporting projects and institutions in the fields of social welfare, education and culture ever since.
www.rittal.com
APRIL 2021 | ELECTRONICS / ELECTRONICS
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