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Questions answered by Ian Ritchie, Managing Director, BRAMMER UK |
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Article appeared in Industrial Products & Engineering in May 2008 |
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The whole life cost of spare parts and equipment is as critical as the upfront
price of the individual component, according to Brammer, a leading distributor
of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products in Europe |
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Feature undertaken by Brammer for Food & Beverage International Magazine.
The benefits of using authorised distributors extend way beyond avoiding the dangers
of the counterfeit industry, according to Brammer. |
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Featured article in the Express & Star on Monday, 12th May 2008
Brammer provides a comprehensive range of essential products and services to thousands
of customers throughout the Midlands, to support the maintenance, repair and overhaul
(MRO) of production machinery. |
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Hosted by ex-BBC and ITN political news editor turned TV presenter John Sergeant,
Brammer has once again presented outstanding and real examples of how it has combined
its expertise and knowledge with that of its supply partners to deliver significant
cost savings and production efficiency improvements to customers in the maintenance,
repair and operations (MRO) marketplace. |
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Attended by over 150 directors and senior managers from manufacturing industry,
Brammer’s first UK Manufacturing Forum has been hailed as an outstanding success. |
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Feature undertaken by Ian Ritchie for Food Processing magazine |
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Employees from Brammer, Europe's leading distributor of Industrial MRO products,
will be attempting a marathon off-road cycle ride across the width of England to
raise cash for a children’s charity. |
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Leading maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) distributor Brammer has announced
the acquisition of CBS Rotary Power Motion (CBS) in the UK. |
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Brammer has extended its European operations into Iceland, thanks to a unique
fouryear contract with Alcoa, the world’s largest producer of aluminium. |
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Counterfeiting may not be new. But it’s a growing global menace, with its roots
in organised crime. It costs governments and taxpayers countless billions every
year. Consumers are ripped off and sometimes put at huge risk. |
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When it comes to iron men they don’t come much fitter than Brammer’s Dave Sandford
– who recently swam, cycled and ran his way through the New Zealand Iron man contest
to raise over £1,000 for a children’s charity. |
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Charity fundraising has gone to the heads of four employees at Brammer’s Middlesborough
sales and service centre. |
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Ian Ritchie, Managing Director of Brammer UK, argues that there’s plenty to
be positive about for companies that are able to think ahead, innovate, and control
their costs. |
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Two market-leading businesses have announced a new relationship – with Brammer
becoming an authorised national distributor for Festo in the UK. |
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Christos Kottis has been appointed as Direct Marketing Manager for Brammer UK. |
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When Thames Water needed to replace an old gearbox on a picket fence thickener
sludge tank at its White Walham sewage treatment works in Slough it called on Brammer
to provide a highly efficient solution. |
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Brammer recognises that counterfeiting is a serious problem. It is running a
pan-European campaign to warn against the dangers of counterfeit products and to
promote the benefits of purchasing quality products through the authorised distributor
channel. Put simply, for those who use such products either knowingly or otherwise,
the risks are much greater than any short term saving they might make. The following
questions and answers recently appeared in leading journal Plant & Works Engineering. |
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When Jeremy Clarkson and the team at Top Gear decided they wanted to race a
G-Wiz against the might of a 300bhp Ford Shelby Mustang GT there was a serious amount
of modification needed – and Brammer stepped in to help. |
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As Europe’s leading distributor of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul
(MRO) products, Brammer is taking the initiative in helping UK industry to meet
the challenges of rising energy costs. Last year alone, Brammer delivered £21 million
in documented cost savings to UK industry through innovation and added-value solutions
- including energy savings through improved operational efficiencies. Here, Brammer
looks at how asking the right questions about motors can save serious amounts of
energy – and money. |
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Brammer, the UK’s largest distributor of industrial maintenance, repair and
overhaul (MRO) products, has launched its new 2008 edition of the Essential Maintenance
Catalogue. |
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Brammer UK has been successful in reaching the finals of the European Supply
Chain Excellence Awards at the first attempt. |
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After attending one of BRAMMER’S many regional energy seminars, Paul Mayfield
of Alfred McAlpine asked BRAMMER and Gates to look at the drive applications on
the aeration blowers at three sites where they carry out a facilities maintenance
service for Yorkshire Water. |
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Brammer has unveiled its state - of- the- art Centre of Excellence at an official
opening in Wolverhampton.
The unique learning and training facility was opened by special guest Ian Smith,
Chief Executive of the EEF, West Midlands together with Brammer’s management team,
at its National Distribution Centre. |
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Brammer, Europe’s leading maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products distributor,
has built a real presence for itself in the rail sector this year – bringing added
value to PPP rail operators and rail sector contractors throughout the UK. |
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Brammer is one of the latest group of successful companies to join a leading
edge scheme, designed to help industry improve its safety record.
The [Wolverhampton] based firm recently received accreditation from SAFEcontractor,
a programme which recognises very high standards of health and safety practise amongst
UK contractors. |
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Ian Ritchie, Managing Director of Brammer, comments on how manufacturing industry
may evolve over the next ten years. |
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Brammer, the UK’s leading distributor of industrial maintenance, repair and
overhaul components (MRO) has achieved the coveted Health and Safety certification
OHSAS 18001. |
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Jeremy Salisbury will help drive the message that the UK’s leading distributor
of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products is the perfect business
partner for companies in an increasingly challenging and competitive manufacturing
marketplace. |
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Fear of heavy fines and convictions is driving demand for oil control products,
according to BRAMMER.
The UKs leading distributor of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO)
products has seen sales of spill prevention and containment products soar in the
past 12 months. Tools |
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BRAMMER is gearing up to distribute replacement parts and spares for a new product
crucial to the rail sector.
The UKs leading industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) product distributor
will be an authorised parts distributor for Norgren’s new Oil Carry-Over System. |
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BRAMMER is demonstrating its commitment to the sector by continuing to develop
its dedicated aggregates and construction team.
The UK’s leading industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products distributor
now has a six-strong specialist team working solely with aggregates and construction
customers. |
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BRAMMER has been a long-standing supply partner to CEMEX Aggregates’ Goddard
Quarry, near Sheffield, South Yorkshire. With a reputation for industryleading customer
service and technical expertise, BRAMMER was asked to solve an unusual problem affecting
one of the quarry crushers. |
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BRAMMER has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the aggregates and construction
sector. |
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Innovative solutions and engineering expertise have helped BRAMMER become the
leading industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) distributor in the aggregates
and construction sector. |
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Highlighting Brammer’s dedication to promoting best practice will be a range
of products and services demonstrating how we provide customers with total shaft
solutions for industrial fans used in the cement and aggregates industry. |
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BRAMMER has cut waste and saved energy to help it secure internationally recognised
environmental accreditation.
The UK’s leading industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products distributor
has achieved ISO 14001: 2004. |
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Customers who have followed advice from BRAMMER and installed inverter drives
on industrial fan units have reduced their energy costs. |
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BRAMMER recognised outstanding innovation in the MRO marketplace with a glittering
awards ceremony, attended by 300 guests at London’s magnificent Science Museum. |
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Hosted by motoring journalist and TV presenter Quentin Willson, the event raised
some £25,000 through donations and an auction for the Make-A-Wish Foundation®, who
grant magical wishes to children and young people fighting life-threatening illnesses. |
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Some 100 customers, suppliers and industry journal editors attended the seminars
held at Fulham Football Club's conference centre on the banks of the River Thames. |
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Attended by 300 guests at London’s magnificent Science Museum, the Awards were
presented, jointly, to BRAMMER’s customers and suppliers in recognition of their
innovative solutions. |
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The UKs leading distributor of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO)
products presented a specific award to Coors / The Monks & Crane Industrial Group
and Norgren. |
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The UKs leading distributor of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO)
products presented a specific award to Alfred McAlpine and Gates. |
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The UKs leading distributor of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO)
products presented a specific award to Nestle and NSK |
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A strategic partnership between Brammer and a leading bearing manufacturer has
helped one of its customers secure a prestigious Network Rail contract. |
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Brammer has been awarded a three year agreement with INEOS Manufacturing Scotland
Ltd for the provision, management and procurement of bearings and mechanical power
transmission products. |
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BRAMMER, Europe’s leading distributor of industrial maintenance, repair and
overhaul (MRO) products, has had its number one position strengthened following
a recent acquisition in Poland. |
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BRAMMER is to host an Awards and Wishes evening to celebrate its name change
and to commemorate the long heritage associated with the BSL name acquired by BRAMMER
in 1969. |
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Brammer, Europe’s leading supplier of maintenance, repair and operations (MRO)
products, is implementing a pan European campaign to warn all of their customers
about the dangers of counterfeit MRO products now finding their way onto the European
market. |
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More should be done to encourage the use of low vibration hand-held power tools,
according to Brammer. |
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With purchasers and store managers singing from different hymn sheets, more
often than not they are out of tune. Distribution companies try to bring harmony. |
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Brammer, the UK's largest distributor of industrial MRO products has established
a strong partnership with Allied Bakeries. |
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Brammer has entered a new sector after winning a multi-year contract with one
of the world's leading recyclers. |
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Brammer, the leading pan-European distributor of industrial maintenance, repair
and overhaul (MRO) products, has become a single trading organisation across Europe,
uniting 11 separately-named companies under a single brand – Brammer. |
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Brammer, the industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products distributor,
is signalling its rail sector presence after securing a number of contracts with
organisations delivering the Public Private Partnership (PPP) with London Underground. |
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BSL Brammer is championing innovative new bearings currently creating a buzz
among its customers. |
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Pivotal position helps satisfy customers’ needs. |
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Companies switching to PolyChain® timing belts could cut energy cost by circa
10% over three years, according to BSL Brammer. |
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