The Situation
A member of the team from the HAYLEY DEXIS branch in Bristol had visited their customer, a pork product producing factory, as part of a regular account management schedule. It was during this visit that it was discovered improvements could be made to how lubricant products were being used across the site.
The Solution
A date was put into the diary for HAYLEY DEXIS to carry-out a complimentary lubricant survey of the site. This survey involved looking at the products currently being used, and investigating how they are selected, purchased, and stored. The survey found that a mix of products, mainly hydraulic oils, sprays, and greases, were being sourced from multiple suppliers and that the on-site stores had multiple duplicate products and products beyond their recommended shelf life. Working in partnership with ROCOL®, the customers main lubricant manufacturer, a second date was arranged for a joint visit where all lubricant products were rationalised, standardised with duplicates removed.
"THE YEARLY FINANCIAL COST OF LUBRICANTS HAS BEEN REDUCED BY 10% FOLLOWING THE SURVEY."
The Result
As a result of the work conducted by HAYLEY DEXIS and ROCOL®, the customer now has full clarity on the lubricants that they use within the factory and the applications for each of these. All products have been fully rationalised, and are now stored safely and securely in an orderly fashion within a new storage area of the site’s engineering stores. The customer had previously been spending in the region of £35,000 per year on lubricants, and is expected to reduce this spend by at least 10% due to the improvements to lubrication management on-site, following the survey and ROCOL®’s services. HAYLEY DEXIS did not charge for the full-day site survey, representing a further cost-saving for the customer.