Service 02

Product Sourcing

Sourcing of industrial products, spares and hard-to-find components across global supply channels.

Overview

Why this matters

Some requirements are straightforward: a current-production part from an authorised channel. Others are not — obsolete references, unbranded components on imported machinery, or a nameplate photograph and nothing else. We handle both, working from whatever information exists to identify, verify and supply the correct item.

Industries served

Capabilities

What this service covers

Part identification

Identification from nameplates, drawings, photographs or physical samples where documentation is missing.

Cross-referencing

Equivalent parts identified across manufacturers with functional differences documented.

Obsolete component sourcing

Legacy references located through service channels and specialist stockists.

Authorised channel supply

Sourcing through authorised distribution or the manufacturer direct, with traceable documentation.

Consolidated spares supply

Multi-line spares requirements handled as one enquiry, one order and one delivery.

Process

How it works

A defined sequence, with the decision points made explicit so nothing is discovered late.

01
Requirement capture
Send whatever you have: a part number, a photograph, a nameplate, a drawing or a description of the failure.
02
Identification
We identify the item and confirm it against the application before quoting anything.
03
Channel selection
We source through authorised channels wherever the part is available there, and disclose the route when it is not.
04
Verification
Received goods are checked against the identification before they ship onward to you.
05
Supply
Delivery with documentation, and the identification recorded for next time the same part is needed.

Categories most often supplied under this service

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Case studies

This service, delivered

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ManufacturingEurope2024

Bearing supply consolidated across four manufacturing sites

Challenge: Four sites bought bearings independently from eleven suppliers. Reference duplication was widespread, stock was uneven between sites, and unplanned purchases at premium prices were routine.
Result: Active references reduced by 31%, critical spares availability improved to 96%, and total bearing spend fell by 18% year on year without any change in specification.

31%

Fewer active references

96%

Critical spares availability

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