To combat the delay in routine ordering of spares, Cambs now work 2-3 months in advance.

New ERP benefits the advance programming of maintenance visits

One of the most common frustrations across the compressed air maintenance sector currently is the unpredictability of supply chains. Whether you have a European manufactured compressor, or a British made solution, the issue seems to be across the board. The benefit of the new ERP system is that the reporting of common frustrations is easy to review. In identifying the problem we quickly came up with a solution – preventative compressed air system and compressor maintenance needed to be booked in earlier.

300% increase in our stock holding of spares

To enable the engineers to have the range of spares for the compressed air systems and compressors we service, all service consumables are now ordered 2-3 months ahead of the scheduled maintenance. Ordering the spares in advance to combat supply chain delays has significantly increased the value invested in stock. As a result we have a dedicated person, Alan Pilkington who is focused on running stores to ensure we have both consumable service spares and critical spares. This has enabled us to schedule bulk orders for the year in advance.

400% increase in our stock holding of new compressors

Although we have a number of loan and rental compressors we've also invested in holding spares of the more mainstream specification compressors. This means that we have lots of options open to us and can provide a variety of solutions to meet customer’s needs.