Diageo taps Brammer for maintenance deal

London – Brammer has won a contract to supply a full range of MRO (manufacturing, repair and overhaul) products to brewing and distilling giant Diageo. The deal covers 37 facilities in Scotland, four in Northern Ireland, and the packaging, canning and bottling plant at Runcorn in Cheshire.

Brammer won the contract based on its ability to offer a complete partnership approach which would offer significant added value, well beyond simply saving costs on individual components, the supplier claims.

Brammer added that it has already enabled Diageo to substantially reduce its supplier base in many MRO product categories, such as bearings, and helped reduce purchasing administration costs through an innovative self billing system.

Diageo had recently embarked on an internal Asset Management Improvement System (AMIS) and views the effective sourcing and management of MRO spares as integral to the success of this initiative.

An extensive review of business requirements and potential sources of supply culminated in a decision to work with one single source of MRO supply.

Diageo’s manufacturing services procurement team is now well placed to deliver great value to the business in the coming years, according to Tony McCartney, supplier performance manager at Diageo

“Brammer’s expertise in sourcing and technical know-how, strengthened by the network of industry experts at its disposal, gives us a real opportunity to reduce our operating costs significantly,” McCartney said.

Pete Malpas, key account manager, food & drink at Brammer, added: “Like so many multi-site manufacturers, Diageo was looking to reduce the number of vendors of similar products and the overall administration burden.

“The solution we have offered, based around a single ordering system with automated self-billing, allows Diageo’s procurement, engineering and maintenance team to focus on other key business areas.”