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Productivity. Efficiency. Delivered. Introducing Buck & Hickman.
We deliver far more than just competitively priced products.
We are a deeply experienced team, committed to using our industry knowledge to deliver cost savings and productivity improvements throughout our customers’ operations.
A Buck & Hickman hammer isn’t just a hammer. With our expertise behind it, it can help drive business transformation and competitive advantage. Similarly, our specialist teams can help turn a wrench into a tool for achieving measurable improvements in downtime
and efficiency.
Inside every hammer, roll of tape, work boot or wrench, there’s a wealth of know-how, insight, innovation and added value potential waiting to be released into your business. When you buy from Buck & Hickman, you’re also buying into the commitment and expertise of a deeply experienced team. Looking to add value at every touch, we use our industry knowledge to help you:
Improve production efficiency
We deliver products and services which work harder for you to minimise downtime, reduce consumption
and minimise your stock by ensuring 24/7 availability.
Reducing total acquisition cost
Customers that have consolidated and streamlined their purchasing through Buck & Hickman have significantly reduced the cost and associated complexity of managing multiple suppliers.
Reducing working capital
We have innovative systems, services and technical knowledge which helps customers to monitor and reduce stock holding. Our proven Industrial Vending solutions significantly reduce consumption – typically between 25%-40%.
The benefits Buck & Hickman delivers include:
– Exceptionalstockavailabilitynextday/same day means we hold the stock so you
don’t need to
– Consignmentstocktominimiseyour inventory and ensure immediate availability of fast-moving stock
– CertifiedPPEequipmenttoreduce accidents and absenteeism
– Vendormanagedinventoryservices, including InvendTM exclusively available from Buck & Hickman, to drive efficiencies through the supply chain
– Adviceonalternativeorproduct substitutions to help save money
– Management information & reports to provide visibility, accountability and control
– Reductionoftotalacquisitioncoststhrough supplier consolidation
– Audits and analysis to rationalise the products you buy and to provide compliance
– Wehavetheexpertiseandknowledgeto build bespoke kits for specific applications, simplifying ordering and picking processes in your business to allow you to concentrate on more value adding activities
– Inventoryprofilingenablesproduct rationalisation which reduces cost and complexity
– Vending machines at lineside, reducing your employees walk and wait time
– ABuck&Hickmanbranchonyourown site (InsiteTM), to provide efficient and effective stores management to reduce associated costs
– e-Procurementsolutionstomakepurchasing easier, faster and with more control.
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