Monthly Archives: September 2011

Retail distribution centre When the client’s distribution centre was completed and handed over, there were a number of contractor claims requiring settlement. There were also many counter-claims from our client making allegations about poor workmanship, faulty equipment installed in the warehouse and other issues. We undertook a complete review and engaged with the contractor to […]

Our involvement began when the filling line kept failing after commissioning. Our client was losing sales and incurring in-house engineering costs for time expended when the supplier should have been fulfilling their warranty obligations. When we demanded an on-site presence from the supplier (in England), in our client’s factory (not in England), the supplier asked […]

This project involved the replacement of an old paint spray booth, now requiring state of the art equipment. The importance of this project was our client unable to compete in their market with other manufacturers who were achieving super high gloss finishing on their products. Unsurprisingly, retailers had stopped ordering our client’s products. An in-house […]

This assignment took place in the UK operation of an international business, where research and manufacturing activities took place. The procurement team needed leadership and direction whilst a new Procurement Director was being recruited. The range of procurements included raw material feedstock, packaging, engineering support, vehicle procurement and systems support contracts. We persuaded the client […]

This client was experiencing high growth and extending its own brand into other national brand sales. This required extensive retail outlet refurbishment, new contracts for feedstock, and leadership of the existing procurement team. New production facilities were being procured and commissioned, a new IT system was being procured and other contracts required re-negotiation. We reported […]

This was a high-value, high-risk contract for the procurement of an IT system that drove at the heart of our client’s operational performance. A legacy system was being replaced. When the tenders were received there was a high degree of non-compliance with the contract terms and conditions drafted by us. A preferred supplier was appointed […]

This contract required terms and conditions to deal with external engineering support services to a remote location gold mine. Not infrequently, major equipment required urgent repair, both on-site and off-site. There were key clauses that required attention, including, response and fix times, insurance, safety, provision of spare parts, liability, guarantees, right to inspect work at […]