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For a start, take a look at our
product range.
We believe this is the widest range of ex-stock engineering
materials you’ll find anywhere in Europe. Having such a diverse
range of materials allows our customers to choose the raw
material that’s right for the application rather than having to
make do with what’s available. Compromises like that are simply
unnecessary in our view and can be detrimental to the final
application and can increase overall
costs.
Secondly, we buy the materials we stock in a very different way
to many of our competitors. Engineering raw materials are produced
around the world and quality really
does vary from supplier to supplier. Our Key Supplier Programme finds, evaluates and develops
relationships with the best suppliers of all the materials we
sell. This means the materials we supply perform exactly to their
specification every time they're used.
Thirdly, we are very firmly fixed on providing
the best customer service we can. Our approach to
quality extends beyond our products and into every aspect of the
business from the additional processing services we offer to the
people we employ. We offer a range of supply options that's
unique to Smiths from a very simple "you order, we deliver"
option right the way through to a full
Supplier Managed
Inventory option.
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