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Product Sourcing for Construction

Finding the part when the obvious routes have failed. Applied to the constraints that define construction: plant, hydraulics and site equipment supply.

Construction overview

Overview

Product Sourcing in the construction sector

Construction supply lives and dies by the programme. Equipment that arrives late costs more than equipment that costs more, so our construction work is weighted towards realistic dates, staged deliveries matched to the build sequence, and hydraulics and plant components available quickly when machinery goes down on site.

Some requirements are straightforward: a current-production part from an authorised channel. Others are not — obsolete references, unbranded components on imported machinery, or a nameplate photograph and nothing else. We handle both, working from whatever information exists to identify, verify and supply the correct item.

Sector constraints

  • Programme-driven delivery

    Staged deliveries matched to the construction sequence rather than a single consignment.

  • Plant downtime

    Fast supply of hydraulic and drivetrain components to return machinery to service.

  • Site logistics

    Deliveries coordinated around access restrictions, lifting plans and site working hours.

Capabilities

What we do for construction clients

All product sourcing
01

Part identification

Identification from nameplates, drawings, photographs or physical samples where documentation is missing.

02

Cross-referencing

Equivalent parts identified across manufacturers with functional differences documented.

03

Obsolete component sourcing

Legacy references located through service channels and specialist stockists.

04

Authorised channel supply

Sourcing through authorised distribution or the manufacturer direct, with traceable documentation.

05

Consolidated spares supply

Multi-line spares requirements handled as one enquiry, one order and one delivery.

Process

How the engagement runs

  1. 01

    Requirement capture

    Send whatever you have: a part number, a photograph, a nameplate, a drawing or a description of the failure.

  2. 02

    Identification

    We identify the item and confirm it against the application before quoting anything.

  3. 03

    Channel selection

    We source through authorised channels wherever the part is available there, and disclose the route when it is not.

  4. 04

    Verification

    Received goods are checked against the identification before they ship onward to you.

  5. 05

    Supply

    Delivery with documentation, and the identification recorded for next time the same part is needed.

Case studies

Comparable work

All case studies
ManufacturingEurope2024

Bearing supply consolidated across four manufacturing sites

Challenge
Four sites bought bearings independently from eleven suppliers. Reference duplication was widespread, stock was uneven between sites, and unplanned purchases at premium prices were routine.
Result
Active references reduced by 31%, critical spares availability improved to 96%, and total bearing spend fell by 18% year on year without any change in specification.

31%

Fewer active references

96%

Critical spares availability

FAQ

Product Sourcing for Construction — common questions

Programme-driven delivery: Staged deliveries matched to the construction sequence rather than a single consignment. That shapes how the service is run, from the supplier set we go to through to the documentation delivered with the goods.

Stocked hydraulic components can typically be dispatched same day for next working day delivery in the UK, with international express options where the machine is down.

That is often enough. A clear photograph of the nameplate, the mounting arrangement and any cast markings usually allows a positive identification, which we confirm with you before quoting.

Only when there is no authorised route and you have accepted that after we have said so plainly. We do not present grey-market supply as authorised supply.

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Product Sourcing · Construction

Discuss your requirement.

Send the scope, the constraint you are working to, or the package that has slipped. We will tell you what is achievable and what it will take.

Construction overview

We typically respond within one business day.