HAYLEY DEXIS shifts onsite solutions approach to enhance manufacturing resilience amid supply chain pressures

HAYLEY DEXIS is positioning its Onsite Solutions offer as a way for manufacturers to do more than simply outsource stores management. The company says the model can help industrial businesses cope with persistent pressure on downtime, supply chains, labour availability and cost control by embedding support directly within day-to-day operations.

Matthew Parkes, the company’s general onsite manager, argues that the biggest operational risk remains unplanned stoppages, particula...

rly when critical parts are delayed or unavailable. He also points to a harder-to-quantify problem: experienced maintenance engineers are becoming harder to find, while payroll and national insurance costs continue to push businesses to keep a close eye on headcount.

According to HAYLEY DEXIS, its answer is a service built around closer control of inventory and procurement. The company says its onsite teams analyse usage and demand patterns to reduce excess and obsolete stock, freeing up working capital while ensuring essential items remain available. It also claims that consolidating suppliers can cut the number of purchase orders and invoices, reducing administrative burden and making spending easier to track.

The offer goes beyond stock holding, HAYLEY DEXIS says. Its onsite specialists work alongside customer engineering teams, attend production and maintenance meetings, and draw on support from a wider branch network. The company says that local branches are typically within 30 minutes of customers and provide access to technical expertise in areas such as pneumatics, hydraulics, bearings and engineering support.

HAYLEY DEXIS also says all regional teams are trained in Lean Six Sigma, with the aim of identifying practical improvements in manufacturing and maintenance processes. A 24/7 repair and reliability service is available as part of the model, which the company presents as an added safeguard for customers who may not have those capabilities in-house.

To quantify the benefits, HAYLEY DEXIS points to its internal Track Up analysis platform, which it says is used to measure savings and operational gains. The company cites examples including £50,000 saved in six months through upgrades such as new sensors, and more than £100,000 in avoided downtime at a potato-processing site. It says some customer programmes have generated far larger savings over time.

The wider message is that inventory management should not be treated as a back-office function alone. HAYLEY DEXIS says its onsite model can turn it into a strategic tool, lowering costs, improving reliability and reducing the risks involved in switching providers.

Source: Noah Wire Services