Project Management

After over 20 years of building strong relationships with some of the world's leading manufacturers a move into large scale project supply was a progressive step taken by the groups directors. R&M have become one of only a handful of specialist electrical distributors with a dedicated project division, we are recognised throughout the world as a key electrical supplier to the OGP sectors and have built a team of industry specialists incorporating dedicated business cells covering all of the disciplines required to service major projects as follows:

• Documentation team covering the provision of document approval for bespoke project specific manufactured items and vital certification such as hazardous area certificates, wiring and line diagrams etc. The team are also responsible for creating manufacturing record books and operational manuals for all of the electrical equipment and cable that we package and supply. Documentation can be provided in dual languages and we consider the on-time submittal of documentation to be equally as important as the supply of the materials themselves.
• Bid Team responsible for tendering across all elements of electrical supply including hazardous area equipment, cables, switchgear, lighting, control gear, cable management and consumables. This business unit carries out the commercial and technical review along with ensuring that we comply with all of the relevant electrical standards and specifications. Estimating and procurement expertise are vital in ensuring that we remain competitive in the global marketplace.
• Project Management team responsible for all aspects of managing the supply chain, including planning, order processing, detailed delivery scheduling, procurement, expediting, coordinating documentation approvals and submittals, raising packing lists and shipping invoices, material management, order tracking, making provision for supply of operating and commissioning spares through to packing, shipping and logistics.
• Commercial and Technical Sales Team responsible for tracking upcoming and live projects globally, liaising with engineers to offer technical solutions to cover project specific applications such as low temperature requirements or high ambient temperatures and working with procurement to find commercially attractive alternatives and savings across the supply chain.

Working alongside our clients from the bid stage onwards, we aim to get an immediate understanding of the importance of our supply in terms of our clients own project scheduling. This understanding allows us to build our management strategy around our clients requirements, a job made easier thanks to the support received from our manufacturers and sub-suppliers. We have identified planning and detailed scheduling as being key to successful project management. At the award stage R&M strive to build detailed material schedules that are transmitted to the client on daily, weekly or monthly basis, highlighting key delivery dates and expediting details for every piece of material placed on order. These schedules run throughout the lifetime of the project and we gauge our success and failure against our ability to meet delivery deadlines highlighted at the onset of the contract. By taking responsibility for reporting and scheduling the emphasis to ensure on-time delivery of materials and documentation remains our key focus in supplying projects throughout the world.

A testament to our success in this specialized field is demonstrated through the successful completion of literally hundreds of projects with many major operators and contractors within the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical sector, please see our project experience listing for more details on contracts that R&M have completed.

Here at R&M we base our project management systems around internal and external critical events. In order to ensure these critical events are managed in line with our clients requirements communication is a top priority. The reporting systems that we employ have been more than sufficient for past and current jobs but can be amended to suit demand. Our aim for all of our customers is to build trust and confidence in order to secure future business, this message has become the ethos amongst our project management group who collectively strive for excellence with every contract undertaken.

R&M Electrical Group carry the following accreditations:

	ISO9001 ISO is the world's largest developer and publisher of International Standards. ISO is a network of the national standards institutes existing in 161 countries. This non-governmental organization forms a bridge between the public and private sectors. R&M's first ISO accreditation came in 1996 and has been maintained to date. (View Certificate)
	EIC membership The Energies Industry Council is a source of unparalleled business intelligence. R&M's membership began in 1998, our close relationship with the council means we can keep up to date with top projects around the world. Utilising the EIC Projects Database R&M have vital information on the energies markets.
	First Point Assessment Limited, FPAL FPAL enables buying and supplying communities to build better relationships through a more open, trusting and proactive approach. Sharing knowledge, standards and expectations leads to buyers and suppliers sharing success. Our FPAL membership is a sign of our willingness to openly and confidently display our customers views on services and materials provided.
	Achilles - UVDB - Utilities prequalification scheme Providing the major utility providers in the UK with pre-approved vendor lists ensuring compatibility and compliance without the need to screen vendors independently. R&M have demonstrated their ability to meet the exacting requirements of UVDB and have established themselves as a major supplier to the countries major utility providers. (View Certificate)

In addition R&M Electrical Group have received the following awards and accreditations:

TiVA Accredited Supplier (View Accreditation)	McDermott Caspian Contractors Top Supplier 2005 (View Award)	Hampshire Business Awards 2006 (View Award)