R&M – 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE, 1000 YEARS COMMITMENT!

March 12, 2012

1987 ….. the year when Rik Astley’s “Never gonna give you up” went to number one, Hilda Ogden made her last appearance in Coronation Street, Margaret Thatcher was voted into office for the third time and local company R&M Electrical Group Ltd was founded!

Hampshire Business Awards 2011 winner R&M Electrical was founded over 25 years ago in the heart of Southampton in a one room business unit, with a wall paper pasting table for a desk, R&M has expanded rapidly to be a global distributor of specialist electrical equipment, with an annual turnover in the region of £70 million, with numerous divisions both within the UK and abroad.

Keen to retain its roots (the original business unit has been expanded to house its Head Office Function) R&M is a large local employer, whose current employees amount to over 1000 years of commitment to the organisation – playing a not insubstantial part in its global success.

R&M also recognises its responsibility to local communities, and to celebrate its 25^th Anniversary has adopted the 1 2 3 Decathlon Charity set up to raise £100,000 for local charities – The Rainbow Centre, Wessex Cancer Trust and The Rose Road Association through a series of 10 sporting events to celebrate the 2012 Olympic Year. R&M is sponsoring the walking event on the 25^th of March with over 60 of its employees taking part in a 20km walk.

R&M has also organised a raft of initiatives, promotional activities and competitions throughout 2012 designed to engage both customers and employees alike, such as the launch of a new look website and the publication of 2 new specialist catalogues.

“We are extremely proud of how far we have come in just 25 years,” says Brian Robinson – Managing Director – “the success we have been able to achieve is a direct result of the hard work, dedication and vision of our employees. We are looking forward to continuing to offer quality products and services to our customers for the next 25!”

Brian Robinson (Managing Director), Richard Sherin (Group Director), Andrew Chandler (Sales Director) and William Crook (Finance Director) would like to thank the many clients, vendors and employees for making the last 25 years so memorable and successful.

R&M LISTED IN SOLENT 250

November 21, 2011

Tags: electrical distributor

R&M are pleased to reveal that they have been ranked 49^th in the Solent 250 listings guide for 2011.

In its second year the Solent 250 is a listing of top private companies within the Solent region, and is sponsored by key organisations based in the area – Grant Thornton, Santander Corporate Banking, Paris Smith and Randall and is additionally associated with Business Solent and Business Growth Connections.

Together the organisations listed in the Solent 250 substantially contribute to the economy in the South East by employing over 81,000 people in the area, and contributing £11 billions of combined turnover within the region.

The criteria for inclusion in the Solent 250 list is strict in that organisations must be;

Private, independent businesses
Un-listed (either on the LSE or foreign stock markets)
Trading in and have registered headquarters in the Solent region
UK owned

“R&M are very pleased to have made the Solent 250 list for the second year in succession. We are proud of our association with the area and actively contribute to the environment in which we are located, through employment opportunities, sales revenue and by actively supporting the communities in which we are based through various initiatives. R&M consistently strives to evolve, with diversification being key to our success, which is clearly reflected in the Solent 250 listings by our moving up the list in 2011 from 73^rd to 49^th place this year!” Andrew Chandler – Sales Director.

See full Solent 250 Listing here