Intertek selected to provide Chemistry and Metallurgy Laboratory Services to Rolls-Royce plc, Derby
Rolls-Royce plc has awarded a consolidated long-term agreement to Intertek Caleb Brett for the provision of an embedded Chemistry and Metallurgy Laboratory Service to all of the main divisions within the Rolls-Royce Derby and Hucknall sites. These services had previously been provided ‘in house’ by Rolls-Royce. Under the new agreement Intertek Caleb Brett will be the sole provider of these site services enabling Rolls-Royce scientists and engineers to focus on core internal business whilst procuring analytical and metallurgical support from a dedicated testing organisation.
Intertek also has the ability to provide global support to Rolls-Royce from its world wide laboratory locations as well as to conduct more advanced investigative metallurgical, corrosion testing and related analytical support with its partner CAPCIS Ltd.
Intertek’s ability to provide these services will bring significant benefits to Rolls-Royce not only through local efficiency gains, but also by integration into the wider network available throughout Intertek Caleb Brett and the Intertek Group. Coordinated management of these services is expected to yield benefits to Rolls-Royce in a number of different ways, including continuity and expansion of service, through sharing best practice with the existing Intertek laboratory and technology centre network. Intertek’s innovative embedded supplier model and its strong track record of success with other major organisations were instrumental factors in our selection process.
Says Mark Loughead (Chief Executive Officer – Intertek Caleb Brett), “We are delighted that Rolls-Royce has chosen Intertek for analytical and metallurgical service provision at Derby and look forward to developing the global support relationship in the years ahead. The decision follows similar awards to Intertek from Unilever, Shell, Avecia and BP over the last 2-3 years and is part of the increasing trend of global organisations to enjoy efficiency gains, cost savings and improved service provision by procuring laboratory services from a specialist organisation rather than to bear the cost and effort internally. The embedded laboratory in Derby will not only provide a new and prestigious location in the Midlands area of the UK, but it will also extend the scope of services which Caleb Brett can make available to its international customer base”.
About Intertek Caleb Brett
Intertek Caleb Brett is the world’s leading testing and inspection services provider to the global petroleum, refining and petrochemical industries. An international network of over 200 laboratories serves clients located in over 118 nations. Services include laboratory analysis, cargo inspection, allocation certification, process and catalysis testing, certification, calibration and related activities supporting the global petroleum industry.
About Rolls Royce
Rolls-Royce operates in four global markets – civil aerospace, defense aerospace, marine and energy. It invests in technology and capability that can be exploited in each of these sectors to create a competitive range of products. Rolls-Royce is a registered trademark.
About CAPCIS Ltd
CAPCIS has an established reputation as one of the world’s leading independent consultancy companies specialising in material performance, failure investigation and associated metallurgical testing and analytical services. In its thirty year history, CAPCIS has expanded its core corrosion expertise to cover a broad and diverse range of advanced material engineering applications across all major industrial sectors.
