Schaeffler UK receives Most Innovative Supplier Award 2024 from RS
Published: 13 January, 2025
Schaeffler UK has been recognised with the Most Innovative Supplier Award 2024 by RS, a global provider of industrial products and services. The award was given in acknowledgment of Schaeffler’s Lifetime Solutions portfolio, a comprehensive range of products, services, and solutions designed to support maintenance engineers throughout the lifecycle of machinery.
The award was presented at RS UK’s annual RS Connect event, held at Silverstone in Northamptonshire, the historic venue of British motorsport. The event, which took place over two days, allowed RS employees and customers to explore the company’s services and solutions, alongside more than 80 of its leading product supply partners. The exhibition also facilitated industry networking, panel discussions, keynote sessions, and an awards ceremony.
The RS Connect First Choice Supplier Awards aim to recognise suppliers who excel in supporting RS’s mission to be the first-choice solutions provider for its customers, particularly through the continuous evolution of its product and service offerings.
During the awards ceremony at the Silverstone Conference Centre, David Smith, Lifetime Solutions Engineer at Schaeffler UK, and Lisa Schneider, Key Account Manager RS at Schaeffler Bearings & Industrial Solutions, accepted the award from Christian Horne, Chief Product & Supply Chain Officer for EMEA at RS.
Christian Horne praised Schaeffler’s contribution, saying: “Innovation keeps industry moving and evolving. Schaeffler has supported RS in its quest to expand its range of services and improve its maintenance solutions offering by bringing to life its OPTIME range. This cutting-edge condition monitoring solution is designed to optimise machinery performance, reduce downtime and streamline maintenance operations.
Horne further noted Schaeffler’s instrumental role in training RS’s field service engineers, and supporting RS with a proof-of-concept kit and demonstration area installed in its Nuneaton distribution centre. Schaeffler’s team has also supported customer opportunities, offering installation and commissioning services in partnership with RS’s field service engineers and attending customer visits to provide demonstrations.
David Smith expressed his gratitude for the recognition: “We are absolutely delighted to have won the Most Innovative Supplier Award 2024 from RS. The name of the award itself proves there is no ‘I’ in ‘teams’. The collaboration between RS Group and Schaeffler brings market-leading innovation to the condition monitoring market in the UK.”
Lisa Schneider added: “The award is a great appreciation of all the effort our mutual teams at Schaeffler and RS have put into realising this collaborative predictive maintenance offering for customers.”
The award highlights the ongoing partnership between Schaeffler and RS, underlining their shared commitment to delivering innovative solutions for the industrial maintenance sector
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