News Articles 2021

New ‘SKF Bearings Solutions for Food & Drink’ brochure now available from Brammer Buck & Hickman

 

Rubix staff and colleagues in the UK donate over 950 Christmas gifts for children in Manchester

 

Having the right bearing can save time & money. Brammer Buck & Hickman shares examples in the food sector, where switching to SKF bearings demonstrates this

 

Rubix Role Model scheme launched, designed to recognise and reward employees’ specific acts that demonstrate how their personal values match Rubix values

 

The SKF Maintenance Assessment, available free through Brammer Buck & Hickman, covers all aspects of bearing maintenance to get the most out of your bearings and machinery 

 

Expand Your Knowledge on Bearings in the Food & Drink Sector with Our New Webinar Featuring SKF

 

4 key factors that affect food and drink businesses and production processes, and can impact on the bearings you use.

 

Over 80 Brammer Buck & Hickman staff attended the recent Automatic Emergency Defibrillator familiarisation sessions at our National Distribution Centre 

 

Rubix continues to extend its engineering services ioffer in the UK with the acquisition of Midlands based Deritend.

 

 

Rubix retains EcoVadis silver medal, recognising the integration of sustainability/CSR into our business and management system, putting us in the top 25% in our industry

 

 

Brammer Buck & Hickman H&S Officer Kelly Rush awarded NCRQ Level 6 Certificate in Personal Injury Liability & Absence Reduction whilst working through pandemic

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts Payable Supervisor Ruth Williams has raised over £700 donating her hair to The Little Princess Trust charity that provides wigs to children

 

 

New Brammer Buck & Hickman East Midlands Hub, formed from the merger of our Nottingham and Leicester branches, provides customers with wider stock and more accessible location.

 

 

Brammer Buck & Hickman’s latest effort to ditch plastic will see our picking bags being replaced with carbon neutral sugar cane bags, which are 100% degradable.

 

 

Rubix has acquired Compcare Compressed Air Ltd - a specialist in optimising compressed air sysytems.

 

 

On June 23rd we celebrated 100 years of Women in Engineering alongside International Women in Engineering Day 2019.

 

 

4 May 2021 – We are pleased to share the news that we have become part of Brammer UK Limited (trading as Brammer Buck & Hickman), the trading company of Rubix, Europe’s number one multi-specialist supplier of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul products, services and solutions.

 

The 28th April is World Day for Safety and Health at Work, with this year’s focus on occupational safety and health (OSH) systems in the light of the pandemic. Brammer Buck & Hickman’s ‘Working safely during COVID-19’ guide provides practical solutions to keeping staff safe.

 

Rubix announces the opening of new, purpose-built premises in Newport, South Wales, which is now home to the Newport Brammer Buck & Hickman branch, regional Engineering Centre and Hydraflow Hydraulics.

 

 

 

Rubix staff and suppliers have donated over 900 Easter Eggs for key workers in the NHS and emergency services as part of our annual Rubix Easter Egg donation appeal.

 

 

 

Brammer Buck & Hickman provides a brewery with effective, low cost inventory management solution for its maintenance consumables using Inscan™ and our expertise in managing stores.

 

 

 

At Brammer Buck and Hickman, fighting the war on waste has become one of our top priorities.

 

 

 

Brammer Buck & Hickman has launched a new interactive online Hand & Arm Protection Advisor for high quality Ansell safety solutions, designed to help customers determine the right level of cut protection and comfort for hands.

 

 

Brammer Buck & Hickman joins British Science Week’s  ‘Smashing Stereotypes’ campaign with Libby Peacock showing how to open the door to women in engineering.

 

 

Brammer Buck & Hickman share’s E-Commerce Manager Gurpreet Singh’s story as part of British Science Week’s, designed to showcase the diversity of the STEM workforce, and the broad range of careers available.

 

 

With the focus now more so than ever on reducing waste, tackling climate change and ensuring an environmentally clean future, how you can ensure the best waste reduction practice at your site is a hot topic.

 

 

With health and safety a key concern for companies in manufacturing and engineering, when Insite™ Manager Tim Hudd approached the Brammer Buck & Hickman Health & Safety Team with an exciting new initiative, we listened intently. The result, we are delighted to announce, is the arrival of a new set of safety briefings under the title of 'Safety Stand-up'.

 

 

Rubix’ annual Customer Satisfaction Survey is being sent out on the 24th February, designed to help us better understand our customers, your needs, and how we are performing against those needs.

 

 

With improved productivity, cost, and value at the heart of our customers’ business, we are pleased to announce that Brammer Buck & Hickman has successfully completed the Building Confidence Remote Audit.

    

 

  

At Brammer Buck & Hickman we continually strive to reduce plastic waste in our own business and also in our customers’. One man, Dan Brookes - Brammer Buck & Hickman Insite™ Manager for a supplier of major aircraft structures – is a particular driving force in this and his passion for the green revolution is inspiring.

 

 

Hollie Evans, one of three Brammer Buck & Hickman Engineering apprentices, explains her passion for engineering and how being a young woman in a traditionally male dominated industry hasn’t been a challenge.

 

 

Brammer Buck & Hickman has launched a major new Apprenticeship Scheme, opening our doors to bring new talent into the business.

 

It is with great pride that we announce that Knowlton & Newman is now part of Rubix – Europe’s number one multi-specialist supplier of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul products, services and solutions to the world’s leading manufacturers