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Our latest focus: Personal Protective Equipment in F&B
There’s no cutting corners when it comes to PPE. We know that the food & beverage industry need PPE that meets certain standards and specifications, to ensure safe production.
You can’t afford costly downtime from not having the appropriate PPE , which is why RS Safety Solutions offer a complete range of head-to-toe PPE, to protect what matters. Why not explore our product solutions here?
With in-depth industry knowledge, our experts can offer you an end-to-end PPE service. Whether that’s advice on regulations, onsite surveys, or simply access to a complete range of PPE from major manufacturers, we’ll ensure that you and your staff have the right level of protection.
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PPE and Wipes Costs Saved
A leading snack manufacturer with multiple UK sites reached out to RS to deliver a robust and consistent supply of PPE. We saved the customer an amount worth £30,625 per year plus an additional £100,000 in paper and wipes.
Helping Deliver Procurement Efficiencies
Find out how RS Safety Solutions supported a customer to cut costs while maintaining quality and compliance.
Data rules the roost
RS Industria delivered eagle-eyed insights for poultry producers. ''Within days of installation the team at RS were able to pick up faults, which could have led to catastrophic downtime,'' said the customer's engineer manager.
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The latest from RS and the Food and Beverage Sector
Food and Beverage – An Industry Review
No industry is without its challenges and the Food & Beverage sector is no exception. From continued labour market challenges to the criticality of health and safety, this report explores the current outlook, macro challenges facing the sector and more.
WEBINAR: A recipe for success
Watch the Manufacturing Management Editor Paul Fanning and RS industry sector manager Craig Stasik on this webinar as they examine energy challenges in the food and beverage (F&B) manufacturing industry. Paul and Craig discuss preventive measures F&B manufacturers can implement to off-set rising costs of energy and reduce downtime in what is the largest manufacturing industry in the UK&I.
Food & Beverage Product Brochure
Explore our comprehensive 28-page guide brimming with insights on Contamination Control, Downtime Reduction, Energy Management, Managing Hygiene and Personal, Protective Equipment, offering valuable product details and guidance for operational efficiency.
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PPE
In food manufacturing, PPE helps protect production staff from injury and ensures the products being made are contamination free. Explore our full range of head-to-toe protective equipment, developed with the food and beverage industry front of mind.
Food and Beverage
In food manufacturing, PPE helps protect production staff from injury and ensures the products being made are contamination free. Explore our full range of industry suitable PPE & hygiene products.
Hand Protection
Whether you need disposable or reusable gloves, we have a wide range of styles and sizes to suit, with different types and levels of protection.
Foot Protection
Comfort as well as safety is a key consideration when protecting your feet, as you can be on them all day, and we have lots to choose from.
Hearing Protection
From ear plugs with or without cord to ear defenders with or without communication, we have the right solution for you.
Personal Protective Equipment Product & Solution Guide
Personal Protective Equipment Product & Solution Guide
In Food & Beverage we know there’s no cutting corners when it comes to PPE. We’re here to help protect product, people and reputation with the PPE expertise and solutions you can trust. RS have a range of differing product solutions which can help. Within this guide we highlight some of the different ways you can help protect what matters.
Hair Nets & Beard Snoods
Hair covering is an essential part of working in the food industry and hair on the head and face needs to be covered to maintain compliance.
Respiratory Protection
From face coverings and disposable masks to filtering masks and breathing apparatus, we can help keep you fully protected and compliant.
Eye Protection
Protecting your eyes is vitally important and we have a wide range of styles, including ones with prescription to suit all your requirements.
Workwear
From t-shirts and trousers to coats and hazardous coveralls; we can keep you covered whatever the weather or application.
Contamination Control
We understand that the risk of product contamination is a major concern for you. This is why we have a comprehensive number of parts and products designed to avoid or limit any contamination risk. Here are just a few examples.
Metal Detectable Cable Ties
From HellermannTyton and RS PRO, these blue ties are easy to spot, and every single part of the cable tie is detectable, even if trimmed.
SKF VP311 Series Bearings
Pre-lubricated with food-safe grease, these ball bearings are low-maintenance and have a long service life even in heavy load environments.
Antimicrobial Push Buttons
Machinery pushbuttons are frequent touchpoints. This range has antimicrobial properties, designed to help kill or slow the spread of microorganisms.
Contamination Control Product & Solution Guide
Any form of contamination can compromise the end product, put customer at risk and potentially damage business reputation. Within this guide we highlight some of the different ways you can help avoid problems.
Energy Management
Optimising energy usage is crucial for food and drink manufacturing operations. We offer solutions like portable test equipment, permanent metering, and on-site surveys to help you understand and reduce energy consumption. Once you identify high-impact areas such as AC motor usage, power transmission, air leaks, lighting costs, and poor insulation we have the parts to help you take positive action. Our range is designed to help you achieve tangible reductions.
High efficiency motors & drives
Food & drink manufacturing is energy intensive, and switching out old AC motors for IE3 efficiency versions or installing inverter drives will deliver worthwhile savings.
Energy Management
With carbon net zero on the horizon, energy efficiency is a very hot topic. We will work with you to find the right energy management strategy for your plant.
Energy Meters
Gain ongoing insight into department or machinery consumption by installing meters. Also useful for assessing the impact of improvement measures.
Why waste your energy?
Energy efficiency is a hot topic, which is why our maintenance solutions offer you the tools to help reduce waste and improve energy management.
Hygiene
Keeping the production environment clean is a battle. Ensuring the cleaning processes don't cause problems to machinery is yet another headache. We have the solutions for managing spills, cleaning the working areas, as well as durable, reliable parts that will make sure the production equipment can stand up to the challenges of washdown.
Food Safe Cleaning & Lubrication
NSF registered products have been tested independently for safe use in the food industry. The NSF category denotes where they can be used.
Hygienic Cleaning
Keep your environment clean & contamination free with our range of coloured mops, buckets, brushes & squeegees for different areas of use.
Washdown Protected
Ensure your production line is protected from stringent washdown procedures, with stainless and high IP rated hardware, sensors, switches and more.
Clean up with our hygiene range
Learn about the ranges we offer that align with this guidance, and how they'll aid you in getting the job done. Hygienically!
Services and Solutions
Safety Solutions
RS Safety Solutions has 150+ years of PPE industry experience. Let us see how we can guide and advise you on your PPE needs.
Maintenance Solutions
We offer a range of maintenance engineering services to help keep your operations moving. Speak to us today to see how our expert engineers can help!
Procurement Solutions
Create an efficient purchasing process with our industry-leading eCommerce and sourcing services.
Inventory Solutions
Manage your inventory with our industrial vending or open issue, bin stock solution.
Downtime
Unplanned downtime is to be avoided at all costs. And taking a systematic approach to reducing or eliminating the risks is key. RS has incredible experience in this field, not just with our stocked range of parts and products that can be used as part of a preventative or predictive strategy. But also in solutions we can deploy on your site to help you gain the upper hand on maintenance.
Thermal Imaging
Detect mechanical or electrical problems early to avoid unplanned downtime. Use a thermal imaging camera and intervene when convenient and necessary.
Condition Monitoring
Unplanned maintenance can be four times the cost of planned maintenance. Keep your machines moving and futureproof your business with our condition monitoring services.
Vibration Analysis
Monitor the condition of mechanical equipment by measuring levels of vibration. Trend analysis can indicate deterioration of bearings and warn of future problems.
Downtime Product and Solution Guide
We know how costly downtime can be. Discover how our product ranges and maintenance solutions can help you keep your operations moving.
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