Lista collaboration

posted on 11th May 2010

TOOLING INTELLIGENCE AND LISTA COLLABORATE

TO PROVIDE FULLY CUSTOMISED

TOOL VENDING SOLUTIONS

Tooling and industrial consumables vending specialist, Tooling Intelligence Ltd has signed a collaboration agreement with Lista UK Ltd to equip its SupplyPro dispensing systems with top-of-the-range Lista enclosures and cabinets as standard.

Through the deal, Tooling Intelligence becomes Lista’s latest OEM equipment partner, enabling the company’s advanced management systems to be equipped with storage units tailored specifically to customers’ requirements. In addition, it will hold service parts and a number of standard cabinet designs in stock to ensure fast equipment availability and back up support.

“Tooling Intelligence and Lista are both recognised as leaders in their respective fields,” says Tooling Intelligence’s managing director, Mike Swaffield. “With a number of blue chip customers in common – including Formula One race teams, BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce and Airbus – each company is happy to endorse the quality and performance of its partner’s products.”

Adrian Byrne, Lista UK’s general manager agrees. “Our north American operation has a close relationship with SupplyPro in the US. So, forging ties with the organisation’s UK & Ireland channel sales manager is a natural progression for us,” he says. “Since we started supplying units to Tooling Intelligence two years ago, the volume of Lista cabinets incorporated in SupplyPro systems has grown significantly.”

Under the agreement, each company will provide training and mutual sales support through the exchange of leads for their partner’s core products. Lista will also supply Tooling Intelligence with a variety of units demonstrating the range of sizes, colours and configuration options that can be specified for its storage cabinet systems.

“The level of customisation offered by Lista enables us to configure our vending solutions precisely to application requirements,” adds Swaffield. “Yet, while every unit may be different, all our equipment is based on standard components and proven sub-systems. As a result, each SupplyPro system incorporates common operating procedures and is controlled by an intuitive touch screen interface that is as simple to use as a cashpoint machine.”

At the heart of each installation is the patented SupplyPort web-based data management engine, which not only provides users with real time information, but also allows system administration to be performed from any web-enabled device. The software operates independently from the end user’s own IT infrastructure and is hosted on behalf of the customer at data centres, which are monitored round the clock, seven days a week. The system offers true ‘plug and play’ operation, with all data back up and disaster recovery included within Tooling Intelligence’s standard service contract.

Additional peace of mind comes through SupplyPro software’s remote monitoring and diagnostics, which will quickly identify any communications malfunctions, for example, and report them to the system’s support team. Tooling Intelligence extends these capabilities further by offering customers the option of installing a secure remote service package with their system, which virtually eliminates the need for on-site diagnostic service visits. Using this facility, Tooling Intelligence will often be able to identify and rectify a fault before the customer is aware that a problem exists.

The versatility and flexibility of SupplyPro’s offer provides benefits for all types of users. The company’s SmartDrawer dispensers can be configured to accommodate a wide variety of products from different manufacturers, along with items such as inspection equipment, power or hand tools, welding consumables, maintenance spares or safety equipment. The system also allows users to specify the most appropriate security levels for their needs.

About Tooling Intelligence Ltd

Based in Coventry, Tooling Intelligence is an independent UK company specialising in improving the return on investment achieved by companies through their spend on non-production materials such as cutting tools, safety equipment and general MRO (maintenance, repair and operations) procurement. The company is also the UK and Ireland channel manager for industry-leading SupplyPro engineering point-of-use dispensing solutions.

Owned and run by engineers and business improvement experts, Tooling Intelligence offers a comprehensive one-stop shop of services ranging from consultancy and equipment specification, through to system configuration, installation, training and ongoing customer support.

About Lista UK Ltd

Headquartered in Erlen, Switzerland, Lista is a leading supplier of workshop equipment and storage systems – with products  ranging from single cabinets to fully integrated workshop solutions.

The group employs more than 800 staff and has production operations in Switzerland, Germany and the USA. It is also represented in over 40 countries around the globe and is certified to ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 standards.

Lista products are characterised by high quality, durability, long service life and the ability to be easily tailored to individual application requirements. They incorporate modular design principles and have been supplied more than 100,000 companies worldwide, including blue chip organisations such as Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Goodrich, BAE Systems and Virgin F1.

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Editor’s note:

For further information please call Mike Swaffield free on: 0800 298 0553

or see Tooling Intelligence’s website: www.toolingintelligence.co.uk.

Editorial contact: Rob Bloom on 024 76 590721;

or e-mail: rob.bloom@prplus.co.uk.