ABOUT LUBRIC8UK

How We Got Here

Who are the Lubric 8?

Lubric8UK are a UK based lubricant purchasing consortium:

• Seeking common solutions.

• Reducing purchasing costs.

• Ensuring supply availability.

Based on recent economic and supply chain uncertainty, the time has come to proactively secure reliable, sustainable and continuous supply of our core lubricants. This spreads the risks of excessive supply lead times, reduces unexpected downtime due to supply chain shortfall or unchallenged inflated base prices.

A collaborative group of technical specialists including an Industrial Microbiologist and Chemist, Production planning Master scheduler, Mechanical Engineer, Automotive Engineer, Aerospace Engineer, Commercial Manager in the Industrial fluids market, Paper Industry Supply Chain Manager and a team of specialist buyers in the automotive fluids sector have joined their buying power, sector expertise, market knowledge, and contact databases to create Lubric8UK.

The consortiums Nationally shared business risks are monitored and continually reviewed to ensure that they are kept up to date with external influences:

• Political, economic, social, technological, legal and regulatory

• Operating Permits

• Overall economic performance in the Country

• Competitive environment

• Economic plans for future

• The nature and impact of economy on market

• Customer demographic

• General levels of consumer confidence

• Customer expectation

• Standardisation and certification within the industry

• Regulation within the industry generally including environmental requirements

• Trade associations and lobbying powers

In order to manage all Interested parties needs and expectations in the context of the greater business environment ALL existing manufacturers performance commitments are gathered, reviewed assessed on a regular basis and a robust strategic procurement commissioned.

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Our requirements are clear:

• To procure the right products

• To produce the best goods or services

• To create at the correct quality

• To deliver at the right place for the best possible cost.