2 suppliers to look at this week
- • ISCAR UK — priced over peer suppliers in same category — switching saves ~£2,326/yr
- • RS Components — spike 2026-04: +£1,057
Acme Fabrication Ltd · MRO Spend
Demo · synthetic data·202 invoices·790 line items·94% confidence
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3 things to look at
Cutting Tools: ISCAR UK priced 1.7× Cromwell Tools
Median unit price for Cutting Tools is £40.80 from ISCAR UK vs £24.16 from Cromwell Tools. Switching ISCAR UK's volume (£5,704) at the lower price saves ~£2,326/yr. Confirm SKUs match before consolidating.
RS Components spend ↑41% in 2026-04
2026-04: £3,657 vs prior 6-month avg £2,600. Driven by Consumables £1,627 and Electrical £1,420. Likely emergency repair, one-off bulk, or off-pattern purchase.
Consolidate Ppe suppliers
You buy Ppe from 3 suppliers. Tail suppliers (Sterling Safety, JSP) could merge into Arco, your largest in this category — Hackett benchmark suggests ~7% on £7,677/yr.
Total MRO spend
£158,097
↑ 13%vs £74,277 prior period
Active suppliers
16
202 invoices total
Tail flags
2
Suppliers <£500 / 12mo — consolidation candidates
Forecast next 3mo
£43,862
Based on recent trend · seasonality applied
Spend by month
Solid line = actual · dashed = 3-month forecast · band = ±1 σ residual
Top suppliers · 12-month
View all 16 →| Supplier | Spend | Trend | MoM | Inv |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £54,093 | — flat | 24 | ||
RS Componentsspike | £32,903 | ↑ 41% | 24 | |
| £19,101 | — flat | 16 | ||
| £9,187 | ↑ 13% | 12 | ||
| £7,519 | ↑ 18% | 12 | ||
| £6,845 | ↑ 5% | 12 | ||
| £5,782 | ↑ 12% | 12 | ||
| £4,400 | ↓ 17% | 12 | ||
| £3,673 | ↓ 12% | 12 | ||
| £3,635 | ↑ 19% | 12 |
Spend by MRO category
All invoices →Cutting Tools£41,498 (26%)
Electrical£17,878 (11%)
+7pp vs industry typical
Bearings£15,917 (10%)
Abrasives£15,278 (10%)
Consumables£12,097 (8%)
+7pp vs industry typical
Welding Consumables£7,879 (5%)
-9pp vs industry typical
Hydraulic Pneumatic£7,656 (5%)
PPE£6,398 (4%)
Fasteners£3,309 (2%)
-10pp vs industry typical
Lubricants£2,217 (1%)
Cleaning£1,546 (1%)
Tools£74 (0%)
Orange tick = industry typical. Hardcoded from McKinsey / BCG / CIPS research. Real cohort medians once we have ≥20 paying customers.
Also worth noting
Northwood Engineering Supplies sells across 5 MRO categories — possible middleman
Northwood Engineering Supplies accounts for £3,029 of spend across 5 different categories. Specialist suppliers usually focus on 1–2 categories. If this is an "approved supplier" who buys onward and resells, the typical 10–20% markup means ~£364/yr recoverable by sourcing direct. Worth one conversation to confirm.
Welding Consumables is -9pp vs industry typical
You spend 5% on Welding Consumables; industry typical is ~14%. Lower than peers — verify completeness of data and category accuracy.
Fasteners is -10pp vs industry typical
You spend 2% on Fasteners; industry typical is ~12%. Lower than peers — verify completeness of data and category accuracy.
Next 3 months forecast: £43,862 ± £2,329
Based on the last 12 months of trend. Trajectory driven by Brammer (Rubix UK) (-44% recent) and RS Components (+16% recent). Forecast assumes recent pace continues — adjust manually for known events (annual maintenance, planned downtime).
Data trust score: 94 / 100
202 invoices · 790 line items · 0 medium-confidence rows · 0 need review.