Company Profile
Welcome to R N SOLUTIONS, a highly experienced and qualified UK based product management consultancy, providing retailers, importers and offshore manufacturers, with cost effective solutions and support for all Product Sourcing activities. These include Quality Assurance requirements, Product & Supplier development, Environmental & Social Compliance, Financial Control and Resource management.
Launched in 2005 by Richard Neill, R N SOLUTIONS develops technical and commercial solutions for both short and longer term issues, affecting every part of a product’s supply chain, working with and adding value to consumer products’ industries.
Focussed on introducing preventative measures and processes, R N SOLUTIONS works directly with offshore manufacturers, as well as UK based companies, enabling cost effective product sourcing and supply to European consumers.
With extensive international knowledge and experience of manufacturing, retailing and mail order businesses, R N SOLUTIONS provides advice and expertise for the development and implementation of diligent Quality Management and Product Sourcing strategies. It offers practical support for the approval of selected Products and Suppliers, conducts audits on potential or existing Vendors, assists in new Product Development, co-ordinates and manages Product Inspection activities and advises on existing and emerging Environmental/CSR initiatives.
Working closely with international trusted professionals and inspection/testing agencies, R N SOLUTIONS develops, co-ordinates and manages tailor made packages of support to cover retailers, importers and manufacturers’ specific needs. With this flexible approach in mind, costs are tightly controlled, and each Product Quality or Sourcing solution developed, is unique to each business, irrespective of size.
Richard has worked in the field of Quality Assurance and Product Sourcing for the past 25 years, and has held various senior management positions in Woolworths, Kingfisher and Storehouse Group companies, as Head of Quality, Sourcing, Environment and Technical Services.
Prior to that, he worked in the manufacturing sector, and his broad experience spans a diverse range of household products, including toys, gifts, domestic appliances, DIY and home textiles, as well as clothing, footwear and fashion accessories. He has therefore gained direct working knowledge of both hard and soft goods product categories, and has worked with international suppliers for the past 20 years.
As well as providing advice on recognised ISO 9000, SA 8000 and EN 14001 standards, the company’s global sourcing expertise covers many countries of origin, including Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam and The Philippines. Richard’s work in these countries has included the development of robust quality management systems and processes, as well as improving environmental and social compliance awareness.
R N SOLUTIONS is able to offer consultancy on an international basis, and is not restricted to working with UK based companies. It is therefore extremely well positioned to finding the right solution to a diverse range of issues, and deploys a network of industry experts from around the world. With this broad network of professional assistance, the development of cost effective supply chain solutions are created, assuring “due diligence” at all times, particularly from products sourced outside of the EU.
Whether it is help required establishing Quality Management disciplines and processes for a business, assisting in the development of a Product Sourcing strategy for a retailer or importer, or providing advice and support for manufacturers raising their existing ethical and environmental standards, R N SOLUTIONS can help.
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