Our goal is to help keep your production line running smoothly while also helping you seize new opportunities for growth and innovation. With our extensive range of products, expertise, and support services, you can trust RS to be your partner in success in the dynamic landscape of the food & beverage manufacturing industry.
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All the Right Ingredients
The complete recipe to keep your business running smoothly and efficiently
Partnering with RS for Your Food & Beverage Industry Needs
You need a partner who understands your industry and its unique challenges. With years of experience in the food and beverage sector, we’re confident that we have the right solutions to keep your processes running smoothly. From hygiene and PPE to maintenance, inventory management, energy savings, and downtime prevention, our in-house experts are here to help you drive out costs and improve efficiencies.
Our extensive industry knowledge allows us to provide end-to-end support tailored to your specific requirements. Whether you need regulatory advice, onsite assessments, or a complete range of products from major manufacturers, we ensure you have everything necessary to maintain efficiency and safety. Trust RS safety solutions to help keep your workforce and production line running without compromising on hygiene, contamination control, energy management, or overall safety.
All the Right Ingredients for the Food and Beverage Industry
Across the whole Food & Beverage industry, RS is dedicated to supporting our customers every day to ensure that they can get the products, the support, services, solutions and advice they need, when they need it - all in one place.
The Latest from RS and the Food and Beverage Sector
Food & Beverage Report
Download our new Food & Beverage report, which takes a look at the state of the industry from an EMEA perspective and highlights key challenges and insights from industry leading experts.
Acoustic Solutions from FLIR
Gain Safety and Efficiency in the Food & Beverage industry with the FLIR Si124 – available now.
Digital Transformation with Siemens
Are you facing the challenges of ensuring food safety, maximizing efficiency, and reducing your CO₂ footprint? Siemens has the expertise and innovative technology to help you.
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.
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.
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.
Disposable Clothing
Stopping food contamination from the people working in the environment is vital and our range of disposable clothing can help you do just that. View Range
Customers We Have Supported
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Interested In Finding Out More About How RS Can Help?
With proven experience supporting the F&B industry with areas such as reducing downtime and enhancing efficiency, we offer a range of products and services to help you reach your business goals.
Fill in the enquiry form below and one of our team of industry experts will get in contact to discuss your challenges and tailored solutions to help address your needs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hygiene Product and Solution Guide
Clean up with our choice of hygiene products and solutions.
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.
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 Meters
Gain ongoing insight into department or machinery consumption by installing meters. Also useful for assessing the impact of improvement measures.
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.
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.
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Sensors
From general-purpose to RFID and IO-Link models, our range includes high-performance and high-precision sensors solutions for detection and measurement, smart automation, and precision monitoring.
Pneumatics & Hydraulics
Whether it's the components you need for creating a purpose-built system or parts to update, maintain or repair your current system, we have a wider range of pneumatics & hydraulics waiting for you.
Motors
Featuring a wide range of motor types that are more adaptable and diverse than ever before, you can select the correct motor and peripherals to maximise the performance of your system.
Mechanical Power Transmission
From Belts and Pulleys, to Brakes, Clutches, Gears, Racks, Chains and everything in between - we have a wide and robust range of Mechanical Power Transmission products for you.
Facilities Cleaning and Maintenance
Facilities cleaning and maintenance products are essential within the Food & Beverage industry to help maintain the highest of hygiene and aesthetic standards. Shop from our wide range of products today.
Process Control
We understand the importance of process control systems and provide a comprehensive range online - with everything from temperature control technologies, panel meters, and timers.
Test & Measurement
Electrical testing is a vital procedure for any products that uses electricity. We have an expansive range online of test and measuring instruments used in electrical and electronics work to support you.
Personal Protective Equipment
PPE is essential within the Food & Beverage industry to protect the workers, but also the products being products to ensure that they are free from contamination. From Head-to-Toe, we've got you covered.
Services & Solutions
Technical Support
Access product support through our technical specialists, online resources, by phone or through the RS local branch.
Delivery Options
With a range of delivery options available, we'll always work with you to help you get what you need, when you need it.
Procurement Solutions
Create an efficient purchasing process with our industry-leading eCommerce and sourcing services.