The facility is located in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, near to Phase One work sites for the HS2 rail project, which will see a new, high-speed railway line constructed from London to the West Midlands, where it will re-join the existing West Coast Mainline.
It is RSS’s tenth UK location, including its Gemmak Engineering fabrication shop in South Wales.
RSS has named Paul Smith manager of the site, which will employ five people from the outset.
Steve Hutin, managing director and RSS, said: “I have known Paul for over 20 years; he brings vast experience in business and knowledge on our products. Demand in the region is through the roof and we need to accommodate that with the right expertise and product close to the point of use, which is our modus operandi throughout the country.”
Smith, who has worked within the industry for the likes of Lloyds British and Worlifts, said: “I was looking for a new opportunity that was challenging and exciting in equal measure; Steve put a proposal to me that was both of those things – and more.”
He added: “One of the immediate challenges will be associated with starting from scratch. However, the company has a legacy of successful delivery of lifting and rigging products and services and, in HS2, we have a project that should generate demand over a ten-year period.
“In addition to RFID [radio-frequency identification]-chipped shackles, hooks, slings and harnesses, we will deliver periodic LOLER [Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998] inspections and other services.”
Hutin added: “We remain in aggressive growth mode and committed to our successful blueprint. We hope to open a further three depots over the next two years.”
The UK’s Midlands remains a target for additional facilities, Smith confirmed.
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