Contract Due Diligence

We fully understand that if you’re signing a large value contract, you want to be assured that your contractor has the Skills, Knowledge, Experience and Behaviours (SKEB) required to deliver on time and on budget.

We believe that there are four key criteria that will inform your decision:

Stability:  is SCPS Group a stable partner?

In a word, yes:

• Five trading companies with consolidated net assets in excess of £4m
• Parent founded in 1945.  Roperhurst Limited in 1976; Industrial Engineering Plastics Limited (IEP) in 1986; Marcol Fabrications (Plastics) Limited in 1998; Red 14 Plastics Limited in 2013; and Plastratum Limited in 2018
• No external debt
• Senior Leadership Team with more than 100 years combined plastics experience

SHEQ:  does SCPS Group demonstrate compliance with recognised SHEQ standards?

Our member companies have the following qualifications and certifications:

• ISO9001: 2015 certified (Quality)
• BESCA audited (Quality – industrial plastic fume extract ductwork fabrication and installation)
• SSiP approved (H&S)
• ISO14001 (Environmental)
• BS8555 (Environmental)
• Comprehensive insurance (£10m employer and public liability; £5m professional indemnity)
• Cyber Essentials

Specialism:  is SCPS Group a plastics engineering specialist?

• Highly trained and experienced workforce, with qualifications in hand welding, extrusion welding, sheet fusion, pipe fusion as well as extensive safety and site qualifications
• Turnkey capability, from consultancy and design through manufacture and installation to commissioning
• Group companies Roperhurst and IEP are longstanding BESA plastic engineering specialist members
• Group company Plastratum is a longstanding SEA member
• In-house GRP capability
• Extensive list of reference sites, including many projects in excess of £1m:  see our case studies page for more details
• Almost half a century of project experience including:  ductwork, pipework (including dual containment), chemical storage and process tanks, fume scrubbing and odour control, process lines and surface treatment / finishing, effluent treatment plant, corrosion-resistant pumps and fans
• Award winning companies:  2022 BESA National Contractor of the Year (Roperhurst – winner), 2022 Vale of Glamorgan Employer of the Year (Roperhurst – winner), 2022 Insider South East Manufacturer of the Year (IEP – winner), 2022 Insider National Manufacturer of the Year (IEP – finalist) and 2023 SEA Environmental Project of the Year  (Plastratum – finalist)

Standards:  does SCPS Group follow the right standards for your project?

• DW154 Plastic Ductwork:  Roperhurst’s founder chaired the technical committee that published DW154 in 2000.  Members of our Senior Leadership Team are leading the review of DW154 ahead of its revision
• BS4994:  we can provide detailed calculations to support our manufacture of glass reinforced thermoplastic tanks
• DVS 2205-2:  this standard drives the calculation of cylindrical thermoplastic tanks, taking account of media, snow wind and earthquake loads, positioning of nozzles and flat, sloped or conical bottoms
• DVS 2205-5:  this standard drives the calculation of rectangular thermoplastic tanks, similar to the above and with the ability to optimise all round reinforcement
• TR40 Local Exhaust Ventilation:  Members of our Senior Leadership Team co-authored this guide to good practice for LEV systems
• HSG258: this guidance contains comprehensive information about the roles and legal responsibilities of employers and suppliers

Further information is available here.

What additional strengths does being part of a group bring?

The parent company was founded in 1945, and over the last twenty years has become a major player in the plastics engineering market.

Five trading companies across four locations in England and Wales means:

• 50 staff across more than 40,000 sq ft of production space
• 5x CNC routers
• 3x CNC hot line benders
• 4x CNC butt fusion machines
• Multiple pipe fusion machines which can address various jointing methodologies including:  butt fusion, socket fusion, electro fusion, IR fusion

The group works with leading multinational companies in the following sectors:

• Aerospace and Defence
• Agriculture
• Automotive
• Chemicals
• Construction
• Education
• Food and Drink
• Healthcare
• Pharmaceuticals
• Precious Metals
• Semi-conductors
• Steel
• Surface Finishing
• Water and Wastewater Treatment

Anything else?

SCPS is a values-driven group.

We believe that having a set of values that are easy to understand, underpinned not just by performance standards but also clear expectation of behaviours, means that we deliver for our people and for our customers.

We want to help you meet the highest standards of due diligence, so if you have any further questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch using the form below.