Nationwide Management for the Installation, Maintenance, & Ethical Disposal of Office Furniture

Ray Humphries Transport Ltd (RHT) was formed in 1980 as a general transport and distribution company based in Warrington, Cheshire. Throughout the 1980’s the company pioneered new service levels for the delivery and installation of office furniture with dedicated support warehousing in London, Swindon and Perth and by the early 1990’s RHT was recognised as the UK’s leading provider of logistical support to the office furniture industry.

Through natural development, the Company has evolved to provide a complete fit out service, including full project management, planning, CAD and a general consultancy service to assist its many clients.

RHT has also made great efforts to improve the quality of service levels by raising its own standards through continual staff training and the development of improved operating procedures. As a result of these efforts, in 2002 RHT became the first dedicated service provider to the office furniture industry to achieve the Investors in People award.

Like most responsible companies, RHT maintains its commitment in reducing the harmful environmental effects of unethical disposal; the company also understands the corporate social responsibility of much larger organisations and local authorities in the ethical disposal of excess and redundant workplace furniture. 

To this end, in 2008, RHT formed a unique partnership with one of the UK’s leading environmental consultancies, for the management and ethical disposal of office furniture for London Fire Brigade. The success of this project led to the creation of Ethical Disposal Services (EDS) which is rapidly becoming the UK’s leading provider of large-scale office furniture disposal services.

For almost 30 years RHT Group has been at the forefront of the office furniture logistics industry. From contract warehousing for distributors, full building fit-outs for manufacturers and end of life disposal strategies for government organisations, RHT Group remains the UK’s leading service provider for furniture management.

Project Management and Space Planning

• All major systems furniture ranges supported 
• Full AutoCAD drawing services
• “One stop shop” management solution

Company Relocation’s & Internal Reconfigurations

• Client led time scales, reducing non-productive downtimes
• Comprehensive move management & planning service 
• Dedicated Project Manager to oversee all aspects of relocation’s
• Crate hire and temporary storage

Installation and Maintenance Services

• Fully trained and insured fitters
• UK wide service for single desk to entire building fit-outs
• Project supervisor to oversee all aspects of work
• PAT testing of small appliances
• Testing of furniture systems for BS 6396 conformity

Storage, Stock Management and Distribution

• Dedicated, On-line stock management system accessible by clients
• Dedicated warehouse staff
• Variable charge system for maximum flexibility

Ethical Disposal

• Large volume disposal & recycling strategies
• Design and management of “one-off” furniture disposal projects
• Full audit trails for all disposed items with material weights and recycling documentation to comply with ISO14001 requirements

Fit Out Services

• Bespoke services for the fit out of partitioning and ceiling
• Refurbishment of premises
• Data and Electrical cabling installation and testing

RHT offer nationwide coverage, utilising trained staff whose skills and experience, spanning many different ranges of office systems furniture, not only ensure high quality workmanship but also reduce fitting time and potential ongoing maintenance costs. In order to maintain a consistently high level of service all

RHT staff work to clearly defined procedures and a strict code of conduct. A further demonstration of the company's commitment to quality

RHT's in - house personnel data base which details the training that each member of staff has undertaken and matches this to the equipment, knowledge and management skills that will be required on site. 

RHT are equipped to deal with all types of assignments, one or two workstations within a small  office environment   to multi-site, multi-workstation  installations. An indication to RHT’s expertise are projects consisting of a 500 workstation installation at Chester Business Park  and a 1000 workstation installation at a prestigious Canary Wharf, projects that spanned many weeks and required extensive Project Management  and planning in order to succeed.’

Our comprehensive storage services range from 'loose' storage, conventional racking facilities and containerised storage to a complete asset and stock management service. Through our experience in the transportation, distribution and installation of office furniture, we identified the need to apply the same specialised care and attention to its storage and safekeeping.
 

Customer’s goods are unloaded and stored to ensure their safekeeping (whether capitalised assets or new packaged furniture), an inventory is taken and condition reports issued where necessary. This will then be followed by reports indicating our recommendations on storage, repair, refurbishment or disposal, thus enabling our clients to keep their asset records up to date and relevant for future reference.