Achilles

2012

fast facts
Achilles is one of the worlds leading experts in managing supplier information. Our range of services: identify, qualify, evaluate, and monitor suppliers on behalf of buyers worldwide. Achilles builds unique communities spanning a wide range of industry sectors, so that organisations can manage their supply chains effectively, reduce risk and improve data quality and consistency.

Achilles has

experience

20 years
Head office in

the UK
employees
Group turnover

800
worldwide

790

54 million

Achilles has
global operations

Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Chile / Colombia / Denmark / Germany Hong Kong / India / Ireland / Italy / Kazakhstan / Netherlands / Nigeria Norway / Peru / Portugal / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden / UK / USA

22

77,000 suppliers largest companies 36 communities

of the worlds
services for professional procurement be better informed, make better decisions

Our sectors - serving industry sectors worldwide

automotive
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What we do
Achilles online procurement services encompass everything from finding and selecting potential suppliers, through to pre-qualifying, evaluating, auditing and monitoring to provide buyers with the highest quality searchable data about suppliers and contractors. Supplier Registration (TSMS) TSMS gives procurement teams a complete view of supply chain risk, whilst validating and maintaining information about all suppliers, regardless of size in one central location. SMS - Supplier Management Service SMS is a pre-qualification service used by buyers to source and select suppliers with the required standards and services. Information on each supplier is collated, verified and maintained by Achilles, and is available to all buyers registered online within that community. Audit and Assessment Services Audit and Assessment Services assess a suppliers capability, competence and compliance within agreed parameters. These can include industry standards, recognised best practice or country-specific laws. All Achilles auditors are lead assessor qualified. Our values We aim to be: Collaborative bringing communities together, creating strong global networks.

service industries
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utilities
Argentina Australia n Brazil n Chile n Colombia n Denmark n Finland n Germany n Hong Kong n Ireland n Italy n Netherlands n Norway n Peru n Poland n Portugal n Slovakia n Spain n Sweden n UK
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Global

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construction
Norway Spain n UK
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oil & gas

Argentina Australia n Colombia n Denmark n Hong Kong n Kazakhstan n Netherlands n Nigeria n Norway n Papua New Guinea n Poland n UK
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mining & cement

Argentina n Brazil n Chile n Colombia n Germany n Hong Kong n Italy n Peru n Portugal n Spain n Switzerland
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transport
Denmark Germany n Norway n Portugal n Spain n Sweden n UK
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public sector
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UK & Ireland

The services offered by Achilles are scalable and lend themselves to adaptation to any sector or geographical region.

Our customers
A selection of customers are shown below: Abertis AES Anglo American Aston Martin Balfour Beatty Construction BHP BG International BP Centrica Energy Cepsa Chevron CLP Codelco ConocoPhilips Deutsche Telekom AG E.ON Ecopetrol EDF Energy Edison EDP ENBW Endesa ExxonMobil Galp Energia GasNaturalFenosa Hewlett Packard Holcim Iberdrola IBM Jaguar Land Rover Lafarge London Underground Metro de Madrid Michelin National Grid Network Rail Nipex Nokia Group Posten Norge Repsol Rheinbahn Rio Tinto RWE Schlumberger Scottish & Southern Energy Shell Skanska Sodexo Statkraft Statoil Telefonica S.A. Total Unilever Vale Vattenfall Veolia

Insightful providing organisations with accurate and up-to-date information. Neutral delivering equal treatment and objectivity for buyers and suppliers globally.

Achilles in 2 minutes
For a quick overview of Achilles, please visit: www.achilles.com/2minutes

Achilles Group Limited E: marketing@achilles.com W: www.achilles.com

005-009-2012