Procurement · Logistics · Trade finance

Procurement for sites that can’t afford to stop.

Storm sources, expedites, ships and finances everything your mining, energy, marine or construction operation runs on. Any supplier. Any site. One accountable team.

  • SME Business of the Year 2024 · Gold
  • ISO 9001 · 14001 · 45001
  • Achilles FPAL · ISNetworld · SAP Ariba

Quick RFQ Tell us what you need. A specialist comes back with an itemised quote.

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What you need

Got a spreadsheet or drawings? Use the full RFQ form or email stormrfq@storm-procurement.com

Trusted on sites and vessels by

  • bp
  • Saipem
  • SBM Offshore
  • BW Offshore
  • Tidewater
  • Svitzer
  • P&O
  • Ocean Infinity
  • Etesco

01Why Storm

Calm at the centre of your supply chain.

Remote operations live with a storm of suppliers, freight legs, paperwork and time zones. And one missing seal or sensor can stop a plant that took years to build.

Storm sits at the centre of all of it. We buy from any manufacturer, chase every line, check and consolidate it at our hubs and deliver it to your site, with one team answerable for the lot.

Many suppliers, freight legs and documents converge on Storm, and leave as one delivery to your site. Many suppliers, legs and forms Storm Your site
  • One

    point of contact

    A dedicated account manager who knows your site, your specs and your approved vendor list.

  • One

    consolidated shipment

    Orders from many suppliers, checked, photographed, packed and shipped together from our hubs.

  • One

    live view of every order

    A 24/7 tracking link, updated by our in-house expediting team. No login, easy to share with site.

Years keeping remote sites supplied
20
Storm hubs: UK, USA, South Africa, Mozambique
4
Continents with Storm offices, JVs or partners
6
Live order tracking, with no login needed
24/7

02What we do

Everything between the supplier and your site.

Use Storm for one urgent part or hand us your whole procurement function. Every service is managed by our own specialists.

Supply & sourcing

Spares, consumables and project materials from manufacturers and authorised distributors. Distribution agreements and real buying power mean better prices and lead times, passed straight to you.

  • Spares & MRO
  • PPE & safety
  • Electrical & instrumentation
  • Test & measurement
  • Conveyor components
  • Valves, gaskets & sealing
  • Pipe & fittings
  • Tyres
  • Project & bulk materials

Ad hoc orders, call-off agreements or long-term contracts.

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Procurement outsourcing

Hand us requisition-to-payment. We run sourcing, supplier management, compliance and spend analytics as an extension of your team.

Outsourcing

Logistics & expediting

Air, sea and road freight, customs and documentation, consolidation, pre-delivery inspection and in-house expediting, from our hubs to your gate.

Logistics

Trade finance

Payment terms built around your cash flow, credit facilities for approved partners, and help with cross-border payments and currency.

Finance

Tail-end spend

Low-value, high-volume buying is where cost and compliance quietly leak. We consolidate suppliers, cut the admin and bring it under control.

Tail-end spend

03How it works

From RFQ to site in five moves.

You send one list. We handle every supplier, shipment and form between it and your gate.

  1. 01

    Send your RFQ

    Part numbers, specs, drawings or just a photo. A spreadsheet or an email, whatever’s quickest.

  2. 02

    We source and quote

    We go to manufacturers and vetted suppliers, then send an itemised quote with lead times and delivery options.

  3. 03

    We expedite and inspect

    Our in-house expeditors chase every line. Goods are checked, documented and photographed on arrival.

  4. 04

    We consolidate and ship

    Packed and crated at our hubs, shipped by air, sea or road, with customs paperwork handled.

  5. 05

    Delivered to site

    To your gate, port or vessel, with the whole journey visible from one tracking link.

Know where every order is. Day or night.

Every client gets a unique tracking link, kept current by our expediting team. It needs no login, so you can share it with site, finance and the vessel.

  • Live, timeline-style status for every order
  • Photographed, documented checks before anything ships
  • A dedicated expediting team chasing every line

05Proof

Big jobs. Remote places. Delivered.

All case studies

Storm has provided us with significant cost savings and streamlined our procurement processes. Professional, pragmatic and always willing to go above and beyond. Our engineers upstream enjoy the simplicity of a single point of contact for all requirements.

Offshore client, Central Africa

Storm are quick to respond and are competitive across a broad range of product categories we regularly procure. It is a pleasure to work with a company that provides a single point of contact and takes the time to visit site in person.

Client, West Africa

Our buying team regularly report that Storm is cost effective and a pleasure to deal with. They are able to offer not just the product but facilitated consultations and training on our remote sites.

Client, East Africa

06Global reach

Four hubs. Six continents. One team.

Storm’s own offices and warehouses work with group companies and joint-venture partners on the ground, so there’s always someone near your site who knows the ports, the paperwork and the people.

Map of Storm locations: hubs in Watford, Houston, Johannesburg and Maputo; group companies and partners in Tema, Luanda, Georgetown, Senegal, Almaty and Perth.
Storm office & warehouse Group company, JV or partner
  • Storm West AfricaTema, Ghana · JV distributor
  • KlotenLuanda, Angola · JV, oil & gas
  • Storm GuyanaGeorgetown · oil & gas logistics
  • Challenge 2000Senegal · installation & fabrication
  • Storm KazakhstanAlmaty · Kazakhstan & Kyrgyzstan
  • AustraliaLandsdale, WA · partner

07Pre-qualified

Ready for your approved vendor list.

Onboarding a supplier shouldn’t take longer than the order. Storm is certified, audited and registered on the platforms major operators buy through.

Company policies

08People

Named people, not a ticket queue.

Every client gets a dedicated account manager, backed by specialists in sourcing, expediting, logistics and finance. People who pick up the phone and get on a plane to see your site.

SME London Business Awards 2024, Gold Winner

SME Business of the Year 2024, Gold. Awarded by the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the under-50-employees category.

  • Paul Alexander

    Paul Alexander

    Managing Director & founder

  • Stuart Addis

    Stuart Addis

    Operations Director

  • Emily Griffin

    Emily Griffin

    Finance Director

  • Shaun Kimpton

    Shaun Kimpton

    Sales Director

Twenty years in the making

  1. 2006Founded by Paul Alexander
  2. 2007South Africa office opens
  3. 2013Houston warehouse opens
  4. 2014First major outsourcing contract
  5. 2016Dedicated energy desk launched
  6. 2020Storm Mozambique opens
  7. 2021Storm Kazakhstan opens
  8. 2024SME Business of the Year, Gold
  9. 202620 years of keeping sites running

09Responsibility

Responsible sourcing, measured.

We hold our suppliers to the same standards we hold ourselves, and we report on our own footprint every year.

  • Net zero by 2050

    A published strategy and annual carbon reporting. Members of the UN-backed SME Climate Hub.

  • ISO 14001 certified

    Environmental management audited independently, with objectives reviewed every year.

  • Less waste in every crate

    Sustainable packaging, consolidated shipments and managed waste at our hubs.

  • Ethical supply chains

    Suppliers held to our anti-bribery, anti-slavery and ethical sourcing policies.

10FAQ

Questions buyers ask us.

Something else? Call +44 (0)1923 937078 or email stormrfq@storm-procurement.com.

What can Storm source?

Almost anything an industrial operation runs on: spares and MRO consumables, PPE, electrical and instrumentation, test and measurement, conveyor components, sealing and flow control, pipe, tyres, construction materials and full project packages. We buy from manufacturers and authorised distributors, including our strategic partners Fluke, Flexco and KLINGER.

Do you deliver to remote sites?

Yes, it’s most of what we do. We consolidate through our hubs in the UK, Houston, South Africa and Mozambique and ship by air, sea or road to mine sites, project camps, ports and vessels across Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and the Americas.

How do I send an RFQ?

Use the form on this page, or email your list to stormrfq@storm-procurement.com. Energy enquiries can go to energy.rfq@storm-procurement.com and South African enquiries to stormsarfq@storm-procurement.com. Spreadsheets, part numbers, drawings and photos are all welcome.

Are you pre-qualified for oil and gas?

Yes. We’re ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certified, Cyber Essentials certified, registered on Achilles FPAL (supplier no. 10055941) and ISNetworld, approved on JSRS for Oman oil and gas (code GB100273) and on the SAP Ariba supplier network.

Do you offer credit or payment terms?

Yes. Our finance team sets payment terms around your cash flow, offers credit facilities to approved partners and handles multi-currency and cross-border payments.

Can I track my orders?

Every client gets a unique tracking link, updated by our in-house expediting team and available 24/7. There’s no login, so you can share it with your site and finance teams.

Can you run our procurement for us?

Yes. Choose ad hoc purchasing, fixed-price call-off agreements, long-term contracts or full procurement outsourcing, from requisition to payment. More on outsourcing.

Request a quote

Send us the list. We’ll take it from there.

Tell us what you need and where it’s going. The right desk picks it up and a named specialist comes back to you.

  1. 1Your RFQ goes straight to the right desk: UK, South Africa or Energy.
  2. 2A specialist checks the specs and sources from manufacturers and vetted suppliers.
  3. 3You get an itemised quote with prices, lead times and delivery options.

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