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SUPPORTING THE PIONEERS IN LIFE SCIENCES

By your side with the products & services your business needs.

We've got extensive experience of supporting businesses in the Life Sciences sector. Helping them navigate the day-to-day operational challenges of maintenance, managing costs and process improvement.

We're a partner that has the solutions; from sensing, automation, tools and PPE to inventory management services and air leak surveys, all to help you cut costs and boost efficiency.

With everything you need from one trusted source - delivered when you need it - we’re the partner that's with you from start to finish.

Supporting the Pioneers in Life Sciences

Discover how RS can support the MedTech & BioPharma manufacturing sector, and help operational teams defeat downtime, stay compliant and strive for cost savings and efficiencies.

Top Brands in the Life Sciences Sector

Our category expertise in the Life Sciences Industry

BioPharma and elements of MedTech manufacture use a considerable level of automation & control, combined with a myriad of sensors for pressure, flow, temperature, position and other process variables. Our range includes all the key elements of automation and sensing, and all the leading brands that you know & depend upon.

Process Control

Process Control

Process control is vital for managing the complex processes within chemical manufacturing plant environments in a reliable, consistent, and precise manner to ensure the end product is perfectly produced day in, day out.

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Switches & Isolators

Switches & Isolators

Pushbuttons, limit switches and safety actuators are often used across chemical manufacturing sites and can often be exposed to aggressive or corrosive chemicals leading to failures – our range can help.

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Sensing

Explore our sensing range which includes everything from proximity and pressure, to level, flow and temperature - ensuring you can locate the right sensing solution for your application.

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PPE helps protect operations staff from injury while helping keep the product protected from contamination. Explore our full range of head-to-toe protective equipment.

Hand Protection

Hand Protection

Whether you need disposable or reusable gloves, we have a wide range of styles and sizes to suit, with different types and levels of protection.

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Foot Protection

Foot Protection

Comfort as well as safety is a key consideration when protecting your feet, as you can be on them all day, and we have lots to choose from.

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Hearing Protection

Hearing Protection

From ear plugs with or without cord to ear defenders with or without communication, we have the right solution for you.

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Respiratory Protection

Respiratory Protection

From face coverings and disposable masks to filtering masks and breathing apparatus, we can help keep you fully protected and compliant.

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Eye Protection

Eye Protection

Protecting your eyes is vitally important and we have a wide range of styles, including ones with prescription to suit all your requirements.

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Workwear

From t-shirts and trousers to coats and hazardous coveralls; we can keep you covered whatever the weather or application.

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Discover the tools and equipment that are crucial for on-going maintenance of both sites, buildings and machinery - helping you to run 24/7, while avoiding unplanned downtime and operational issues.

Hand Tools

Hand Tools

With over 40,000 hand tools to choose from, and all the big name brands, you'll find the tool needed to get the job done.

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Test & Measurement

Test & Measurement

Find the perfect multimeter or thermal imager from our extensive range of test & measurement instruments, with optional calibration at the time of purchase.

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Our services

RS Technical Support

Our customer service and engineering teams are on hand to support your needs and answer your questions online, by phone or in person at our RS Local branches.

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