ROUTH builds long-term and balanced relationships with our suppliers, selected according to criteria in terms of performance, expertise and technological innovation. At the same time, ROUTH supports them in a drive for shared growth, based on continuous improvement at all levels.

Specific information due to COVID-19 crisis

ROUTH adapts and continues its activity according to customer priorities; health of our employees, customers and suppliers stay our absolute priority: please note following adjustments

• Suppliers / Service providers : any person on ROUTH sites must comply with sanitary protocol
• Supplier deliveries (drivers)  : only opened from 7:30 a.m. to 12 a.m.

Change of address

Please note mailing addresses for following ROUTH entities are updated as follows :

Vendors electronic invoicing

In order to participate in the respect of the environment, ROUTH sets up a solution on e-invoicing.

Starting from March 8th 2022, please send us only your invoices by e-mail only (no scanned printing and only one PDF by e-mail) to the following address: fr.invoices@ROUTH.eu

Your key contacts remain remain unchanged.

Our purchasing potential

Our purchasing potential for all Group companies includes:

• direct purchases: all the components and services necessary for the production and assembly process of our machines (for further information, please click here or visit our You Tube page)
• indirect purchases: all products and services used in the daily operations of organizations (excluding production processes).

Responsible Purchasing policy

ROUTH purchasing policy is in line with company core values, and fully consistent with QHSE policy and industrial policy. Beyond an entire requirement in terms of quality , respect for deliveries and competitiveness, it is managed on a long-term, balanced, and profitable basis between the group and its suppliers.

>> For further information on purchasing policy, click here.

ROUTH has signed Charter “Supplier Relationship & Responsible Procurement” : our concern is to select best vendors & partners to build a sustainable relationship.

Purchasing organization

ROUTH conducts business worldwide through strategic subsidiaries closer to its customers and partners.

Purchasing organization is designed to develop synergies between entities, in order to:

• Manage purchasing categories: consolidate needs in accordance with purchasing policy (local or at group level, central or managed by a sourcing engineer)
• Support internal requesters on dedicated tenders and projects and contribute to satisfy ROUTH customers, in close link with purchasing category strategies.

Working with ROUTH

Suppliers wishing to collaborate with ROUTH are invited to contact directly Purchasing departments (click here) by filling out the Request for Information (English version - click here / Chinese version - click here) with all additional documentation; (Non-Disclosure Agreement - click here / Code of Conduct - click here)

We have been selecting and assessing suppliers and sub-contractors performance according to operational criteria (quality, delivery time, costs) as well as their commitment for an increasing performance and their contribution to social development.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Day after day, ROUTH collaborates and commits with vendors & subcontractors, in line with La Charte Relations fournisseurs et achats responsables et le code_de_deontologie ROUTH,

ROUTH gives to its suppliers a mediation cell to assist them: his mission is to ensure all the conditions for a constructive dialog between the SME ROUTH, in order to find solutions with positive outcomes for both parties.

To contact SME correspondent/internal mediator please write to : compliancegroup@ROUTH.eu

General Purchasing Conditions

ROUTH incorporates social and sustainable development aspects while ensuring fair contractual relations, especially with general purchasing conditions (GPC).

• GPC (for Italian law) : for purchase orders by ROUTH Group Italia SRL (for the Italian version, click here)
• GPC (for French law) : for purchase orders by ROUTH Europe S.A.S. / ROUTH Technologies S.A.S. / ROUTH Manufacturing France S.A.S. (for the Italian version, click here)
• GPC (for Chinese law) : for purchase orders by ROUTH Suzhou Co. Ltd. / ROUTH Trading Co. Ltd.
• GPC (for American law) : for purchase orders by ROUTH USA Inc.
• GPC (for English law) : for purchase orders by ROUTH Middle East FZE / ROUTH Muscat LLC.