RAS Limited is a Chester-based process and technical safety consultancy with 30 years of experience across sectors including pharmaceuticals, energy, aviation, and chemicals. With a team of expert consultants, RAS is a trusted partner for managing complex risk in industrial operations and delivering long-term value. We are based in the North West of the UK and we across the country and internationally for our clients.
Many may say it and some may believe it – the difference is that we practice it – our people are our biggest asset and are the reason we are as good as we are. Our expert consultants really do have the experience and expertise to provide you with leading edge advice and support in complex risk assessment and management.
We know that having different kinds of expertise and experience in the team will ensure that we remove siloed thinking to problem solving – our multidisciplinary team is more efficient and agile and so can be innovative in seeking solutions to complex problems. Having different perspectives in a team is conducive to a more collaborative working environment which in turns promotes learning and support among the team. We believe this emphasis brings the ‘different’ together and provides a better quality of service to you, our clients.
We also practice what we preach when it comes to equality, diversity and inclusion. We are particularly proud that in a typically male dominated sector, we have gender parity in whole our team – in the leadership team as well as the wider company.
We invest a huge amount in developing bright new graduates into experts of the future. By developing a team that believes in what we are doing, we are creating a ripple effect of positivity, respect, motivation, and excellence; all characteristics that are vital in achieving successful outcomes for you and your business. It makes us a great partner to work with.
With over 65 years of combined experience at RAS, our four-person leadership team plays a pivotal role in delivering on our strategic vision. We are a dynamic, enthusiastic, and diverse group, united by a shared commitment to driving sustainable growth, strengthening our brand, and expanding the services we offer – while preserving the qualities that set us apart. Through collaboration and forward-thinking leadership, we ensure every decision supports our mission and enhances the value we provide.
Leading by example, we uphold core values of integrity, transparency, and accountability. Our approach is grounded in responsible, ethical business practices that foster a culture of trust and excellence. These principles guide how we operate and how we engage with clients, partners, and communities, ensuring that our growth is both meaningful and aligned with what we stand for. Together, we are shaping a future where innovation thrives and relationships endure.
Today’s business environment requires agility and adaptation to keep up with the technological, economic and political challenges in order to remain competitive. In addition, woven into how we all manage our businesses and deliver on targets, is the need to ensure continual improvements in meeting net zero emission targets and new safety and environmental regulatory requirements.
We operate in a world of constant change. One aspect that does not change, and is we believe, fundamental to a strong and a long-lived business, is the emphasis on good collaboration and partnerships with people. Within our own teams and also with our customers and supply chains.
Of course, such collaborative working evolves as organisations grow and change but ultimately the basis of a good partnership is trust, earned over time through honesty, commitment and added value. We, at RAS, invests in longstanding partnerships with our clients, providing dependable process safety and environmental management support and holistic risk solutions suited to every challenge and transformation.
We are innovative, creative and smart.
Every piece of work we undertake will be bespoke to your needs – whether it is a one-off project or ongoing safety and environmental risk management support. We like to take the time to understand your set of circumstances and specific challenges. We start with a holistic and systemic assessment of your operations or business. By taking the broader perspective, we can gain a deep understanding of the risk challenges you are working through. Only when we have gained a fuller knowledge of your challenges will we apply our skills and creative thinking to meeting your requirements. This can often lead us down a different path than was anticipated. As your partner on the risk journey, our job is to make sure your best interests are protected.
We don’t like to work in isolation from you and your teams. It is only through close collaboration with you and your team that we can ensure that our advice and support is truly what you require.
It’s the only way we can confidently say, ‘we’ve got your back’.
Established in 1993, RAS is an independent company of specialist Risk Management Consultants which has grown from a handful of experts in the Northwest to a continually evolving team working with leading companies in the energy, pharmaceuticals, and specialist chemical sectors in the UK and across the world.
The team has worked on some of the biggest and most influential projects in the industry and continues to expand its specialist knowledge.
Our independence gives us the freedom to do what’s right for you, our partner, without being slowed down by corporate structures and complex consultancy models. That’s not to say we don’t have our own methodology and risk models, we do, but we approach every single project differently and don’t provide uniform, ‘off the shelf’ services.
When the need arises, we can call on a number of trusted specialist consultancies to work with us in ensuring that we provide you with best practice advice, and we continue to believe in our set of simple founding principles:
