IBM Blockchain as a Service vs Rubix comparison

Blockchain technology presents opportunities for disruptive innovation. It enables global business to transact with less friction and more trust.

Blockchain is a shared, immutable ledger for recording the history of transactions. It fosters a new generation of transactional applications that establish trust, accountability and transparency.

IBM Blockchain has joined The Linux Foundation's Hyperledger Project to evolve and improve upon earlier forms of blockchain. Instead of having a blockchain that is reliant on the exchange of cryptocurrencies with anonymous users on a public network (e.g. Bitcoin), a blockchain for business provides a permissioned network, with known identities, without the need for cryptocurrencies.

More than a mover of boxes, we are 8000 makers and doers armed with the specialist knowledge and technical expertise to help our customers solve their manufacturing and processing problems.

We are the leading industrial distributor by market share and the only one with pan-European footprint, carrying all premium brands. Our scale has increased our buying power and helped us to attract new European key accounts.

We have established ourselves as a multi-specialist, providing products and services, backed by a growing digital business, a commitment to excellence in distribution and a well-oiled M&A machine.

We are disrupting the traditional business model of industrial distribution, and we’re not finished yet.

With turnover of €2.3 billion in 2018, we are Europe’s largest supplier of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products and services.

Our 650+ locations across 22 countries offer specialist expertise in specifying, providing and installing an unrivalled scope of industrial parts, with a tailor-made service for all customers.

Rubix has been ranked Number 27 on the 2019 Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 100, a league table for Britain’s top private companies with the biggest sales.