COMPANY NEWS
APPOINTMENTS AND CONTRACTS
- First Great Western has agreed to implement a single supplier management solution with Achilles to improve risk management and accuracy of supplier data, becoming the first rail company to do so.
- Morgan Sindall has been awarded a £9m project to
install a system to cool
platform areas at Green Park Tube station. The company will install eight air handling units on the platforms to keep passengers cool.
- Crossrail has confirmed the shortlist for C520 Custom House station: Laing O’Rourke Construction Limited; Hochtief UK Construction Limited and Hochtief Solutions AG JV; Costain Limited; and Geoffrey Osbourne Limited. The construction contract, worth around £35m, will be awarded later this year. Construction will begin in early 2013 with the station completed in 2018.
- Network Rail and the Samaritans are joining forces on a campaign to tackle suicide on the rail network in Northern Ireland. The partnership will see staff trained in counselling skills and posters on stations advertising available support.
- Abellio Greater Anglia Ltd finalised its management team shortly before services began in early February. They are Ruud Haket as managing director, Andrew Goodrum as customer services director, Adam Golton as finance director, Thijs Jan Noomen as projects director, John Ratcliffe as engineering director, Nanouke van ‘t Riet
as operations director,
Andrew Camp as commercial director, Simone Bailey as asset management director and Dave Welham as interim HR director.
- GB Railfreight has been appointed to transport excavated material from Royal Oak to Northfleet for Crossrail. The C300 western running tunnels contractor BFK (BAM/ Ferrovial/Kier JV) awarded the contract on February 24.
Network Rail has awarded Invensys Rail the £35m Glasgow South Surburban Resignalling (GSSR) contract, to design, manufacture, install and test the signalling scheme.
The area of the scheme includes the Cathcart Signal Box area, the East Kilbride branch lines and Barrhead lines, meaning the contract covers both electric and non-electric branch and com- muter lines.
The work includes location new
interlockings, axle head counter fitments,
cases,
relocatable equipment buildings and renewable and new cable route.
Richard Cooper, Invensys Rail’s delivery director (North), said the contract will mean “a new generation” of signalling for the suburban lines. He added: “The project follows a long period of
successful delivery by Invensys Rail on major infrastructure programmes across Scotland, including Glasgow Central Interlocking Renewal, Edinburgh Waverley, Airdrie to Bathgate, Glasgow Central Platforms and Paisley Corridor Improvements. We’re now looking forward
to working closely with our colleagues
from Network Rail
and the other sub-contractors to deliver another first class project.”
The main installation phase is scheduled to begin in March 2012 and will be completed in April 2013.
A cross-industry internship scheme is being launched by Network Rail to help up to 100 graduates gain local experience in the rail industry. 27 companies are taking part to provide ‘Track and Train’ for students.
The 18-month scheme will take place
in three parts, with one
month at Network Rail and the other two at another company or operator within the rail industry. The paid internship is being fund- ed by Network Rail and seeks to help recruit young people into rail.
Typical roles will be in network operations, station and train teams, customer service, sales and
marketing, route strategy,
asset management and project management. There will not be roles in corporate functions such as finance, IT or engineering, where the industry has bespoke graduate place.
schemes already in
Patrick Butcher, Network Rail’s group finance director, responsible for the scheme, said:
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“We know that there are many smart, talented individuals out there that haven’t had their break yet and as a growing industry we can work together to provide challenging, valuable and paid work experience to kick start their careers. What sets this scheme apart is those involved will work across the rail industry and by linking it all together, develop a fantastic
knowledge and
understanding of the challenges we all face and the opportunities
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for the future.”
Transport Secretary Justine Green- ing said: “Transport is a key driver of growth, so this is a great prac- tical scheme which will help the rail sector support growth and jobs. We want to encourage tal- ented young people from all back- grounds to work in an exciting and vibrant sector.”
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