PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Jobs charter signed for Birmingham
Birmingham City Council, John Lewis and Network Rail have signed a ‘Jobs and Skills charter’ to help people access more than 1,000 new jobs created by the New Street redevelopment project and Grand Central Birmingham shopping centre.
The Charter to work
commits them with local colleges,
universities and training providers to support Birmingham’s growth. City council leader Sir Albert Bore said: “This is another illustration of our commitment to helping local people into work.”
John Lewis MD Andy Street said: “We want to ensure that the opportunities created by the new Grand Central development are accessible to all and benefit Birmingham.”
Dyan
Crowther, Network Rail route managing director, added: “This investment in our transport infrastructure will give John Lewis and Grand Central the opportunity to offer exciting new retail opportunities in the heart of the city, helping to stimulate regeneration and thousand new jobs.”
create one
EIT awards first contract to ADL/Atkins
Arthur D Little (ADL) and Atkins have been awarded an Enabling Innovation Team (EIT) contract to map capabilities and markets for the rail sector.
The work is being funded from the Pilot Rail Innovation Fund, the Technology Strategy Board and RIA’s Unlocking Innovation Scheme. ADL/Atkins will work with stakeholders across the rail, metro and light rail sectors to highlight where the UK has potential to sell into international and domestic capabilities.
The EIT will then use these areas to call for proposals to demonstrate innovative process and technical applications for rail.
David Clarke, director of the EIT, said: “This project is vital in shaping the rail industry’s priorities
for innovation investment. Vital for capability
to support the industry’s Rail Technical Strategy, vital for building industry capability to support the rail industry Strategic Business Plan, and vital to build the UK’s supply capability for international markets.”
Steve Yianni, chair of the TSLG, added: “For our industry to fulfil its short and long term strategic ambitions, we need to fully engage with the supply chain, to understand its capabilities.
“This is a classic example of why TSLG set up the EIT, precisely to unlock opportunities to create a railway with less cost and carbon, but with enhanced capacity and customer-focus of its own.”
Rick Eagar, ADL project director, said: “We are immensely proud and honoured to be given the opportunity to undertake this project.”
rail technology magazine Feb/Mar 13 | 77
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