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14.07.15

UK Rail Industry Awards 2016 – entries now open

Entries for the UK Rail Industry Awards 2016 are now open.

RTM’s Roy Rowlands, director of the UK Rail Industry Awards, said: “Being shortlisted alone, not to mention winning one of the 28 coveted awards, will raise the profile of your organisation in front of an audience of key rail industry decision makers and professionals responsible for running the UK rail industry. If you have a story to tell that’s worthy of the attention of the UK Rail Industry Awards’ pan-industry panel of judges and would like to win one of these coveted awards then enter today.”

The deadline is 4 October 2015. Each category is free to enter: www.ukria.com

The winners will be announced at the ceremony at Battersea Evolution, London on 11 February 2016.

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There are 23 categories:

  • Apprenticeship Development Scheme
  • Collaborative Working – BS11000
  • Cost Base Reduction
  • CSR – Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Design Innovation
  • Digital Pioneer
  • Electrification
  • Environmental & Sustainability
  • Infrastructure Planning
  • Marketing & Communications
  • Mobile Technology
  • Operator of the Year
  • Outstanding Projects (Small: Under £3m / Medium: £3m-£20m / Large: Over £20m)
  • Passenger Safety
  • Product Innovation
  • Service Innovation
  • Recruitment Excellence
  • Signalling & Telecommunications
  • Subcontractor of the Year (Micro / Small / Medium
  • Track Technology
  • Traction & Rolling Stock
  • Training & Development
  • Workforce Safety
  • Young Rail Professional of the Year

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Here are the highlights from the 2015 edition of the Awards.

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