10.02.17
Network Rail and LU dominate at this year’s UKRIA
Network Rail and London Underground (LU) dominated this year’s UK Rail Industry Awards (UKRIA), taking home three trophies each for their contribution to the railways.
At the event, hosted by RTM, the infrastructure owner won the Environmental & Sustainability award for its high output ballast work, and the Infrastructure Planning and Workforce Safety accolades for its ORBIS programme.
LU celebrated with wins in the Electrification category for its Four Lines Modernisation scheme; the Outstanding Projects – Small (Under £3m) accolade for its ventilation system upgrade; and also took home the prestigious Track Technology trophy.
The evening’s jewel-in-the-crown award, the Outstanding Projects – Large (Over £20m), went to the Staffordshire Alliance, which consists of VolkerRail, Atkins, Laing O’Rourke and Network Rail.
As well as Network Rail and Lu, there was a host of other multiple-award winners at the fourth edition of UKRIA, with Fugro RailData taking home the Cost Base Reduction and Design Innovation categories; MTR Crossrail being named winner in Recruitment Excellence and Traction & Rolling Stock; and Young Rail Professionals winning the Marketing & Communications and Training & Development trophies.
Discussing the success of this year’s awards, Roy C Rowlands, business development director at RTM, said: “More than 130 individual organisations entered this year’s awards, bidding to win one of the accolades across the 23 wide-ranging categories. And with over 1,000 rail industry professionals in attendance, UKRIA 2017 was the most successful edition yet.
“These awards just keep getting bigger and better each year. I’d like to say a massive well done to all the winners and those who were shortlisted for awards; your work is truly transforming the country. I can’t wait for UKRIA 2018!”
This year’s keynote by Sir Peter Hendy, chairman of Network Rail, also signalled the major opportunities for the sector going forward, despite the last couple of years being quite challenging.
Sir Peter said: “The railway is changing. It’s changed a lot already, and there is more to come. The future, we know, will be challenging. More and more people boarding trains, more and more people passing through stations.
“But, I believe that as an industry we’ll be able to rise to the challenge, with new investors coming, new technology deployed and better structures that bring us closer to our customers.”
The evening was hosted by comedian Stephen Mangan, who gave a stand-up performance, and featured live music by the band Hipster.
The full list of UKRIA 2017 winners:
Apprenticeship Development Scheme
Linbrooke Services
Collaborative Working
ScotRail
Cost Base Reduction
Fugro RailData
Corporate Social Responsibility
KeolisAmey Docklands
Design Innovation
Fugro RailData
Digital Pioneer
Heathrow Express
ATOS Worldline
Electrification
Four Lines Modernisation
Environmental & Sustainability
Network Rail – High Output Ballast
Infrastructure Planning
Network Rail – ORBIS Programme
Marketing & Communications
Young Rail Professionals
Mobile Technology
Virgin Trains
Operator of the Year
Rail Operations Group
Outstanding Projects – Large (Over £20m)
Staffordshire Alliance of VolkerRail, Atkins, Laing O’Rourke and Network Rail
Outstanding Projects – Medium (£3m-£20m)
Solihull MBC, Carillion, SLC Rail and Network Rail
Outstanding Projects – Small (Under £3m)
London Underground
Passenger Safety
Grand Central
Product and Service Innovation (Product)
Northern
Product and Service Innovation (Service)
InterCity RailFreight
Recruitment Excellence
MTR Crossrail
Signalling and Telecommunications
Northern Hub Alliance
Subcontractor of the Year
Terrawise
Track Technology
London Underground – Deep Tube Track Form
Traction & Rolling Stock
MTR Crossrail
Training and Development
Young Rail Professionals
Workforce Safety
Network Rail – ORBIS Programme
Young Rail Professional – Female
Sabrina Ihaddaden – Bombardier Transportation
Young Rail Professional – Male
Rob Taylor-Rose, IP Signalling South – Network Rail