Business
Quattro goes for TT glory
Rail plant hire specialist Quattro Group has unveiled its new challenger for this year’s TT races on the Isle of Man in June. John Murphy of Quattro chose the MCN London Motorcycle Show to introduced […]
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Appointments
Management buyout at Ford & Stanley Recruitment
Ford & Stanley Recruitment, which specialises in professional, operational, executive and commercial recruitment within the rail, mechanical engineering and digital sectors, has been bought-out by its senior management. Owner and entrepreneur Peter Schofield, who remains […]
Business
Ford Bridgend Taskforce, headed by former NR chairman, makes progress
Former Network Rail chairman Professor Richard Parry-Jones CBE is heading up the Ford Bridgend Taskforce, which is assisting the workforce of Ford’s engine factory and the local community following the company’s decision to close its […]
Appointments
Paul Plummer to stay on as Rail Delivery Group CEO
Earlier in the year, Rail Delivery Group CEO Paul Plummer announced plans for his retirement. While doing so, he said that he wanted to stay at RDG until the conclusions from the Williams Review were […]
Appointments
Susan Evans joins AECOM as head of rail
Susan Evans has been appointed to be the new head of rail for UK and Ireland at global infrastructure services firm AECOM. In her new role, Susan will focus on growing AECOM’s rail business and […]
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TSP Projects goes to Systra
SYSTRA, the French engineering consultancy with a presence in more than 80 countries worldwide, has acquired award-winning UK multi-discipline design and engineering consultancy TSP Projects. TSP Projects was released from the British Steel portfolio last […]
Business
New Crewe electrification office for SW Global Resourcing
Multi-disciplinary services provider SW Global Resourcing (SWGR) has opened a new electrification office in Crewe to as the team gears up to provide isolation and OLE construction services around the rail network. For the last […]
Business
“Acceptable offer” for British Steel received from Turkey
British Steel, manufacturer of long steel sections, including rail, and a major supplier to Network Rail and to other railway infrastructure owners around the world, has attracted an “acceptable offer” from Ataer Holdings of Turkey. […]
Business
Knorr-Bremse buys minority stake in Railnova
Railnova, the Belgian supplier of railway telematics solutions and maintenance workflow software to the railway industry, has agreed the sale of a minority 32 per cent stake to German braking systems manufacturer Knorr-Bremse. Founded in […]
Business
British steel in liquidation
British Steel, the UK-based manufacturer of sections, special profiles steel rail and wire rod with plants in the UK and France, and that had been the long products division of Tata Steel until bought by […]