RAIL PROJECTS HONOURED AT NETWORK RAIL PARTNERSHIP AWARDS
Friday 16 Jul 2010 12:00
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Top projects from across the rail industry including Workington North station and Gloves Community Centre were presented with awards of excellence at the second annual Network Rail Partnership Awards.
The awards, which were held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole and hosted by impressionist and comedian Rory Bremner, provide Network Rail with the opportunity to recognise and reward excellence and best practice with partners, suppliers and organisations.
The 10 categories and winners included:
- Best project award
- Small – Arup and Carillion Rail
- Medium – Carillion Civil Engineering & Grontmij
- Large - Carillion Rail
- Community engagement award - First ScotRail
- Environmental sustainability award - Trackword Limited
- Good lineside neighbour award - Skanska Civil Engineering
- Heritage award - John McAslan and Partners and Stonewest Limited
- Information technology award - Atos Origin
- Innovation award - Trojan Services Ltd
- Investing in people award - Rail Tech Group
- Safety award - Carillion Rail
- Team contribution award - BAM Nuttall
BAM Nuttall also walked away with the supplier of the year award. Judges gave this award based on an overall demonstration of best practice and excellence in all areas
Network Rail’s chief executive, Iain Coucher said: “Britain relies on rail; it’s a fact. These awards provide the perfect opportunity to show our appreciation and give thanks to the thousands people from the rail industry that keep this country moving. The standard of entries have been extremely high this year, making the selection process really tough so congratulations to all our finalists. You should all be proud of your achievements.”
For the first time two special awards were presented to projects that have made a real difference to the way Network Rail works and the communities we live in. Network Rail praised Gloves Community Centre and Halton Scaffolding for their work at Workington North station.
Special recognition was given to Halton Scaffolding for the incredible job they did building the temporary station at Workington after the devastating floods in Cumbria. The Halton team worked tirelessly in extreme weather conditions to complete two platforms, a footbridge and waiting shelter within four days, allowing the northside community to be re-connected.
Boxing champion and No Messin’ community safety campaign ambassador Amir Khan collected the second special award on behalf of Gloves Community Centre. Network Rail has worked in partnership with Gloves and Amir for a number of years as part of the wider No Messin’ campaign and it has achieved great success. The centre in Bolton has hundreds of young people through its doors every week. It provides young people with the opportunity to learn new skills and channel their energy in a safe environment as an alternative to taking risks and messing about on the railway.
Notes to Editors:
The awards were open to all organisations and individuals who have worked with the company from January 2009 until May 2010.
Judging process - In the first instance, entries were short-listed by a team of specialists from Network Rail. A final judging panel, that included Iain Coucher, chief executive, and other senior directors from Network Rail chose the winners.
The categories:
1. Best project award
This award recognises a project delivered by a supplier that has brought benefits to Britain’s railways. The judges looked for measurable results that demonstrated the effectiveness of the project and the benefits it has brought. Evidence of an impeccably planned and delivered project was also taken into account.
Three awards were awarded within this category:
(i) small (for projects valued at under £3m)
(ii) medium (for projects valued between £3m and £20m)
(iii) large (for projects valued over £20m)
2. Community engagement award
This award recognises a company community or charitable giving programmes that are improving local communities in Britain. It also could include groups of two or more companies that are having an impact on society and local communities through collaborative action. The key here was to show not only the inputs (resources, time, money spent or donated etc.) but also the outputs (what the business and social benefits were).
3. Environmental sustainability award
This category rewarded an organisation that have displayed exemplary behaviour in making sure that environmental considerations have played an important part when undertaking projects or general work practices on or near the railway. Entries clearly demonstrated benefits to the environment.
4. Good lineside neighbour award
This award recognises an organisation or individual that has worked hard to go above and beyond normal customer service to be a good lineside neighbour when undertaking work. The judges looked for the benefits this has brought to Network Rail and the rail industry.
5. Heritage award
This recognises a project or an organisation that has improved, restored or conserved any Network Rail railway buildings or structures of national importance in an effort to restore the heritage of Britain’s railways.
6. Information technology award
This award recognises an organisation that have used information technology to mitigate or solve a problem that Network Rail faces or those that have used information technology to streamline processes. Judges looked for measurable results that show the benefits that this technology has created.
7. Innovation award
This award recognises an organisation who have created new approaches for mitigating or solving a problem that Network Rail faces. Judges looked for genuine innovation and for measurable results as to how these new products or new ways of working have brought benefits.
8. Investing in people award
This award recognises an organisation that has demonstrated excellence in investing in people; for example in talent, skills, apprenticeship schemes, training, leadership and development. Judges looked for evidence on how these have created benefits for the organisation and Network Rail as well as the railway industry.
9. Safety award
This award recognises an organisation that have improved safety within the workplace and on or near the railway and the benefits this has brought to the organisation and the railway industry. The judges looked for a continued and sustained effort to improve safety.
10. Team contribution award
This category rewarded teamwork between different companies and organisations or between teams within the same organisation who have made a difference to the railway and brought benefits to Network Rail. Judges looked for evidence to demonstrate the benefits that their contribution has made.
Supplier of the Year
Only the winners from the above categories were eligible for consideration for this award. Judges gave this award to the supplier that has demonstrated excellence and best practice in all work areas.
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