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Monday 1 Mar 2010

NOMINATIONS FOR THE NETWORK RAIL PARTNERSHIP AWARDS 2010 ARE NOW OPEN

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Network Rail is once again inviting the best in business to put forward nominations for the annual Partnership Awards 2010.

Now in their second year, the awards recognise excellence and best practice across the railway industry and provide an opportunity to celebrate the hard work and dedication of Network Rail’s contractors and suppliers who have played a major role in helping the company deliver thousands of rail improvement schemes across the country.

Nominations are open to all suppliers – organisations or individuals - who have worked with Network Rail from January 2009 to April 2010. Entries will be short-listed by a team of specialists from Network Rail.  The winners will then be chosen by Network Rail’s chief executive, Iain Coucher, and members of the board with the winners being announced at a special awards ceremony in Birmingham on 15 July 2010.

Last year’s awards proved to be a great success with over 360 entries submitted and 50 of those short-listed. Network Rail’s chief executive, Iain Coucher said: “The 2009 Partnership Awards saw a great standard of entrants and I’m in no doubt the 2010 awards will be no exception.

“Network Rail is getting on with building a bigger and better railway. These awards present an excellent occasion to honour, reward and recognise the individuals and organisations that make a real contribution to Network Rail’s success and rail in Britain.”

The ten award categories span a number of fields and themes and include community engagement, environmental sustainability, heritage, IT, innovation, safety and teamwork.

More details about the awards and how to enter can be found at www.networkrail.co.uk/awards