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06.05.22

Hello and welcome!

It's been a busy week - especially as we have all lost a day with the Bank Holiday (or gained which ever way you want to look at it) - but lots of great things going on and it was really lovely to meet so many members at our event on Tuesday.

Dates for your diary:

VolkerFitzpatrick "Meet the Buyer" event, 26 May, Birmingham - Suppliers in the Birmingham /Midlands area are invited to meet with the VolkerFitzpatrick procurement team on the 26 /05 for 1:1 meetings. Booking link for EOI to be emailed separately to members.

SMART Depots and Maintenance RBD Community Networking Event in association with the University of Huddersfield: 15 June, Huddersfield - booking link to go live next week

RBD Community "I Zone" at RSN, 7 July - The RBD Community is hosting a comprehensive business support area called "Meet the Specialists" for RSN2022 offering delegates and exhibitors a unique opportunity to access high quality rail business support and advice geared around helping your business reach its growth potential. To book your one-to-one meeting, please register here
 

First to update you on our Rail Safety and Infrastructure networking event which took place on Tuesday 3 May at the University of Birmingham. We had a great turn out and we are very appreciative of our speakers -  Nick Millington, Head of Network Rail Safety Task Force & President of the PWI, Darryl Hopper, RSSB Health & Well Being Programme Manager, John Ellison, Head of SHEQ - Midland Metro Alliance, Tim Gray, Managing Director at Hitachi Information Control Systems Europe Ltd, Pankaj Kapoor, Operations Director at RSS Infrastructure Ltd, and our event sponsor: S&C Alliance represented by Tim Flower, UK Account Director, KONUX. A link to the full write up will be shared next week.



Our congratulations go to RBD Community members who have joined forces to form the S&C Alliance - made up of Interflon, Staytite, KONUX, Flexilube, OneBigCircle and DWG Infraco!
 

We are off to Railtex/Infrarail next week - so if you are down at Olympia, please come and see us!

Warmest wishes,

Eli 
Head of RBD Community
  • p.s. If you missed last week's newsletter - please click HERE to view.  Have a great rest of the week.
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Read Barry Aldridge's article on Unlocking #innovation to enhance #train fleet performance all about #SME Flotec designing an #engineering solution to solve the issue of idling engines with DMU rolling stock.  Click HERE

Congratulations Maccaferri for winning Geotechnical Project Winner ICE West Midlands Awards 2022

Structural Fabrications Ltd nominated for prestigious award for work at new Coventry Station | RailBusinessDaily - Structural Fabrications Ltd, a leading steelwork design, fabrication, installation, and maintenance supplier to the rail industry, is delighted to announce it has been shortlisted for a prestigious Made in the Midlands award.

Gramm Barrier Systems proves a sound investment | RailBusinessDaily - More than 3,000m of Gramm Barrier Systems A5 rated POLYSoundBlok® noise barrier system has been installed alongside the East West Rail Phase 2 tracks, demonstrating East West Rail Alliance’s commitment to lineside residents. East West Rail Alliance (EWRA) selected Gramm Barrier Systems, one of the UK’s leading designers, suppliers and installers of acoustic barriers and security fencing systems, early in the project design stage to assist with noise barrier specifications and delivery.

VolkerFitzpatrick appointed to build three railway stations in Birmingham | RailBusinessDaily - Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) has appointed construction firm VolkerFitzpatrick to build three railway stations on the Camp Hill line in south Birmingham. It is part of the £61 million scheme to reintroduce passenger train services to Moseley, Kings Heath and Hazelwell for the first time in 80 years. 

GRAHAM to provide bridge across Great Eastern Main Line | RailBusinessDaily - GRAHAM has been awarded a contract to build a new three-span bridge and link road which will take traffic over the Great Eastern Main Line and A12 slip-road. The project is part of the Chelmsford East Beaulieu S278 Works (RDR Phase 3) project. The £16.77 million project will connect the A130 Essex Regiment Way and the Beaulieu and Channels housing developments, on the west side of the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML), to the A12 Boreham interchange on the east side of the railway.
 

New Community Members
We offer a very warm welcome to everyone. For a full view of all of your fellow members in the community, please visit the RBD Directory.
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Opportunities & Items of Interest
The Next Team HS2 Old Oak Common Station Webinar takes place on 11th May 2022. Once again you'll get an opportunity to hear what’s in our pipeline of work, an update on how works are progressing on site. There will also be an opportunity for a Q&A session at the end

To register please use the link here: register.gotowebinar.com
 

If you missed the FOAK meeting in Birmingham on the 5 May, fear not - you can Join the rail cluster on the 11 May at 12 noon to hear all about Innovate UK's First of a Kind 2022 competition.  Click HERE to register.
 


RIA #InnovationNavigator Self Assessment Tool! - Launched at the RIA Innovation Conference, the tool helps assess rail supply businesses' 'innovation readiness' levels.  The Self-Assessment Tool is the first part of Innovation Navigator to go live, a new online guide to help businesses navigate the world of rail innovation. Part Two and Three of Innovation Navigator include 'The Innovation Landscape' and 'How to Build an Innovation Strategy', and will be launched later this year.  Read the news story: https://lnkd.in/eQmS4yVx
 

HS2 Market Sounding: On-Track Machines (OTM)

High Speed Two (HS2) Limited (HS2 Ltd) is writing to invite your organisation/ business networks to participate in a market sounding exercise regarding the supply and maintenance of a fleet of On-Track Machines (OTMs) to maintain the infrastructure of HS2, Britain’s new high-speed zero-carbon railway.  We invite you to review the Periodic Indicative Notice (PIN) which HS2 Ltd published on Find a Tender on 03/05/22.  Please kindly provide your feedback by a deadline of 5pm UK GMT on Tuesday 7th June 2022

 

Industry Trade Events and Conferences 20222 (May to July)
Railtex/Infrarail (10-12 May) 

Rolling Stock Networking (17 July)  - "i-Zone" at RSN2022. This new initiative will complement the other RSN activities taking place and will provide a comprehensive business support area offering delegates and exhibitors the opportunity to access high quality rail business support and advice. For further details please click HERE.

May
10/05  SMART Transport Conference, Leeds
10 to 12/05 - Railtex/Infrarail, Olympia London
11-12/05 - Rolling Stock Design Procurement/Management
17 to 18/05 - Middle East Rail, Abu Dhabi
19/05 - Women in Rail Awards, London
30 to 01/06 - 11th International Railway Summit, Berlin
 
June
06/10 - World Congress of World Research, Birmingham
14 to 16/06 MultiModal UK
20 to 26/06 - Rail Safety Week
22/06 - Big Rail Diversity Challenge
22 to 23/06 - Rail Live, Long Marston, Warwickshire
22 to 24/06 - Asia Rail Solutions, Kuala Lumpur
30/10 - Amazon Every Woman in Transport & Logistics Awards, London
 
July
06/07 Rail North: Leeds "Levelling up the North" (Peloton Event) 
07/08 - Rolling Stock Networking, Derby
 

RSN 2022, Derby Arena, 7th July
RSN 2022 is a full-scale, international rail show focused specifically on Passenger and Freight Rolling Stock, Technical Enhancements, Depot Equipment, Ancillary Services and the Rail Supply Chain in 2022.

The show offers low-cost, high-quality, rail market access to companies of all sizes – giving you the opportunity to secure new business and develop and strengthen relationships. 
Free to attend.
 
Register Here

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