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17.06.22

Hello and welcome!


I am delighted to introduce to you our new team member; Henri Pearson - our new Membership Engagement Manager.  In the coming weeks, Henri will be introducing himself to members of the community and will play an essential role in ensuring that everyone makes the most of their benefits. If you have any questions around membership such as your microsite, events, challenges you would like to set the community team, or you just want to introduce yourself - please get in touch with Henri by emailing: henri@railbusinessdaily.com.


 


RSN22, 7 July at Derby Arena - 3 week countdown!

 
 
The Rail Business Daily team will be in the RBD I-Zone located next to the conference area.  If you want to speak with someone from the RBD Community team, Marketing Services team, Rail Recruiter or RBD Advisory over a cuppa, please register via the Eventbrite HERE.

Rail Business Daily is also organising this year's conference with leading industry speakers confirmed.

Sponsored by RSSB (RISAS)

10am Tony Howard - Director of Assurance at RSSB  

10.45am Paul Harwood – Programme Director, Industry Commercial, Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT)

11.30am Maria Griffin - HS2 Project Director for the Hitachi Alstom High Speed Joint Venture and Bernie Rowell - Head of Delivery – Rolling Stock Project at HS2

12.45pm Graeme Clark - Head of Business Development – Rolling Stock, Siemens Mobility

1.30pm Neil Ovenden, Head of Engineering, Rail Partners

2.15pm Tim Robinson - Chairman at Digirail

Full details HERE and to register for your free ticket, click HERE


 

See you next week at Rail Live - let us know if you are heading there or exhibiting by posting on our LinkedIn RBD Community page.  There are plenty of events taking place in the rail sector - it's a busy couple of months.  Take a look at the industry event calendar at the end of the newsletter to save your dates.

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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RBD Community Member News

Cleartrak - the train toilet waste processing system that does it all on board tested on Chiltern Railways | RailBusinessDaily - GBR-Rail Ltd has just been awarded Innovate UK SMART Grant Funding for Cleartrak, its on-board train toilet waste treatment system.

IM Kelly R&A - congratulations to Keith Griffiths who has been appointed as Managing Director of IM Kelly R&A.

MPA - MPA is professional services business specialising in all aspects of innovation and has created a whole suite of handy guides and insights.  Click HERE to find out more!

Auctus Management Group - Rail Minister Wendy Morton was happy to answer questions posed by Monica Barbosa on her recent visit to their head office. View the interview HERE

NEW: INNOVATION SERVICE LAUNCHED
"Making Innovaton Happen"


RBD Community member Interimconsult and RBD Advisory (RBDA) have joined forces to provide a vital platform to turn innovative ideas into sustainable value which will transform the rail industry. Together both organisations are offering a new consultancy service based on the Interimconsult ‘Making Innovation Happen’ (MIH) Framework.

The consultancy service is aimed at businesses, organisations and teams that struggle with unlocking their potential to systematically capture ideas and turn them into tangible and sustainable value.   The new partnership, accessible via the RBD Community, builds, on Interimconsult’s recently launched IC Innovation Club where its members can come from any industry or business of any size. Standard IC Innovation Club membership is free and includes access to webinars, white papers, online tools, and templates. For more information, email paul@interimconsult.co.uk, or martin@rbdadvisory.com, or visit https://interimconsult.co.uk/icinnovationclub/

WEBINAR:

  Innovation and Organisational Culture Webinar next Friday 24th June, 12:00.

Book by emailing: icinnovationclub@interimconsult.co.uk


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  
ABG is a market leader in the design, development, manufacture and technical support of high-performance geosynthetic systems for use in a wide range civil engineering, environmental and sustainable building projects. ABG has developed a reputation for innovation to develop our high-quality geosynthetics, while delivering outstanding project support and customer service.
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We are a multi-disciplined contractor with a service portfolio that covers track, trades, civils, OLE, signalling and telecoms along with trackside lighting and safety barrier fencing.  In this respect we are a forward-thinking business that has the ability to undertake large scale contract works delivering a variety of services such as structures, track drainage, earthworks and lineside infrastructure works under one umbrella.
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HOPPECKE – your expert for industrial batteries & energy storage solutions and the UK arm of the German company HOPPECKE Batterien GmbH which has been delivering batteries and power management solutions to customers around the world for nearly a century. Hoppecke Industrial Batteries has been servicing the UK’s energy requirements in a range of industries since the early 1980s.
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In-depth market knowledge, the close proximity to end users, as well as years of experience in mechanical engineering and electronics are reflected down to the last detail in our products.

Against this backdrop, BERNSTEIN ranks among the world’s leading providers of industrial safety technology. With our comprehensive range of switches, sensors, enclosures and operator terminals, we offer our customers effective and versatile solutions. 
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LPA is a leading UK manufacturer in the design and build of connectors, LED lighting and electrical systems. Founded in the 1800’s, the Company has a long product development history where high reliability, low maintenance and life cycle costs are an intrinsic part of our product design and build ethos. All companies are ISO 9001 certified.
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Industry Trade Events and Conferences 20222 (July to November)

22nd June 2022, 9.15am – 3pm, Wakefield


22nd June - InterTradeIreland Meet the Buyer event 2022 in partnership with Translink - Taking place at the Titanic Belfast for a day of insight and learning. Learn how you can access pipeline contracts valued at £60m+ and make game-changing connections with the decision makers in Translink.  Click HERE to register


28 to 30 June 2022- Rolling Stock Maintenance and Depot Optimisation European Congress taking place later this month.  Register on the website and use code RBD15 to claim a 15% discountVisit https://www.rolling-stock-maintenance.com
 


29 June 2022,, at Derby Arena -  Level Crossing Innovation Day, hosted by the Network Rail National Level Crossing Programme Management Office (NLX PMO).  free to attend and is open to anyone involved in level crossings. It is a 'drop-in' event to showcase innovative products and services related to the development and delivery of level crossings and get the level crossing community talking about innovation. Click HERE to register
 


30 June 2022 - Transport for Wales are looking to procure security guarding and key holding services for their head office in Pontypridd and, potentially, other TfW sites.  This market engagement event will describe the scope of the service, timescales and process by which this service will be procured.   Click HERE for more information.

 


6 July 2022, 10:00-16:00, London - On behalf of Plenary TLG - Innovation Barriers and Opportunities. Free to attend and focused on two interesting and important topics:

- obstacles that prevent the rail industry from innovating, and from benefitting quickly from successful R&D? How can the industry overcome these obstacles?
 
- future in rail for some major categories of technology – batteries, sensors, and digital twins? What are the challenges, expected future developments, and potential applications of these cross-cutting and fast-evolving technologies?

For more information and to book, please click HERE.


7 July 2022, Rolling Stock Networking - "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

Other trade and industry events taking place:
 
June
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
22/06 - UKTram Best Practice 2022
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
 
August

 
September
08/09 - Rail Infrastructure Networking, Derby
08/09 - Rail Scotland (formerly Rail North of the Border) Peloton Event
15/09 - UKTram Summit
20 to 23/09 - InnoTrans, Berlin
29/09 - Transcity Rail North, Manchester 
 
October
19/10 Rail North: 2022 - Peloton Events (peloton-events.co.uk)
 
November
02 to 03/11 - Advanced Engineering, Birmingham
03/11 Rail Cymru Dinner 2022 - Peloton Events (peloton-events.co.uk)
09/11 - Scandinavian Rail, Stockholm
17/11 - Rail Infrastructure Networking, York
22/23 - Modern Railways EXPO 2022 https://www.modernrailways.com/expo
25/11 - Railway Ball, London


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

If you have any news or events that you would like to share with the RBD Community, please send details to eli@railbusinessdaily.com for inclusion in the next newsletter. Please do share this newsletter with any of your colleagues who also may be interested in subscribing.  If you have any questions regarding your membership, please contact rachel@railbusinessdaily.com







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