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Unipart Rail and Thomson Engineering Design Ltd announce partnership
Unipart Rail has formed a strategic partnership with Thomson Engineering Design Ltd, to deliver transformative solutions which improve the safety, productivity, and efficiency of railway maintenance and repair projects, worldwide.
Thomson Engineering Design Ltd has been at the forefront of...
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Porterbrook takes stake in Brodie Engineering
Rolling stock financier and asset management company Porterbrook has agreed a deal to take a 49% stake in Brodie Engineering.
The Kilmarnock-based company is the only active rail engineering business in Scotland, specialising in heavy maintenance, refurbishment and overhauls for...
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3,000 ‘local’ businesses benefit from rail work
New figures show that over 3,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) benefit from £1.3 billion worth of business from Network Rail, with SMEs making up a record 75% of Network Rail’s supplier base.
In November 2019, Network Rail set out...
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SNC-Lavalin rebrands to AtkinsRéalis
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., a fully integrated professional services and project management company with offices around the world, has announced it is rebranding to AtkinsRéalis.Â
Building on more than a century of accomplishments from brands such as SNC-Lavalin, Atkins, Faithful+Gould, DTS...
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Colette Carroll to lead Atkins Transportation division
Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has appointed Colette Carroll as managing director of its Transportation division for the UK & Europe.
Colette joined Atkins in September 2022 as strategic rail market director with responsibility for its UK rail...
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Australia’s BMD completes first UK acquisition
UK-based consultancy, TUSP has given itself the competitive edge making a major move with a commitment to growth. A deal with Australia’s largest privately owned civil contractor, BMD, marks a strategic leap in TUSP’s 23 years of operation.
BMD is...
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Rhino Doors nears completion on London Underground’s Bank Station project
Rhino Doors, the UK’s leading manufacturer of high-performance engineered doors, has nearly completed work on a complex £1 million-plus contract on the London Underground network.
The project, which involved designing, manufacturing and installing 20 self-closing fire doors in the cross passages at Bank Station, presented a number of logistical challenges.
“As...
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Knorr-Bremse acquires Westcode UK
Unipart Rail has sold its Westcode UK business to Knorr-Bremse.
Westcode specialises in rail vehicle engineering, in particular maintenance, repair, and refurbishment services in relation to braking, climate control, and door systems. Based in Wiltshire, its customers include rolling stock...
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National Express Group wins €1 Billion German rail contract
National Express Group PLC has announced that its National Express Rail GmbH business has won a contract worth €1 billion over the lifetime of the agreement to operate the RE1 and RE11 Rhein-Ruhr-Express (RRX) lines in Germany to 2033.
The...
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TÃœV Rheinland acquires clearance specialist D/Gauge
TÃœV Rheinland has acquired the UK railway clearance company D/Gauge. The UK company and its 28 employees will become a subsidiary of TÃœV Rheinland UK and fully integrated into its existing structure.
D/Gauge is at the forefront of the clearance...
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Labour pledges to renationalise rail: reaction
The Labour party has set out its plan for rail, ahead of this year’s general election, with pledges to...