22 October 2020
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) have announced the shortlists for the 2020 Rail Industry Supplier Excellence (RISE) Awards.
The RISE Awards are open to all RIA members and aim to celebrate their contribution to the UK rail supply sector across a number of areas including: innovation; exports; environment and sustainability; safety and wellbeing; and equality, diversity and inclusion.
Announcing the shortlists, Gaynor Pates, Operations Director at the Railway Industry Association, said: “Congratulations to every company and individual who have been shortlisted in RIA’s Rail Industry Supplier Excellence Awards!
“During what has been an incredibly challenging year, the UK rail supply community can be proud of the resilience it has shown and the hard work from everyone across the sector to both keep the UK’s railways running during the Coronavirus outbreak, and to continue building a world-class railway for the future.
“This year’s RISE Awards are an opportunity to celebrate the industry’s great work, as well as the important developments and exciting innovations which are happening across rail. Whether it’s in diversity and inclusion, sustainability, exports, innovation or safety and wellbeing, there are some fantastic initiatives taking place and the RISE awards will offer the opportunity to celebrate them together.”
The Awards ceremony will be held virtually on the evening of 4 November as part of RIA’s Annual Conference and will involve a virtual Cocktail Making Masterclass –
register for the Conference here.
The full shortlists are as follows:
Shortlist for SME Growth in Rail Award – sponsored by Classone Systems
- 3Squared
- One Big Circle
- Motion Rail
- Semp
Shortlist for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award – sponsored by Siemens
- Amey - Rail Degree Apprenticeship programme
- Atkins - Neurodiversity Network
- CPMS - Diversity Ally initiative
Shortlist for Safety and Wellbeing Award – sponsored by Knorr-Bremse
- Atkins - OLE Static Analysis Tool (OLE-StAT) to carry out remote surveys
- Balfour Beatty - Safety at the Hither Green & Angerstein Signalling Renewals project
- Motion Rail - Motion Reality: educating youngsters with VR about dangers of the railway
- Siemens Mobility – Keeping the company’s teams safe during the Covid-19 pandemic
- Thales – Thermal Camera Installation: keeping colleagues safe and trains moving throughout the Covid-19 crisis
Shortlist for Collaboration Award – sponsored by Railtex / Infrarail
- Frazer Nash Consultancy - Rapid Evaluation and Planning Analysis Infrastructure for Railways (REPAIR)
- Porterbrook - Innovation Hub
- Siemens Mobility - Joint submission with Porterbrook; West Midlands Trains; GB Railfreight – delivering medical supplies during lockdown
- VolkerWessels – (REAL) Rail Electrification Alliance on the East Coast Main Line
Shortlist for Unlocking Innovation Award – sponsored by Transmission Dynamics
- Frazer Nash Consultancy – Rapid Evaluation and Planning Analysis Infrastructure for Railways (REPAIR)
- Porterbrook - Innovation Hub
- Siemens Mobility - Technology assists GTR with safe social distancing on trains
Shortlist for Future Leader Award - sponsored by Schneider Electric
- Jo Hensher, Siemens
- Gregg McDonald, Siemens
- David Westcough, Atkins
Other awards also due to be announced at the Conference are:
Environment and Sustainability Award – sponsored by Viper Innovations
Client of the Year Award: The Client of the Year Award lets RIA members vote for a client who has gone “above and beyond” this year. Nominees include:
- Helen Simpson and Chana Morbey, Innovation and Project Directors, Porterbrook
- Clive Berrington, Commercial & Procurement Director | Route Services, Network Rail
- Rob Forde, Programme Manager, Network Rail R&D Team
- Janine Fountain, Programme Manager, Network Rail R&D Team
- Simon Blanchflower CBE, Chief Executive Officer, East West Railway Company
- Tim Smart, Managing Director, Phase 2, HS2
- Toufic Machnouk, Programme Director, Network Rail