Membership Benefits

• Over 100 events a year – for networking, exhibiting, and sponsorship opportunities

  Including events, meetings, awards, round tables, parliamentarian visits, and more. Tailored to every area of the industry, to help grow the supply chain and your business.
  
  

• Policy and lobbying events

  Regular meetings and round tables with key rail stakeholders (politicians, officials, notable clients including Network Rail, TfL, and more).
  
  

• Dedicated Business Engagement Managers and Leadership Groups

  From our RIA Nations & Regions network, providing you with advice, resources, events, and regional public affairs support.
  
  

• Representing your business interests – and providing a forum for dialogue

  Ensuring your voice is heard by government, politicians, regulators, clients, and industry stakeholders.
  
  

• Key market intelligence and support

  Access to more than 30 RIA experts with wide-ranging knowledge, expertise, contacts, influence and impact across exports, innovation, policy, public affairs, events, technical, member portal One Place which features key market intelligence on projects and clients, PINs and tenders updated weekly, The UK Rail Report, and more.
  
  

• Unrivalled profile enhancement package from Rail Business Daily (RBD)

  Including complimentary marketing review, 20% advertising and marketing services discount, 2 x complimentary press releases a year with amplified reach, unlimited events in the Ultimate Rail Calendar and subscriptions to Rail Director and the popular 7am newsletter.
  
  

• Key information and growth opportunities

  Targeted industry updates to your inbox on topics most relevant to you.
  
  

• Championing innovation, technology and rail research

  We will actively champion your work and interests, across the supply chain.
  
  

• National growth and international export opportunities

  An Exports Team that works with and for you, helping to drive and promote UK rail expertise and products overseas, which includes the chance to join overseas rail trade missions to international markets or national pavilions at major overseas rail exhibitions, such as InnoTrans, Trako, AusRail Plus, Saudi Rail etc.
  
  

• Championing your interests and influence

  Engaging with hundreds of stakeholders, including ministers, civil servants, government departments and major clients.
  
  

• Preferential hire of RIA rooms and event space

  So that you can use our spaces at the RIA HQ in London, and our Leeds office, for meetings and events.
  
  

• Introduction to the UK Railway Industry and Supply Chain and Work Winning in the UK Railway industry training courses

  National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR)-endorsed courses with member discounted rates to equip everyone new to rail, or winning work in it, to thrive.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

RBD Profile Enhancement Benefits

This exclusive package from Rail Business Daily (RBD) is fully included in your RIA membership.

 It includes:

• Complimentary marketing review – up to 2 x 1-hour sessions with your dedicated RBD Marketing consultant, to review how your marketing strategy aligns with business objectives. Includes branding, collateral, website and internal/external communications.
• 20% discount on all RBD advertising products – includes 7am newsletter, railbusinessdaily.com website, solus emails, Rail Director magazine and more.
• 20% discount on all RBD Marketing services – includes branding, design, campaign design and delivery, digital and social marketing, and marketing consultancy services.
• 2 x complimentary press releases a year published on the RBD news site – and included in the popular 7am newsletter delivered to 50,000+ rail professionals daily, with additional reach from a LinkedIn post to RBD's 29,000+ followers.
• Unlimited company events published in the Ultimate Rail Calendar – generate wide-reaching interest in your events, conferences and webinars.
• Subscriptions to Rail Director magazine and the RBD 7am newsletter – news, opinions and insights. 

Please contact the Team for more information.