Why become a Member?

Members

“RIA offers great choice across its functions, providing countless opportunities to grow, network and remain updated on industry news."

Lucy Prior, Trough-Tec Systems, a Hird Group company

“A great place to share, learn and develop as a business in a complex industry.”

James Clegg, A D Comms.

"I would recommend membership of RIA as I see it as essential to be an active member of the industry’s professional community.”

Nuno Vasco, Phoenix Contact

"What RIA does really well is to act as the voice of the whole sector, making sure that we're articulating the key role the railway industry plays as a driver of growth and jobs. "

Mick Rayner, Balfour Beatty

"Vivarail joined RIA earlier this year and since then we have had nothing but good results from our membership."

Alice Gillman, Vivarail

‘’As a rail cyber security SME, in the rapidly evolving digital rail industry, our first experience of RIA membership is, in truth, excellent value for money."

Emma Taylor, RazorSecure

10 Reasons to Join RIA

RIA Membership provides a number of benefits, helping you to navigate and succeed in the rail industry.

Membership benefits include:

A 20-strong team of experts in rail policy, advocacy, technical, innovation, exports, events, membership services and operations
Unrivalled RIA Nations & Regions network for members, with dedicated resources and events covering every part of the country: London & South, Midlands & Eastern, the North, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales & Western
Impactful policy and lobbying offering, with regular meetings and roundtables
Rail Fellowship Programme parliamentarian visits – RIA has brought over 40 local MPs to member sites, to promote the positives of the railway industry to politicians and a wider audience via targeted PR
A Technical and Innovation offering second to none – in 2022 RIA published a Rail Innovation Strategy with five recommendations, all of which were endorsed by Network Rail, the Great British Railways Transition Team and a host of key industry stakeholders
Over 100 Technical and Innovation events – including conferences, roundtables and meetings – bringing together rail specialists and members to collaborate on salient issues of the day and longer-term
An established exports capability; as well as organising overseas missions, RIA arranges the UK pavilions and prestigious networking receptions at rail’s largest international trade fair, InnoTrans, in Berlin – millions of pounds of overseas rail work is secured through this exports work
Modern, A/V-fitted, offices in Westminster with event and room space available for member usage
A dynamic trade association – in 2022, RIA achieved its highest ever independently-assessed customer satisfaction scores: 89% of members were happy with membership, and 92% said RIA had played a key leadership role as the voice of the UK rail supply community and had performed well as the ‘go-to’ body for advising on government policy
A winning trade association – in the last five years, RIA has won awards for excellence, leadership, advocacy, best events, and EDI and decarbonisaion campaigning

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