XRAIL
As an SME and developing business delivering safety-critical technical engineering solutions in a constrained UK market, Xrail Group (Xrail) has overcome significant barriers to entry and has offices across the UK in Leeds, London, Warrington and internationally in Spain and Saudi Arabia.
Utilising UK expertise and experience gained operating and maintaining Rail Infrastructure including London Underground and Docklands Light Railway, Xrail has invested significant time, effort and resources to demonstrate the best of British railway engineering can be exported internationally - successfully.
Having proved, expanded and grown capability, Xrail delivers safe, innovative and efficient engineering, survey, installation, test and maintenance solutions and has built a trusted reputation as an international partner of choice.
The past 12-months have been significant for Xrail:
• Winning The Queen's Award for International Trade
• Named a Department for International Trade Export Champion for the third year running
• Turnover has increased by circa 90%
• Forming a partnership agreement with Saudi Railway Polytechnic to establish an apprenticeship programme to train the next generation of signalling engineers
• CEO Munir Patel chosen as chair of the new RIA Exports Leadership Group (RELG)MD Noel Travers appointed as Chairman of the Railway Division
With two long-term maintenance contracts in Saudi Arabia and Spain, representing 90% of the work bank, Xrail is currently exploring other global opportunities.
In supporting international high-speed networks, Xrail is developing the company capability further, which can be utilised by the Great British Railway to understand what is required to integrate, operate and maintain digital-ready high-speed rail infrastructure.
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