On the 19th November we hosted our International Men’s Day Online Event, with a webinar now available to view.
Covering the theme for International Men’s Day, our team talked about Positive Male Role Models and raised awareness of men’s well-being.
Throughout the event we had an array of guest speakers including:
- Hear from John Ryan, a Comedian from an organisation called ‘Happy to Health You’
- Special Colas Rail Podcast from John ‘Fenners’ Fendley former Soccer AM host and one half of the FC Bullard podcast
- Men’s Panel Event where we heard testimonials from Will Bryant and Tom Maplethorpe
You can watch the webinar in full below, and the presentation slides have also been included to view at your own pace.
Thank you to everyone who joined us!
The 18th to 22nd November was dedicated to the first edition of Colas Rail Group’s new campaign, Road Safety Week
The event started with a video from Colas Rail Group CEO, Herve Le Joliff to welcome this new initiative.
Safety doesn’t start and end on site and we’ve seen great initiatives including:
Collaborative vehicle inspection checks of our fleet vehicles with the aid of Kwik Fit vehicle technicians
Site and office briefings for safer driving and driving in winter conditions
Our Rugby depot welcoming Brake, the road safety charity for a vehicle safety masterclass
Utilising the “Drive Safe” information pack and videos from Network Rail
Our Kirow Lifts Us To New Heights!
Our SRSA team at Keyham welcomed a familiar face, with our newly overhauled Kirow 1200 crane returning from Techne Kirow’s facilities in Leipzig
Our crane is the first of its kind in the UK to ever undergo this, receiving state-of-the-art optimisation to ensure reliability and first class performance
We are focusing on the theme: LIFE PRESSURES and how Colas Rail UK can support employees through discussions around the following areas:
Calendar invites have been sent by Internal Communications, if you haven’t received one or would like more information please contact Jason Eves.
Our Signalling team operating through Network Rail’s Signalling & Telecoms framework designed and constructed a platform to install a Vamos unit.
This upgrade will look after our site neighbours providing visual and audible warnings for approaching trains.
This project was completed in collaboration with Network Rail, SEP Rail Services , KITE Projects Ltd and Reading Borough Council.
Recently, a group of our Rail Services team volunteered their time to help the team at Winchcombe Heritage Railway help lay a new footpath.
Great work team, it looks great!
In mid-December our London office enjoyed a special Christmas jumper and festive quiz day to celebrate the occasion.
We recently received our first batch of new Ford Transit Custom hybrid range vans
These new vans can run on electricity for up to 35 miles
As we continue to care for our colleagues, these new vehicles also come with advanced safety features including:
Rear Reversing Cameras with 360-degree sensors
Lane Keeping System
Pre-Collision Assist
Intelligent Speed Assist
Additional Security
From the 14th November to 20th December, UK Disability History Month (UKDHM) is an annual event creating a platform to focus on the history of our struggle for equality and human rights.
To mark the occasion, we collaborated with Colas Rail Group on a poster campaign to celebrate the people whose differences help us flourish.
Posters have been sent around to our offices and depots, including this one of Head of Support, Megan Johnson!
We’re delighted to share that our Refer a Friend scheme has been relaunched!
Know someone who you think would be a good fit for one of our live vacancies? Recommend them to Kate Morpeth and our Recruitment Team and if they’re hired for one of our outstanding roles you could earn £1000 for making the introduction.
To see our current vacancies check out the QR code in the images above and below or visit our vacancies hub.
