Wednesday 11th of September was the 12th edition of our Annual Football Tournament, with a huge turnout from teams and supporters from across our business units!
Hosted at Goals Perry Barr, teams were divided into groups of 4 or 5 teams, with teams taking the top spots entering the Cup Tournament and the others going into the ‘best of the rest’ Plate Tournament.
Congratulations to Signalling Framework and Cheltenham United on winning the Cup and the Plate!
In early August, Colas Rail UK organised a special Tamper naming ceremony in tribute of colleague, Brian Hill.
With the ceremony held at Woking station, the DR73931, 08-16/4X4C-100-RT Compact Tamper was unveiled with a special Brian Hill name plaque after he tragically passed away in 2023 from illness.
We’re delighted to share that Rail Wellbeing Live (RWL) returns on 5th, 6th and 7th of November for its fifth consecutive year!
As always, registration to the event is free for all rail industry professionals where you can view a variety of live webinars, interviews and workshops catered to mental and physical health for all.
SRSA’s Team OOC have made huge strides over 2024 as we’ve been working hard to deliver the critical enabling works for the 8 new conventional platforms for the new HS2 station
The works completed include:
- 1,890m of deep track drainage
- 22 steel tubular piles for new OLE structures
- Pouring of foundations for new signal gantries
- Commencement of new logistics hub at North Pole Depot to facilitate delivery of works
- Installation of new RRAP at North Pole Depot to allow easier access onto the Main lines
- Putting passengers first with installation of new Section Insulator to allow for isolation of Old Oak Common site while allowing trains to continue accessing Crossrail Depot
Team OOC have also commenced work on the adjacent Poplars Electrification project, offering greater route resilience during closures of the Great Western Main Line at Old Oak Common by installing OLE infrastructure over nearly 2km of track connecting to the North London Line, to date we’ve installed 8 piles and 2 cantilever structures.
Join us for a roundtable discussion on the Impacts of Cancer, key things to look out for, and where you can get additional support. The discussions will include personal accounts from within the business and a Q&A session.
The aim of the live discussion is to:
- Q&A throughout live discussion
- Promote a positive environment where we can talk about cancer and health
- Discuss the signs of Cancer
- Discuss where to get help and support
- Hear from Staff who have faced this challenge, the impact it had, and the support available.
When: 15th of October 2024 @11am on Teams (1 hour – live discussion)
Calendar invites should have been received, alternatively you can click on the link to join on the day: Teams Meeting
Over the summer our teams have been busy looking after our site neighbours and taking advantage of our volunteering leave!
This includes Team Old Oak Common (pictured) working alongside Energy Garden to redevelop some communal gardens at Willesden.
Other initiatives include Rugby collaborating with the Canal & River Trust, Freight supporting the Strawberry Line, our Tamper’s maintaining heritage rail as part of a staff training day and our Signalling team’s shed building skills put to the test for their Swindon site neighbours.
Colas Group has launched their Innovation Awards, with submissions opening on the 1st of October on the Innoway Platform.
Similar to the Colas Rail Innovation Awards, the categories follow a similar theme including:
• Environment (including decarbonisation and/or acceptability)
• Health and Safety
• Operational and Functional Excellence (including new methods)
• New Offers (including products and services)
The deadline to apply is 15th November, if you need any help please get in touch with Alejandro Moreno.
On the 17th of September, our Urban team hosted their annual conference, returning to the Black Country Living Museum (BCLM), who are also local stakeholders of the expanded tram network we’re delivering as part of the Midland Metro Alliance.
Throughout the day we’ve heard from special guest speakers including our CEO, Jean-Pierre Bertrand, Urban Managing Director, Iain Anderson, Safety & Sustainability Director, Paul Taylor FIIRSM and a Cybersecurity masterclass from IT Director Emil Vincent and Head of Cybersecurity Neill Cadlock.
We’ve also been treated to some throwback interactive workshops, including John Ellison providing his best Bruce Forsyth impression for a safety special of Play Your Cards Right and the dynamic duo of Ben Hands and Jo Treadwell for a CRUK edition of The Weakest Link while Nathan O’Hara and Ravi djega hosted a quiz focused on ethics and compliance
Last but by no means least, our guests have been treated to comprehensive updates from Alejandro Moreno Moya, Maria Ion, Tom Maplethorpe, Hamish Falconer, Jacob Hodson, Lee Allen on the schemes being delivered by our Urban teams across the UK
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.
