2010 winners

The Network Rail Partnership Awards provided an occasion for us to reward and recognise excellence and best practice among organisations whom have worked with us and helped us to achieve our aims and objectives over the past year.

The following winners were announced at an awards dinner hosted by comedian Rory Bremner at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on Thursday 15 July 2010.

Supplier of the Year 2010

This years Supplier of the Year Award was presented to BAM Nuttall. This organisation demonstrated quality and best practice in its’ work with Network Rail and greatly contributed to the success of the whole rail service over the last year.

Special Awards

This was an opportunity for us to recognise two particular projects which we felt made a real difference to the way we work and the communities we live in.

Halton Scaffolding - Workington North temporary station 

November 2009 saw the town of Workington split in two after devastating floods. Halton Scaffolding received a call from Network Rail with their plans to build a temporary station. Within hours Halton Scaffolding sent its contracts manager and team of 10 scaffolders who worked tirelessly in extreme weather conditions to complete two platforms, a footbridge and waiting shelter within four days, allowing the Northside community to be re-connected. This was a hugely challenging project for all involved. The teams from Network Rail and Halton Scaffolding delivered this project under extreme circumstances.

Gloves Community Centre – Railway Safety 

The Gloves Community Centre forms a part of Network Rail’s wider No Messin’ campaign to offer exciting alternatives to playing on the railway where young people risk serious injury or even death. Young people can learn new skills, have a place to hang out with their friends in a constructive and most of all safe environment. The centre has I.T. and classroom facilities to help with academic studies and thanks to Amir Khan and his commitment to the scheme we have been able to work in partnership to keep develop this campaign nationally.

Best Project Awards

Due to the wealth of qulaity projects we divided this category into three awards, small, medium and large.

Best Project – Small 

This award recognised an impeccably delivered project valued at under £3m which has benefited Britain’s railway.

Winner: Arup and Carillion Rail - The 8 hour bridge initiative featuring Holm Farm, Dumfries

Highly Commended: Southern Railways & Optimum Consultancy - National Station mprovement Porgramme, Uckfield station

Highly Commended: Volker Rail - Level crossing at Croxton

Best Project – Medium 

This award recognised an impeccably delivered project valued between £3m and £20m that benefited Britain’s railway.

Winner: Carillion Civil Engineering & Grontmij - Medge Hall embankment stabilisation

Highly Commended: C Spencer - Airdrie - Bathgate railway light maintenance depot

Best Project – Large  

This award recognised an impeccably delivered project valued over £20m which benefited Britain’s railway.

Winner: Carillion Rail - Southampton tunnel

Highly Commended: Costain Laing O’Rourke (CoLOR) - Farringdon station upgrade

Innovation

This award rewarded organisations and individuals for using innovation to solve problems and deliver improvements.

Winner: Trojan Services Ltd - TroTred - combined cable trough route and Safecess walkway

Highly Commended: Dorman - Revolution in signalling, the Integrated Lightweight Signal

Highly Commended: Kirow Ardelt AG - Network Rail tilting wagon delivery system

Community Engagement

This award recognised companies, communities or charitable giving programmes who have improved local communities in Britain.

Winner: First ScotRail - ScotRail's 'Adopt a Station' policy

Highly Commended: Chichester Council - Chichester railway safety awareness team

Highly Commended: Sole Events - Streetgames project

Environmental Sustainability

This award category aimed at celebrating those organisations that held environmental considerations highly during their work on the railways.

Winner: Trackwork Limited - Developing sustainably sourced hardwood for sleepers and bearers

Highly Commended: Costain Laing O’Rourke (CoLOR) - Farringdon

Good Lineside Neighbour

This award recognised organisations and individuals who have acted as a good lineside neighbour.

Winner: Skanska Civil Engineering - Thameslink Programme, Borough viaduct

Highly Commended: Halton Scaffolding - Workington North temporary station

Highly Commended: Landolt and Brown - West Hampstead Thameslink replacement station

Information Technology

This award rewards organisations who have used Information Technology to solve a problem for Network Rail.

Winner: Atos Origin - External services gateway

Highly Commended: Adgistics - Network Rail brand centre

Heritage

This award recognised projects and organisations whom have improved, restored or conserved any railway building or structure of historic or cultural importance.

Joint Winner: John McAslan and Partners - King's Cross redevelopment programme, Eastern Range building

Joint Winner: Stonewest Limited - King's Cross redevelopment programme, Eastern Range building

Highly Commended: DB Schenker - restoration of the fan window at Buxton station

Highly Commended: BCM Construction - Barnham signal box relocation

Investing in People

This award recognised and celebrated projects and organisations who demonstrated excellence in investing in people.

Winner: Rail Tech Group - Rail Tech Group's Investing in People training

Highly Commended: University of Warwick - Project and programme management MSC

Team Contribution

This category recognised and rewarded great teamwork.

Winner: BAM Nuttall - Derby station

Highly Commended: Jacobs & Parsons Brinkerhoff - Thameslink Key Output 2 Railway Systems Option 3 design

Highly Commended: VINCI Construction UK - Kings Cross redevelopment programme (Package 4)

Safety

This award is central to the foundations of Network Rail as nothing would be possible without sound safety practices and the support to implement these. This award recognised organisations who had improved safety for the people who are on or near the railway

Winner: Carillion Rail - Target Zero

Highly Commended: HOCHTIEF(UK) Construction Ltd - Stratford station upgrade, 2012 projects

Highly Commended: VINCI Construction UK - King’s Cross redevelopment programme package 3, 4 and 6