Join The Supply Chain Network and major players in the Rail Industry (Siemens Mobility, Network Rail, RIA North and TRU) to learn more about some of the exciting projects being undertaken in your local area, along with learning how you, as a small, medium enterprise can improve your chances of winning work with these projects!

Have your say during an interactive session on what is working well and what can be improved along with opportunities to network with key businesses in the room. 

Event Timings:

Aims for the event:

To support SMEs who’d like to break into the rail industry understand the landscape and requirements

To update the rail community on key projects happening within the region

To exemplify how your business is striving to work sustainably

To outline to different ways SMEs can win work with your business and the opportunities that are available

To gain valuable feedback on the challenges working across rail from the SMEs

To network

What will be showcased?

Siemens:

Update on Goole, sustainability measures in place, discussion on hydrogen,  phase 2 plans and opportunities for SMEs

Network Rail – breakout session:

Facilitating discussion on the difficulties SMEs encounter working with the bigger players. Discussing opportunities and incentives including how Tier 1’s are being asked to engage with the SMEs.

RIA North:

General Rail overview from a National and Regional perspective. Update on the innovation navigator tool and insight into the decarbonisation / electrification paper that will be published.

TRU:

Overview of TRU, their overarching sustainability strategy that they have in place, procurement opportunities open to SMEs especially focussing on work available outside of the existing frameworks.