Bookings close on Thursday for InfraTalk

Registration for Rail Forum Midlands fast virtual networking for railway infrastructure closes on Thursday (June 17).

Transport for London and Network Rail are among 26 tier 1s confirmed for the InfraTalk event which takes place on Thursday, June 24, from 9am to 12noon.

Cat Appleby, Membership Manager at Rail Forum Midlands, said: “This exciting event is changing the way the supply chain, tier 1s and clients can engage in a fuss-free and dynamic virtual platform.

“The core objectives are of barrier free virtual networking – with no applications or scheduled meetings, allowing delegates to easily navigate the tier 1 hosted tables and speak directly with a range of tier 1 representatives across key business areas including procurement and projects.”

The opening address will be delivered by Clive Berrington, Group Commercial & Procurement Director for Network Rail. In addition to North West & Central, two further regions will be hosting tables: Eastern, and Wales & Western as well as key colleagues from Project Speed to support transition activities.

Among the line-up includes Align JV, Dyer & Butler, XYZ Rail, SSE Rail and Mott MacDonald.

Anna Delvecchio, Group Development Director, Transportation at Mott MacDonald, said: “We are delighted to be one of the participants in InfraTalk. As a long-term member of Rail Forum Midlands, we see this as a great way to engage with the whole industry and very much look forward to bringing key colleagues along to speak with contacts, new and old.”

Alstom and Story Contracting are joint event partners.

Martin Smith, MD of Story Contracting’s Rail Division said: “We really enjoyed attending last time and were keen to get more involved, particularly as our business is growing across the Midlands. As well as making some great new contacts at the last event, we were able to add new companies into our supply chain.”

Jason Baldock, Managing Director, Digital & Integrated Systems UK & Ireland at Alstom, said: “Alstom has recently completed the acquisition of Bombardier Transportation and we are now #MovingTogether. This virtual forum presents a great opportunity for the new Alstom Digital & Integrated Systems to meet with suppliers across the region.”

Register today – InfraTalk is open to members and non-members. Non-members can register for one place per company for a small charge whilst Rail Forum Midlands members benefit from free unlimited places.

Visit: https://www.midlandsrail.co.uk/events/infratalk-2/ for more information and to register for places.

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