The Railway Industry Supplier Excellence (RISE) Awards celebrate the excellence and achievements of RIA’s supply chain members in a range of categories.
2021 continued to be a very different year to what any of us could have envisaged, following the Coronavirus outbreak, but the rail supply sector has risen to the challenge, working hard to keep our rail network running during an incredibly difficult period as well as building the world-class railway of tomorrow.
We should celebrate their fantastic achievements to support the UK, and the RISE Awards this year will do just that. The RISE Awards 2021 will form an exciting part of the RIA Annual Conference.
The Conference is set to take place virtually on 4 & 5 November 2021, with the RISE Awards taking place on the evening of the first conference day. If you are a member of RIA, you can submit an entry until 27 of September!
We thank our RISE Awards sponsors: Viper Innovations, Ricardo Rail, Siemens and Withers & Rogers.
Deadline
The deadline for your Award submissions and nominations is Monday 27 September 2021, at 17.00.
RISE Award Categories for 2021
SME Exporter in Rail Award (sub £50M turnover companies)
Micro Business Growth in Rail Award (sub £2M turnover companies)
SME Growth in Rail Award (sub £50M turnover companies)
NEW: Special Covid Response Award
NEW: Community & Charity Engagement Award
Safety & Wellbeing Award
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Award
Environment & Sustainability Award
Collaboration Award
Unlocking Innovation Award
Price for entry: £80 + VAT (RIA Members) or £40 + vat (for RIA SME members with an annual rail turnover below £1m)
Meet the RISE Awards Judges
• Jake Rudham, Marketing Director, Unipart Rail
- George Davies, Director Sustainable Development, Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB)
• Neil Robertson, Chief Executive, National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR)
• Jo Lewington, Chief Environment and Sustainability Officer
• Luisa Moisio, Director of Research and Development, RSSB
• Kelvin Davies, Innovation Lead Rail, InnovateUK
• George Chilcott, Senior Euston Station Sponsor, HS2 Ltd and Chairman for Young Rail Professionals Ltd (YRP)
• Pete Gracey, Head of Interoperability and Rail Vehicle Engineering, Office of Rail and Road
• Michael Noakes, Head of Rail, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
• Susan Millington, Head of Programme Management, Network Rail
• Ria Bairtow, Sector Manager, Rail at Department for International Trade (DIT)
• Nicola Small, Senior Rail Programme Manager, (Very Light Rail Programme Manager), Coventry City Council
• Jools Townsend, Chief Executive, Community Rail Network
• Ian Prosser CBE, Director, railway safety, Office of Rail and Road
