Shortlisted entries revealed for the Railway Industry Association’s prestigious RISE Awards

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has revealed an impressively wide range of rail suppliers and individuals shortlisted across its 10 categories for the annual Railway Supplier Excellence Awards (RISE).

The Awards celebrate excellence and achievements in the UK rail supply community, with the winners announced at the prestigious RIA Dinner & RISE Awards 2023 on 29 June at the Intercontinental Park Lane, Central London.

Over 90 entries – a record number – were submitted by RIA members, which were then carefully considered by a high level panel of railway leaders, before shortlisting. Shortlists have been drawn up for all 10 of the awards:

Details of those shortlisted are below:

Application of Digital Technology Award

Cognizant
Frankham
Mclaren Applied Ltd
Konux
WSP
Cordel
Network Rail
Evifile   

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion award 

WSP
Goodmaps
LB Foster
Kier
Atkins
Arcadis

Employee of the year award

Michael Hanson
Alex Nelson
Mark Gilbey
Pradeep Vasudev

Environmental, Social & Governance Award 

Siemens
Trainline
Atkins
Furrery+Frey GB
Network Rail
QSustain
The Tree Council

Innovation Award

Eversholt
Evo-rail
Rail Delivery Group
Schneider electric
Arriva Road Transport Services (ARTS)
Transmission Dynamics
University of Sheffield
Frazer-Nash Consultancy
RazorSecure

Partnership Award

Network Rail
Whoosh
Dura Composites
LB Foster
The tree council
Aecom
Hammond Ltd
D/Gauge
East Coast Digital Programme
Angel Trains

Rising Star Award

Eylul Karakus
Sven Koster
Charlie Rawlings
Jess Ong
Josie Cheeseman
Kirsty Maule
Steph Cunliffe

Safety Award

Connected Places Catapult
Tratos
Xrail
Tended
Network Rail
Network Rail – Electrical Safety Step Up
One Big Circle

SME Exporter in Rail Awards

Xrail
FirstClass Safety & Control Ltd
RS Clare & Co Ltd
Infinitive group
Semp
Priestman Goode

SME Growth in Rail Award

One Big Circle
RailSense Solutions Ltd
Croftstone
Xrail
Enable my Team
Gleeds
Asset Insight

RIA Marketing & Events Manager, Grace Smithen, commented: “We would like to congratulate all the rail suppliers and individuals who have been shortlisted for the RIA RISE Awards. After receiving a record number of entries, our judges said they were impressed with the high calibre of submissions right across the board.

“We’re now looking forward to seeing those shortlisted at the awards ceremony at the RIA Dinner & RISE Awards on 29 June. These awards will showcase the very best our industry has to offer, while providing unrivalled networking opportunities and unforgettable entertainment for all those attending. Anyone looking to come along really does need to book now to avoid disappointment, as we are expecting the event to sell out!”

RIA would like to thank the sponsors of the RIA Dinner & RISE Awards 2023: Gleeds (Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Award), Atkins (SME Growth in Rail Award) and Xrail (Silver Sponsor).

Photo credit: RIA

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