News Around the group Global insights, projects and people from across Interfleet and SNC-Lavalin INtERFLEEt APPOINtED tO PROvIDE EXPERtISE ON CROSSRAIL 2 n UK team deliver for Hitachi n Interfleets Projects team in the UK has worked with Hitachi to deliver its AT200 and AT100 mock-up project. The Interfleet team, led by Rick Hill and Jon Newton, was commissioned to give project management and engineering support for the design, integration, system procurement and manufacture. The mock-ups were produced to prove concept designs for a futuristic train interior that included many innovative and fully functioning systems. Interfleet also managed the process of mock-up manufacture and provided onsite support throughout the build. Hitachi Rail Europe Chief Operating Officer Andy Barr said: Interfleet has done a brilliant job for us and has delivered this project to a very tight deadline. The work required the development of close working relationships with our team, supply chain, the mock-up manufacturer, the events management company and Hitachis concept design partner. Simon Bolton, AT200 Project Manager, said: Interfleet has provided a flexible and cohesive approach to managing this multifaceted project and we couldnt have delivered it without its teams support. Its been a pleasure to work with them. n hill.r@interfleet.co.uk Interfleet has done a brilliant job for us and has delivered this project to a very tight deadline Andy Barr Hitachi Rail Europe Interfleet in the UK has been appointed to assist in the design and development of the Crossrail 2 project a multi-billion-pound project in the UK. transport for London (tfL) announced the appointment of four consultancies to work on the project. ARCADIS hyder leads a consultancy team to deliver Work Package 1, further developing the engineering concept at the start of this prestigious, major London project. Interfleet is an important part of the team, and will work with ARCADIS hyder, providing engineering and technical aspects of the project. the appointed consultancies will work with tfL to help build the case for Crossrail 2 and prepare more detailed proposals for public consultation later in the summer. Richard george, group managing Director at Interfleet, said: this is an exciting milestone for us here at Interfleet. As a growing team we have ambitious plans to deliver, and this win is great news for those involved, and the wider business. Interfleet will work with ARCADIS hyder and other partners to deliver the project over the next five months a great start for 2015. Crossrail 2 is a project being developed jointly by tfL and Network Rail. Read more on the project here. UK team to work with Serco and Lombard on the Caledonian sleeper franchise n The Interfleet uk team has been selected by serco & Caledonian sleepers Rail Leasing to project manage the design, build and introduction of 75 new sleeper coaches that will be manufactured by rail systems provider CAF. Interfleets role will be to manage all contractual and commercial activities, undertake design reviews, provide onsite resident engineering, witness tests and undertake maintenance readiness audits. Magnus Conn, Interfleet uks Rolling stock director, said: We are delighted to have been selected for this high-profile contract for a franchise that will provide business and leisure travellers with a premium service. The Caledonian sleeper services are a key part of the transport network and were excited to be supporting both serco and Lombard in transforming this iconic rail service for Transport scotland. Transport scotland has selected serco to operate all aspects of the service. The franchise involves the operation of overnight passenger services between London Euston and each of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Aberdeen and Fort William. The coaches are being funded with a 60m capital grant from the scottish government, with additional financing provided by Caledonian sleepers Rail Leasing, a subsidiary of Lombard North Central. The franchise is scheduled to start in April 2015, with new rolling stock being introduced into service in April 2018. There will be five different types of sleeper, formed into four trains of 16 coaches, plus 11 spare coaches for the franchise, operating the highland and lowland services. n www.transportscotland.gov.uk Interfleet welcomes new Regional Directors n mark hughes is the new Regional Director for Australasia. he has worked for Interfleet in a number of roles since 2003, managing the London business for five years before moving to Australia in 2014 with his family as Interfleets transport Advisory Director. mark has 20 years of experience and awareness of industry issues throughout the rail sector and the wider transport environment, having held frontline operations, traincrew and performance-management roles. As a consultant he has supported numerous franchise bids in areas of the Operations and Service Delivery Plan. n Sweden has a new Regional Director, mikael Ahlen. mikael started his career in the Swedish Armed forces and then moved to the private sector, DhL and mtR. he has joined Interfleet from Capgemini, where he has been working as Senior Consultant. he has more than 20 years of experience in consultancy, leadership and management roles. Richard george, Interfleet group managing Director, said: We have chosen mikael because he has a great management and leadership track record, in both the private and public sectors. mikael also has Richard george, Interfleet group managing Director, said: mark has been with the business for a number of years. Its always positive to see us grow talent within the business, and Im delighted to see mark progress to this role. We have chosen mark because of his leadership skills, his management capabilities and his customer focus, which we know will be welcomed. mark, who lives with his wife and children in Sydney, will be based in the Sydney office. he will head a team of 70 employees across offices in Australia and New zealand. Read more about the region on here. n www.interfleet-australasia.com experience of change management and of projects within management, marketing and Sales, finance, It and hR. mikael combines business expertise with leadership skills that will match Interfleet values and we are sure he will be a great asset to lead the team in Sweden. mikael lives with his wife, and his interests include ice hockey. Based in the Stockholm office, he will head the team of 170 employees across seven offices in Sweden. n www.interfleet.se Award win for Young Rail Professionals RECOgNItION FOR INtERFLEEt n At IOIC 2015 Interfleets Group Communications team celebrated success after winning a number of awards at this years Institute of Internal Communication (Central and North Region) Awards. Interfleets transport magazine Interview was announced as class winner for best Magazine. The team also received Awards of Excellence for best single Campaign for the launch of employee benefits platform InterCentive, and In-house Team of the Year. For a full list of all winners visit the IOIC website. the most Interesting (mI) Awards is the gala Dinner for the Rail exec Club, which is hosted by the rail engineer magazine. the most Interesting training and development programme was won by the YRP (Young Rail Professionals) this year for their YRP Ambassador programmes. the Ambassadors are the face of the industry in universities, colleges and schools, providing aspiring young people with a unique behind-the-scenes look at the railway sector and the great careers it has to offer. the award was given in recognition of the work done by the team members who have come together in their spare time over the last 15 months to deliver a number of strategic initiatives on behalf of the rail industry. Interfleet engineer Stephen head, from the Rail Control Systems (RCS) team in London, is the YRP Ambassadors manager and was at the event to receive the award with other representatives from Interfleet who volunteer for YRP. n For more information, go here The YRP team celebrates success at the MI Awards Energyx scoops UKRIA award n Matt Davies and Kerrie Brown from Interfleet accept the UKRIA Award Interfleet won at the UK Rail Industry Awards (UKRIA) 2015 in the environmental & Sustainability category with its energy metering solution, energyx. energyx is designed to monitor on-train activity and improve efficiency for rail operators. Rail Companion was also shortlisted in the mobile technology category. Both applications were developed by the in-house team at Interfleets Derby office. matt Davies, team Leader of Interfleets Software Solutions team, who accepted the award on the evening, said: this is a great achievement for Interfleet. Its always good to www.interfleetgroup.com receive external recognition for the hard work that we do, and it supports the investment made in the energyx application to provide operators with a solution for metered billing. UK Regional Director michael grace said: this is a great success for our Software Solutions team, which continues to develop innovative and practical solutions to help improve our clients businesses and their performance. the UKRIA recognises dedication to the rail industry by celebrating the successes of the last 12 months. All categories are judged independently. n davies.m@interfleet.co.uk