The skills shortage and the rush to recruit has been a significant challenge in rail for many years now. NSAR’s Rail Workforce Survey, conducted in 2023, anticipates 12,000 people will be needed to work on the railways by 2028 as demand increases and experienced colleagues retire. Raj Sinha, the Group Managing Director for SWGR spoke… Continue reading Rail Industry Connected | Addressing the Resourcing Challenge with Raj Sinha, SWGR
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Proud to be finalists at the RIA RISE Awards for two awards!
Date We were so proud to be a finalist in two Railway Industry Association RISE Awards this year and were delighted to attend the awards ceremony last week. SWGR was placed as a finalist in both the Safety Award and the Wellbeing Award and name alongside some of the biggest names in the industry as… Continue reading Proud to be finalists at the RIA RISE Awards for two awards!
Winning the hearts and minds of frontline colleagues to overcome the challenges facing the railway industry
Date Insight from Fiona Baggley, Director of Business Services of SWGR Group. If the UK rail industry is to support the increase of passengers and freight using the network over the next few decades, it will need to win the hearts and minds of thousands of people and make the rail industry more attractive. … Continue reading Winning the hearts and minds of frontline colleagues to overcome the challenges facing the railway industry
Thousands of railway workers utilise SWGR’s free health check service
Date SWGR has announced that more than 5,300 colleagues have utilised its free health check service brought directly to the frontline thanks to significant investments in recent years on Mobile Health, Safety and Wellbeing Units. SWGR made the move to bring health and safety checks to rail worksites in order to support not only… Continue reading Thousands of railway workers utilise SWGR’s free health check service
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SWGR appoints Joe Collins as Head of Delivery for England
Date Leading infrastructure support service provider SWGR has appointed a new Head of Delivery for England. Joe Collins joins the business from Network Rail, where he was a senior leader. Drawing on 20 years of experience in the rail industry, possession management and isolations specialist Joe, will support SWGR’s drive to professionalise the… Continue reading SWGR appoints Joe Collins as Head of Delivery for England
Mobile Health, Safety and Wellbeing Units support more than 5,000 rail industry colleagues since launch
Date More than 5,000 frontline rail industry employees have now received free health check and mental wellbeing support on the frontline thanks to an innovative investment to keep UK rail colleagues safe. Three years after rail infrastructure specialist SWGR launched its Mobile Health and Safety Wellbeing Units to deliver health and mental wellbeing checks… Continue reading Mobile Health, Safety and Wellbeing Units support more than 5,000 rail industry colleagues since launch
SWGR’s innovation and drive recognised in award of two Possession Management contracts in the UK
Date SWGR is delighted to announce that is has been selected by Network Rail Scotland to provide possession management services throughout the route via a competitive tender process, allowing it to build on its previous 32 years providing safe and high-quality services on the railways. The infrastructure services provider has placed a huge emphasis… Continue reading SWGR’s innovation and drive recognised in award of two Possession Management contracts in the UK