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  Capability and Skill Base


Examples of work undertaken include:

  • Rail and sleeper renewal
  • Signalling testing support
  • Signalling installation works
  • Workplace assessments for safety and technical disciplines
  • Cable pulling
  • Telecomms installation works
  • Competence verification
  • Equipment room fit-out
  • Location case fabrication
  • Fitting Schwiagg Rollers
  • De-stressing
  • Asset delivery teams
  • Cable route works
  • Civil engineering packages
  • Dry ice blasting
  • Faulting team cover
  • Planned maintenance support
  • Points installation, renewal and maintenance
  • Signalling cover for re-railing
  • Asset condition inspection and survey.



  • Examples of our skill base include:

  • IRSE Licenced signalling installation and testing personnel
  • Telecommunications, installation and commissioning personnel
  • Civils trades
  • Project management
  • Workplace assessors for technical disciplines
  • IEE installation and inspection works.



  • In addition, these are further supported with relevant industry safety qualifications, including for Network Rail:

  • PTS Labour
  • Lookouts
  • Site Wardens
  • Controllers of Site Safety
  • Protection Controllers
  • Hand Signal Persons
  • Project Managers (Multi-Disciplined)
  • IRSE Licenced signalling installation and testing personnel
  • Rimini Planners
  • Project Planners
  • SMTH Testers
  • SWTH Testers
  • Auxiliary Operating Duties.



  • ...and for London Underground:

  • Protection masters
  • Site Person in Charge
  • Track accustomed operatives
  • Trolley masters
  • Depot accustomed operatives
  • Signalling TO’s
  • Track Handback Personnel, including TA001,002 qualified staff
  • Fire Wardens
  • QAF54 Operatives.



  • ...and for Docklands Light Railway:

  • SPICOW.
  • We also work regularly on West Midlands Metro and the Manchester Metrolink.