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Delivering specialist rail workforce solutions that keep projects moving safely, efficiently, and on schedule.

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A trusted partner to the UK rail industry, combining deep sector expertise with a people-first approach to workforce delivery.

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Expertise at work

Our team of Rail contracting experts have helped keep Britain’s tracks safe since 2003.

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With proven expertise delivering our specialist maintenance and improvement works across the UK’s rail infrastructure – our exemplary compliance record is just one of the reasons why our clients choose to work with us. 
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Our Rail expertise

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Rail Maintenance

Our Rail Maintenance services ensure our clients have a proactive supplier to maintain their asset and reduce risk. 

Rail maintenance
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Private Track

Our Private Track solutions draw on our 20+ years of expertise across the UK’s train tracks to manage independent infrastructure. 

Private track
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Asset Inspection

Our asset inspection services provide an external audit to help our clients proactively manage their infrastructure maintenance requirements. 

Asset inspection
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Ultrasonic Testing

Our specialist Ultrasonic Rail Flaw Detection Operatives (URFDO) provide precision defect detection to keep the railway safe. 

Ultrasonic testing
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Grinding

Our experts have delivered Grinding services to support maintenance projects to optimise track performance.

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Trusted to deliver safety-critical work

We’re proud to have undertaken a large number of safety-critical rail maintenance projects, delivered with zero incidents and 100% compliance.

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Our expertise spans decades

Our team of experts have over 100 years combined experience delivering innovative rail infrastructure projects.

Each of them leaders in their fields, they provide our clients with the reassurance that they’re trusting their maintenance work with the best in the industry. 

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Work for us

From apprenticeships to career progression – a role in our Rail team will give you the opportunity to grow

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We’re always keen to hear from people interested in joining our team, and the industry approved training courses we deliver could help you develop your career.

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Doing the right thing is important to us

As a carbon neutral business, we’re keen to ensure we’re doing everything we can both locally and globally to engineer change.

We care about our local communities and the people who live in them. That’s why we ensure our work is undertaken with minimum disruption and we give back wherever we can. 

We’re an Armed Forces Friendly employer

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant and achieving the Employer Recognition Scheme silver award, we have formalised our continued support for our Armed Forces community. They have dedicated their time to serve and protect our nation, and in turn we’re committed to ensuring they are treated fairly and with no disadvantage.

We welcome recruitment applications from people from all walks of life, and actively look for transferrable skills to secure work for our service personnel to help them transition into civilian life.

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Our carbon neutral approach

Each year we look at how we can continue to reduce our carbon footprint, within our own operations and as a member of the wider NRL Group. This approach is important to all of us, to ensure we can maintain our Carbon Neutral International Standard.

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