Thrive Reports – March 2025
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E&P team powers ahead with DC traction feeder cable installations across Southern network
The Octavius E&P feeders team working with Network Rail’s Southern Renewals Enterprise successfully delivered five consecutive weekends of high-volume cable installation works across six locations — a major achievement in the ongoing programme to replace life-expired feeder cables on key Southern routes. Working across the Bournemouth Mainline, Redhill to Tonbridge, Pirbright Junction to Farnham Junction…
Wellbeing Wednesday – May 25
May’s Wellbeing Wednesday session focused on navigating change with confidence. Change is inevitable yet navigating it can be one of life’s greatest challenges. The session explored the psychology behind change, including cognitive and emotional responses, and strategies to move from resistance to acceptance. Guest speaker, Cliff Hawkins, Clinical Psychologist also shared insights to better understand…
Leaving a lasting and positive legacy at Weald Primary School
As part of our commitment to creating a positive and lasting legacy in the communities where we work, our E&P team—working within Network Rail’s Southern Renewals Enterprise (SRE)—recently came together with all framework partners and our customer, Network Rail, to support a local primary school in need. Following the setup of a new site office…
Musculoskeletal Health
May’s Health and Wellbeing focus is Musculoskeletal Health The statistics Over 20 million people in the UK, almost one third of the population, have a MSK condition such as arthritis or back pain. An estimated 480,000 people in the UK suffer from work-related musculoskeletal disorders. 49,000 construction workers suffer new back injuries every year. 1…
Committed to improved health and safety – recognised for Don’t Walk By Award
We’re thrilled to share that Said Said Enany and Sean Coleman, both key members of our team working on the M25 framework, have been recognised with the “Don’t Walk By Award” within the One Community Healthier Highways initiative. This award, part of the partnership between Connect Plus and its supply chain, celebrates outstanding contributions…
Get involved in Rail Safety Week 25
Rail Safety Week takes place this year from Monday 16th – Sunday 22nd June 2025, and it’s a vital opportunity for us all to come together to promote safety across the infrastructure industry. The week aims to shine a spotlight on safety—for our people, passengers, customers, and the wider public. It’s about delivering a united…
Stress Awareness
April’s health and wellbeing theme is Stress Awareness. Stress is something everyone feels at times, especially when dealing with change or life challenges, such as money worries, work issues or relationship problems. A little stress can be a good thing, as it helps us to get things done or focus on something that needs our attention….
Improvement Opportunities (IO) – March 2025
February statistics It ‘s great to see an improvement of the number of Improvement Opportunities (IO) submitted in the month of March. The IOs raised highlighted some great areas of improvement however, many submissions only recorded the works taking place on site, with no real suggestions of improvement. Our suppliers contributed to over 16% of…
Two Octavius projects rated gold by Network Rail
A huge congratulations to two of our rail sites for receiving gold ratings and top scoring site within Network Rail’s Southern Region, Construction Route to Gold initiative. Our Ryde Pier project team achieved top scoring site Period 12 and our Waterloo Station roof renewal team for Period 13. Ryde Pier – top scoring site for…
Delighting our customers with safe and efficient response to emergency railway works
At Octavius, we pride ourselves on responding quickly and effectively to challenges on the railway and ensuring the network remains safe for passengers—and our Rail Services Kent Team recently demonstrated this when called out to an emergency fault on the footbridge at Exmouth Station by Network Rail. Initially attending to a single corroded step, our…
Rail team successfully deliver first phase of the new Okehampton Interchange
On 15th March our Rail team working within the Wales and Western Framework for Network officially completed the first major milestone for the new Okehampton Interchange om Devon. Our team worked around the clock within a seven-day full line closure, working in total over 5,500 hours to carry out essential track and drainage activity—all completed…