Improvement Opportunities (IO) – June 2024

June statistics During the month of  June it’s great to see the engagement of IOs increase from the previous month. There were many good IOs raised which highlighted positive interventions, recognising any issues, preventing potential accidents or incidents.  Our suppliers contributed to over 3.47 % of the overall IO’s raised during the month. Please ensure you…

Rail Safety Week 2024

Thank you to everyone who joined the wider industry and supported activities during Rail Safety Week (24-30 June), to help ensure that everyone working on and in contact with, our projects can go home safely every day. Our senior leadership team hosted online briefings, site-based workshops, and completed leadership tours. Matthew Broxholme our Rail Operations…

A New Era For Rail Renewals Delivery Off To A Super Start

Since the launch of the Southern Renewals Enterprise (SRE) at on 1 April 2024, our Rail team are already making fantastic progress delivering rail works within the new transformational enterprise model. Our Electrification and Plant team are responsible for three key packages: NSCD installation, Distribution upgrades and HV Feeder Renewals. Some of the team’s key…

M25 team go above and beyond to conserve a locally significant Eruv

At Octavius, we are proud to serve thousands of passengers from diverse backgrounds who travel across the rail and road infrastructure that we support every day. We also care about our millions of adjacent neighbours who live near our work sites and other facilities. We are committed to supporting everyone while we carry out our…

Looking after the communities in which we work

Throughout the month of June our teams have been making of the most of the sunny weather supporting local charities and communities, and celebrating Volunteers Week (3 – 9 June).  On 2 June we celebrated a year-long social value project with Hollycombe Steam,  hosting a family fun day.  Members of our Rail E&P team, together…

June 2024

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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – June

At Octavius  we want to be an inclusive and a great place for everyone to work, so we recently launched our approach to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I) including how we support diverse talent acquisition and retention. We willingly and enthusiastically embrace and celebrate our differences – in experiences, backgrounds, ways of thinking and working. Being inclusive is not only…