b'BRAND UPDATERobert BurnsideRail Director recently published an editorialweve also delivered for new clients and enteredit makes us leaner, resulting in better value for piece featuring Robert Burnside, Managinginto some exciting multidisciplinary projects suchthe end user, while giving us more opportunities Director of Kelly Rail. Please read below: as partnering on the delivery of a national Wi-Fito expand. Im very confident that its going to scheme at stations throughout the UK. Despiteprovide our clients with a more efficient service RobertBurnsideisamanfullofconfidencethe difficulties, we left 2021 with a healthy balancewhile being competitive within in the market.and optimism settling into the job of Managingsheet and I firmly believe 2022 is going to be a Director at Kelly Rail. Its a role he took on inhuge year for our business, with key appointmentsThe hard work is already under way. Kelly Rail January as part of a significant restructure tobeing made as we seek to expand our offering to thewasawardedapackageofmulti-disciplinary further cement the companys position as therail industry and our prestigious clients. worksonthe290millionGlasgowSubway partner of choice in delivering safe, innovativemodernisationprojectbyHitachiRailin and efficient customer-focused solutions. Everything we do centres on our passion to beNovember2021,withworkscommencingin seenasthepreferredpartnerofchoicetotheDecember 2021.ThisethoshasservedthespecialistinUK rail industry by delivering safe, innovative and telecommunications,stationinformation,efficientcustomer-focusedsolutions.OurnewThe overall project includes plans for driver less surveillance systems, signalling, mechanical andtrain operation and 15 new, updated stations.electrical, line side civils and electrification very well so far. Since the rail division of the business was set up in the early 2000s, it has carried outA Wide Skillsethigh-profile work for the likes of Network Rail, Transport for London, Strathclyde PartnershipKellyRailsprojectsupportconsistsofa for Transport, and Balfour Beatty. varietyofupgrades,includingsignalling, telecommunications,securityandfirealarm systems and installation of copper, fibre, data, Looking Ahead audio and RF cables.Now having weathered the storm of the COVIDWere delighted to have been recently awarded the pandemicemergingrelativelyunscathedGlasgow Subway contract supporting Hitachi Rail, Robert is excited about the future, particularlysaid Robert. We were successful as a result of our withtherestructure,andinbuildingontheRobert Burnside, Managing Director of Kelly Rail strength of presence in Scotland, and our extensive platform that has led to the successes so farexperienceinprojectssuchastheHighland achieved. structure and ambitious business strategy will helpEnhancementProgramme,whichinvolvedafull us achieve this. As part of its restructure, Kellyarray of civil engineering works, cabling and retail It has been a challenging year for the business,Rail is recruiting for a range of engineering andtelecoms.but were not alone in that, and the staff have beenoperative roles from the South of England up toSupporting Hitachi and Strathclyde Partnership fantastic in adapting to new working conditions toAberdeen to meet its ambitious project targets forfor Transport on this transformational scheme will get the jobs done safely and efficiently, he said. 2022 and beyond. provide a major economic boost to Glasgow and Alongsidetheworkwithlong-standingclients,As well as Robert becoming managing director,Scotland,linkingothertransportimprovements, the company has promoted a regional operationssupportingdriverlesstraininnovationsand director for Northern clients, and a new regionalunlocking real growth for the city. Its extremely operationsdirectorresponsiblefordeliveringencouragingforustobeinvolvedinsuchan existingprojectsintheSouthwhiledevelopingexciting project. Providing job security for locally acomprehensivebusinessstrategytogether,based labour and management while giving back targeting new future business. to the local community is something Im passionate about. Were also planning to upskill new trainees andapprenticeswithinourGlasgowtraining A Wealth Of Experience facility.Kelly Rail is part of the Kelly Group, which has Robert,whohasbeenwiththebusinessforbeen at the forefront of the telecommunications nearly 19 years, said: Weve also promoted aindustry for more than 35 years. Its very first number of project managers into more seniorinstallation was in New Addington, London, on management roles. Between the four internal17 September 1985 for Corydon Cable. promotions of myself, the ops director and two project managers, weve got around 80 yearsWorkingacrossseveralindustriesnationwide combined experience at Kelly Group. includingtelecommunications,rail,civils, Now that weve implemented this new structureutilities, fleet, traffic management and energy, 12 .The Networker Spring 2022'