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“ Also , as we deploy around 1400 personnel of various skills and competencies on a daily basis , we ’ re investing in modernising our bespoke integrated Resource Management Portal , which includes our competence management , fatigue management , and time sheet management . We ’ ve also moved around 85 percent of our handheld electrical plant to battery power , including the use of solar power to recharge the battery plant .”
Michael M adds : “ We ’ ve also invested in our ITS business to create a dedicated , state-ofthe-art training centre called Mercury House . We now have 15 classrooms and our own test track , which enables people to train as if on the job . We ’ ve even got a tunnel simulator to recreate the underground environment of the LU , helping the trainee to experience live railway and underground sites .”
As our conversation draws to a close , Andy reflects on the company ’ s growth and how it plans to continue this trajectory . “ Over the last five years , we ’ ve grown consistently at a rate of between five and ten per cent , which is purely organic growth as a result of winning new work and contracts ,” he concludes . “ We ’ ll continue to grow and we ’ re particularly keen to strengthen our presence in the Northern region with the new depots and contracts we ’ ve established in the area . We ’ ll retain our focus in the Southern regions as we continuously open new avenues in the Northern rail regions , as this will allow us to grow steadily while maintaining our quality and resiliency .” ■
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