Jacobs Awarded Lean Contract for Network Rail in UK
October 06 2015 - 7:45AM
Business Wire
Working Collaboratively to Support Continuous
Improvement to Operational Efficiency
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it was
awarded a contract to provide lean consulting services to Network
Rail in the United Kingdom.
Jacobs’ company officials did not disclose the contract
value.
Working closely with the Bourton Group, Navitas Project
Solutions and Rubicon Wigzell, Jacobs is providing support with
lean methodologies and tools.
Jacobs Group Vice President Bob Duff stated, “We look forward to
continuing to work collaboratively with Network Rail and our lean
suppliers to support this specialist work. We employ some of
Britain’s most experienced specialists and industry leaders in all
areas of lean deployment, and the collective team brings
complementary skills and extensive experience from a broad range of
infrastructure sectors including rail, water, nuclear, airports and
highways.”
Working closely with Highways England’s Lean Division since 2010
and its supply chain, over that period the collective team has
assisted the delivery of in excess of $140 million (£90 million) of
cost efficiencies with associated improvements in time, quality and
safety.
Jacobs has worked with Network Rail and its predecessors for
over four decades in the UK, supporting projects across
infrastructure, operations and asset management. Jacobs delivers
advice and support throughout the Guide to Rail Investment Process
(GRIP), from early feasibility to construction management to
operations, on major programs like HS2, Crossrail, East Coast
Mainline enhancements, the Western Rail Access to Heathrow scheme,
the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (HS1), Blackfriars Station, the
Thameslink program (including KO2 and London Bridge station) and
Waterloo International Terminal.
Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers
of technical professional and construction services. Jacobs has
operations in 250+ locations across more than 35 countries, and
employs approximately 65,000 people.
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