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Unipart Rail and Freightliner win FTA Award

Unipart Rail and Freightliner win FTA Award

Most Innovative Company of the Year awarded to SmartServe depot in Crewe


Tags: Collaborative Working Customer Engagement Depot Stores Management Value - Innovation Innovative Solutions Supply Chain Management


On the 13th of December Unipart Rail and Freightliner won the Most Innovative Company of the Year at the FTA Awards for the SmartServe solution provided at the Freightliner depot in Crewe.

The Freight Transport Association is an organisation that brings together leaders from across the supply ch...



 Demonstrating innovation at the RVE Exhibition

Demonstrating innovation at the RVE Exhibition

Unipart Rail exhibited Aqueous Guard and Fiber Protector that maintain a vehicle's presentation and reduce cleaning costs


Tags: Value - Innovation Productivity Supply Chain Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Services Traction and Rolling Stock


Unipart Rail exhibited at the RVE Exhibition which took place in early October at Pride Park in Derby....



Unipart Rail joins the Railway Industry Supplier Approval Scheme (RISAS)

Unipart Rail joins the Railway Industry Supplier Approval Scheme (RISAS)

The first company to be certified to the S02 module that covers Products Groups Procurement, Storage and Transport Processes


Tags: Business News Compliant to Standards Material Supply Supply Chain Management Traction and Rolling Stock


Unipart Rail are the latest in a long list of railway industry suppliers to be certified by the Railway Industry Supplier Approval Scheme (RISAS), run by RSSB. They are the first to have been certified to the S02 module that covers Products Groups Procurement, Storage and Transport Processes.
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Unipart Rail wins Rail Freight Innovation Award

Unipart Rail wins Rail Freight Innovation Award

Innovation and Technical Development Award won in combination with Freightliner.


Tags: Collaborative Working Continuous Improvement Customer Engagement Depot Stores Management Improved Performance Innovative Solutions Productivity Reduced Cost Supply Chain Management Traction and Rolling Stock


Unipart Rail has won the Innovation and Technical Development Award at the 2017 Rail Freight Group annual awards in combination with Freightliner.

The Award is for the creation of the new depot stores facility in Crewe based on a completely new operational model, called SmartServe, which in the...



Unipart Rail gain significant logistics support contract with American Transport Authority

Unipart Rail gain significant logistics support contract with American Transport Authority

Unipart Rail have been appointed as the Lean Consultancy partner by MANCON


Tags: Business News Depot Stores Management Lean North America Supply Chain Management


Unipart Rail have been appointed as the Lean Consultancy partner by MANCON, based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. Likewise, MANCON have been selected by the Massachusetts Bay Transport Authority (MBTA) in Boston to support the management of its spare parts warehouses and depot stores for the regio...



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Paul Markwell

Marketing Manager - T&RS

I am responsible for the marketing and communications for the Traction and Rolling Stock operation of Unipart Rail based in Doncaster.