Suppliers “as critical” as customers to major rail manufacturers

Posted on 7 Nov 2014 by Callum Bentley

Members of the UK’s leading rail manufacturers and operators outlined opportunities for the industry’s supply chain SMEs at an event in Derby this week, and pledged their commitment to improved collaboration and communication.

In his welcome speech at the Rail Supply Chain Event, jointly hosted by Enscite and the East Midlands Chamber, Colin S Walton, DDRF chairman, said that SMEs play a vital role in the region’s burgeoning rail sector. “Derby has the largest cluster of rail companies in the world,” he said, “and now is an exciting…

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