ELAND CABLES AND UNIPART RAIL WIN BID FOR NETWORK RAIL SUPPLY

Unipart Rail and Eland Cables are to play an important role in the development of Britain's rail infrastructure, after Unipart Rail secured a three-year cable contract with Network Rail.

The contract to supply electrical cables and related services to Network Rail – now in place – involves a collaboration between two leading suppliers in the rail industry.

The decision follows more than a decade of successful joint working between cable distributor Eland Cables and engineering and logistics provider Unipart Rail – most notably on the West Coast Route Modernisation (WCRM) project.

With Network Rail framework supplier status, rail customers can benefit from competitive pricing, guaranteed stockholding and immediate availability on a huge range of rail cables and accessories – including Rail Signalling Cables and Rail Telecoms Cables.

Eland Cables and Unipart Rail’s latest move serves to reinforce what is already a strong working relationship between the two companies. In a joint statement, Managing Directors Philip Brown and Graham Jackson said: ‘The decision to collaborate over the Network Rail bid was not a difficult one to make. By combining Eland Cables’ supplier relationships, technical knowledge and sourcing expertise with Unipart’s logistics and materials management experience, we can give rail customers more choice and even more competitive prices – while continuing to deliver fast turnaround times and a consistently high level of service.’

To find out more about the Network Rail contract or to discuss your rail cable requirements please contact the Rail team on 01270 847300 and cable@unipartrail.com or visit www.unipartrail.com/elandcables.

1) About Eland Cables:

a) International supplier of electrical cables and cable accessories established in 1975.
b) Eland’s commercial headquarters is located in North London, supporting an outlying sales force covering the UK, Ireland and Continental Europe and worldwide.
c) First-class stockholding facility is based in Doncaster, North East England.
d) Included in the ‘Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For’ in 2007, 2008 and 2009 and achieved ISO 14001 Environmental Management accreditation in May 2008.

2) About Unipart Rail:

a) Rail arm of Unipart, which combines extensive engineering and logistic
experience with industry-leading Supply Chain & Lean expertise.
b) Unipart Rail has six sites in the UK and over 850 specialists.
c) Unipart Rail’s portfolio covers over 70,000 products for traction and rolling
stock, rail infrastructure and stations.

3) Eland/Unipart Rail joint working background

a) Eland Cables and Unipart Rail have been working together since
2001.
b) Projects of note include the West Coast Route Modernisation (WCRM)
project, completed in December 2008, and the Network Rail Railway Spares (Maintenance Materials) contract commencing in July 2005. Through the Railway Spares contract, the companies have jointly delivered a wide range of cables – from Signalling to Telecoms to MV Power – into Network Rail Maintenance Works and also recently to the Thameslink project.

Jackie Scully
Eland Cables
120 Highgate Studios
53-79 Highgate Road
London
NW5 1TL

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