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New year message
04/01/2010 | Channel: Infrastructure
Well, here we are in 2010 with a whole 12 months to look forward to.
At Achilles we are aiming, this year, to work even more closely with our customers and to deliver the best service we can. We are aiming to help every buyer find the right supplier for their needs and in turn, help suppliers make buyers aware of their products and services.
Looking back at 2009
At the start of a new year it is always instructive to look back at the last 12 months to see what has been achieved. 2009 was a great year for Link-up and for the users of Link-up.
During the year:
The use of the scheme by the UK rail industry Buyer organisations was massive. There were over 130,000 searches carried out by the users within the Buyer organisations as part of their supplier selection and management processes. This is a growth of over 40 per cent and represents a significant embedding of Link-up as the supplier qualification system of choice for the UK rail industry.
The number of buyer organisations on the scheme grew to a record of over 120. This is a growth of over 11 per cent in 2009. Alongside this the number of suppliers with a live contract on the scheme passed 3500, another new record. Audit numbers also achieved a record high with over 1300 audits being delivered during 2009.
Two substantial updates to the scheme were also successfully delivered during the year. New product codes, particularly in the T&RS area being added and a substantially improved supplier questionnaire going live in September.
New improvements for 2010
Building on last year’s success Achilles will continue to improve the service and help customers make better use of the system. The following items are where we will be focusing in the early part of the year:
Working towards simplifying questionnaire updating. We want to allow suppliers to be able to easily update sections of their questionnaire more easily than currently.
We are also working with Network Rail to better align the 1700 product codes with
Network Rail’s Licensing process.
Working with industry
We are continuing to work closely with our customers and with other bodies within the industry. We see this as critical to maximising the benefits for the industry from a robust validated qualification scheme.
Infrarail
Achilles will be attending the Infrarail exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham from 13th to 15th April this year. We look forward to meeting as many of our customers as possible at our stand.
Railway Strategies
We are really happy to be continuing our relationship with Railway Strategies for another year and to support them in bringing information to the industry both in the magazine and through Railway Strategies Live.
Achilles
Tel: 01235 861 118
Email: link-up@achilles.com
Web: www.rail.achilles.com
Looking back at 2009
At the start of a new year it is always instructive to look back at the last 12 months to see what has been achieved. 2009 was a great year for Link-up and for the users of Link-up.
During the year:
The use of the scheme by the UK rail industry Buyer organisations was massive. There were over 130,000 searches carried out by the users within the Buyer organisations as part of their supplier selection and management processes. This is a growth of over 40 per cent and represents a significant embedding of Link-up as the supplier qualification system of choice for the UK rail industry.
The number of buyer organisations on the scheme grew to a record of over 120. This is a growth of over 11 per cent in 2009. Alongside this the number of suppliers with a live contract on the scheme passed 3500, another new record. Audit numbers also achieved a record high with over 1300 audits being delivered during 2009.
Two substantial updates to the scheme were also successfully delivered during the year. New product codes, particularly in the T&RS area being added and a substantially improved supplier questionnaire going live in September.
New improvements for 2010
Building on last year’s success Achilles will continue to improve the service and help customers make better use of the system. The following items are where we will be focusing in the early part of the year:
Working towards simplifying questionnaire updating. We want to allow suppliers to be able to easily update sections of their questionnaire more easily than currently.
We are also working with Network Rail to better align the 1700 product codes with
Network Rail’s Licensing process.
Working with industry
We are continuing to work closely with our customers and with other bodies within the industry. We see this as critical to maximising the benefits for the industry from a robust validated qualification scheme.
Infrarail
Achilles will be attending the Infrarail exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham from 13th to 15th April this year. We look forward to meeting as many of our customers as possible at our stand.
Railway Strategies
We are really happy to be continuing our relationship with Railway Strategies for another year and to support them in bringing information to the industry both in the magazine and through Railway Strategies Live.
Achilles
Tel: 01235 861 118
Email: link-up@achilles.com
Web: www.rail.achilles.com
