Haigh Rail Limited has passed its annual RISQS audit this week – a key accreditation that is held by the business in order to deliver its contracting services in permanent way, welding, minor civils, minor building and vegetation management – as a key supplier to the UK rail industry.

Chris Haigh, Managing Director, has this to say:
“A very successful outcome, with lots of positives too. Many thanks to all concerned, in particular our HSQE team for their support. This added to our Trackside PCL renewal, demonstrates our ability to deliver projects throughout their lifecycle, safely and with quality outcomes.”

This stringent annual audit of its management systems allows Haigh Rail Limited to provide evidence that both the company and its project delivery meet the necessary health, safety, operational and competence requirements of the UK rail industry.

Haigh Rail Limited has recently been successfully re-assessed by the Welding Fabricator Certification

Scheme (WFCS). Haigh Rail’s Welding Division were able to satisfactorily demonstrate welding fabricator compliance with BS EN ISO 3834 “Quality Requirements for Welding”.  Accredited by UKAS, this certification provides independent verification of our company’s welding and fabricating capabilities, providing evidence of compliance with European and International Standards.

The benefit for certificated companies under the WFCS include:

• clear, high profile independent verification of compliance with BS EN ISO 3834
• independent confirmation of competence for its welding and fabricating capabilities
• welding quality management and fabrication capability assessments carried out by specialist assessors
• increased national and international business potential through demonstrated compliance with the welding quality requirements of a wide range of emerging International and European product standards
• compliance with EU Directives and European and International Standards

Mick Downing, Haigh Rail Director and Professional Head of Welding added the following comment:

“Delighted with the confirmation of our re-assessment, with no non-conformances and not a single observation relating to our processes, records and procedures – a fantastic effort. Special thanks to Martin Allen for being lead RWC, working with TWI Certification’s Lead Assessor and providing the necessary evidence to enable another successful result for Haigh Rail Limited.”

Haigh Rail Limited is pleased to announce that its Trackside Principal Contractors Licence (PCL) has been assessed and renewed by Network Rail until October 2023. This allows the company to continue to deliver in its own right as a main contractor on Network Rail UK controlled infrastructure not only managing their own works, but also other suppliers and sub-contractors works too.

Following the completion of a comprehensive audit, Network Rail were satisfied with Haigh Rail’s approach to both railway assurance and the management and delivery of railway works.

Haigh Rail’s Managing Director, Chris Haigh, commented, saying:

“With direct contracts with Network Rail, our strategy is to manage and deliver fully managed projects throughout the country. With strategically placed depots in the Midlands, the North East and the North West and works being successfully delivered from Watford in the South to Carlisle in the North, we are geared up and ready.

“This renewal is testament to our wholehearted commitment to rail assurance. Railways are at the very core of our business and our people.

“We look forward to future collaboration with Network Rail and our rail industry partners to extend our core permanent way, civils and vegetation management offering – demonstrating further how our directly employed and managed workforce are capable of delivering rail projects effectively.”