Xanta is an engineering consultancy firm that has been at the forefront of delivering excellence in the rail industry since being formed in 2007.
Read moreBalancing multi-million pound contracts and caring responsibilities
To coincide with Carers Rights Day, we interviewed Allyson Mulvihill, Senior Commercial Manager, Southern Region at Network Rail about her career journey and how she balances her caring responsibilities with the demands of her role.
Read moreKey themes from the PA Consulting / Women in Transport Resilience Workshop
In collaboration with Women in Transport (WiT), PA Consulting hosted a transport resilience workshop on the 6th September 2023 with over 30 aviation, rail, road, and logistics leaders to uncover the challenges to embedding and uplifting resilience.
Read moreWomen in Transport Leader partner, Transport for London, talks about their latest events within their Women's Colleague Network Group.
The TfL Women's Colleague Network Group always has a very busy calendar. There are upcoming events planned spanning a number of important topics including sessions from one of our newest recently formed sub-groups - 'Career Changers' - a group formed to support colleagues who are considering or are going through a career change.
Read moreAn interview with Drivetech’s head of commercial development, Jennifer Morris
Jennifer Morris, head of commercial development at Drivetech, takes pride in addressing the unique challenges faced by businesses in fleet management but also in being part of an exclusively female Commercial Management Team.
Read moreTransport for Wales: Diversity in recruitment
At Transport for Wales (TfW), we’re committed to being an inclusive workplace with a diverse workforce.
Read moreAdvance Partner Applied Driving Launches Global Driver Challenge To Incentivise Safer Driving Habits and Reduce Fleet Risk
Advance Partner Applied Driving launches global driver challenge to incentivise safer driving habits and reduce fleet risk.
Read moreAn interview with Ito’s CEO, Deborah Kobewka
Deborah Kobewka, CEO of Ito, reflects on the pivotal role that data, analytics and technology play in shaping the future of shared and sustainable mobility.
Read moreAn afternoon at Polmadie Depot
One of our Scotland Hub members, Kristen Layne, tells us about her recent site visit at the Polmadie Depot, home of the Caledonian Sleeper. Our deep gratitude to the Alstom and Avanti teams for welcoming us to their depot for an unforgettable afternoon.
Read moreWomen in Transport: Dal Kalirai’s blog
Dal Kalirai, Director of Partnerships at National Express, discussed why she works with Women in Transport to create a more inclusive transport sector.
Read moreWomen's Safety in Public Spaces
The Scotland Hub of Women in Transport are delighted to bring to you a conversation between two key officers at the The City of Edinburgh Council, Judith Cowie and Angela Voulgari.
Read moreA RISING STAR IN TEMPORARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
This month we interviewed Helen Ryan, a Contracts Manager with HW Martin (Traffic Management) Limited, a national provider of temporary traffic management.
Read moreKeeping £150 million projects on track
For South Asian Heritage Month, we wanted to interview Manbir Cheema who works as a Programme Manager in the Network Rail Southern region. Manbir is a trained Project Manager and took part in a targeted female recruitment campaign in the region to urge more women and minorities to apply for roles that they may not otherwise consider.
Read moreThe RHA (in conjunction with Mandata) has launched the Kindest Town campaign and they need your votes
The Kindness campaign will help identify those towns that go the extra mile for HGV drivers and a little kindness goes a long way!
Read moreCelebrating women at Kier Highways
In an industry facing a skills shortage and striving to improve diversity, the importance of recognition and visible role models cannot be overstated.
Read moreHow can we live with that?
Road Safety Week is Brake's biggest road safety campaign and takes place between November 14-20, 2022 .The theme of Road Safety Week 2022 is SAFE ROADS FOR ALL, bringing together communities and professionals to shout out for everyone's right to make safe and healthy journeys on safe roads. In this blog, Rebecca Morris shares why it's so important.
Read moreRoad Safety Week 2022 raises awareness of risks for teenage drivers
Parents of young people are being warned that their children are more at risk from death or injury in road crashes than from drinking alcohol, taking drugs or violent crime as part of Road Safety Week 2022. The warning comes from Sharron Huddleston, whose 18-year-old daughter Caitlin was killed in 2017 in a traffic collision.
Read moreVehicle Safety Matters
Every time we set out on a journey we expect that we will reach our destination safely. However, around 1,700 people die on Great Britain’s roads each year, and that number has hardly changed for the last ten years.
Read moreGlasgow "Avenues Project" Walking Tour with Isla Jackson
Earlier this week Women in Transport Scotland held our “Fascinating World of Street Design” event, which was both our first in-person gathering since our launch and also our first active travel focussed event. The event was coordinated by our Active Travel Lead, Becki Cox of Glasgow University, and we were privileged to be joined by WiT Scotland member Isla Jackson, structural engineer and Director at Civic Engineers, who led the walking tour along Sauchiehall Street.
Read moreAn audience with Rajinder Pryor MBE
Last week we were delighted to welcome Rajinder Pryor for our second installment of ‘An audience with…’ organised by the Scotland hub. This was an event set up in collaboration with Women in Rail Scotland and we were thrilled to meet many new faces as well as welcome back familiar ones! The session was chaired by Diane Burke from Calmac and facilitated by Becki Cox from Glasgow University.
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