The RailStaff Awards 2024

Nominations for Lifetime Achievement Award

Christopher Brazier

Said the following about Mark Hillyard:

“Whilst only knowing Mark Hillyard for four out of his 42 year service with the company, I have recognised his 110% commitment to management of his team, whilst being able to organise an array of team socials for employees and families. He joined the Railway Electrification and Power Engineering Swindon team in 1990 as a designer, and now leads as Electrification & Power Engineering Unit Manager.

He has become the crucial backbone for delivery of monthly safety bulletins to the team, an integral part of development, learning and safety prevention. For over 20 years, he has been a part of and often managed an annual Engineering Day at a local school to help promote and encourage students into opportunities engineering can offer them. In his spare time, Mark enjoys to take part in running events all across the country with fellow employees inside and out of his engineering team. He has also shown paramount dedication to the apprentices; assisting and mentoring them all throughout and beyond their apprenticeships.

His dedication, professionalism, and hard work is a testament to both the team’s success and his own success.“