Andy Gibbs

Said the following about Andrew Loveday:

“Andy is hard working & committed – usually the first in and last out, working hard to make sure things are done to the right standard and quality required.

With over 30 years’ experience on the railway, there is not much about civil work that Andy doesn’t know, and I have seen him work with the more junior members of his team to really develop their knowledge.

Andy always has a Can-Do but Safe approach – Andy will get a job done but he will never let safety be sacrificed, which explains I feel why he has such a superb reputation, I have known him identify a safety concern regarding access to a new structure and then stay late in the night to build a safe working platform for access in order to prevent accidents, and to drive the project forward.

Andy has a great Sense of Humour – he has a really good team spirit and often really cheers the team with his own deadpan sense of humour!“

Oliver Jackson

Said the following about Andrew Loveday:

“For the last year Andrew has been the Site manager and lead civil engineering operative for Amey Rail’s contribution to the Cross Rail Outer Area Project. Andrew has shown great leadership and innovative skills to successfully deliver the civil engineering construction of 9 separate structures. This delivery has been complex with access problems and working within safe operating limits of both track and machine capabilities. The work has also required great liaison and communication skills with the many others works contractors employed on this section of line.

Andrew has consistently produced a quality installation whilst working with young inexperienced work force and ensuring that safety standards both during, and on completion of the work, are never compromised.

All this has been achieved whilst living away from home in a variety of temporary accommodation; in fact Andrew has worked away from home for the last 8 years without a single complaint.

Andrew has devoted 38 years of his working life to the railway and his dedication and commitment is an inspiration to new members of the railway engineering fraternity.

Andrew is employed as a Site Manager but carries out many other tasks like controlling delivery of machines to site, monitoring consumables and equipment usage, fire safety checks, plus and other tasks which he knows need doing . He is the sort of person who cannot look the other way, so he just gets on and does it.

Andrew’s contribution to the project and attention to detail are a testament to his character. This is a selfless dedicated engineer, who takes great pride in the quality of his work and his consideration for others.

To relate one incident on completion of his construction task (which followed the approved design rigidly) Andrew observed that the structure he had constructed, whilst correct, did not address the needs of the contractor who was to complete the signalling installation. The structure did not provide safe access for installation works before final completion, Andrew having finished his work returned to the depot to construct a temporary access stairs and platform, this allowed the following contractor to access and work in a safe manner.

This was above and beyond what was required of him; but Andrew once again could not just walk away. The safety of people he had not even met had been considered and any issues resolved before he felt comfortable in going home.

Andrew has built many structures during his 38 years of railway work. None of these structures carry his name but they represent a working life of leadership, commitment and dedication.

Andrew’s contribution to Amey Rail is not just in his physical achievements but also in his example to younger, less experienced engineers of thoroughness and work ethic.“