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“Ankur has made a real difference to the EGIP project, he has coordinated with multiple parties liaising between our design, plant and installation teams and ABC and Systra’s teams. He has helped brief and train the Scottish teams on our ROCs overhead line electrification systems and bought a real sense of camaraderie having spent a long time on site supporting and coordinating with the various parties. We are an SME so only a small part of EGIP, but Ankur has still managed to make a big impact. He has managed to put the contract aside and work to everyone’s mutual advantage that will make the project a success.“
“We are nominating Ankur for his work introducing the Rigid Conductor rail system to the UK for Furrer+Frey, tested at speeds of 125mph here. The initial installation on the Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvement Programme is part of a £742m project that includes 3 key tunnels : Winchburgh, Falkirk and Queen Street. Ankur faced many challenges, not least the management of all the stakeholders in the alliance and getting relevant information to all parties, including the workforce for whom the rail system is completely new. Communication was key, connecting designers with customers, including tunnel details which are crucial to the design of the anchor fixings. The major challenge was having to design, validate and supply the system with the much shorter than normal timelines to meet the Winchburgh 44-day blockade. Ankur also organised for the dedicated precision drilling rig to be imported from Switzerland and be ready for action during the 48hour shift towards the end of the blockade - all of this while managing the tight budget.
For someone new to the UK, just having to find your way to Winchburgh by satnav has been a challenge in itself!“
“I had the opportunity to work with Ankur not long after he joined our company on the Stanton tunnel project. I was immediately impressed by the way he adapted not only to the UK rail Industry but, coming from overseas, to a whole new business culture. Thanks to his engineering knowledge and business acumen, Ankur has quickly become a reference in our company and in the UK Rail Industry for Conductor Bar projects. He is one of the most dedicated and success driven Project Managers I ever came across and nominating him for the best Project Manager award was an obvious choice.“
“I worked with Ankur on the Stanton Tunnel conductor bar trial installation. I was impressed by both his knowledge of the technology and his enthusiasm to get things done. Nothing phased him and he worked sensibly around obstacles that cropped up and ensuring a quality end result was delivered. His determination, drive and dynamism have really made the work possible.“
“I worked with Ankur on several tunnel bids and must say that his knowledge, professionalism, energy and drive are what got those bids successfully over line. His ability to the organise, energise and motivate a far reaching team in different divisions and locations to produce outputs on time, budget and quality are something to be admired. Ankur has added value on whatever projects he has worked on.“
“I've got to know Mr. Ankur as a highly responsible and motivated Project manager with excellent technical and interpersonal skills.
Further on I would like to state that during our collaboration in EGIP and GWEP projects he has always perfectly understood his talks and was always of great leader beyond his field of responsibility.“
“I've got to know Mr. Ankur as a highly responsible and motivated Project manager with excellent technical and interpersonal skills.
Further on I would like to state that during our collaboration in EGIP and GWEP projects he has always perfectly understood his talks and was always of great leader beyond his field of responsibility.“A“
“I felt extremely honoured when i received an invite for the Rail Staff awards 2014. I really did not expect it so it was a very pleasant surprise and had no hesitation in accepting the invite to this prestigious event. My experience of the evening was amazing. We choose to get into the spirit of the evening and arrive in fancy dress which thankfully so did a lot of other people. The food was of fantastic quality and the little deserts were the best. The entertainment provided was thoroughly entertaining. The evening was expertly planned from beginning to end. It was a very humbling experience to watch the nominees and winners and listen to the reasons why they were there. I felt extremely proud to be part of the railway family.”
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