By Ganymede

Ganymede Proudly Supports Young Rail Professionals and Women in Rail’s Sizzling Summer BBQ

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Supporting Early Careers and Women in Rail

We recently attended the Women in Rail East Midlands and Young Rail Professionals social event and summer BBQ at the Derby Conference Centre. The event offered valuable insight into the initiatives and opportunities championed by both organisations to support and develop careers in the rail industry.

During the event, we heard from both groups including how Young Rail Professionals help influence and promote employment in the rail sector for people in their first 10 years of service, discussing what opportunities there are for people who fit this criteria. Women in Rail focused on how they support women across the UK by creating more opportunities to enter and progress in the rail sector.

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Championing Equality and Opportunity

We got involved as many members of the company are also part of Women in Rail across the country and help by attending and organising the events, which demonstrates our proactiveness with these sorts of events. At Ganymede, we believe that everyone should have the same opportunities and chances to have a role in the rail sector.

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The historical venue

Ganymede was proud to attend the event hosted at our Head office, Derby Conference Centre. The venue holds a long history of hosting rail events and contains a large mural which reflects the changes in transport through time and how trends have evolved.

Mark Lamb, Head of Client Development at Ganymede, described it as the perfect venue, calling it “well attended and full”, which reflects the interest of the people and members of the community within these groups. He also described it as a “relaxed environment” where he could catch up with former colleagues and meet new people.

Mark described his favourite part as “the networking”, where he enjoyed socialising with new people and former colleagues and gaining more knowledge on what they are doing within these sectors of rail. He also said he enjoyed the BBQ and that there was a good variety of food, a nice, warm and relaxed atmosphere around the event, and that it was a great experience to be a part of. The event was a place for people to expand their network, catch up with familiar faces, and enjoy a relaxed and friendly time.

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Future events

Ganymede is looking forward to taking part in similar industry events such as the Women in Rail Christmas Quiz, Rail Forum, the Institute of Water which is celebrating 80 years of running, and other events.