Ganymede Subcontractor forum Autumn 2025

By Ganymede

​Ganymede Subcontractor Forum - October 2025

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On Wednesday 1st October, the Ganymede Rail team welcomed our valued supply chain partners to our head office at the Derby Conference Centre, for another successful Subcontractor Forum, reinforcing our ongoing commitment to collaboration, transparency and growth across the rail industry.

Hosted by our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) team alongside operational leaders, the day brought together colleagues from across our subcontractor network to share knowledge, challenge thinking and continue building a safer, stronger and more connected supply chain.

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A Day Focused on Safety, Wellbeing & Shared Learning

The forum opened with a warm welcome from Suzanne Thorpe (HSE Manager) and Oliver Wright (Operations Director), setting the tone for an open, solution-focused day.

Key sessions included:

  • Single Approach to Isolation 750:Daniel Webb, Network RailDC Engineer
    A detailed look at the latest isolation safety practices, ensuring a consistent, robust approach across all worksites.

  • Recent Events & Incident Review: Gary Lobue, Head of HSEQ, Ganymede
    An interactive workshop where partners shared insights and learnings from recent events to strengthen proactive safety management.

  • Unsafe Behaviour is Inevitable - Managing it is a Skill: Jules Reed, Behavioural Safety Specialist
    A thought-provoking session exploring human behaviour, practical techniques to address risk, and how leadership can influence safe outcomes.

  • Fatigue & Workforce Wellbeing: Suzanne Thorpe, HSE Manager
    A review of our latest workforce fatigue survey, with open discussion around fatigue management and hotel usage to support wellbeing.

  • CIRAS - Confidential Safety Reporting: Katie Johnston, CIRAS
    An overview of CIRAS’s reporting channels and how we can strengthen a culture where people feel empowered to raise safety concerns.

  • New Communications Standards: NR/L2/OPS/301 & NR/L3/OPS/301: Gary Lobue & Suzanne Thorpe, Ganymede
    A collaborative discussion on how new Network Rail communications standards will impact operations and how we can adapt effectively together.

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Throughout the day, the conversation was lively and solutions-focused. Our partners openly shared their experiences, asked challenging questions and discussed practical steps to improve safety and efficiency across the supply chain.

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Oliver Wright, Operations Director at Ganymede Rail, said:
“Our Subcontractor Forum is an important space for honest conversation and shared learning. By bringing our supply chain together, we’re not only strengthening safety and wellbeing across our projects, but also building the trust and collaboration that drives long-term success. It’s inspiring to see how these events have progressed since we launched this initiative back in 2023, with so much passion and commitment to making our industry safer and stronger."

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We closed with an open floor discussion, where attendees could raise any other business and share ideas for future focus areas.

Thank you once again to everyone who attended and contributed. We’re proud to work alongside such dedicated partners and look forward to continuing the journey together.

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