Octavius Infrastructure

🚆 How Far Have We Come with Accessible Rail Travel? 🚆 Since 2006, over £1bn has been invested in Access for All (AfA), transforming over 1,500 stations - but with 2,500+ stations in the UK, there’s still a long way to go. 🔹 How has the AfA programme evolved? 🔹 What challenges still exist in making rail fully accessible? 🔹 How is Octavius driving innovation to deliver smarter, more cost-effective solutions? Find out in our latest article, where we explore the past, present, and future of AfA. Plus, access our AfA resource centre for key insights. 📖 Read more here: https://zurl.co/p3HjU #AccessForAll #BringingPeopleTogether #EvolutionOfAfA #RailAccessibility #InclusiveTransport #OctaviusInfrastructure #ConnectingCommunities

🚆 Committed to Making Rail Accessible for All 🚆 At Octavius, we believe everyone should have equal access to rail travel. That’s why we’re dedicated to delivering cost-effective, high-impact Access for All (AfA) solutions - helping to remove barriers and create a more inclusive rail network. With over 200 stations upgraded and hundreds more improved, progress is being made - but there’s still work to do. Our focus is on smart engineering, value-driven delivery, and making funding go further so that accessibility becomes the standard, not the exception. Find out how we’re transforming stations and making a real difference. Plus, explore our new AfA resource centre for practical insights and information. 📖 Read more here: https://zurl.co/fwzbl #AccessForAll #BringingPeopleTogether #InclusiveTransport #RailAccessibility #OctaviusInfrastructure #ConnectingCommunities

Over the weekend, our Electrification & Plant (E&P) team, working within Network Rail 's Southern Renewals Enterprise successfully commissioned four DC breakers at Oaken Lane—marking the first completed site within our CP7 DC switchgear upgrade package! The new DC will help to improve network reliability, and support a safer, more efficient railway system. A huge thank you to everyone involved including our supply chain partners. Stay tuned for more E&P project updates in the coming months. #BringingPeopleTogether #RailRenewals #ElectrificationAndPlant #RailwayInfrastructure #RailNetwork #DCBreakers #Switchgear #RailSafety #SustainableTransport #EngineeringExcellence #Construction #SRE Pasquale Intrieri Oliver Wrighton Liam Green James Buckley

We're proud to be part of this important Access for All project, now making it easier for all passengers to travel in and around Motspur Park station! #BringingPeopleTogether #AccessForAll #InclusiveTravel #MotspurPark #RailImprovements #StationImprovements #Infrastructure #Construction #AcessibleTravel

Exciting news! 📢 We’re delighted to share that we have secured all three lots on the new EHA 4 Framework, strengthening our commitment to delivering essential highways infrastructure across England! Octavius Managing Director Highways Gavin Pritchard commented “We are delighted to have been appointed to all three lots within the EHA Framework. From the feedback received we are particularly pleased to see how our submitted proposals resonated with the EHA reviewers, we look forward to developing these with EHA users over the coming years." During our successful four-year participation in the EHA 3 Framework we delivered over £40m in social value, driving wellbeing and economic growth. As we move forward with EHA 4, we look forward to continued collaboration with users of the EHA 4 Framework to maximise social, economic, and environmental benefits for customers and communities. Read more about this exciting framework 👉https://lnkd.in/eW6cqbWy Mike Todd Jamie Harrison Jon Millar #HighwaysMaintence #CivilEngineering #Construction #EasternHighwaysAlliance #Octavius #BringingPeopleTogether #InfrastructureImprovements ##Roads #Infrastructure #Engineering #HighwayConstruction

Discover how Octavius and its partners introduced the UK’s first use of carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) rods on the M25 to strengthen the Swanley Interchange bridges. This cutting-edge technology reduced CO₂ emissions by 8,100 tonnes, setting a new standard for infrastructure resilience. Read more about this award-winning project on our website 👉 https://lnkd.in/ePfRAPTU Nick Howard Jamie Harrison Vladimir Duraki Rafal Dzieciaszek Colin Gibb Connect Plus Services Connect Plus Services AtkinsRéalis #Innovation #RoadImprovements #Infrastructure #CivilEngineering #Construction #M25 #BringingPeopleTogether #Collaboration #AssuredAndSafeDelivery #HighwayBridgeConstruction #SwanleyInterchange #M20

When severe weather leads to road traffic collisions and infrastructure damage, our teams are on hand to ensure the safety of roads users and keep traffic moving.   A huge thank you to our Octavius Regional Civil Engineering Vehicle Restraint System (VRS) team for their swift response to a recent accident on the A12. They quickly secured and cleared the area, allowing same-day removal of emergency traffic management for our customer, TKJV (Tarmac Kier Joint Venture). #ORCE #OctaviusRegionalCivilEngineering #RoadImprovements #Highways #Infrastructure #CivilEngineering #RoadTravel #BringingPeopleTogether #AssuredAndSafeDelivery #DelightingOurCustomer #RoadSafety

We have made rail travel more inclusive and accessible for passengers at Barnes Station! At Octavius, we’re proud to transform infrastructure for improved travel journeys. Our Rail team has recently completed Access for All upgrades at Barnes Station, a Grade II listed site. Opened in 1856, it’s now a modern, accessible hub where everyone can travel with ease. We have delivered: ⭐ A new two-span uncovered footbridge. ⭐ Three lifts and three new staircases. ⭐ Improved wayfinding, lighting, and security. As part of our commitment to leaving a sustainable legacy, our team supported the local community during the project, including a volunteering day at the Wildfowl & Wetland Trust. The Access for All programme, supported by Network Rail in partnership with the Department for Transport (DfT), aims to remove barriers to travel and ensuring step-free access for everyone – in particular, parents with young children, older adults, people with health conditions, and those carrying heavy luggage. Enhanced accessibility also supports the local economy, reduces car journeys, and contributes to lower congestion and carbon emissions. Barnes Station is the sixth completed project in our AfA portfolio, across multiple Network Rail regions. Framework Director Rail, Isayas T., said “We’re delighted to have made another station accessible for all communities. A massive thank you to our trusted supply chain partners and the public for their patience during the construction period.” 👉 Learn more about our AfA projects and how we’re shaping inclusive travel across the UK https://lnkd.in/gTwiuZHB #Infrastructure #Accessibility #RailSolutions #InclusiveTravel #OctaviusInfrastructure #BringingPeopleTogether #Railway #StationImprovements #AccessForAll #Construction #CivilEngineering #Sustainable #Construction Nick Freeman Luke Smith Brian Cooper Michael Smith Matt Smith Julian Wisbey Alltask Limited Nusteel Structures Limited PSD Prime Scaffold and Structural Designs Limited Van Elle Crayside Consulting Arcadis Stannah Group NURSE ELECTRICAL LIMITED Brendan Keogh Air Temp Mechanical Services, Inc. #BarnesStation

Our Rail E&P team has successfully delivered and installed the first new DC switchgear module within the Network Rail Southern Renewals Enterprise. This is just one of many life-expired switchgear systems, originally built in the 1970s that we’re upgrading between Basingstoke and Winchester.   Once commissioned later this year, it will improve reliability to passenger services across the Bournemouth Mainline.   A huge well done to everyone involved in this key milestone. We're excited to continuing delivering railway enhancements and improvements within the Southern Integrated Delivery (SID) business partnership, which is Network Rail's new and innovative model to deliver a £9bn renewals portfolio over the next 10 years. #BringingPeopleTogether #Infrastructure #Railway #Transport #RailwayImprovements #Construction #Engineering #ElectrificationAndPlant #ElectricalEngineering #SustainableConstruction #Substation Liam Green Paul Welch James Buckley

The replacement of 10,000 Georgian glass roof panels over an area of two football pitches at Waterloo Station has demanded some innovative temporary works to avoid disruption to the millions of passengers who pass through the station every year. When you take your roof off it lets the rain in, and when it rains 110 days a year in London that means a lot of rainwater must be captured, diverted, and channeled away from the operational station, the concourse, escalators, stairways, platforms and retail units. The Octavius solution for Waterloo incorporates a temporary external roof structure positioned over the current station to keep the weather elements out and direct rainwater away and into catchment systems as well as incorporate an enclosed working platform to access and replace the existing glass panels. The work is being completed in phases therefore the working platform and protective roof structure must be progressively and efficiently moved over the station concourse as each stage is completed. In addition, there are seven temporary access staircases installed across the station. The new glazing panes being installed are 50% lighter than the original glass, on completion the new roof will reduce loading on the existing structure and increase the resilience of the stations glazed roof for the long term. Ujjal Khalique Eleni Tsatlidou Isayas Tecleberhan BEng MBA T. Matthew Wilson Network Rail #BringingPeopleTogether #WaterlooStation #StationImprovements #Infrastructure #CivilEngineering #Railway #Safety #AssuredAndSafeDelivery #PassengerImprovements #Construction