The QTS team has been out at Baronwood following extensive earthwork damage to the rock cutting on the SAC line in Cumbria caused by consecutive storms Isha and Jocelyn in January 2024. The damage to the earthwork included windblown trees, exposure of rootballs on the slope, oversteep soils, and damage to the slope face mobilising cobbles and boulders which posed a significant risk to the active railway. Temporary Speed Restrictions (TSRs) had to be put in place as a result of this. Following the initial response earlier in the year, the team is now undertaking rock cutting remedial works under the NW&C Renewals framework. QTS, in partnership with designer Fairhurst, developed an engineered solution comprising draped rock netting and a new rockfill bund which reduces the risk posed to the railway and allows the TSRs to be lifted, putting passengers first.
About us
QTS is one of the country’s leading railways contractors, founded by MD, Alan McLeish. As a multi-discipline railway contractor, QTS provides specialist services in: Vegetation Management, Drainage Services, Fencing, Training, Civil Engineering, Earthworks, Geotechnical Services, Industrial Rope Access and Specialist Plant Fleet Hire. Our clients include Network Rail, British Gas, Scottish Water, British Telecom, United Utilities, SPT, Scot Rail, London Underground and numerous local authorities.
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- Industry
- Civil Engineering
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Strathaven, South Lanarkshire
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 1990
- Specialties
- Geotechnical, Earthworks, Civil Engineering, Drainage, Site Clearance, Arboriculture, Plant Hire, Rail Operations, Railway Plant Hire, Training, Rock-Fall Prevention, Soil Nails, Piling, Fencing, Environmental Services, IRATA, Structures, Building Services, and Confined Spaces
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Rench Farm
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Strathaven, South Lanarkshire ML10 6QJ, GB
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South Preston Office Village
Cuerden Way, Bamber Bridge
PRESTON, Lancashire PR5 6BL, GB
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Langley Mill
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG16 3RY, GB
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Love this! What an interesting way to show off the great work we do on the railway!
Environmental Maintenance Engineering Manager at Network Rail
Told in my favourite medium. The tale of Croydon Off-Track Drainage team and QTS Group RailBoss squad, a successful drainage maintenance shift, a suspected lost asset, and its subsequent recovery. Choose a job well done. #SussexRoute #DrainageManagement #Drainspotting #SimplerBetterGreener #LeadingWithPurpose #PositiveImpact #Maintenance #Railway #COTME
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QTS Group, a leading contractor in the British railway industry, partnered with Tele Radio Group to develop a remote-control solution for a selection of its machinery. Tele Radio visited QTS’s HQ in Scotland to understand what made the collaboration between the two companies a great success. To ensure worker safety, QTS staff observe strict safety procedures. A wireless solution introduces a next level of safety: operators keep their distance from machines – significantly reducing the potential for accidents – while improving their view of what’s happening. Moreover, Tele Radio’s TEQ line is PLe CAT 3 rated and features a stop function at SIL3 safety level.
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We are very happy to have been shortlisted for the People and Work award in the British Chambers of Commerce Chamber Business Awards! We're looking forward to the ceremony and wish good luck to all our fellow shortlisted businesses. 🏆 Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce
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RAIL ELECTRIFICATION LIMITED is marking three years of being part of the QTS Group by announcing substantial business growth.
REL marks three years of QTS ownership with new business wins
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"The opportunity that these young people have been given through this project really has the potential to be life changing." East Kilbride Rail Skills Academy kicks off with MSP visit Scotland's Railway
East Kilbride Rail Skills Academy kicks off with MSP visit - QTS Group
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An excellent piece from QTS Training Ltd Director Lorna Gibson!
"If, as an employer, you know you're providing people with the highest quality of training, you can have some confidence that they'll go out and operate as safely as possible." QTS Group is an NSAR gold-rated provider of railway safety critical and on-track plant training. In this Guest Writer article, Training Director Lorna Gibson explains why employers should invest in the best for their teams #railnews #railways #ukrail #rail
Why it pays to invest in gold-standard training for rail employees | RailBusinessDaily
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QTS is delighted to have become one of the 950 members of the 5% Club. Through this initiative we will work to inspire, educate and retain a growing body of people into ‘earn and learn’ placements to increase the number of apprentices, sponsored students and graduate trainees within QTS. The goal of the The 5% Club is to increase the employment and career prospects of today’s youth and equip the UK with the skilled workforce it needs. Committing to achieve 5% of their UK work force in ‘earn and learn’ positions (apprenticeship, graduate schemes or sponsored students), QTS is currently ahead of the curve with 12% of our workforce in earn and learn positions! #earnandlearn #careers
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We currently have a variety of vacancies across the UK, so why not take a look at what we have to offer and start your career in the railway with QTS? Some of our benefits include: 💰 Company pension 👨👩👦👦 Enhanced maternity and paternity schemes 🎓 Training opportunities 💁🏽 Volunteer leave For more info on what we have to offer visit: https://lnkd.in/exHiw82Z
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