Hornagold & Hills - Project Management and Consultancy

Hornagold & Hills, the UK's largest independent project management consultancy, provides programme and project management services. From the management of complex capital projects to business and process improvement our extensive knowledge and experience of the rail sector has helped shape the strategies and programmes of many rail organisations.

• Hornagold & Hills provides management solutions in response to business needs rather than merely technical challenges
• We provide practical solutions - our reputation is based on the quality of our advice
• We are an independent private partnership, currently employing over 170 staff

PRACTICAL RAIL MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

Powerful commercial pressure for the successful delivery of projects requires project control and leadership. With these pressures and a demand for ever-greater efficiency and value for money, the need for effective management of projects has never been higher.

Within the rail sector we are also experiencing probably the greatest period of change ever. The challenge is to manage this change to turn it from a risk into an opportunity.

The issue for many is to strike the right balance between addressing these challenges with the resources and expertise available in-house and the use of project management consultants to manage projects and to provide expertise which simply isn't available internally. Clearly, the advantage of using external consultants is the level and variety of expertise they can apply to what are often highly complex issues. They should have detailed knowledge of the industry, but also bring best practice from other clients and other sectors. Above all consultants should provide practical solutions.

RAIL SECTOR MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

Hornagold & Hills provides advice and constructive management support to a wide range of national and international clients. Within the rail sector we have extensive experience of working with clients such as Network Rail, Railtrack, Railway Safety, London Underground Limited and its Infracos, English Welsh & Scottish Railway, South West Trains, Virgin, Irish Rail and the Strategic Rail Authority.

The highlights of our rail experience include:

• Commissions undertaken for Railtrack's Major Stations, Project Delivery, Property and Investment Directorates
• Managing the New Maintenance Programme for Network Rail
• Railway Safety - review and production of standards and procedures
• Masterplanning Railtrack's Major Stations investment
• Managing the UK's largest current station redevelopment project at CTRL Kings Cross
• Delivery of infrastructure projects ranging from signals and communications schemes, bridge renewals and track works to significant station redevelopments
• Strategic management of the UK's largest PPP, LUL's £13 billion Transition project
• Management of major capital investment programmes
• Design and implementation of best practice and procedures for Railtrack Investment, Property and Major Stations
• Delivery of minor works projects at stations, trackside and in depots
• Management of the London Interchange Network (LINK) project
• Managing strategic issues for the SRA including the Mark 1 Rolling Stock Replacement Programme
• Process reviews and programme and project management for TOCs and FOCs
• Investment appraisals for Irish Rail including risk and value management assessments under their framework agreement