It was great for the ICW to be part of the Interchange Round Table on 'Collaborative innovation for sustainable value' at Interchange 25 (Connected | Transport | Infrastructure) in Manchester today.

Hosted by Skanska UK (Simon Cresswell) and the Rail Supply Group (Paul Corcoran), we joined a group of influential and committed organisations to discuss how we might realise greater sustainable value through collaborative and sustainable innovation.

Participating Organisations were - Amco Giffen, Buro Happold, Composite Braiding Ltd, Connected Places Catapult, Crown Commercial Service (CCS), Department for Business & Trade, Department for Transport, Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE), High Speed 2 (HS2), Innovate UK Catapult, Institute for Collaborative Working, Network Rail, Rail Forum, Rail Industry Association (RIA), Rail Supply Group, Skanska, Unipart, WSP (HS2 and GCRE were not present but are part of the initiative).

At the heart of the conversation is the Rail Supply Group's Rail Sector Innovation Charter.