Network Rail’s Control Period 7 kicked off in April 2024 with £44bn made available to the organisation for the next five years in order to provide a boost to safety and reliability. 12 months on – or 20% through the Control Period itself, and industry figures are warning that too little rail work is flowing through to suppliers, with many citing a slow start to CP7 as a reason for less-than-anticipated revenues so far. In time, many are worried a lack of work will lead to further redundancies and potential business closures.
Today, we speak to Christian Fry of Carter Fry. Christian is part of a team that helps businesses grow – and has completed some analysis on CP7’s impact on the supply chain in its first year.
Posted recently on LinkedIn, Christian’s analysis highlights some of the stark realities the industry faces, and we are delighted to speak to him on Rail Industry Connected to discuss this further.
You can view Christian’s analysis here.
You can find out more about Carter Fry here: https://www.carterfry.co.uk/
