{"id":103291,"date":"2022-01-06T14:13:36","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T14:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=103291"},"modified":"2022-01-06T14:14:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T14:14:00","slug":"balfour-beatty-craidd-alliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/balfour-beatty-craidd-alliance\/103291\/","title":{"rendered":"Balfour Beatty and its Craidd Alliance receive IS044001 accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.balfourbeatty.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Balfour Beatty<\/a> has announced that its Craidd Alliance has achieved IS044001 accreditation, the international standard for collaboration<\/h2>\n<p>Balfour Beatty, in partnership with Transport for Wales, Siemens Mobility, Alun Griffiths Contractors Ltd and Amey Infrastructure Wales, is the worlds first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/power-supply-contract\/82668\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rail Alliance<\/a> to secure the accreditation.<\/p>\n<p>It recognises the Alliance\u2019s approach to sharing its resources, experience and skills to benefit its suppliers, customers and partners.<\/p>\n<p>They also won the prestigious Industry Award for Collaboration at the 2021 Institute for Collaborative Working Awards.<\/p>\n<h3>Craidd Alliance<\/h3>\n<p>The Craidd Alliance is responsible for the \u00a3738 million Core Valley Lines Transformation Project including the 25kV electrification of the route on behalf of Transport for Wales; forming a major part of the South Wales Metro project to improve and renew existing assets across the region.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Alasdair MacDonald, Balfour Beatty\u2019s project director for the Craidd Alliance, said: &#8220;This is an incredible achievement for Balfour Beatty and our Alliance partners, one that is testament to the strength of our collaborative culture and our commitment to continuous improvement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is through our close working relationships that we are truly able to enhance our performance and deliver key efficiencies, as we work hard to deliver Transport for Wales vision of a high quality, safe, affordable and accessible transport network for communities across the country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>First Rail Alliance in the world to achieve the ISO44001<\/h3>\n<p>Karl Gilmore, rail infrastructure director, Transport for Wales, said: &#8220;Collaboration is essential to the success of the \u00a31.5bn investment across the Core Valley Lines Project.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So, I am delighted that we are the first Rail Alliance in the world to achieve the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/balfour-beatty-iso44001\/57794\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ISO44001 collaboration standard<\/a>. 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