Preserving corporate memory in rail
The rail industry is built on longevity. Assets last for decades, standards evolve over generations and safety depends on understanding not just what to do, but why things are done that way. This makes corporate memory, the accumulated knowledge of people, projects and past decisions, one of rail’s most valuable assets. Malcolm Wilson, founder of IPEX Consulting, delved deeper into the importance of this in rail and at IPEX in a recent conversation.
Pilgrimage and progress: Reflections on Hajj 2025 and the future of rail in Saudi Arabia
In this latest IPEX Insight, M. Umar Saleem, one of our Associate Directors, reflects on his Hajj experience, and how the transport infrastructure of Saudi Arabia now and into the future is an enabler for one of the world’s great pilgrimages.
The Role of Private Finance in European Rail Growth – a growing market for sale and leaseback?
In this latest Insight Ryan Bown, IPEX Managing Consultant, explores the role of private finance in European rail growth – a growing market for sale and leaseback?
IPEX Consulting secure Investors in People Platinum award
We are delighted to share that IPEX Consulting is now controlled and majority owned by the employee team.
Finding the future of rail
The Government’s consultation document A railway fit for Britain’s future, sets out a backbone for what will become the new Railways Bill.
IPEX Consulting now owned by an Employee Ownership Trust
We are delighted to share that IPEX Consulting is now controlled and majority owned by the employee team.
IPEX business update – Chris Hoskin relocates back to Australia
IPEX is delighted to announce that as part of the establishment of an Australian arm of our business, Chris Hoskin, one of our long-standing Company Directors, and our Head of Technical, has relocated back to Australia.
Is Sectorisation the answer?
With The Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill presented in Parliament on Thursday 18th July as the first step towards the renationalisation of passenger operations on GB’s railways, in this Insight Chris Hoskin provides some pointers on where the change could make a difference. The manifesto promise by Labour to renationalise the railways is based […]
IPEX expands into Australia
IPEX is delighted to announce that as part of our growth plans, we are expanding into Australia. We have been operating in Australia and New Zealand for nearly a decade, providing our consistent expert advice primarily across the disciplines of rolling stock strategy, procurement, and financier due diligence. We are also fortunate to have members […]
Rolling stock should be central to the emerging open access rail market
Why rolling stock is a key component in building a successful open access operation.