Jim Taylor, the Divisional Manager of NRL Rail, has been appointed a Director to the NRL Ltd Board, with effect from 1st January 2012.
Jim has worked with NRL Ltd, a privately owned company, since 1994 and was the driving force behind the establishment of the Rail Division in 2001.
Under his guidance, the division has achieved Link-Up accreditation in over 140 product categories and has earned significant contracts with Network Rail, Story and Balfour Beatty Rail, among others.
NRL Rail now supplies contracting services, contingent labour and PTS trades to most of the major names in UK rail infrastructure.
Jim Taylor said: “I am delighted to be made a director at NRL. Our Rail business has gone from strength to strength and I look forward to developing the Rail division further, with the help of an excellent team.”
Mike Barber, MD of NRL Ltd, said:
“Jim has worked tirelessly over the last few years to build and develop our Rail Division and with the support and hard work of his loyal team he has created a fantastic business unit.
“The team has, under Jim’s leadership, delivered consistently good financial results throughout 2011 whilst at the same time diversifying their supply capability.
“There is already a strong order book and pipeline for 2012 and we are confident that the ongoing success of the Rail division will continue to contribute significantly to the NRL Group’s performance.”
NRL Rail operates from offices in Grangemouth, Scotland where Jim is based and Wigan in Greater Manchester.
