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[ Rail & civils contractor · UK · 2013 – 2025 ]

From start-up to Network Rail Principal Contractor

My role: founder and Managing Director.

Business
Rail and civils contractor: P-Way, civils and labour
Role
Founder and Managing Director
Starting point
Start-up subcontractor
Result
Network Rail Principal Contractor status

Challenge

Growing an owner-run subcontractor into a business Network Rail would appoint directly. That meant management systems, accreditation and a team that could carry the work without every decision going through the owner.

What I did

Put in the structure, management systems and accreditation needed for Principal Contractor status; built the team and the labour model; and led work-winning, pricing and delivery, from early subcontract packages to direct appointments.

Outcome

Network Rail Principal Contractor status and twelve years leading the business. It is the route STH now helps other owners take, from direct experience rather than theory.

GROWTH ROADMAP · YEARS 1–3YEAR 1YEAR 2YEAR 3STRUCTUREROLES · MEETINGS · KPIsMANAGEMENT RHYTHMSYSTEMSSOPs · RAMS · ISO 9001ISO 14001 / 45001PC ROUTEASSURANCERISQS AUDITCHAS · SMAS · CONSTRUCTIONLINEWORK WINNINGTARGET CLIENTSFRAMEWORK BIDSREPEAT WORKCOMMERCIALMARGIN BY CLIENT · PIPELINE · HIT RATERISQSISO 9001ISO 45001PRINCIPAL CONTRACTORTURNOVERMARGINBASELINEFIRST FRAMEWORK AWARDPC CAPABILITY · REPEAT CLIENTSDRG STH-BD-01 · ILLUSTRATIVE
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Steve’s own experience as founder and Managing Director. The business is not named here. STH Construction & Engineering is a separate company and does not hold that business’s accreditations.

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