by Olivia Brown | Sep 30, 2024 | BCIMO, Facilities For Hire, Meeting & Event Spaces, Workforces of the Future
As a key aspect of business development, networking is an essential on the ‘to do’ list but, for those tasked with the ‘doing’, it can be a little daunting, particularly if they’re new to the role… and even more so when they’re new to the profession or industry. This...
by Olivia Brown | Sep 24, 2024 | BCIMO, Events, VLRNIC
In 2025, we mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway, with a national celebration of the past, present and future of rail, entitled ‘Railway 200’. Over the course of the year, railways and rail organisations across the UK will be delivering a...
by Olivia Brown | Sep 16, 2024 | Events, Facilities For Hire, Meeting & Event Spaces, Technologies of the Future
With environmental challenges and opportunities increasingly on the agenda of businesses, and awareness of them increasing within households, the question for many remains: what can we do? One of the options is to switch from a petrol or diesel vehicle to an electric...
by Olivia Brown | Sep 9, 2024 | Facilities For Hire, Meeting & Event Spaces, Rail Development & Test Site
This week the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre (VLRNIC) opened its doors for the first in a series of monthly facility tours. ‘Behind the Scenes at BCIMO’ offers an insight into a unique, world-class centre for rail innovation in Dudley in the heart of the...
by Olivia Brown | Aug 20, 2024 | Rail Development & Test Site, Technologies of the Future
In a busy schedule of meetings at and visits to BCIMO this week, there emerged something of theme: a timeline of rail technology from the past to the present, and on to the future. Add in train rides, robot dogs and electric scooters… but far from simply fun and...
by Olivia Brown | Aug 5, 2024 | Facilities For Hire, Research & Technology Support, Supply Chains of the Future, Technologies of the Future, Workforces of the Future
As the latest landmark in the regional innovation landscape, it’s time for BCIMO to lift the lid on its world-class range of technical and commercial facilities at the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre (VLRNIC), and to introduce a current funding opportunity...
