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York-based Transport Tech provider wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise.

York-based Incremental Solutions, a leading technology provider of smart transport systems who works with many of the UK’s leading rail operators, has been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise.

Announced today, (Tuesday 23rd April), Incremental Solutions has been acknowledged for its excellence in the field of Innovation, and are one of just 200 organisations nationally to be recognised with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise.

Now in its 53rd year, the Queen’s Award for Enterprise are the most prestigious business awards in the country, and are for outstanding achievement by UK businesses in the categories of innovation, international trade, sustainable development and promoting opportunity through social mobility. Winning businesses are able to use the esteemed Queen’s Award emblem for a period of five years.

Incremental was set up in 2014 and combines a team bringing significant experiences from commercial software, engineering, business management and transport network industries. Working with companies such as Network Rail, LNER, Northern, Transpennine Express, EMT (East Midlands Trains) and Grand Central, Incremental provides Global Positioning System (GPS) data visualisation and analysis software which generates detailed performance insight for transport operators - enabling them to improve and optimise their efficiency. This is particularly beneficial in the areas of timetable verification and incident management for example.

In 2017, Incremental Solutions secured R&D funding for their RAPPORT product from the Department of Transport through the Accelerating Innovation in Rail 4 competition delivered by Innovate UK – part of United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI). The competition focused on “high-value, low-cost railway solutions” and improving customer experience in stations.

More recently, Incremental announced they have been working with Network Rail and GWR on a prototype pantograph monitoring system. The O.L.E. project employs algorithms, created by Oxford University academics, that use optical recognition to measure the movement of the pantograph on top of each train. The system will identify emerging problems with the aim of minimising delays to passengers and supporting continuing efforts to further improve rail services.

Of the award, Daniel Lee-Bursnall, Founder and Commercial Director, said; “To say we’re incredibly proud is something of an understatement. This level of recognition is outstanding and full credit must go to the wider Incremental team and our partners for the hard work they do. There’s a real opportunity to improve rail and transport network’s performance with the clever use of technology, and we’re pleased to be based here in York and helping to lead that change.”

Now in its 53rd year, the Queen’s Award for Enterprise are the most prestigious business awards in the country, with winning businesses able to use the esteemed Queen’s Award emblem for the next five years.

Incremental will celebrate its award during a royal reception for Queen’s Award winners in June this year.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Andrew Stark .