Tony Blanch

Tony Blanch is a Civil Engineer by profession and joined Network Rail as Quality and Business Improvement Director in 2020.

Prior to Network Rail, Tony had been in the employ of Costain since1987 where he held many positions, including Civil Engineer, Quality Manager and laterlly with responsibility for Business Improvement across the Group including Continuous Improvement (Lean and EFQM), IT, Commercial and Management Systems, Information Security, Business Continuity, Collaborative Working and Asset Management.

Tony is particularly passionate about Collaborative Working and how when linked with Lean brings about benefits and added value for those involved. Tony is also a Foundation Board Member for the Institute of Collaborative Working

Tony Blanch