When client and contractor share one platform

9 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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In this promotional video, William Doyle MRICS explains how Network Rail used the Gather platform to manage a major upgrade at Birmingham New Street station without halting train services. The station, a critical hub with continuous passenger flow, required real‑time decision‑making across multiple contractors and thousands of moving parts. Gather provided instant, photo‑tagged workflows that delivered site facts in real time, eliminating reporting delays and giving early visibility into risks and potential delays. The result was verifiable progress logs from day one, no bottlenecks waiting for site records, and continuous alignment with the station’s daily rhythm. The video concludes with a call to action to book a demo of the Gather platform.

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You can't just hit pause on a major hub like Birmingham New Street. It's a critical artery in the national network. Trains need to run and passengers need to move, regardless of the high-value programme upgrades happening around the clock. For Network Rail, making that work meant they had to make decisions based on what was actually happening on site, not what turned up in reports days later. Gather put those facts in their hands in real time. Upgrading Birmingham New Street meant working within a living, breathing station. There were multiple contractors and thousands of moving parts which all had to knit together so it wouldn't disrupt the daily rhythm of the station. We built a workflow that was not just accurate, it was instant. So photos and notes were tagged directly to the workspace, which meant nobody was chasing for context. The results: we had clear, verifiable progress logs from day one. There was no bottleneck waiting for site records, and we had early visibility for risk and delays. When the work's moving, your information should too. Gather keeps you in step minute by minute. Want to see how? Book a demo.