Managing Director, Michael Ewart celebrates 33 years in rail

Almost 33 years ago our MD, Michael Ewart, walked into Room 12 of Irving House, Newcastle, reporting for his very 1st shift with Network Rail’s predecessor, British Rail.

Over the next 3 and a bit decades his career skyrocketed, starting in 1991 as a trainee S&T technician followed by…

– British Rail, S&T Trainee Technician
– British Rail, Signalling Technician
– Balfour Beatty & British Rail, Senior Signalling Technician
– Balfour Beatty, Signalling Team Leader
– Balfour Beatty, Signalling Section Manager
– Jarvis Rail, S&T Maintenance Engineer
– Network Rail, S&T Maintenance Engineer
– Network Rail, Infrastructure Maintenance Engineer
– Network Rail, Route Programme Director
– AmcoGiffen, Operations Director
– Amaro, Operations Director

… becoming our MD in 2019!

Congratulations, Micky… will you still be working in another 33 years?!

Close-up of a railway worker wearing a high-visibility orange suit and safety helmet branded 'Amaro,' attentively inspecting or repairing railway tracks, focusing on securing components with specialised gloves.

Amaro keeps country moving over Christmas

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New Starter Announcement featuring Lance Whisselle, Installation Technician at Amaro, with a beard and a thoughtful expression, framed in a circular cutout on a blue graphic background with triangle patterns.

Lance Whisselle joins Amaro as Installation Technician

New starters are coming thick and fast, as we celebrate the second railway professional to join Amaro in 2025.

Three railway workers in high-visibility orange safety gear examining documents and inspecting a complex array of overhead cables in an industrial setting.

Michael Ewart’s first site visit of 2025

Sunday saw our MD, Michael Ewart, carry out his 1st site visit of 2025, joining forces with our HSE Manager, Lewis Matthews, on track in Dorking!