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Episode 16: National Highways, technology and understanding assets with Lila Tachtsi

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Lila Tachtsi
Lila Tachtsi

Asset Management Director 

National Highways

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Lila Tachtsi

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Lila Tachtsi

Asset Management Director 

National Highways

Lila is the Asset Management Director for National Highways and a distinguished Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. With over 25 years of industry experience both in the UK and overseas, Lila's passion lies in all aspects of asset management.

Throughout her career, Lila has spearheaded a range of successful projects for National Highways, the Department for Transport, Transport Scotland, HS2, and various local highway authorities. Her expertise and leadership have been instrumental in delivering outstanding results for these organisations.

Peter Haddock
Peter Haddock
Host 
Construction Talk

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Peter Haddock
Host 
Construction Talk

Peter Haddock is a journalist, influencer content creator and communications professional with over 16 years' experience in the construction sector.

He runs Content With Media and is a correspondent for Construction Manager, Earthmovers Magazine, Plant and Civil Engineer and other titles in the industry.

Time-stamped highlights:

[00:20] Peter gets the podcast started

[00:40] Lila gives insight into her career and discusses her role at National Highways

[2.21] National Highways enable 4 million journeys every day

[3:30] Changing mindsets around asset management

[4:35] The processes National Highways has in place to keep roads open and safe

[5.40] Making decisions on performance – “managing service rather than managing the asset”

[7:00] Thinking about the “lifecycle of the asset”

[8:06] Understanding assets with technology

[10:23] Rationalising and measuring the right data

[11.07] Working in partnership with the supply chain

[11.46] National Highways work with Causeway Technologies

[13.50] Staying transparent with National Highway’s Asset Management Policy

[16.50] National Highways is fully committed to their Net Zero targets

[17.35] “Every carbon investment counts”

[22:00] National Highways is “passionate” about investing in innovation

[25:01] The importance of modernising their systems and approach

[27:30] Lila is collaborating with colleagues across Europe and Australia and hopes to “push the boundaries” when it comes to innovation

[33:00] Prioritising technology

[35.27] Learning from mistakes and enabling employees with the right technology and data

[40:20] The role digital plays in understanding assets

[42:59] Peter asks Lila how the industry can attract new talent into the sector

[43:57] Lila shares her closing thoughts

[45:00] Peter wraps up the podcast

 

Links mentioned in today's episode:

National Highways

www.nationalhighways.co.uk

 

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