Lec-Serve

Solution has supported Lec-Serve through its Trades & Labour division for the past three years across electricians, testers and electrical mates for station environments and associated rail works.

Lec-Serve operates as a specialist electrical subcontractor for rail environments. They support planned maintenance, installation works and retail-unit projects within stations. Their work includes significant activity at Waterloo station alongside projects delivered for Network Rail and other Tier One contractors.

Understanding a specialist rail environment

Recruiting into a live station environment requires more than just finding an available electrician.

Lec-Serve's projects can involve both day and night shifts, with some work needing to take place outside normal operating hours because access, intrusive surveys or cable installation cannot safely be completed while stations are busy with passengers.

Solution therefore considers the practical environment behind every requirement, including whether the individual is comfortable working nights and whether their previous experience has prepared them for the additional demands of a rail setting.

Not every station-based role requires a PTS ticket, but candidates working trackside or on platforms may need the appropriate Personal Track Safety certification. Solution works with Lec-Serve to understand the precise requirement before placing workers into each environment.

Bringing the right tradespeople to each project

Candidate selection begins with relevant experience.

Where possible, Solution prioritises people who already understand rail environments and the expectations that come with working around passengers and additional induction requirements.

References are checked, relevant tickets are reviewed and the Solution team draw upon our own network within the rail market to understand candidates' previous project experience before putting them forward.

This level of screening is particularly important for a specialist subcontractor like Lec-Serve, where the quality and suitability of each individual matters more than simply supplying headcount.

A relationship built across the business

Our extensive relationship reaches beyond individual vacancies.

Solution has developed relationships across the organisation, from accounts through to the project management teams working directly with Solution-supplied personnel on station projects.

This gives us a detailed understanding of how Lec-Serve operates and the type of people who are likely to succeed within its projects.

As Lec-Serve's workload has expanded, Solution has continued to support its electrical workforce requirements.

The business is also part of the supply chain for the Greater Anglia route, creating potential opportunities across projects running from Liverpool Street towards Norfolk, alongside ongoing work associated with station maintenance and rail infrastructure.