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Network Rail deploys Evotix platform to all 100,000 of its employees

Matt Elson · How he acquired a SaaS startup for $1 (now $14m in revenue, not a typo) · Aug 1, 2022 · at 3:57

Matt Elson, CEO of Evotix, explains how large enterprise clients deploy Evotix software across their workforce.

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“So for example, network rail, big UK business, a 100,000 employees so that all of their employees will be using our platform.”

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The claim, plainly

All 100,000 employees at Network Rail will be using the Evotix platform.

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Assessment

The claim bundles Network Rail's adoption of the Evotix platform with a universal, 100,000-employee enterprise-wide rollout. Network Rail is indeed an established Evotix client, utilizing the platform across regional safety teams and central oversight for incident management, investigations, and safety audits (as documented in Evotix's September 2024 case study and UK Department for Transport procurement disclosures through 2025–2026). However, the scope of deployment did not cover 'all 100,000 employees': first, Network Rail's total full-time equivalent workforce is roughly 41,000 to 41,700 (the ~100,000 figure represents the entire UK rail sector including independent train operating companies), and second, the deployment was implemented for safety, oversight, and management teams rather than universally across all staff.

Evotix September 2024 Case Study ('Network Rail\'s Journey to Improved Safety with Evotix') detailing phased deployment for safety teams, audits, and central oversight.
Office of Rail and Road (ORR) Assessment (September 30, 2025) and UK DfT Rail Trends 2025 confirming Network Rail employed approximately 41,000 to 41,700 FTE staff, not 100,000.
UK Department for Transport public spend registers (October 2025) confirming active Evotix HSSEQ licensing for Network Rail.

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[1] frogcapital.com [2] evotix.com [3] hubspotusercontent-na1.net [4] orr.gov.uk [5] www.gov.uk [6] www.gov.uk

"Network Rail" headcount OR employees 2022 OR 2023 OR 2024 OR 2025 "Evotix" "Network Rail" "Evotix" "Network Rail" contract OR procurement OR "Assure" "Evotix" OR "SHE Software" "Network Rail" procurement OR contract

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