Railston Blog

This week Railston have had two students in for work experience, we asked them what they thought of the experience and this was their feedback:

“This past week I’ve experienced what it’s like to work in Railston. I’ve spent a little time talking to a member of each department to understand what their role is in the company. Talking to each department has made me realise that without one team; the others can’t run. I have spent most of my week working with the design team. I have done a variety of different tasks; all leading up to my project. I had to choose a room in my house and re-design it. To do this, I had to complete a survey as a ‘home work’ type task. This is to measure the room I chose for the project. I then had to draw up the arrangement of the room and include elevations- using a program called ‘AutoCAD’. Next for the project, I searched for images of the colours, materials, furniture and accessories used in the re-designed room and used them to create a sample board. I really enjoyed doing this, as it’s an ‘arty’ task.

Each member of staff I have worked with has been friendly and when working are all calm; there doesn’t seem to be any tension or stress, which is unusual for work! It just shows how Railston is different from other companies. Everyone works together and communicates well, even though they’re often in different department, which is a must in companies like this.

I have really enjoyed doing my work experience at Railston, nothing but positive feedback! All of the staff are friendly and polite, the building itself is stylish and the way everything runs is effective. Coming here has helped me develop lots of useful skills; for example I feel I am now a lot better at organising my time. I also feel I would be a lot more confident than I have been in the past, with new environments and new people. Throughout this week I’ve felt very comfortable and relaxed. Each night I went home and looked forward to the next day; employees are sociable and at ease; and the workplace is nice and stylish. This experience, even though it’s work has been a very good one and it is a shame to be leaving.”
- Chloe

"My work experience here at Railston has been very good. Although the work may have been boring, such as being in Accounts all day, sorting through mail and doing expenses, I still managed to enjoy myself.

The work may have perhaps not been the most exciting tasks, but I did learn a lot about the company: how it works, the design, the drawings, marketing and the money that’s involved. I learned more of how a company works as a whole and found shop fitting isn’t quite as unexciting as it looks.

I was able to see the designs and plans for one of the shops in Exeter and was lucky enough to go on site to the shop and see how it’s all pulled together to make what the shop is. I learned the importance of the different roles like the accounts, health and safety, sales and most of all the project managers.

Overall, I think I was very lucky to have my work experience at Railston and I actually have had a good time and experience. Thank you Nathan!"
- Sarah