Author Archives: Jenna Ward

Mount Church of England Primary School in Newark was renovating its outdoor play areas and wanted to replace wooden timber post fencing with metal railings. The main contractor, Malcolm Construction had experience of an Alpha Rail installation at another school and suggested that quotes and designs be obtained from us.

There have been two very high profile examples in the media recently that highlight how fine the balance between safety and appearance can be when considering the installation of pedestrian guardrail and other metal railings or barriers.

South Kilburn’s brand new urban park was officially opened on 7 May having undergone major transformations that include metal railings manufactured and supplied by Alpha Rail.

Maida, Wellesley is a brand new housing development based in Hampshire forming the first phase of an exciting project for which Alpha Rail has manufactured and supplied metal railings and gates.

The Catalpa tree that has been standing between Rochester Cathedral and the town’s Norman castle for over 150 years is a much-loved part of the historic landscape.

Kirkby in Ashfield based metal railings and gates manufacturer, Alpha Rail has supplied pedestrian guardrail for a £50m road widening scheme in Northern Ireland. The widening project involved upgrading a 3.5km stretch of carriageway on the A2 Shore Road between Jordanstown Road and Seapark to dual carriageway standard. Improvements also included four new roundabouts at Shore Avenue, Shorelands, Station Road Greenisland and Seapark junction.

Travelling to work I noticed a stretch of metal railings adjacent to a busy roadway that had clearly been involved in a traffic accident. They were badly mangled and in need of repair or replacement.

Alpha Rail has been involved in the supply and installation of pedestrian guardrail on a £1.4 million road-widening scheme on Brixham Rd, Paignton, Devon

For many years Alpha Rail has manufactured and supplied stair core railings and balustrade to builders and other contractors working on high rise buildings such as car parks, flats, apartment blocks and schools. We now have a page on our website dedicated to stair core railings to provide further information about the various design options we can supply.