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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.

Working for a private customer on a prestige residence, Alpha Rail has installed matching metal railings and gates to the front elevation of a double fronted detached house in Surrey.

The owners of a Grade 2 Listed property in Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire were seeking a supplier of metal railings for a project they were […]

Alpha Rail was recently involved in a local project which required bespoke metal handrails to be installed to a prestige residence in the Berry Hill […]

Spring is definitely in the air, which means the better weather conditions enables parkland and country estate owners to get out and about more inspecting […]