Archive for 'Steel' Category
Alpha Help Transform York Racecourse
York Racecourse has poured £4m into a redevelopment of the course enclosure to overhaul many of the historic buildings on site. Main contractor Lindum Construction appointed Alpha Rail to help restore many of the original aesthetics of the enclosure area by manufacturing and installing metal railings and gates in designs typical of the era as part of phase 2 of the […]
Hove Gets Upgraded 3G Football Pitch
A haven for dog walkers, runners, playing kids and sports players in Hove has had its football pitch upgraded. Brighton & Hove City Council appointed Essex-based ETC Sports Surfaces to the 70x31m pitch reconstruction at Hove Park, East Sussex. The project consisted of the resurfacing of an existing Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP) with a modern […]
Zaun Fastline Link-Up
Two major Midland manufacturers, Fastline Steel Services UK and Zaun, have cemented a new collaboration which has been described as creating ‘a new powerhouse’ in the industry. Owners Mike Fellows of Fastline and Alastair Henman of Zaun have been in extensive negotiations. Fastline are now a shareholder of Zaun with Fellows taking up a directorship […]
Rolling Gear Makes Gates a Breeze
A Hampshire foundry is claiming to have made sliding gate manufacture, installation and operation simpler. Sterling Foundry Ltd, a part of the Cardin group of companies, says its CAIS rolling gear has revolutionised sliding gates. Ken Hurford from Sterling’s sales and marketing said: “Many new customers are finding the CAIS hardware package a breeze to make and […]
North East Manufacturer Eyes Southern Sales
Hartlepool-based expanded metal mesh manufacturer The Expanded Metal Company has appointed a new territory sales manager for the south of England. Russell Lobb, from Newbury, brings more than 12 years of experience in sales in the electronics and polymers sectors, most recently as general manager for vibration management system specialist Curotec Team Ltd. He studied Marketing at […]
Zaun Devises High-Security Upgrade to Palisade
Steel mesh manufacturer Zaun has created a high-security weldless mesh panel upgrade to steel Palisade fencing. Research and development manager Adam Christie has devised a fastening method to allow installers to fix Zaun’s ArmaWeavefencing panels to existing Palisade posts and horizontal rails. So long as the existing palisade posts were installed to British Standard 1722, they […]
Coach Fuel Thieves Foiled by Pulse Fence
A Shropshire coach company has beaten the fuel thieves who threatened to wreck their business after 100 years of operation by the same family. AT Brown (Coaches) Ltd of Telford installed monitored pulse fencing (MPF) to prevent break-ins, where burglars were syphoning off diesel from coaches. SPG Security Systems UK Ltd from Crewe installed an […]
Estimator Clocks up 20 Years
A senior estimator has celebrated his 20-year anniversary at Alpha Rail. Paul Johnson joined the Huthwaite-based metal railings and gates specialists in 1998, when the firm operated out of its old factory on Urban Road in Kirkby-in-Ashfield. His duties have included pricing projects and liaison with architects and clients over initial enquiries. During his tenure, he […]
Safeplay Helps Zaun Break Norwegian Turf
Norwegian artificial turf experts have turned to a British steel fencing manufacturer to support their move into installing MUGAs (multi-use games areas). Safeplay of Torvastad in Rogaland county has become Zaun Limited’s reseller in Norway after it won the order to install a MUGA at a new upper secondary school in Bremnes. Bremnes is a small […]
Zaun Rocks on First Gibraltar Order
British steel fencing manufacturer Zaun is celebrating a first order to Gibraltar – to surround a new play park for military families. Zaun supplied 350m of its Bow Top railings and five single gates – totalling about six tonnes – for the Four Corners play park, commissioned by the Government of Gibraltar and built by […]
