Category Archives: Technical Advice

Alpha Rail provides useful insights into specifying metal railings, discussing key points of the specifying process and what to consider

What should you consider when choosing pedestrian guardrail? Alpha Rail provides advice on selecting the correct type of guardrail for your project.

When working on a highways project where visibility is of most importance, many will opt for Alpha Rail’s Optirail pedestrian guardrail, which is considered to be the market leading product since its creation in the 1980’s.

One of the questions the Alpha Rail technical team has been asked is whether there is a legal precedent for the distance between signal posts […]

Expert surveyor, Roger Bristol provides some useful tips for Installing metal railings and pedestrian guardrail into hard and soft surfaces.

Alpha Rail's expert surveyor has the following advice regarding what condition a site need to be in to be surveyed to install metal railings.

Article explaining what is BS 1722 Part 9. The British Standard specification for mild steel fences with round or square verticals and flat horizontals.

Debating the pros and cons of fencing materials like metal railings v wooden fencing is an important part of the decision making process.

Pedestrian Guardrail – What is BS7818:1995