Trip rail fencing

Trip Rail fencing often called knee rail prevents unwanted traffic from accessing grass areas and verges.

For the protection of grassed or planted areas trip rails protect and preserve the condition of the surrounding landscape. The rail also shows the area's boundaries and doesn't allow vehicles or bikes through its unobtrusive design.

As well as protection Alpha Rail offers trip rails that looks aesthetically pleasing and gives the finishing look to already great looking greenery.

Fabricated from circular or rectangular hollow sections, trip rails guard aesthetically and effectively. The basic concept of the trip rail can be enhanced when combined with a finial from our extensive range.

If you want to enquire about our trip rails please call 01623 750 214 or get a quote here.

Gates

At Alpha Rail we make gates designed for privacy, security of course beauty.

Gates not only distinguish the entrance and perimeter to a property but they also create a first impression to all visitors passing by. We often ask ourselves us why house owners will spend freely on the interior design in the hope of creating a good impression but totally overlook the aesthetics at the front of their house?

Today, gates and railings are a focal feature for both security and garden design. They add a feel good factor to a property, quality in the form of craftsmanship and the use of traditional techniques to recreate time-honoured designs.

If nothing else, nicely designed Gates and Railings create a first impression that can make a real statement, showing the onlooker your understanding and appreciation of quality design and craftsmanship as well as giving your home a sense of grandeur and privacy.

If you’re interested in buying a new gate, check out our great range here. 

Handrails

The vast majority of homes and business' in the UK have some form of stair or steep gradient. Whether you have a slope that leads up to your house, stairs that lead down into your cellar or stairs that lead up to the 45th floor of your business, All of these stairs and slopes need some form of safety, in this case...Handrails.

Handrails in today’s market come in a wide variety of forms. Aluminum, wood, steel, and even plastic handrails are available.

However today, by far the most popular is the traditional wrought iron handrail.

The earliest wrought iron handrails date back centuries, but they’re very different from modern ones. That’s because the definition of ‘wrought iron’ has changed these days; today wrought iron is actually a form of mild steel with low carbon content. It’s still worked by hand the way old-style wrought iron was; it’s just harder and more durable today. At Aplha Rail we are able to manufacture a diverse range of bespoke wrought iron handrails to our customer’s exacting requirements, including fantastic styling and Balustrades

Wrought iron Balustrades add even more mystique and aesthetic power to an already gorgeous handrail. More importantly, they also enforce the handrail and make it even safer for use. If you have the space, meaning your handrail isn’t already attached to a wall, a wrought iron balustrade is a perfect addition to a wrought iron handrail.

Our Handrails can be fabricated from square or round hollow section to suit customer requirements.

Check out our fantastic range!

Juliette Balconies

“Romeo Romeo wherefore art thou Romeo”

The Aptly named “Juliette Balconies” is of course famous from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The shallow balcony is designed to provide a safety barrier in front of French windows but at the same time give you a feeling of your very own home balcony.

Juliet Balconies are ideal for:

• Housing developments
• Apartments
• Three storey townhouses
• Schools
• Hospitals
• Nursing homes
• Student accommodation
• And on the rare occasion... famous romantic novels.

Due to the increasing popularity of Juliette Balconies Alpha Rail has now added four stunning new designs to our collection, These are:

The Washington, the Lincoln, the Jefferson and the Cleveland.

All of which are fully galvanized with a robust black powder coated finish.

Juliette balconies are not only required for safety but can be a thing of beauty, a fantastic contemporary alternative to the usual ranges out there. Juliette balconies are easy to fit and are extremely cost effective.

Check out our great range here:

Bow Top Fencing

Bow top fencing is a traditional iron fence design that takes its name from its distinctive rounded top.

It is also a popular way to turn a standard perimeter fence into a much more attractive feature. Designed with safety in mind this makes this type of fence ideal for use on children’s play areas, in schools and play grounds.
Along with the standard bow top railing design Alpharail offers 5 additional bow top railing designs for customers to choose from, developed to meet client requirements and taking practicality, design and cost into consideration there is a bow top design available to suit all budgets.

Interlaced Bow Top Railing
This alternative to the standard design features a more decorative, interlocking design that provides a secure boundary while remaining pleasing on the eye.

Bow Top BT302
Popular for use in parks, housing estates and along garden perimeters this style of rail fence sees the addition of a vertical bar within the standard design, reducing the width between the rails.

Bow Top BT303
This design offers further alternatives to the traditional bow top design, again there is the addition of another vertical bar but this time the bar passes through the top rail into the bow itself. This variation is particularly popular when design is important to the overall finish.


Bow Top BT304
Taking the design element of the bow top fence even further the BT304 features hollow posts that are completed with finials to add a more decorative finish. Popular in housing developments and parks simply for their stunning features, this particular design is also customisable with the use of contrasting colours.

Bow Top BT305
Designed to meet the more decorative demands of customers this design incorporates a more elegant look, the smaller bow inlayed within the standard, with the high performance requirements and security benefits this type of railing provides.

Pedestrian Guardrail – Keeping Pedestrians Safe.

Normally used along higher speed road, pedestrian guard rail is designed to keep pedestrians safe. While traditional guardrail keeps pedestrians off the road except at designated crossing points, it can often be difficult to see through and obscures small children and pets that can’t be seen through the bars. There is a solution where you can use guardrail and can see through it.

Optirail only available at Alpharail offers railings that are staggered, so while the pedestrian guardrail protects the pedestrian from the cars, the cars can see the pedestrian whatever their size. As visibility will change depending on the speed and curvature of the road, there are different spacing and setting of the panels for different speed roads. The different panels also take into account the minimum stopping distance from the end of the rail and the angle that the driver will be looking through the rail. Using optirail can improve visibility by a factor of three giving pedestrians and drivers more chance of being seen, to see and to take evasive action.

Pedestrian Guardrails also have their used on lower speed roads in town and city centres, here appearance is often more important as the railings can smarten up the appearance of pedestrian areas. Decorative posts, rings and finials that tie in with other street furniture such as bins and bollards can help to give town centres an identity that the pedestrian guardrails on the higher speed roads lack. In addition to their primary function of keeping the pedestrians safe from traffic. Optirail also has a decorative guard railings option so you can have the same safety features as the optirail in a decorative railing.

Whatever the speed of the road, it is worth getting a quote from alpharail for your pedestrian guardrail to make sure the roads are as safe as possible.

Improve the Look of your Property with Juliette Balconies

Juliette Balconies have the famous namesake of Juliet from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, traditional stagings of the play have Juliet sat at her balcony with Romeo below. However the play itself makes no written description of a balcony only a window. They are not balconies in the traditional sense in that you cannot stand on them but provide protection from falls from door openings on the first and second floors.

So why would you have a Juliet Balcony instead of a window? A window has limitations on size, but with a Juliet Balcony you can have a full size door in place of a window that lets in more light and can be fully opened and stood at in summer to provide views over the surrounding landscape.


Juliet Balconies come in a range of designs; Alpharail has 8 different designs of Juliet balconies including The Portland, The Byron, The Rufford, The Bow Fronted Ruffold, The Chatsworth, The Washington, The Cleveland and The Stafford. The range incorporates modern and traditional styles in a range of finishes. The Portland and The Byron offer a plain Juliet Balcony. Whereas the Bow fronted Rufford like its name describes has a bow front that really makes it distinctive. The Cleveland is a more modern balcony with wavy lines to appeal to a sense of fun.

If you don’t see a Juliet Balcony you like we do offer a bespoke bespoke architectural metalwork service and can help you to design your own balcony to fit your own needs and design.

Why not visit Alpharail and take a look at our range of Juliet Balconies, to add character and style to your building project.