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G-Tech and Wensleydale Railway Station
G-Tech has proudly donated 1000 of our Combined coper units to Wensleydale railway station. The upgrading and refurbishing of heritage stations have always been of great interest to G-Tech and associate company Colt Construction Limited, with Colt undertaking a wide...
Leigh Station
G-Tech is pleased to announce the successful securing of the Leigh Station project with Geoffrey Osborne. The copers for this station are bespoke with G-Tech ensuring all sizing is met.
Waterloo Station
G-Tech is pleased to announce the successful securing of the Waterloo Station Capacity Project. The units for Waterloo are bespoke, and we’re successfully casted and adhered with a tight programme forecasted.
INFRARAIL ’16
G-Tech’s team exhibited at the Infrarail exhibition for 3 days along with Viztek Limited. With a successful week, G-Tech continue with a promising outlook into 2016 following positive interest and enquiries.
RAIL LIVE ’15
G-Tech exhibited at Rail Live alongside Keyline Rail. The exhibition was a 2 day outdoor chance for potential customers to view the G-Tech Coper, and for G-Tech to acquire promising leads on upcoming work using the combined unit.
CONTINUAL GROWTH
G-Tech is pleased to confirm the purchase of further space beyond the current facilities. The company has invested in further land spanning their site in East Yorkshire beyond 6 acres, now continuing to pursue in extending the factory to accommodate more output and...
DROP TEST
With continual examinations on copers at G-Techs’ in house testing facilities, constant testing on all products is carried out to ensure nothing leaves the factory under Network Rail standard. G-Tech recently undertook further drop tests on their own tactiles to...
EXTENDED OVERHANG
G-Tech have recently had calculations implicated to give maximum projections on overhang of the combined coper. Due to the weight and the size of the coper a more flexible protrusion is able to be specified. On a case by case basis as dependant on the quality of the...
RAILTEX 2015
G-Tech had an extremely successful Railtex 2015 exhibition. As well as the joint G-Tech-Keyline stand the G-Tech Coper was also exhibited with Viztek on a separate stand promoting the tactile work which the two companies has developed together. G-Tech have continued...
JOINT TACTILE VENTURE
In recent months G-Tech has been working alongside Viztek Ltd to form a partnership in producing our own tactiles. Continually working together towards a successful future in innovation platforms, widening our target areas to ensure the knowledge of G-Tech is...
WESSEX ORDER
G-Tech is pleased to announce the successful securing of the Wessex Capacity Route contract.
NEW SITE FINALISED
In April 2015 G-Tech finally moved into a fully renovated new premise. Spanning 4.8 acres with room for 28,000+ copers the move is the next stage in a positive venture for the company. With G-Tech and Colt Construction employees the company has renovated a derelict...
NEW SITE ACQUIRED
As of Monday 30th June 2014 G-Tech Coper Ltd are pleased to announce the purchase of a new site on Freightliner Road, Hull. The new land, which is in excess of 3 acres, has been a must buy for the G-Tech group to accommodate the increase in demand for our coper.
TWICKENHAM STATION
Weekend commencing 23 May 2014 – Contractor B Keogh Construction efficiently installed 300 G-Tech Copers to the highest of standard during a 72 hour possession for main contactor Geoffrey Osborne Limited. The 1220mm x 1160mm copers with yellow tactile were delivered...
G-TECH COPER THE ONLY PATENTED COMPOSITE COPER IN THE UK
In the three years since May/June 2011 G-Tech Management and Staff have dedicated themselves to producing a solution to the conventional platform edging products found on most UK Rail platforms. We aimed to create a highly innovative product which was developed based...
BENTLEY REACHES 4 YEAR MILESTONE
Bentley station the first station ever to have had G-Tech copers installed in the UK reaches its four year milestone in September this year. The station was refurbished using the G-Tech coper in the Autumn of 2011 as a trial of the novel composite platform edging...
White lines now factory fitted
G-Tech have now started offering factory installed white lines highlighting the coper edge. The lines are applied using a Chlorinated rubber paint in White and applied to a 100mm depth from the leading edge. The paint being applied in the factory alleviates one of the...
New hazard tactile introduced
G-Tech have just supplied its first hazard tactile into the market at the Ashstead Station refurbishment. The new tactile meets all Network Rail standards and is supplied in a bright semi-fluorescent yellow. The tactile has been developed as a method of further...
Coper Lifting Methods Extended
The methods of lifting the G-Tech coper have been added to by introducing a new forklift truck or Telehoist lifting frame. The unit slides onto the forks of the lifting machine and clamps securely onto the forks by means of a pinch bolt system. The chains from the...