ELECTRIFICATION
Torrent Trackside now employs OHL sales and operations specialists
Rapid lighting
deployment enabled through the night repairs at Dawlish
Setting hire standards
Carl Abraitis, business development director at Torrent Trackside, discusses the company’s experience, organisation, and focus on safety.
orrent Trackside is a leading specialist portable rail plant provider, with over 25 years’ experience in this fi eld.
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We are proud to boast that we have an experienced team of dedicated rail professionals with skills in all the markets we supply to, predominantly the track renewals, track maintenance and overhead line electrifi cation sectors.
Overhead Line Electrifi cation
We have made signifi cant investments into the overhead line (OHL) electrifi cation market and quickly established ourselves as the leading provider of specialist plant to this sector. The sales and operations team has been bolstered by OHL specialists dedicated to providing our customers with great sales support and service prior to and through the lifecycle of any hire.
We can now supply any electrifi cation project in the country with a wide range of portable equipment, including line safety equipment, contact wire tools, lifting equipment, cable tools, drills and saws, cutting tools, and much more.
All equipment is supplied to a very high industry standard, being serviced and tested
prior to hire and maintained to a very high level by our mobile fl eet of fi tters or back at the Torrent Trackside local depot, all undertaken using rigorous health and safety procedures.
We are already supporting some of the major OHL projects taking place at various locations and signature projects in Scotland and the Midlands.
If you have any specialist requirements in this sector, please contact the hire centre (details below).
Coverage
We have a network of depots supporting all areas of the country, from Glasgow in the north to London in the south.
Each depot team engages with and works collaboratively with our customers. The management team attend planning and review meetings with our customers and are always striving to contribute to improving the delivery of all projects they are involved with, providing an intuitive local service.
Each depot is supported by dedicated plant fi tters and operators of the specialist equipment we supply, making us the local supplier no matter where your project might be. We provide a 24/7 service 365 days a year and have been providing critical support to many comp anie s during the r ecen t poor
Torrent Trackside is at the forefront of product development and innovation. Over recent years we have worked to develop many of the new and improved products on the market, working closely with industry leaders such as Geismar / Cembre / Husqvana and many more.
Safety
Safety is paramount in everything we do and we provide a highly motivated safety and compliance department that supports the whole organisation. All our staff are trained to the highest industry standards and regularly monitored by the compliance teams experienced personnel.
Plant reliability
Plant reliability is critical to increasing productivity and provides our supply partners the opportunity to deliver core works effi ciently and profi tably. We encourage a pain and gain policy with our customers as we know that our reliability statistics are exemplary.
Value for money solutions FOR MORE INFORMATION
T: 0845 769 7168 (24-hour hotline) E:
mail@torrent.co.uk. W:
www.torrent.co.uk
Also contact Carl Abraitis, Business Development Director T: 07715 159870 / 01543 421918 E:
carl.abraitis@vpplc.com
Or OHL Manager Mark Davies T: 07715 159905 E:
mark.davies@vpplc.com
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By providing a local service to all our customers, delivery costs for equipment are reduced and is offered free of charge within normal working hours.
We supply operators for priority equip- ment, increasing pro- ductivity and reduc- ing potential down- time on sites.
weather. Organisation
Torrent Trackside forms part of the very successful Vp Group of companies that specialises in all kinds of plant provision across many sectors in the UK and Europe. Torrent Trackside is a leading specialist portable rail provider to the rail industry and is headed up by MD David McNair, supported by a very experienced senior team.
Innovation
Helping to keep the Dawlish rail repairs ahead of schedule
Torrent Trackside can supply portable plant for any electrifi cation project in the country
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