Vp group businesses out in force at this year’s Rail Live exhibition

11 Jun

The Vp group will be exhibiting a comprensive range of specialist rail and construction equipment and solutions split across two stands at Rail Live 2021, which takes place on June 16th - 17th at the Quinton Rail Technology Centre, Warwickshire.

Groundforce Shorco, Groundforce Attachments and TPA, Rapid Rail Access will this year be sharing their rail offering on stand G8. The remaining divisions residing on G7 will also include other businesses from parent company Vp plc. Together they will form a peerless presence at this year’s exhibition, helping to keep the rail industry on-track.

TPA, who provide the widest range and largest fleet of proprietary temporary rail access products in the UK, will display equipment that includes their Lightweight Foam Rail Ramps, Strail - Semi-Permanent RRAPs, TAMS (Track Access Matting System), and from their pontoons division, Versadock modular plastic pontoons.

On display from Groundforce Attachments will be their range of rail handling and maniputation attachements, designed specifically for rail track renewal and maintenance. Products will include Rail Thimbles, Universal Rail Beams, Manipulators and Telescopic Rail Beams. There will also be the new Articulator 5000, Clamshell Digging Bucket, Log Grapple and Mulcher/Brush Cutter, powerful attachments for rail and land management.

Vistors will also be treated to a preview of Groundforce Shorco’s new concept plastic map box, the latest addition to their lightweight range of shoring equipment. Supporting its debut will be other shoring products such as Vertishore and the new EKOply Backing Boards, MAP (Modular Aluminium Panel) Boxes, and Quick Access Boxes which offer fast, manageable and safe shoring solutions for railway excavations.