£500,000 investment brings rail industry first in Alfreton

EP Industries has secured a £500,000 investment from the national Rail Supply Growth Fund to that will bring forward a new facility in Alfreton, create five new jobs and safeguard an additional ten.

The firm, which specialises in the servicing of a range of road rail vehicles (RRVs) and pile-drivers, will use the new facility to broaden its service offering to include the testing, upgrading and repair of new and existing RRVs. The site, which will be capable of delivering all RRV services on location, is the first of its kind in the UK.

Eddie Pilsworth, managing director at EP Industries, said: “In order to become a world leader in rail, the UK must make considerable improvements to its supply chain. The first step in this journey is ensuring that all those involved in rail maintenance are equipped with the most reliable and efficient machinery available – something that we hope to achieve by incorporating all elements of an RRV’s servicing into a single facility.

“The funding provided by the Rail Supply Growth Fund will help us to save our clients valuable time and resources, as we’ll be able to support them with an end-to-end service, ultimately minimising any disruption to customers caused by poorly tested vehicles breaking down on our rail network.”