Manufacturer secures contract to supply London Underground safety equipment
Leeds lock manufacturer Pickersgill-Kaye has secured a contract worth nearly £500,000 to supply the London Underground with new safety critical equipment, as part of the refurbishment programme for the 1972 rolling stock.
Pickersgill-Kaye, a trading division of ASSA ABLOY, will provide the capital’s carriages operating on the Bakerloo line with 1,400 emergency alarm-pull handle units.
The firm also supplied wall-mounted devices in 2004 for trains serving the Central, Jubilee and Northern lines.
The alarm handles manufactured by Pickersgill-Kaye are electro-mechanical assemblies for locating in the saloon wall panels. When pulled a signal is sent to the driver and if they fail to respond in a set time the train will automatically stop.
Pickersgill-Kaye’s Rail Product Sales Manager, Andy Hewitt, said: “London Underground knew from experience that we supply reliable and robust safety critical equipment for warning staff of an incident or potential emergency. Designed and manufactured in the UK, the devices meet the exacting standards required by rapid transit systems.”
The Yorkshire lock maker is being transformed into a rail centre of excellence by owner ASSA ABLOY.
A major programme of refurbishment, including revamping the manufacturing facility, improving the work environment by creating new office space and implementing the latest design and computer technology, is nearing completion as the business looks to build on the success in its target markets by becoming an R&D centre.
