Airbus Factory, Broughton

Based in Broughton, North Wales, is the Airbus site responsible for the assembly of wings that are used on the commercial aircraft. Some of the main activities include wing box assembly, full wing equipping and wing skin milling. Once the wings are complete, they are transported to the final assembly lines in France.

Alpha Rail was approached by Steve Walker Fencing Contractors Ltd, who got in touch after seeing packaged Alpha Rail products on a previous occasion at the Airbus site. There was a requirement to replace a number of low-level hoops around the car park area, which at around 500mm high were not very effective in creating a barrier to guide pedestrians. People were taking shortcuts over the hoops and tripping over them, creating a safety hazard as people could fall into the road.