ZONEGREEN PROVIDES SIDINGS PROTECTION AT LOCAL DEPOT
January 2022 A busy rail depot in Doncaster is adding extra safety measures, courtesy of Sheffield-based experts, Zonegreen, to ensure staff are protected, no matter where they are working. The rail safety specialists have installed a siding warning system at Doncaster Carr to counter the risks posed by work being carried out on the service […]
ZONEGREEN ADDS FREIGHT TO RAIL SAFETY CREDENTIALS
December 2021 Rail safety specialist, Zonegreen, has completed its first installation for the rail freight sector, equipping a new multi-million-pound logistics park in Northamptonshire. The Sheffield-based firm has added five powered derailers to protect a state-of-the-art rail traverser, which is critical to operations at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT). Zonegreen was commissioned by DIRFT […]
ZONEGREEN PROVIDING A SAFER MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
November 2021 With COP26 in full swing this week, many governments leaders and industry heads have been looking for ways toward a greener and more sustainable future. Whilst Zonegreen may be well known as the supplier of depot protection systems, what you may not know is that they are also one of the greenest, although […]
ZONEGREEN LEADS SAFETY DRIVE IN SCOTTISH DEPOTS
September 2021 Rail safety specialist, Sheffield-based Zonegreen, has completed the first in a series of planned depot enhancements for Scottish railway operator, ScotRail. The firm has installed its flagship Depot Personnel Protection System (DPPS) at Aberdeen’s Clayhills facility to ensure staff are protected from unauthorised vehicle movements. Working with project managers, CPMS, Zonegreen has replaced […]
ZONEGREEN SHOWCASES SAFETY UPGRADES AT RAILTEX
August 2021 Rail safety specialists, Zonegreen, will be exhibiting their market leading depot protection system at Railtex/Infrarail next month, to highlight its most recent developments. The Sheffield-based firm will be at Birmingham’s NEC from September 7-9 to demonstrate its Depot Personnel Protection System (DPPS) in person for the first time since the pandemic. Visitors to Zonegreen’s […]
ZONEGREEN TRANSPORTS HISTORIC DEPOT TO CUTTING EDGE
July 2021 Sheffield-based Zonegreen has installed its very latest rail safety technology at a depot famed for servicing steam locomotives. London’s Battersea Stewarts Lane facility has become the first in the UK to benefit from a contactless version of Zonegreen’s flagship Depot Personnel Protection System (DPPS). The Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) depot in Battersea, which […]
ZONEGREEN MARKS END OF EPIC CROWN POINT PROJECT
June 2021 Rail safety specialists, Zonegreen, have successfully concluded a two-year installation of their flagship Depot Personnel Protection System (DPPS) at the Crown Point maintenance facility in Norwich. The Sheffield firm returned to the depot last month to equip a final two roads with its innovative safety system, taking the total number of protected roads […]
ZONEGREEN ENSURES SAFETY AT NOTTS DEPOT IS ON POINT
April 2021 Rail safety specialist, Zonegreen, is expanding the services it offers to Nottingham’s Eastcroft depot, following the installation of its Points Converter technology. The East Midlands Trains facility is the latest to benefit from the system, which automates the traditional hand points. Zonegreen has installed Points Converter on a set of points to the […]
ZONEGREEN DEVELOPS SOLAR POWERED DERAILER
February 2021 Sheffield-based rail safety specialists, Zonegreen, have launched an innovative solar powered derailer, to bring clients environmental and economic benefits. The firm has developed a means of integrating renewable energy into a powered derailer, improving the safety of depot staff, whilst eliminating costly electrical installations to remote locations. Zonegreen’s new solar powered derailer makes […]
ZONEGREEN DEPOT SAFETY ON RIGHT WAVELENGTH
December 2020 Rail safety specialists, Sheffield-based Zonegreen, have launched the new MK III control panel for their flagship depot protection system that uses the latest contactless technology. The new road end control panel offers a fast, efficient way to operate the firm’s Depot Personnel Protection System (DPPS), via an RFID interface. DPPS provides physical protection […]
ZONEGREEN PROTECTS STAFF AT TYNE AND WEAR METRO’S NEW £8.4m LEARNING CENTRE
November 2020 Employees entering Tyne and Wear Metro depots are now fully trained in personal protection, thanks to Sheffield-based Zonegreen. The rail safety specialists have installed their flagship Depot Personnel Protection System (DPPS*) at a new Learning Centre being used to ready staff for life in a Metro maintenance facility. Working with main contractor, Galliford […]
ZONEGREEN CELEBRATES MILESTONE ORDER
October 2020 Sheffield-based rail industry specialist, Zonegreen, is marking a major milestone in its 12-year history – the 2,000th order of its depot safety equipment. The firm has secured a contract with Volker Fitzpatrick to install its flagship Depot Personnel Protection System (DPPS*) at Metro operator, Nexus’, facility in Newcastle. Design has begun on the […]
ZONEGREEN ACHIEVES AUSTRALIAN HAT TRICK
September 2020 A Sydney rail depot has become the first in New South Wales and third across Australia to call on Sheffield safety specialists, Zonegreen, to improve working conditions for staff. The firm has installed its flagship New Generation Depot Personnel Protection System (DPPS) at the Auburn depot, to replace outdated manual safety procedures. Situated […]
ZONEGREEN EXTENDS STAFF SAFETY AT MANCHESTER DEPOT
July 2020 Sheffield rail safety specialist, Zonegreen, has ventured across the Pennines to equip a brand-new maintenance facility in Manchester with the latest technology for protecting workers. The firm is adding its New Generation Depot Personnel Protection System (DPPS*) to a £20 million extension at Newton Heath, five years after it was installed in the […]
ZONEGREEN POINTS ISLE OF WIGHT DEPOT IN SAFE DIRECTION
May 2020 Rail safety specialist, Sheffield’s Zonegreen, is using its latest technology to protect depot staff on the Isle of Wight from the risks associated with manual hand points. The firm has installed three Points Converters at Ryde St. John’s Road depot, which serves the Island Line, an eight and a half mile stretch of […]
