High Speed Rail
Unmatched Expertise in Delivering Reliable Public Infrastructure Globally
With over 50 years of delivering High Performance Steel Door Solutions to major infrastructure projects worldwide, Booth Industries brings unmatched expertise in protecting critical transportation systems, including Road and Rail networks, and busy Airports. From Crossrail and the original High Speed One Channel Tunnel Rail Link to the prestigious High Speed Two (HS2), our doors are engineered to meet evolving user safety and reliability demands. Globally we have delivered Multi-Million Pounds projects in South Korea, Hong Kong, South Africa, America, and even Antarctica.
Tailored Designs for High-Speed Transport Systems
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Specialist Cross-passage and Tunnel Door Systems, designed to meet the fatigue cycles and pressure stress of high-speed rail operations exceeding 250 mph, whilst providing over 2 hours of Fire Integrity and Insulation
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Station integration solutions that marry Onerous Performance Requirements with modern aesthetics for passenger environments
Infrastructure Expertise That Delivers
- Infrastructure specific products tested to the latest Fire (BS EN 1634-1) & Security Standards (LPS 1175 Issue 8)
- Physical Air Leakage, Hot & Cold Smoke, and Thermal Test Data to support Product Assurance and CE Marking
- Comprehensive Physical Test Data on the affect of Fatigue, Vibration and Blast on doorsets ranging from 4kPa up to 12.5kPa (+/-) over 5 Million Cycles
- Full BIM capability design using AutoDesk Inventor, and Solidworks Capability
- Parametric Door Models to streamline design to manufacture process and timescales.
Skilled Manufacturing Capacity
- Two Bolton based manufacturing facilities totalling 7,000 m², equipped with heavy crane capacity (up to 20 t) and large format bays for oversize doorsets (4 metres + in size)
- Fatigue rated, high-speed door production lines including new HS2-specific production cells for pressure rated fire doors
- Skilled Workforce with decades of experience in the manufacture of High Performance Doorsets for Safety Critical Application
Experienced Installation & Onsite Assurance Teams
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Our Qualified & Suitably Experienced Teams hold a full complement of relevant qualifications, including:
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Personal Rail Safety (P.R.S)
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Personal Trackside Safety (P.T.S)
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Site Supervisors’ Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS)
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Site Managers’ Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS)
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Level 7 NVQ Diploma in Senior Construction Management
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CSCS/CPCS Cards
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Full assurance package including Test Certificates, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), and BM TRADA
