Products supplied by Alcoa Fastening Systems have received official endorsement for use in the campaign to deter theft of valuable copper cable from the UK’s railway network, a crime which costs the industry £16M per year.¹
Searching for a more robust solution to the easily-removed nuts and bolts at spider junction boxes, Network Rail engineers in Newcastle upon Tyne approached the team at AFS. Following a series of rigorous trials and tests a Certificate of Acceptance was granted by the Network Rail Acceptance Panel, authorising the use of Huck® fasteners and associated installation tooling.
