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Welcome to Grinsty Rail’s news hub. Stay updated with our latest business developments, contract acquisitions, and team updates. Keep an eye on this space for real-time insights into our journey in the rail industry.
We’re growing our team!
The last 3 years have seen Grinsty Rail grow and establish itself as a profitable, financially strong, and supportable business with an excellent credit rating and the potential to do a lot more. To help us do this, we are launching a recruitment drive to find the...
Diamond and Grinsty- Collaboration is key!
https://vimeo.com/722981260 Diamond Rail Services and Grinsty Rail have joined forces to combat Service Quality rectification with South Western Railway on their 455 fleet at Wimbledon Depot. Diamond Rail Services Front of House is going from strength to strength and...
Class 314 Train – full seat refurbishment
As the world focuses on COP26 and all things climate-related, we thought it would be a good time to share some recent work on a Class 314 Train. We recently received a request from a third party for seats that will fit onto an EMU Rail Vehicle being converted into...
Sheffield Tram Seating Refurbishment
1 Tram Set of Refurbished Seating Comprises: 2 x Perch Seat Assemblies6 x Tip-Up Seat Assemblies10 x Priority Seat Positions (Squabs and Cushions)70 x Standard Seat Positions (Squabs and Cushions) Grinsty Rail Interiors recently secured a contract for the...
Mid Norfolk – MK1 FK First Class Seats Refurbishment
An example of the skill set of the staff at Grinsty Rail Interiors was demonstrated during the refurbishment of 14 triple seat assemblies for Mid Norfolk Railway Preservation Trust. The seats were collected from the Trust and needed a lot of “tender care”. Once the...
Successful extension to scope ISO 9001:2015
Grinsty Rail Limited are pleased to announce another great achievement. Following a successful Stage 2 extension to scope audit by BSI, Grinsty Rail has succeeded in an extension of accreditation scope for ISO 9001:2015 by including its dual sites of Redditch and...
IT Hardware infrastructure Upgrade company wide
IT is one of those things you think, “Ah its not broke, so don’t need to fix it” but in the harsh reality of life, up to date also means more Secure. In latter part of 2020 there was a wholesale review of the current IT Hardware infrastructure at Grinsty Rail, which...
Midlands based manufacturer looks for continued growth
Grinsty Rail Limited, who are headquartered in Redditch with an additional manufacturing site in Nottingham, saw business grow by 40% in 2020 as it continued to support a vital part of Britain’s transport infrastructure during the COVID pandemic. With the Redditch...
EV Charging Installation now complete at the Redditch Site
With the continued media focus on Car emissions and EV vehicles, Grinsty Rail have had installed a twin port EV charging point which is in and is now fully operational. In 2020 the discussion to offer a charging solution to staff and visitors to the Redditch site at...
New website launched
Grinsty Rail are pleased to announce the launch of their brand new website. The board led by Matt Perry-Parker, Finance Director and MD designate undertook a exhaustive search for a supplier to completely revitalise their digital offering and selected Worcestershire...
Class 378
The Class 378 project was the refurbishment of 57 five car vehicles for LOROL Trains fitted with longitudinal seating like underground seating. Grinsty rail scope of work was to produce new seat cover assemblies. Working closely with our customer we had to manufacture...
Brighton Belle
The Brighton Belle project was a restoration of the iconic all-electric Pullman train, which run between London and Brighton between 1933 and 1972. This was the largest and most complex rail restoration project in the UK. Grinsty Rail worked closely with the...