Products from
Huthwaite based metal railings and gates manufacturer, Alpha Rail are about to
take a backstage role in the new Spider-man film.
The company has been
contacted by the film producers Rose Line Productions UK Ltd to manufacture and
supply pedestrian guardrail which will be used in the background of filming
locations for the super hero’s latest adventure movie, “Spider-man: Far From Home”, which will be released in July 2019.
Some of the filming locations announced include South
Street, Station Road, Newtown Road, North Street, Water Lane and Hadham Road in
Bishops Storford. Marvel Studios has also hinted that ‘Spidey’ could make an
appearance in London.
Commenting, Phil Ball,
Sales Director said, “We generally get calls from building contractors,
architects and landscape designers who want us to manufacture and supply metal
railings for landscaping, parks, gardens and highways projects, so it’s always
quite exciting when asked to supply something that will be seen on TV. It makes
the day job more rewarding when staff can see something they’ve manufactured
appear on the big screen – even if it is only for a few seconds of fame of
being able to say, ‘I made that!’”
This is not the first time that Alpha Rail has
supplied metalwork for film and TV shows, or famous venues. Their metal
railings have featured previously in the Batman movie when it was filmed at
Wollaton Park, the ITV drama called Trauma, a Morrison’s supermarket Christmas
advert, and a home restoration show called ‘Property Ladder’ that was aired
back in 2007.
In terms of famous venues, their latest project at
Highfields Park in Nottingham was featured on the local news, they have
restored the “Jack Hobbs” gates which are the main entrance to the Kia Oval and
they have also done personal work at the home residences of some famous actors
and gardening experts. A leading TV studio also commissioned them to recreate
scenes from TV programmes for their head office HQ.
