Hepworth Rail International based in Redditch, Worcestershire UK, design, manufacture and supply bespoke train windscreen wiping systems, washing equipment and associated control systems across the whole market.

Hepworth Rail's customers include:
Bombardier (Globally)
Siemens (Globally)
Alstom (Globally)
CAF (Spain)
CRC (China)
CSR (China)
Rotem (Manila)
NVR (Korea)
Kawasaki (Japan)
TZV (Croatia)
UCW (South Africa)  

Each windscreen wiper system is designed to give maximum swept area, using the best combination of components from the following ranges:

• Pantograph or Pendulum - Single, Dual or Triple Linkage systems and assemblies
• Supressed systems
• Custom built systems
• Motors
• Arms
• Blades
• Wash equipment

Hepworth Rail offer a design facility to builders of rolling stock as well as refurbishment of existing vehicles, where replacement of pneumatic or existing electric systems is required, for the following types of vehicles:

• High Speed Trains
• Locomotives
• Electric Multiple Units
• Diesel Multiple Units
• Metros
• Trams

Hepworth Rail back up the Original Equipment and Aftersales markets in the following areas:

• Spares
• Consumables
• Overhauls
• Contract Maintenance
• New for old replacement
• Skilled Service engineers are available for commissioning equipment and maintenance training

Hepworth Rail believe that a high quality Project Management process is now the only way that many western manufacturing companies can compete in a global market. The economic benefits of manufacturing in countries like China and India prevent competitive advantage through cost alone and, therefore, quality of process is one of only a few ways to ensure UK manufacturers can continue to be successful in manufacturing and supply to global organisations like Bombardier, Siemens and Alstom.

IRIS Accreditation

Many in the Rail Industry have produced and adopted IRIS as a standard that meets ever-increasing contractual requirements and, as Hepworth Rail became one of the first companies in the UK to be awarded IRIS in 2007.

The success of Hepworth Rail, with over 160 projects ongoing throughout the globe, is attributed to its project managed approach and excellent customer services. Customer's Engineers concentrate on the aesthetic, aerodynamic qualities of the vehicle cab, while Hepworth Design Engineers concentrate on the optimum system to interface with the final vehicle design, unlike their competitors who generally supply off-the-shelf systems that then require additional design and costs to accommodate.