KNDS UK
Over a century of engineering expertise and innovation.
Operating on the same site since 1917, KNDS UK is an established world-leader in rapidly deployable military bridging systems for use in the military and for various disaster relief scenarios.
We are proud of our heritage and our reputation of providing the highest quality engineering solutions, designed, developed and manufactured at our UK site near Manchester.
Capabilities
Our range of rapidly deployable mobile bridging systems - the Medium Girder Bridge and the Dry Support Bridge - provide unrestricted manoeuvrability and interoperability, can be deployed in minutes and are used by coalition forces on operations worldwide and in civilian aid operations for humanitarian relief in disaster zones, currently in service with the British Army, U.S. Army and many other NATO forces around the world.
Manually built and semi-automated bridge variants are available, offering up to 120 MLC and integrated onto a variety of both tracked and wheeled military vehicle platforms. We are a long-established Prime Contractor to both the UK Ministry of Defence and U.S Department of Defense, operating a global sales network through overseas representatives, and working directly with international governments and Non-Governmental Organisations.
Following a contract signing with ARTEC - a joint venture between KNDS and Rheinmetall - we were selected as the KNDS UK footprint for the manufacture of Boxer Armoured Vehicles for the British Army to deliver an outstanding level of UK local content.
BOXER VEHICLES
KNDS UK has been selected as the KNDS UK footprint for the Boxer Programme and will deliver an outstanding level of UK local content. KNDS UK will undertake the fabrication of the armoured vehicle structures together with the assembly, integration and test of the complete vehicles at our newly constructed state-of-the-art Boxer armoured vehicle manufacturing facility in Stockport, Greater Manchester. So far, more than 800 vehicles in various configurations have been supplied to, or ordered by, three NATO nations – Germany, the Netherlands and Lithuania – as well as Australia.
A trusted partner
Bridges
As a trusted partner to over 40 military customers around the world for over 50 years, our highly skilled and experienced workforce is dedicated to providing excellence across all areas of the business, from concept and design to project management, engineering and manufacturing.
Our bridging systems support both military and humanitarian purposes, providing rapid and easily deployable gap-crossing capabilities, as well as temporary infrastructure relief crucial to the rebuilding process in emergencies and disaster zones.
Following a contract signing with ARTEC (a joint venture between KNDS Deutschland and Rheinmetall) KNDS UK was selected as the UK footprint for the manufacture of the Boxer Armoured Vehicle for the British Army so that every Boxer made in the UK for the British Army will start its life from the purpose-built, state-of-the-art facility in Stockport.
Board of Directors
Ian Anderton
Managing Director
Patrick Grady
Director
Ralf Ketzel
Director
Dr Axel Scheibel
Director
Frank Schnur
Director, Finance Director
Tony Webb
Operations Director
WFEL becomes member of KMW
WFEL becomes member of KMW (Krauss-Maffei Wegmann), which then merged with Nexter to form KNDS: one of the European Leader in Land Defence.
aircraft ski-jump
World’s first land-based aircraft ski-jump, designed and built by WFEL, shipped to USA for F35B vertical take-off testing.
Dry Support Bridge in Iraq
U.S. Department of Defense deploys the DSB Dry Support Bridge in Iraq.
Diversification
Diversification into the manufacture of tactical military bridges.
Development of Fairey Delta
Development of Fairey Delta FD1 and FD2 – forerunner of Concorde which held world air speed record for two years.
Royal Navy carriers
Built by Fairey Aviation, the Barracuda torpedo/dive bomber becomes the most powerful aircraft flown from Royal Navy carriers in WW2.
Contact us
KNDS Defence UK Ltd.
Sir Richard Fairey Road
Heaton Chapel
Stockport, Cheshire, SK4 5DY
England
Tel: +44 / 16 19 75 57 00
Fax: +44 / 16 14 31 35 75
KNDS Defence UK Limited,
Company Registered Number: 00310308 (England)
Registered Address: Sir Richard Fairey Road, Heaton Chapel, Stockport, Cheshire, SK4 5DY. England
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