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Marshall Vehicle Engineering

Marshall Vehicle Engineering operates from a 12,800 square metre factory in Mildenhall which is a state of the art design and manufacturing facility. Marshall Vehicle Engineering’s design capability means they are the design authority for many vehicles, variants and ancillaries in service around the world. These include troop transport, specialist load beds and armoured protective systems for military logistic vehicles. Marshall Vehicle Engineering provide solutions that are designed, tested and fitted for all logistic applications on all chassis types; wheeled or tracked, light, medium or heavy.

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Load Beds

Marshall Vehicle Engineering specialises in the design and manufacture of load beds for the volume production of cross country vehicles for the military and other specialist users. Employing the latest design and engineering techniques, Marshall Vehicle Engineering draws on over 60 years of experience in the production of specialist military vehicles. Marshall Vehicle Engineering uses the latest production techniques including robotic welding and e-dipping to maintain a constant programmed supply of high quality long life load beds to programme, quality and cost.

Marshall Vehicle Engineering’s main contract is the production of 6,700 load beds for the UK MoD’s support vehicle contract with MAN Vehicles UK. In this programme over 700 load cases had to be considered when designing the basic load bed and many more whereby crane and winch variants were involved. These support vehicles are the very latest in logistic support. Marshall Vehicle Engineering is the design authority for most of the variants and is involved with many new vehicle programmes in the UK and overseas. Delivery of the 3,500th completed vehicle recently occurred to time cost and performance.

Marshall Vehicle Engineering works closely with Revolve, the current UK MoD supplier of Roll-Over Protection Seating (ROPS) systems. All Marshall Vehicle Engineering load beds are equipped with the appropriate interfaces to mount and secure the Revolve ROPS system. Marshall Vehicle Engineering can supply ROPS equipped load carrying systems fitted with the Revolve ROPS system if required.

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Please click here to view a video of Wolfhound being tested whilst fitted with a Marshall Vehicle Engineering load bed

Flat Racks

Flat racks are the load carrying systems that can be preloaded and then hook loaded onto the carrying vehicle. By using flat racks pre loaded, vehicle loads can be stored ready for transportation. The UK was the first to adopt this revolutionary system and Marshall Vehicle Engineering provided the UK system called DROPS which completely changed the military logistics system. Marshall Vehicle Engineering remains at the forefront of flat rack design and manufacture making smaller, lighter, customised versions for users that require them. Similarly, hook loading can be used to move ISO containers. Marshall Vehicle Engineering works in conjunction with its sister company Marshall Specialist Vehicles to provide hook loaded containers.

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