What can we offer?
Alford Technologies provides a wide range of supporting services to a variety of industries requiring assistance and expertise in explosives.
Our discrete location and unique facilities at Broadmead Range enable us to offer bespoke and private services to meet the needs of each customer.
Throughout the years we have supported the security industry, scientific developments and trials, extreme product testing, and academic courses. This has included being a location for testing for explosive and chemical detection equipment, testing products against the effects of explosives, and demonstration days designed specifically to support course requirements.
Broadmead Range Facilities
Based in the Mendips in the South West of England, just 30 minutes away from Bristol Airport, Broadmead Range offers easy accessibility while being in a secluded, rural location.
Broadmead Range can accommodate for shots up to 8kg, or a multiple of smaller shots depending upon customer requirements. The site has a variety of areas suitable for live firing, including a breaching level, a search lane, and the main pit which is 50m deep. Throughout the site there are multiple firing points, viewing galleries and safety bunkers, including a sanger and large bunker with a viewing screen enabling customers to watch the firing and effects in real-time.
Our highly experienced Range Conducting Officers have a range of backgrounds, including EOD/IEDD, WTI, UXO, maritime ordnance, structural demolitions, and combat engineering. They can either be on-site to assist if needed or engaged with your entire visit.
Broadmead Range also has a variety of accreditation and affiliations, these include:
• HSE Explosive manufacture, storage & usage licence
• Category 5 Firearms licence
• Secure testing facility conforming to National & Local police regulations
• SO9001 Accredited
We are also able to offer targetry and fabrication, material-handling equipment (MHE) and operators, and a range of explosives, including HME samples.
Other site facilities include a laboratory, explosive and non-explosive classrooms, and secure explosive storage.
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Other Services
Other services we offer in-house or at your location are:
Explosive SMEs for handling, advice, and assistance
Special explosive effects
Armour/Protective Structures penetration testing
Consultancy
External Validation
Research and development
Within research and development we can offer explosive testing, explosive comparison testing, target effects tests including area effects, and explosive projectile testing. We are also able to provide rapid prototyping to aid quick research and development, therefore enabling us to react to current threats as well as specific requests.
For more information, or if you require a service that is not listed above, please email sales@explosives.net and we will see how we can tailor our services to suit your needs.
