strength in depth

We have a strong tradition of specialist expertise, innovation and engineering excellence. WFEL is Europe’s premier military bridging systems manufacturer with annual sales of about 50 million U.S. $’s. We are registered to BSEN ISO 9001and are prime contractors to UK MOD and US Army. We employ around 200 personnel and have extensive manufacturing capability including: CNC machining and Steel/Aluminium fabrication. Our engineering design skills include: CAD - Solid Edge 3D, AutoCAD, Medusa and finite element analysis.

WFEL have a 30 year plus proven relationships with the UK’s Defence Procurement Agency (DPA) and the Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO) i.e.

• MOD supplier since 1971
• MGB Design Authority
• Design, Test and Supply of APFB

WFEL are the principal tactical bridging supplier to the U.S. Department of Defence with excellent standing having supplied the following:

• MGB, 105 systems
• Dry Support Bridge (DSB) Engineering Manufacture Design (EMD)
• DSB production phase 1 and phase 2

Our capabilities range from concept design, prototype manufacture to full scale production and have been at the forefront of the development of many of the bridging systems that are in global service today. Our success is based on world class engineering and advanced bridging systems combined with in-house design, test and production engineering comprising of:

• Multi-disciplined engineers
• Range of transferable skills including materials analysis and platform integration.
• Latest design and structural analysis tools

battle proven
As prime contractors to the UK Ministry of Defence, the U.S. Department of Defense, and suppliers to a total of 38 armed forces worldwide, WFEL bridges have proved themselves time and again in the toughest conditions.

Wherever modern ground forces go into action, expect to see WFEL bridges.

history of innovation
WFEL’s origins go back to the Fairey Aviation Company, founded in 1915, a Company that built many aircraft including the Fairey Swordfish and the Fairey Delta 2. The Delta 2 not only held the World Air Speed Record in 1954 but its design included features such as delta wings and a droop-nose which were later to be seen on Concorde.

During the 1960’s WFEL became heavily involved in the supply of many products for the Nuclear Power Industry ranging from stainless steel waste containers to fuel handling systems. The 70’s began the era of WFEL’s involvement in military bridging with the Medium Girder Bridge. Which brings us to today with the Dry Support Bridge and the Air Portable Ferry Bridge.

From aircraft, through nuclear power stations to bridges, sustained quality, combined with technological excellence has produced leading edge products.

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