about us

For more than four decades, Pearson Engineering has been synonymous with innovation, precision and the protection of life. From our home at the historic Armstrong Works in Newcastle upon Tyne, we unite world-class design, engineering and manufacturing expertise to deliver trusted technology across defence and critical industries.

Following our integration with Responsive Engineering, we now bring together over 440 specialists under one roof, combining advanced fabrication, machining and assembly with cutting-edge research and design-for-manufacture capability.

Our mission is simple: to help people, systems and nations move safely in a changing world. Whether developing battlefield technologies that protect soldiers or manufacturing components for civil infrastructure, we are engineering a safer tomorrow, together, through innovation, collaboration and excellence.

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our company

Our reputation is built on engineering excellence and trust.

From our base at the Armstrong Works in Newcastle upon Tyne, we deliver complex, mission-critical solutions for both the defence and critical infrastructure sectors. Our highly skilled workforce provide expertise across design, fabrication, machining, and assembly – offering true end-to-end, build-to-print capabilities under one secure roof. This means total accountability, seamless delivery, and the assurance that every component we produce meets the highest possible standards.

We contribute to all major UK armoured vehicle programmes, including BOXER, Challenger 3 and AJAX, and extend our expertise to naval, rail, energy, and nuclear industries. Our processes combine advanced manufacturing technologies with expert design-for-manufacture insight, enabling faster turnaround, enhanced quality and security, and precision you can prove decades later.

Pearson Engineering is certified to DIN 2303 Q3, ISO 9001, ISO 3834, ISO 45001, ISO 14001, BS EN 1090, EN 15085 and JOSCAR.

These credentials demonstrate our commitment to the highest standards of quality, safety, and environmental performance, ensuring excellence and compliance across all operations.

Driven by a continuous cycle of strategic investment and pioneering innovation, we remain at the forefront of British engineering excellence.

In every project we undertake, no matter the scale or sector, our purpose remains the same: to design, develop, and manufacture advanced technologies that safeguard lives, empower communities, and strengthen the industries that drive our nation forward.

 

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Our Values

Safe
Safety underpins every decision we make. From the products we design to the environments we create for our teams, we take a proactive approach to protecting people and ensuring wellbeing. Our technology is built to safeguard lives and our workplace culture reflects that same responsibility and care.
Collaborative
We always work as one and put the team first. Our people and their skills, experience and passion are at the heart of what we do. We work hard to create a collaborative environment that provides a fulfilling experience and in doing so, delivers the highest quality solutions for our customers. Our work is based on excellent communications and developing strong relationships with each other and with the members of the communities we serve.
Excellence
We take pride in delivering exceptional quality across every aspect of our work. Our pursuit of excellence means continuous improvement, rigorous attention to detail, and an unrelenting focus on performance. From concept to completion, our clients can trust us to deliver to the highest standard, every time.
Innovative
Innovation is in our DNA. Through investment in research, technology, and people, we push the boundaries of what’s possible. Developing pioneering solutions that protect life and advance capability. From AI-powered threat detection to advanced manufacturing and remote control systems, we are constantly engineering for the future.
Trusted
Trust is earned through consistency, integrity, and accountability. Our clients, partners, and colleagues rely on us to deliver what we promise safely, ethically, and transparently. With over 40 years of proven performance and end-to-end traceability in everything we build, trust remains at the heart of who we are.

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Pearson Engineering Minefield Breaching

Pearson Engineering's minefield breaching range includes powerful tools to move through even the most challenging terrain to defeat sub-surface explosive ordnance.

Our battle proven minefield breaching products provide armoured vehicles with the capability to defeat anti-tank mines. Whether intended for deliberate breaching or to support ‘freedom of manoeuvre’ for fighting vehicles, our blast-resistant ploughs give Commanders the option to move unimpeded and in doing so, maintain a battlefield advantage.

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Pearson Engineering Earth Loading

Pearson Engineering's earth loading range includes heavy-duty yet lightweight earth moving buckets. Each are designed specifically for vehicle type and in accordance with the needs of the end-user.

Our earth loading capability delivers a powerful digging and carrying ability, enabling armoured vehicles to transport materials, clear obstacles, dig and fill trenches and to assist in construction tasks. Our loaders can be provided with varying degrees of function and therefore complexity to support different mission sets.

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Pearson Engineering Interrogation

Pearson Engineering's interrogation capability includes a nimble, dexterous and accurate arm suitable for investigating ground sign and other suspicious indicators during Counter-IED route proving operations.

Our interrogation capability is rooted in providing additional capability for Counter-IED and Route Proving operations. To supplement physical detection from ground engaging roller systems, our interrogation arm can be used to further understand the nature of threats and to identify where risks may be present outside of the path of the roller.

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Pearson Engineering Obstacle and Earth Moving

Pearson Engineering's obstacle and earth moving range includes dedicated and multi-purpose blades which are designed to create and defeat deliberate obstacles and to prepare the ground for tactical operations.

Our obstacle and earth moving products include general purpose and multi-purpose dozer blades, designed specifically to meet the needs of different mission sets. Our blades are designed to be tough, robust and lightweight, enabling a wide range of obstacle and earth moving activities whilst minimising the impact on the vehicle’s mobility.

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Pearson Engineering Obstacle Marking

Pearson Engineering's obstacle marking capability provides armoured vehicles with the capability to mark safe lanes and hazardous areas during mine breaching and clearing missions.

Typically used alongside Pearson Engineering’s Route Opening Mine Plough, Surface Clearance Device or Route Proving rollers, our highly configurable obstacle marking systems support battlefield mobility by quickly and reliably marking safe lanes and the edge of hazardous areas.

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Pearson Engineering Excavation

Pearson Engineering's range of excavator manipulator arms provide powerful earth moving capability to combat engineering vehicles. Designed to be fitted with a variety of attachments, our products can be used to move obstacles such as tree abatis as well as to dig and move earth.

Our excavation capability is designed to support combat engineer operations such as digging, demolishing, removing obstacles and filling trenches to support Area Access and Area Denial.

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Pearson Engineering Vehicle Integration Kit

Pearson Engineering's products are designed to provide armoured vehicles with the ability to rapidly adapt to their mission, to overcome challenges to mobility and to deny mobility and momentum for others. Our vehicle integration kits provide 'quick connect' capability for vehicles which require exceptional flexibility and our direct fit interfaces provide enhanced manoeuvre support to fighting vehicles.

Our approach is often described as a ‘Swiss Army Knife’ in that host vehicles can be adapted to take on various combat engineering roles, or to overcome challenges to mobility. Integration of our products with the vehicle is made via a Pearson Engineering Direct Fit Interface or Pearson Engineering Quick Connect. The most suitable integration method depends on the mission requirements and vehicle capabilities. Our engineers will work closely with end-users and vehicle manufacturers to define the most appropriate route to minimise the impact on the vehicle and to maximise operational capability. Decisions are often based on hydraulic and electrical availability as well as the required role of the vehicle. Our integration kits are used to fit products that are designed to enhance armoured vehicle agility, tactical flexibility and adaptability. They are designed to be configurable and to deliver ‘freedom of manoeuvre’ to operations.

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Pearson Engineering Recovery Capability

Pearson Engineering's recovery capability includes robust and powerful earth anchors and multi-purpose dozer blades designed to hold a vehicle static for winching operations.

Our recovery capability includes a range of dedicated and multi-purpose blades which are primarily designed to support the recovery of other vehicles and for moving of heavy obstacles. A powerful ground-engaging blade sinks into the earth to hold a vehicle static, acting as the force against which the obstacle can be pulled. The same blade can be articulated to provide some obstacle and earth moving capability.

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Pearson Engineering Surface Laid Mine Clearance

Pearson Engineering's surface laid mine clearance range includes products capable of intelligently detecting and displacing explosive ordnance found within the path of the vehicle. Products are available for combat engineering vehicles and other types of military vehicle.

Surface laid mines represent a rising threat as Armed Forces turn their attention to near peer conflict. Our solutions, each designed to support the missions of dedicated combat engineer vehicles or fighting vehicles, provide a comprehensive detect and displace capability to support deliberate clearance or self-extraction in the face of air delivered scatterable mines.

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Pearson Engineering Protection and Route Proving

Pearson Engineering's Protection and Route Proving range includes battle proven, ground engaging roller systems to defeat pressure initiated Improvised Explosive Devices.

Our highly configurable rollers have saved countless lives, limbs and assets on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and have succeeded in ensuring ‘freedom of manoeuvre’ for soldiers around the world. Provided as either a full-width ‘route proving’ variant to actively check routes for the presence of Improvised Explosive Devices, or as a track-width ‘self-protection’ variant, our rollers are designed specifically to meet the needs of wide-ranging operational requirements. Our continued Research & Development and our approach to customisation provides confidence to those who use them.

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Pearson Engineering Assault Gap Crossing

Pearson Engineering's range of tactical assault gap crossing capabilities includes products to launch bridges from military vehicles. Our products are designed to provide in-stride capability without the need for dedicated gap crossing vehicle assets.

Like all of Pearson Engineering’s products, our assault gap crossing solutions are designed to be modular, to be interchangeable with other mobility and counter-mobility equipment and to support ‘freedom of manoeuvre’ on the battlefield. In a time when units are tasked to ‘march divided and fight united’, independent manoeuvre support is key.

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Pearson Engineering Mine Clearance

Pearson Engineering's range of mine clearing vehicles includes the MW50, MW240 and MW370 platforms.

Our range of Mine Clearance platforms and tools provide Armed Forces and other organisations with scalable solutions for mine clearance, explosive ordnance disposal and the defeat of improvised explosive devices. Our platforms and their tools can also be used to create mobility challenges for adversaries. Proven around the world, these mine clearance platforms and their tools are designed specifically to meet the needs of different operational contexts from large area clearance to support logistics and peace keeping operations through to clearance in complex terrain.

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