In recent years, Pearson Engineering has worked closely with the Spanish Government, local manufacturers and end-users to deliver ‘Front-End Equipment’ that will help armoured vehicles designed and delivered by General Dynamics European Land Systems – Santa Bárbara Sistemas (GDELS-SBS) and TESS Defense to overcome battlefield obstacles.
Hosted by Alex Ellis, British Ambassador to Spain, and attended by Baroness Poppy Gustafsson, Secretary of State for Investment (UK) and Amparo López Senovilla, Secretary of State for Trade (Spain), the awards recognise companies that create and drive trade relations and economic growth across 9 categories: Commitment to our Collective Defence, Clean Growth, Retail Growth, Success through bilateral collaboration, Commitment to UK Space sector, Collaboration & growth in Spain, Driving UK innovation in Spain, Commitment to health & scientific collaboration, Investment in Decarbonization & Sustainability.
State-owned Spanish shipbuilding company, Navantia, was recognised in the same category as Pearson Engineering, whilst household names such as Molton Brown, Diageo and Octopus Energy took home accolades for their commitment to sustainability, scientific collaboration and innovation.
“The United Kingdom and Spain enjoy a close relationship between our governments, peoples and businesses. Our companies exchanged €65 billion worth of goods and services last year. The United Kingdom is the third largest investor in Spain and the main European destination for Spanish investment, reflecting our secure and trusting economic relationship, maintaining 400,000 jobs in both countries. We continue to work to protect and increase our trade relationship. We want to break down unnecessary barriers to trade and generate growth.” – British Ambassador, Alex Ellis.
“We are delighted to have been recognised in this way, demonstrating the weight of our impact around the world from our business in the North East of England. Our relationship with Spain runs deep spanning collaboration with the British Embassy, armoured vehicle providers, contracting authorities, local manufacturers and the end-user across a number of programmes. It is a great example of our ability to export innovation developed by our highly skilled team on the banks of the Tyne.” – Group Chief Executive Officer at Pearson Engineering, Ian Bell.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.