Marshall Vehicle Engineering: a Marshall Land Systems Company - Protected Logistics

Marshall Vehicle Engineering (MVE) operates from a 12,800m² factory in Mildenhall which is a state-of-the-art design and manufacturing facility. MVE’s design capability means they are the design authority for many vehicles, variants and ancillaries in service around the world. These include troop transport and recovery vehicles, specialist load beds/trays and armoured protective systems for military logistic vehicles. MVE provide solutions that are designed, tested and fitted for all logistic applications on all chassis types; wheeled or tracked, light, medium or heavy.

Load beds / trays

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

MVE’s main contract is the production of 6,700 load beds/trays 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. MVE 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.

MVE works closely with Revolve, the current UK MoD supplier of roll-over protection seating (ROPS) systems. All MVE load beds / trays are equipped with the appropriate interfaces to mount and secure the revolve ROPS system. MVE can supply ROPS equipped load carrying systems fitted with the Revolve ROPS system if required.

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 MVE provided the UK system called DROPS which completely changed the military logistics system. MVE remains at the forefront of flat rack design and manufacture making smaller, lighter, customised versions for many users. Similarly, hook loading can be used to move ISO containers. MVE works in conjunction with its sister company MSV to provide hook loaded containers.