UK testing facilities
QinetiQ MOD Shoeburyness Environmental Test Centre and range
QinetiQ Ltd / UK Ministry of Defence
MOD Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS3 9SR, United Kingdom
Access: Conditional
Testing capabilities
- Vibration
- Shock and impact
- Climatic and environmental exposure
- Fire and flammability
Services
Environmental testing of ordnance, munitions and explosives; current operator description says equipment and munitions are fired, shaken, rattled, rolled, dropped, heated and frozen; the site provides test, evaluation and training activities under QinetiQ's MOD contract.
Equipment
Operator calls the Environmental Test Centre the largest UK environmental test facility for ordnance, munitions and explosives; 21 operational firing areas are stated for the MOD Shoeburyness site; no chamber temperature or load limits stated on the cited current site pages.
Standards
QinetiQ operates the site on behalf of MOD under the Long Term Partnering Agreement/T3E service; no separate facility accreditation inferred.
Contact
Email: QQSHBEnquiries@qinetiq.com; Phone: 0800 0560108; Site phone: +44 (0)1702 383200
Approximate location
SS3 9SR ยท Postcode area location