DNV GL Spadeadam

DNV GL Spadeadam DNV Spadeadam Testing and Research is designed to carry out full-scale hazardous trials and simulate real-world environments.

Situated in 50 hectares of Ministry of Defence land in the north of England, DNV Spadeadam offers the opportunity to test equipment, components, products, techniques and processes, and to provide data to validate computer models. A remote and secure location and some of the world's most advanced destructive and non-destructive test facilities make it possible to carry out rarely available trials,

including flammable gas dispersion, pipeline fracture tests and vapour cloud fires. What we offer:
- Blast and high-explosive testing
- Component and equipment testing
- Corrosion and materials testing
- Explosion testing
- Fire testing
- Gas dispersion and accumulation studies
- PE pipe testing
- Blast and ballistic protection design training
- Hazard awareness training.

03/02/2023

Please be aware that, from today, DNV Spadeadam Research and Testing will no longer be posting its activity on this site. However, as of Monday 6th February, we will be listing our daily programme on a dedicated helpline. Information on the following day's activity will be updated on this line by 6pm and by 12pm if the day's programme has changed.

The telephone number to call is as follows:

+44 1697 921 892

24/01/2023

Update - 24/01/2023 We have an additional 2 tests today that will result in noise.

24/01/2023

Daily Notices - 24/01/2023 We have 2 tests today that will result in noise.

23/01/2023

Daily Notices - 23/01/2023 We have 4 tests today that will result in noise.

17/01/2023

Daily Notices - 17/01/2023 We have 2 tests today that will result in noise.

13/01/2023

Daily Notices - 13/01/2023 We have 6 tests today that will result in noise.

12/01/2023

Daily Notices - 12/01/2023 We have 3 tests today that may result in noise.

05/01/2023

Daily Notices - 05/01/2023 We have 6 tests today that may result in noise.

05/01/2023

Please be aware that, from 6 February, DNV will be closing our Facebook site and will no longer be posting our testing information on this forum. DNV will be moving to a new ‘Alert Cascade’ system that offers our neighbours:
1. A Daily/Weekly ‘Hotline’ where we will publish our testing schedule.
2. Rapid distribution of information on site activity across Voice/SMS and email. This will give us a greater ability to give our neighbours more accurate timings and notification of delays.
Those who wish to receive information on our site activity will be invited to sign up to the system and select how they wish to receive information. Please be assured that this system is fully GDPR & DPA compliant. More details will follow in the next 2 weeks.

19/12/2022

Daily Notices - 19/12/2022 We have 10 tests today that may result in noise.

16/12/2022

Daily Notices - 16/12/2022 We have 4 tests today that may result in noise.

15/12/2022

Daily Notices - 15/12/2022 We have 1 test today that may result in noise.

Address

MOD R5, Gilsland
Brampton
CA87AU

Telephone

+44 16977 47404

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Situated in 50 hectares of Ministry of Defence land in the north of England, DNV GL Spadeadam offers the opportunity to test equipment, components, products, techniques and processes, and to provide data to validate computer models. A remote and secure location and some of the world's most advanced destructive and non-destructive test facilities make it possible to carry out rarely available trials, including flammable gas dispersion, pipeline fracture tests and vapour cloud fires. What we offer: - Blast and high-explosive testing - Component and equipment testing - Corrosion and materials testing - Explosion testing - Fire testing - Gas dispersion and accumulation studies - PE pipe testing - Blast and ballistic protection design training - Hazard awareness training.