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Garmendale Engineering delivers world-class services and ride systems to operators across the industry.

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OUR CLIENTS

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OUR SPECIALIST ENGINEERING SERVICES

The whole turnkey package

We apply our in-depth knowledge of engineering principles to deliver you a completely bespoke solution taking products from your concept design, through manufacture, installation, safety testing, and post opening support. Producing all of our designs with safety, quality, reliability, and maintainability in mind.

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This third-generation team offers maintenance, refurbishment and specialist engineering support across the entertainment industry.

RG11 GATING SYSTEMS

Garmendale’s RG11 gates are the most reliable gating systems available

With installations throughout the world, our gates have delivered many millions of theme park guests to their rides, in complete safety and with unrivalled reliability. These gating systems have a variety of customisable options, ensuring a unique guest management system to match your unique ride system.

Pneumatic gating system

Pneumatic gating systems

The pneumatic control system has been designed so that at no time is high pressure used on the gate activating cylinder, this is one of the main safety aspects of the design.

Designed to be almost completely maintenance free, the entire range, once installed will offer years of trouble free operation.

All our gates are manufactured to EN 1090 EX2 standards so you can be assured that every component is traceable and of the highest quality, with the added assurance that the workmanship is world class and built to last a lifetime.

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Electric gating system

Electric gating systems

Our Guest Control Gating Systems are world renowned for their unrivalled build quality, longevity and compliance with international standards. Garmendale’s all electric Guest Control Safety Gates increase throughput, with safety and reliability.

Compliance to British Standard BS-7036 sections 1, 3 & 4 code of practice for safety powered doors for pedestrian use and EN 13814 ride manufacturing standards along with ASTM standards where applicable, and performance levels to PLe where required, ensures the RG11 gating systems from Garmendale are amongst the safest available.

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PREVIOUS PROJECTS

Explore some of our greatest achievements

  • London Eye

    London Eye

    20 years of engineering support, from writing maintenance manuals to emergency staircase installations, and London Eye pod repairs.

  • LegoLand Japan Aerial Roundabout

    LegoLand Japan Aerial Roundabout

    This aerial roundabout was designed and built in-house by the Garmendale Engineering team and now resides in LegoLand Japan. The project was completed in just under nine months and is complete with an interactive shooting game.

  • Asian Theme Park Set Pieces

    Asian Theme Park Set Pieces

    We have proudly crafted huge set pieces for one of Asia's most advanced theme parks. Our structural sets accompany a ride system based on a very popular video game IP which opened in 2021.

  • Animatronic T-Rex Tracked Solution

    Animatronic T-Rex Tracked Solution

    Garmendale were approached by a world leading animatronics manufacturer to design an innovative tracked solution to linearly and radially traverse a dynamic motion attraction, a 4m tall T-Rex which weighed 2 tonnes for live audiences around the world!

  • Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi Gating Systems

    Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi Gating Systems

    Garmendale designed, manufactured, and installed a fleet of RG11 Gating Systems for 5 of Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi's finest rides. Each gating system was electric powered and custom built to match the ride's theming.

  • Dragon Falls Refurbishment

    Dragon Falls Refurbishment

    To ensure the long-term safety and reliability of Dragon Falls, Chessington brought in Garmendale to carry out a thorough refurbishment of the trough structure - the heart of the flume. Our inspections revealed decay in critical areas, particularly the spine brackets that connect the steel support work to the main trough spine.

  • Megaphobia Coaster Testing & Refurbishment

    Megaphobia Coaster Testing & Refurbishment

    The British standard 13814 for UK based coasters requires every carriage to be non-destructively tested every two years. Wooden coaster Megaphobia required a complete strip-down to ensure every bush and bearing is within the standards.

  • Vibrant Water Ride Equipment

    Vibrant Water Ride Equipment

    In 2024 Garmendale manufactured several key pieces of show action equipment for a vibrant water ride, that is part of the most advanced theme park in the world, which opened to the public in 2025.

  • Human Claw Machine Marketing Activation

    Human Claw Machine Marketing Activation

    For iconic brands like the Champions League and Just Eat, Garmendale created an ambitious marketing activation in which members of the public acted as the claw in a human claw machine.

OUR ACCREDITATIONS

IAAPA accreditation NAFLIC accreditation BALPPA accreditation ASTM International accreditation BSI accreditation ISO 9001 accreditation American Welding Society accreditation TEA accreditation BS EN 1090 accreditation

Get In Touch

If you’re interested in any of our products or services, please fill out the form for a response within 48 hours. Alternatively you can contact our headquarters direct using the number or email below.

Head Office

+44 (0)115 932 7082

enquiries@garmendale.co.uk

Garmendale Engineering
Dale Works
Manners Industrial Estate
Ilkeston
Derbyshire
DE7 8EF
United Kingdom