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Celebrating A Very Special Birthday!

This August is the 90th Anniversary of arguably Denmark’s finest export and the Universes favourite toy. LEGO is one of the world’s most recognisable brands, with toys, films, tv shows,...

Testing…..Testing…..123

The Theme Park World unsurprisingly moves very fast and has its ups and downs. With this exhilarating world of rollercoasters and dark rides, technology is ever-changing. As part of our...

The Wizardry of Dark Rides

This week the UK reopened all indoor attractions meaning British theme park goers can once again experience the magic of Dark Rides. As a family-based engineering business, creating experiences and...

Garmendale’s Jungle Adventure

Garmendale’s Jungle Adventure – If you are looking for something exciting to treat your little ones to this weekend, we recommends Garmendale's latest Guide Master Ride System bringing the excitement...

See you in Paris at IAAPA Europe

It's that time of year again when the whole team pack up and take themselves off to the shows in Europe and the US. This year, EAS has been re-branded...

We continue to innovate

We have designed an entirely new electric car track retention system design made from a mix of steel and a new polypropylene compound that is a total game changer.

The Silver Trains are on their way home to Oakwood Theme Park

Back in November, we showed you a job we were working on for Oakwood Theme Park in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It was to refurbish the Silver train from the unbelievably cool...

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

At Garmendale, we have created train rides since the 1980s. Our range of electric cars have been delivering fun and excitement for kids at both Legoland Windsor and Sundown Adventureland...

Merry Christmas from the Garmendale team

  Christmas time is upon us again and after a hectic year we are ready for a short shutdown to recover and prepare for the year ahead. We hope your...

The Pirate Ship at Twinlakes Theme Park Service and NDT Testing

The Pirate Ship at Twinlakes in Melton Mowbray is one of those 'rites of passage' rides that some kids love and others look at in fear for years, without ever...

Megafobia Roller Coaster Refurbishment for Oakwood Theme Park

At Garmendale, we love theme park ride refurbishment, so when we were asked by Oakwood Theme Park to help them refurbish the trains on the Megafobia Roller Coaster, we literally jumped...

See you at IAAPA 2018

The team from Garmendale will once again be at IAAPA 2018 in Florida. To give it its full title, the IAAPA Attractions Expo is the largest international trade show for...

Wayne Ford Joins Garmendale as Technical Project Manager

Wayne Ford has joined Garmendale Theme Park Engineering as the Technical Project Manager. He has joined the business from Stage One UK, having been at WGH Transportation for over 21...

The solution to a growing team is a growing office

When your team is growing, you need the offices to grow with you, so we took the opportunity whilst some of the team were away at EAS in Amsterdam last...

At the Euro Attractions Show Amsterdam 2018

The EAS Show is underway and the halls are busy with interested trade visitors and just a few consumers wanting to find out what's big and upcoming in the future...

See you at EAS 2018 Stand 1-1039 RAI Amsterdam

Once again we will be taking the team to RAI Amsterdam - one of our favourite locations for EAS to showcase our new and most popular ride systems. This year...

Rhino Race for Chessington World of Adventures Resort

The White Rhino is one of the biggest and heaviest living, land-based animals in the world. The male weighs in at around 2,300kg (around the same as a new Range...

Joel Wright and the Electrical Test Centre

Joel Wright has joined the team as an Electrical Engineer. Joel, who is 24, lives in Long Eaton with his wife. With a father who is an electrician too, his...