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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...

The Gangsta Granny Secret is out

It's a project we've been working on for a while now but we're finally able to talk about our work on the amazing new Gangsta Granny Ride at Alton Towers....

How to build a Dark Ride – How Garmendale built the Forbidden Caves at Bobbejaanland

If you've ever wondered how to build a dark ride, in this post, we'll show you how we built the Forbidden Caves at Bobbejaanland. It's now approaching five years since...

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...

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...

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...

Electrical and pneumatic test and assembly area

We've been busy over the Christmas break and are well on the way to completing the design and construction of a new electrical and pneumatic test, repair and assembly area. It's another...

That was 2017 – A year in review at Garmendale

2016 was a very big year for Garmendale as the business grew and developed our range of rides for theme parks and attractions. Well, we're delighted to report in this...

The apprentice that engineers theme park rides

Last week (December 6th 2017) saw the launch of the 2018 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. It is a global £1 million prize that celebrates a ground-breaking innovation in engineering...

Finishing metal with a vibratory tumbler

One of the unusual machines we have in a quiet corner of the workshop is a vibratory tumbler. It's like a great big potato rumbler for metal parts and was...