TBD is the UK’s leading manufacturer of specialist material handling and access equipment.
Dependable and robust industry solutions and bespoke engineering projects streamline your operation, protect your employees and deliver optimum cost efficiencies.
Engineered in Britain, trusted worldwide.
TBD have a proven track record and reputation for quality and innovation in the aerospace sector. We design and manufacture a wide range of ground support equipment including cargo, baggage and passenger handling, engineering access equipment for flight line and hangar maintenance, as well as vehicle mounted access and service equipment. [Find out more]
Personnel and material lifts can be supplied based on a predesigned range of products, or totally bespoke to meet your specific business requirements. All TBD lifts are designed and manufactured at our specialist factory in the UK, so our solutions are not restricted by using mass produced, off the shelf components. [Find out more]
TBD provide solutions to lift, carry, move and even store equipment that requires a bespoke approach. From carrying tools and equipment dollies for material in atomic research facilities, to transporting the wings and fuselage of the world’s most advanced aircraft between locations, we deliver customised solutions. [Find out more]
TBD have a long history of designing innovative work at height platforms that provide industry leading solutions to height access issues. We supply a range of equipment to meet challenges of all sizes, from simple fixed-height steps through to automated, adjustable height installations for working on large items in factory, industrial or maintenance environments. [Find out more]
Bespoke solutions to protect and store
Robust, safe, fit for purpose
An industry view on the uptake of all-electric ground equipment, the benefits, and where the market is trending.
Embracing the future for everyone’s gain. How TBD chose to automate some core processes with robotics, what it means for skilled labour and production output.
An engineering insight into the different characteristics of steel and aluminium, and how proper material choice equates to products that best meet diverse requirements.
