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Broadmead Live-Fire Range
Broadmead is Alford’s live-fire range in South West England, 30 minutes from Bristol Airport. Owned and operated by the Alford Group, it’s a secluded, self-contained site for:
Training | Research and development | Product testing | Film and TV production
The range at a glance
Shots up to 8kg, or multiple smaller shots, depending on the task
The pit: 150m x 200m and 50m deep, which reduces noise and fragmentation and extends the effective safety distance
Breaching jigs: for explosive method of entry (EMoE) training
Multiple firing points: each with safety bunkers
Secluded and secure: suited to sensitive work
Facilities
- Subterranean IEDD training lane
- IEDD skills house
- Breaching house
- Covered outdoor teaching area
- Multiple classrooms
- Laboratories
- Charge preparation areas
- Secure ammunition storage
- Test areas with safety bunkers
- Reception building, including canteen, offices and showers
Licences and accreditations
- HSE Explosive Manufacture, Storage and Usage licence
- Category 5 Firearms Licence
- Secure testing facility conforming to national and local police regulations
- ISO19001 accredited
- BBC-approved supplier