Mirus Aircraft Seating has received grant approval to build the largest commercially available aircraft seating test facility in the UK. Grant approval has been given by the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership Growing Business Fund.
The new 407m² facility, an extension to Mirus’ current 2,500m² head office site in Norfolk, will feature the latest in aircraft testing technology and have the largest capacity currently in the market. Construction will begin in September 2021, with the official opening scheduled for July 2022.
Ben McGuire, CEO of Mirus, stated: “The addition of our very own in-house testing facility is a momentous milestone for Mirus and a significant investment in the local economy. This will improve our capabilities right across the business, by reducing programme lead times, increasing our technical knowledge, and strengthening our overall competence.
“This will be the newest dynamic seat testing facility in the UK and will rival some of the very best facilities across Europe. It will give us the ability to develop new technologies at a much faster pace, allowing us to innovate and meet the specific needs of our discerning airline clients.”
The facility will feature a state-of-the-art, dynamic test 30 metre-long sled, which is a bespoke device used for destructive or non-destructive crash test replication.
