Workshop Apprentice Intake 2023
We are now considering applications for our 2023 intake of apprentices. If you are highly motivated, have a keen interest in the engineering apprenticeship scheme and would like to be considered in joining Lightfoot Defence Ltd please submit a 500 word hand written application detailing your interest and why you should be considered for this scheme. The application process will remain open until 28th February 2023 and successful applicants will be invited for an interview March 2023
IOR Annual Dinner
The 121st IOR Annual Dinner was held on the 30th June 2022 at the Leonardo Royal Hotel London St Pauls, London.
Business Support
Since her arrival 4 months ago, Denise Gladding, the Business Support Manager, has been busy either installing, uplifting or upgrading most of our Business Support Systems. All our company policies have been reviewed and re-issued, our membership to the Achilles Platform (for offshore customers) and JOSCAR (for Defence customers) have been renewed and she has […]
Support for Naval Vessels Abroad
2022 has seen Lightfoot Defence Ltd increase their efforts in supporting Naval Forces abroad. Not only are we providing quick response support in the Kingdom of Bahrain to any Royal Naval vessel stationed or visiting there but we are increasingly seeing other countries take up our services for us to respond quickly and efficiently to […]
Lightfoot to increase refrigerant reclamation capacity
Lightfoot Defence are planning to increase the output of reclaimed ECR Grade R245fa refrigerant from their site in response to a shortage of the product in the wholesale market.
Specification DASS Fill & Drain Rigs – Qatar
Our task was to manufacture and deliver 6 sets of 03 DASS Fill and Drain rigs for the BAE Systems export market, Qatar.
Replacement Refrigeration Plant for The Brazilian Navy
Lightfoot successfully bid for the contract to design and build a multi-room refrigeration plant for the Brazilian Navy flag ship aircraft carrier SAO PAOLO.
Multi-room refrigeration system and air conditioning plants installed on an oil rig
Lightfoot were contracted to supply a multi-room refrigeration system that included significant redundancy.
Design review of on-board air-conditioning systems for the Royal Navy
As part of our commitment to the Royal Navy for continued through life support of their installed equipment, Lightfoot was tasked with carrying out a detailed review of the air-conditioning and associated systems as the equipment OEM.
Build & Delivery of 27 LIDSS units to the UK Ministry of Defence
The UK Ministry of Defence required a new machine to replace an interim solution that had been in service for 15 years which was no longer fit for purpose. The design requirements of the machine meant it had to be capable of recovering, replenishing, vacuum dehydrating, and pressure testing the DASS system on their Typhoon aircraft.