EKA Limited provides the Group’s strong engineering foundation. Founded in 1978, EKA is a specialist UK engineering business with a long record of delivery to the British Army, UK MOD and military customers in Europe and the Middle East. Best known for military vehicle recovery systems, special-to-role equipment, chassis integration and load-handling solutions, EKA has delivered three generations of recovery vehicle capability and supported critical platforms including CRARRV and MLRS Repair and Recovery Vehicles. Its expertise spans design, integration, manufacture, in-service support, integrated logistics support and lifecycle management, giving the Group a proven ability to translate operational requirements into reliable, supportable and field-proven equipment.
SDE adds deep independent technical assurance and specialist advisory capability. Since 1985, SDE has supported defence customers through impartial assessment, design, development and safety management of platforms, munitions and weapon systems. Operating across land, maritime and air domains, SDE provides safety, supportability, environmental and risk-management expertise that enables senior leaders to make defensible, evidence-based decisions. Its ability to deploy expert-led, multi-disciplinary teams across the CADMID cycle and Defence Lines of Development materially strengthens the Group’s capacity to support programmes where scrutiny, complexity and accountability are especially high.
Together, these capabilities create a more complete proposition for defence customers. For senior stakeholders, engineering decisions can be informed and validated in parallel. Risks are identified earlier, and assurance is embedded rather than applied retrospectively. This improves coherence between concept, design, integration, approval and through-life support, while reducing the risk of late-stage issues, avoidable cost and programme delay.
EKA Group is therefore positioned to support customers not only with engineering delivery, but with the broader technical insight and assurance required to manage complex capability responsibly. This is particularly relevant for programmes operating across multiple domains, technical disciplines and approval frameworks, where the interaction between safety, supportability, operational performance and lifecycle cost must be understood as a whole.
EKA Group also reflects a clear commitment to national capability. The Group supports UK sovereign capability, contributing to resilience and skills retention by maintaining and developing specialist engineering and defence assurance expertise within the UK. In doing so, it strengthens the domestic industrial base, supports continuity of critical knowledge and provides UK MOD with access to trusted capability aligned to UK operational and strategic priorities.
Just as importantly, the Group’s way of working is intended to reflect the expectations of its principal customers. EKA Group provides a collaborative, transparent approach aligned with MOD expectations, supporting close engagement with stakeholders, disciplined governance and clear accountability throughout programme delivery. This combination of practical delivery experience and analytical rigour gives customers confidence that capability is being developed and sustained with both operational realism and formal assurance in mind.
EKA Group does not simply combine two respected businesses, but creates a stronger partner for defence: one able to support complex programmes with integrated engineering, independent assurance and whole-life perspective. With EKA Limited and SDE at its core, the Group offers a credible, trusted and distinctly UK-based capability for the delivery of safe, sustainable and operationally effective defence outcomes.
EKA Group Holdings
EKA Limited
EKA Limited is a UK engineering company specialising in military vehicle recovery systems, chassis integration, load-handling equipment and special-to-role vehicle solutions for defence and selected civil applications. Founded in 1978, the company has built a strong reputation as a trusted partner to the British Army, the wider UK Ministry of Defence and military customers in Europe and the Middle East.
System Design Evaluation Ltd
System Design Evaluation Ltd (SDE) provides independent technical assurance and specialist advisory support across complex defence programmes where safety, compliance, operational suitability and informed decision-making are critical.
EKA (Ireland) Limited
EKA (Ireland) Limited
EKA (Ireland) Limited, is a subsidiary of EKA Group Holdings Limited, created to deliver mission-critical products and high-quality specialist support services to customers in the Republic of Ireland and to support the customers of our European partner, EMPL Fahrzeugwerk GmbH (EMPL). As part of EKA Group, EKA Ireland extends the Group’s integrated defence and specialist vehicle capability into the European Union, providing a more agile and responsive platform for customer support, programme delivery and supply chain management across Ireland and wider European markets.
