Specialised Covers Attending DVD 2026
Specialised Covers at DVD 2026 — Meet Our Team at UTAC Millbrook
Defence Vehicle Dynamics (DVD) 2026 takes place on 16–17 September at UTAC Millbrook Proving Ground, Bedfordshire, and Specialised Covers will be attending.
DVD is the UK’s premier biennial land defence exhibition, jointly sponsored by the National Armaments Director Group and Army Headquarters. Unlike a conventional static trade show, DVD makes full use of Millbrook’s extensive proving ground to host live mobility demonstrations alongside two days of briefings, workshops and direct engagement between industry, MoD procurement teams and the wider defence community. This year’s theme — Connected for Combat: Aligning People, Systems and Decisions, reflects the increasingly integrated operating model the UK’s Land Enterprise is moving towards.
It’s one of the most important events in the defence calendar. We’re pleased to be part of it.
If you’re attending DVD and would like to connect with any member of the team, we encourage you to book a meeting below in advance.
Who will be attending
Veronica — our Commercial Director, leading our growing presence in the defence sector and available to discuss strategic supply chain opportunities, capabilities and commercial requirements.
Doug — our defence consultant, Doug is well connected across the defence community and is well placed to make introductions and open conversations across advanced engineering, fabrication, protective covers and deployable textile solutions.
Jonathan — one of our designers, on hand to discuss everything fabrics, technical requirements, bespoke cover development and the design and patterning process behind our defence products.
Will You Be at DVD 2026?
The Specialised Covers team will be at UTAC Millbrook throughout Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th September. If you’re attending and would like to meet to discuss a requirement, explore a supply chain opportunity or simply find out more about what we manufacture — we’d love to connect.
Book a meeting directly with Veronica here:
Alternatively, you’ll find Doug on the Hutchinson Engineering stand at C3-H05C in the Make UK Defence Zone throughout the event.
We look forward to seeing you there.
What We Do in Defence
At Specialised Covers, we manufacture bespoke protective covers and specialist textile solutions for defence applications from our UK facility in Shipley, West Yorkshire.
Our work in the defence sector spans vehicle and equipment protection, specialist enclosures, component covers and deployable textile solutions — all engineered precisely to the application, environment and operational requirement. We hold ISO 9001, Cyber Essentials Plus, JOSCAR and Made in Britain accreditations, and we manufacture entirely in-house with full control over quality at every stage of production.
As a UK manufacturer with over 40 years of production experience, domestic supply chain resilience and the preservation of skilled British textile manufacturing capability are issues we care about deeply — and actively advocate for. If you’ve followed our recent posts on the Make UK Defence Textile Working Group and the Telegraph’s coverage of UK military uniform manufacturing, you’ll know this is a conversation we’re already well embedded in.
DVD is an opportunity to continue it face to face.
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