Springs at the heart of Royal Cornwall Museum exhibition dedicated to BLOODHOUND SSC world record

Springing into action, European Springs & Pressings Ltd, part of the Lesjöfors Group,is at the heart of an exhibition at Royal Cornwall Museum dedicated to the world’s land speed record attempt by BLOODHOUND SSC (SuperSonic Car).

The new exhibition not only unveils, for the first time, a full size BLOODHOUND interactive model car but also celebrates Cornwall’s past and present engineering successes alongside the UK’s most ambitious engineering feat. European Springs and Pressings Ltd have their engineering expertise showcased with a number of their springs displayed – similar in design to the springs used in BLOODHOUND - alongside fellow Cornwall Manufacturer Group members, Watson-Marlow (WMFTG), with one of their peristaltic pumps.

Two decades on from when Andy Green secured the title as the only person in history to drive faster than the speed of sound at 763mph in 1997, BLOODHOUND is designed to go from 0-1,000mph in 55 seconds, achieving one mile at just 3.6 seconds when it achieves the land speed record in South Africa in October 2017.

Michael Gibbs, Managing Director of European Springs & Pressings says: “It is a privilege to be part of this exhibition, to have been chosen as an exemplar of engineering alongside such a global icon is extraordinary and something we’re very proud of.”

Michael Gibbs, MD of European Springs & Pressings Ltd alongside his spring exhibits at the BLOODHOUND SSC exhibition

Eric Nicholls, chair of the Cornwall Manufacturers Group, who are sponsoring the schools element of the Museum’s education programme, concludes: “The Duchy’s engineering accomplishments, past, present and future cannot be celebrated enough and I am delighted that some of our members, who contribute to the £732m annual economic impact of manufacturing in Cornwall are part of this significant story.”

Follow BLOODHOUND’S extraordinary engineering project at www.bloodhoundssc.com and be inspired by engineering by visiting Royal Cornwall Museum’s exhibition from 3 August to 30 October 2016.