IRVIN-GQ

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IRVIN-GQ is a company that designs, manufactures and supplies a range of parachutes and emergency, rescue and survival equipment to the military, coastguard and civilian aerospace markets. It is part of the Airborne Systems Group, a company wholly owned by Alchemy Partners and is located at Llangeinor, South Wales in the UK.

Among its notable contributions are participation in a number of space exploration probes.

According to its website, the company is one of the largest parachute manufacturers in the world.

Since 1991, the company has operated a specialised outsourced service facility, the Airborne Forces Parachute Support Unit (AFPSU), which repairs, maintains and packs all of the parachutes and related equipment for the UK Airborne Forces.

Co-located at Llangeinor with Irvin-GQ are:

Aircraft Materials Limited, a company for design, development and manufacture of a wide range of systems for the aerial delivery of cargo, aerial material handling, personnel and cargo restraint and safety harnesses.

Advanced Inflatable Products, a manufacturer of balloons, inflatable and fabric engineered products for the defence and aerospace markets.

Along with Irvin-GQ, Aircraft Materials Limited and Advanced Inflatable Products in the UK, with Para-Flite Inc. and Irvin Aerospace Inc. in the USA and Irvin Aerospace Canada Limited in Canada form Airborne Systems Group, a company wholly owned by Alchemy Partners.