McLaughlin & Harvey lands £55m aircraft hangar

McLaughlin & Harvey has been awarded the design and build contract for a new £55m hangar at Farnborough Airport.Work on the hangar – the largest infrastructure project at the airport this century – is due to start in the coming weeks whilst the airport remains fully operational.McLaughlin & Harvey Construction Director, Douglas McCusker, said: “We will draw on our previous experience of working in a live airport environment, to ensure that construction doesn’t impact the day to day activities at Farnborough Airport.“Successful delivery of the project will draw upon our wealth of experience in both the industrial and infrastructure sectors and we look forward to working with the client, design team and our supply chain partners for what is sure to be a flagship development for all involved.”Development of the airport will increase the hangar space available to clients with the construction of an additional large span portal building with high specification concrete floors, associated airport apron works and hangar doors.Simon Geere, Farnborough Airport’s CEO said: “We are pleased to announce that we have appointed McLaughlin & Harvey and Gebler Tooth on the development of Domus III, which will further enhance our facilities and operational infrastructure.“We want to be known as a global showcase for airport sustainability and the new hangar has been meticulously designed with this in mind.“The investment will also provide a substantial boost for employment and economic growth in the region, whilst continuing our journey in providing the very best-in-class facilities to our customers at Europe’s number one business aviation airport.”