Kilnbridge wins £17m City Airport contract

East London based construction firm Kilnbridge has won a £17m package of works for London City Airport’s new terminal.Kilnbridge will complete the civil engineering works for the airport’s new terminal and energy centres, as part of the £500m City Airport Development Programme.The £17m contract is Kilnbridge’s largest project award this year. Its specialist business units in demolition and concrete cutting, fabrication, fire protection and waste management, will complete a three-year project at the airport, as the new terminal – covering 51,000m² – is constructed.Kilnbridge started out in 1992 on smaller builders’ works for the Canary Wharf development and later contributed to the Olympic Park’s construction. It has also worked on projects for Heathrow and Gatwick airports, as well as on Crossrail and Cambridge North railway station.The award to Kilnbridge, based in Newham just two miles from London City Airport, comes ahead of the airport’s Royal Docks Meet the Buyer event for local firms on 25th July 2019.To find out more about the event on 25th July, prospective suppliers should visit www.royaldocksmtb.com to register.