Contractor named for Manchester Airport expansion

Galliford Try has been awarded a £38M contract from the Manchester Airports Group (MAG) for works within the £1bn Manchester Airport Transformation Project aimed at boosting the airport’s capacity.

The contract centres around the extension of the airfield’s west apron and includes construction of new taxiways and steel-framed aircraft stands around piers and terminal buildings along with associated stand reconfigurations, ground lighting, drainage, communications networks, security fencing and aircraft control systems.

Galliford Try Aviation Director Colin Abbott said: “A challenge of the scheme is that it needs to be undertaken while the airfield remains in operation. We have considerable experience of this type of work and will complete it efficiently and to a high standard without disrupting the safe running of our client’s day to day activities.”

Work starts immediately and completion is due by November next year.

The 10-year, £1 billion Transformation Project will double the size of Manchester Airport’s Terminal 2, create more than 1,500 jobs in the construction phase and deliver a major boost to the UK’s growth prospects and international competitiveness.