Firstco begin work on Gatwick Airport project

Firstco begin work on Gatwick Airport project - 14th July 08

As part of the development plan for Gatwick Airport, Firstco is involved in the project to build 6 new stands in the north-west zone of the airport.

The stands are due to go into operation in 2010 after a 12 month construction programme. All 6 stands are multi-use allowing them to accommodate either one larger aircraft or two smaller ones. Two of the stands can accommodate the new Airbus A380, with the other 4 being capable of being upgraded for this purpose in the future. All stands have aircraft wash facilities, including a diversion chamber for discharge treatment.

There is also a new 8MW high voltage substation being constructed to serve the stands. Within the substation there will be a dedicated Communications Room. It is envisaged that this Communications Room will be a central distribution point for all the communications and control (C&C) equipment on the stands.

Firstco have been brought in to act as a single point of contact for the communications and control systems. The brief is to co-ordinate the requirements of the various C&C stakeholders and suppliers, and make sure that these are captured in the overall project design.