A busy North East airport is set to expand even further as a contract has now been awarded to a County Durham business to build a brand-new hangar on its site.
Teesside International Airport has hired Barnard Castle firm S&A Fabrications to build a “giant” 30,000 square-foot hanger on the north side of the airport.
Work on the new hangar which will be nearly 60 metres long is expected to begin in the next few months and take up to eight months to complete.
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More than 230 tonnes of steel will be utilised in its construction, which when completed will provide additional space for aircraft storage and maintenance.
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has expressed his joy at the news that he expects will increase the economic potential of the airport overall.
He said: “It's fantastic to be delivering on this expansion of our airport which will not only provide work for a superb local company but also deliver on our aim of providing a great new location for firms to grow.
“New hangar space at Teesside Airport is critical to landing new investment that’ll bring our airport back to profit and create good-quality jobs for local people. We’ve got the cash from Government to get this done and are now delivering new opportunities for our great businesses.”
Following the contract being awarded to S&A Fabrications, the business is set to expand its team by up to ten members with up to forty subcontractors also expected to be involved in the project.
Simon Pelly, Managing Director of S&A Fabrications has confessed the contract means a lot to the Barnard Castle business.
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He said: “We are delighted to have won this contract and it is a really big deal for us.
“It is not just another project for us and as a local company it means a huge amount to be delivering on this large-scale development.”
This latest investment into the airport comes after private sector company Willis Aviation invested £25 million into an engineering base that will create over two hundred jobs when completed.
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