Ground Broken on New Cargo Facilities at San Francisco International Airport

Ground was broken on a new cargo facilities project at San Francisco International Airport in California. Encompassing a new cargo building and ancillary ground service equipment maintenance building, the redevelopment project will allow the airport to meet growing cargo demands and improve operations efficiency and safety. Skanska is serving as the general contractor on the project The new cargo facility will include 95,000 square feet of cargo area and 25,000 square feet of mezzanine office space. It will also provide landside maneuvering depth to accommodate approximately 30 trucks, extending from West Field Road. The 17,000-square-foot GSE maintenance facility will be … Read more

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Sustainable Industrial Project Delivered at Manchester Airport

As a milestone in the wider transformation of the World Freight Terminal in Manchester (UK) — delivered two weeks ahead of schedule in partnership with Columbia Threadneedle Investments — B4 comprises a 92,000-square-foot, high-spec industrial and logistics unit with integral office space and external works and landscaping. Situated within airport security boundaries at one of the UK’s most important logistics hubs, the building has been constructed to a BREEAM Rating of Excellent and EPC A+. It is the latest in a series of developments delivered by McLaren Construction Midlands and North for Columbia Threadneedle at the World Freight Terminal at Manchester … Read more

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Gambian Delegation Visits CSCEC’s Nanning Wuxu International Airport’s Terminal 3 for Technical Exchange

A delegation of students and instructors from a technical training program for the Gambian housing and urban-rural development sector located in China, recently visited the Nanning Wuxu International Airport’s Terminal 3 (Section 2), undertaken by general contractor CSCEC, for a site tour and technical exchange. With a total floor area of 305,000 square meters, Terminal 3 will boost the airport’s annual passenger handling capacity to 50 million upon completion. During the visit, participants observed key construction practices and technologies used in airport steel structure installation, roofing systems and intelligent building solutions. The project team introduced a smart management platform for … Read more

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Construction Begins on Terminal 3 North 2 Concourse at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

Construction began on the $326-million North 2 Concourse in Terminal 3 at Arizona’s Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, which includes the addition of six new passenger gates. The new concourse will add approximately 173,000 square feet of space and will feature a multi-level design, including a passenger level with gate hold rooms, public restrooms and spaces for future retail or tenant build-outs. An upper mezzanine level will provide a lounge, back-of-house areas and an exterior terrace, while the apron level will accommodate aircraft service and provide essential support spaces. The new elevated connector bridge will link the North 2 Concourse … Read more

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Bouygues Group Tapped to Rehabilitate Runway 1 at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport

Colas, a subsidiary of the Bouygues Group and through its subsidiaries Colas France and Tersen, has been chosen by the ADP Group for the rehabilitation of runway 1 and its 22 taxiways at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport (France) — in a consortium with Bouygues Energies & Services, Spie Batignolles Valérian, JDC Airports and Iris Conseil. For the rehabilitation of this 4.8-kilometer runway and its taxiways, more than 350 employees will be mobilized over a four-month period, starting mid-July 2025. The work will include the laying of 200,000 tons of asphalt mix, 16,000 cubic meters of concrete pavement and more than … Read more

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