Passenger Transport Systems

3DReid has designed all aspects of an airfield’s operation; from logistics, operational and support buildings to passenger terminals and has a keen understanding of the political, business and stakeholder drivers. We have in-depth experience of designing airport facilities, both airside operations and landside facilities including car parking and logistics. We have worked closely with main contractors under design and build contracts to deliver new build, extensions and refurbishment of international hub and regional airports.

Our UK airport experience covers over 20 airports from Aberdeen to Southampton and includes small civil airports, executive terminals (FBO’s) and major hubs including framework positions for both Heathrow and Gatwick. We have worked across a number of major airports globally including a new airport in Brazil, Gibraltar; Abu Dhabi International Airport; Antigua; Libya; Hong Kong International Airport and a major terminal redevelopment for Male International Airport in the Maldives.

3DReid has established a strong reputation for terminal refurbishments, building a portfolio of complex projects that enhance the passenger experience, from drop-off and interchange facilities, through check-in and security; immigration and departures lounges to piers, satellites and air-bridges. We have also designed a number of baggage facilities including the Transfer Baggage Facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport and various facilities across Heathrow Terminals 1, 3 and 5; Gatwick Airport and Birmingham Airport.

We also specialise in the design of Fixed Base Operations executive terminals and Air Traffic Control towers, designing a number of award winning facilities for both uses at airports around the world.

We understand the specific challenges of working within live, passenger facing environments, where it is essential to minimise the impact of construction works on the airport operations and passenger experience and to ensure high standards of health and safety are maintained at all times.

AECOM has over 60 years experience as one of the world’s leading provider of technical and support services to airport owners, investors and aviation clients. Our expertise includes airport master development plans; airfield/airspace operations planning and design; airfield engineering; passenger terminal design, baggage and landside vehicle flow simulations; airport IT systems and security,  pavement evaluation, rehabilitation and management, program and construction management.

AIQ Consulting is the trusted partner in airport consultancy, working with airport owners and operators, airlines, handlers and more worldwide. We realise capacity and optimise operational efficiency. Our practical attitude creates simple, cost effective, intelligent design solutions that allow airports to keep pace of existing and future passenger demands.

We work within apron, traffic, terminal and airfield - holistically or as separate elements. Through our skills, experience and bespoke simulation software, TransvisionAiR™, we have a proven track record in optimisation and scheduling throughout Hub, Regional, Low Cost and Pop Up airport operations that enables our clients to excel.

Arcadis is the leading global natural and built asset design and consultancy firm working in partnership with our clients to deliver exceptional and sustainable outcomes through the application of design, consultancy, engineering, project and management services. Arcadis differentiates itself through its talented and passionate people and its unique combination of capabilities covering the whole asset life cycle, its deep market sector insights and its ability to integrate health & safety and sustainability into the design and delivery of solutions across the globe. Our experience of working in complex airport environments around the world gives us knowledge and insight into the unique challenges faced by the aviation industry. Our global team offers a complete aviation service from planning through to construction in live operations. We maximize the potential of the airport by creating outcomes-focused strategies, ensuring the business is aligned with continuously changing aviation environments.

Arup is a global firm of over 14,000 planners, designers, engineers and business consultants, operating from 87 offices in 34 countries. We have over 50 years’ experience in the aviation sector, gained through assignments at more than 100 airports worldwide. Significant recent commissions have included London airports, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Dublin, Istanbul, New York, Los Angeles, Singapore, Mexico City, Beijing, Hong Kong, Taipei, Perth, Melbourne and Auckland. In all of our work we focus on helping our clients solve today’s complex issues while planning for the future. We seek creative operational and planning solutions that address the complex relationships between aircraft, passengers, baggage, ground transportation and cargo. We help optimise the capacity and value of existing assets, while assisting with the complex decisions of when and how to take the jump to redevelopment. The circular economy, sustainability, resilience and climate change are dominate factors in our solutions based engineering schemes within the airport environment and equally figure heavily in the surface access transport and cities based agendas. Our aviation team provides a leading edge, comprehensive range of planning, design leadership, program management, operations, project leadership and business consultancy services, including: Airport masterplanning services relating to airport wide (airside and landside) and terminal area planning, service level definition, definition/analysis of processes for passenger flow, ground support equipment, terminal logistics and simulation modelling. Recent projects include Copenhagen, Krakow, Queenstown, Auckland, Mexico City and Istanbul airport masterplanning. Facilities engineering and program management relating to new build and redevelopment works with airfield and terminal design projects such as Heathrow, New York, Dublin, Hong Kong, Perth. Specialist award winning airport systems advisory services (baggage systems, security, fire, lighting, cargo, information/digital systems, visualisation, auralisation and simulation tools etc ) including development of user requirements, operational processes and service levels and associated engineering / procurement management / commissioning, with recent projects at Manchester, Heathrow, Dubai and Hong Kong airports. Operations consultancy, such as operational readiness planning and program management including development of plan of operations, scheduling and management of resourcing, training and trials, management of stakeholder relations, and organisational transformation. Recent projects include Operational Readiness at Heathrow T2, Mumbai, New York and Perth. Corporate finance services associated with business plan development, technical due diligence on sale / acquisition and public-private partnerships such as Kansai and Itami privatisation vendor due diligence advisor. Our team employs a highly analytical approach to problem definition and solution development, based on an in-depth understanding of airport and airline operations and an appreciation of airports as commercial businesses and public assets. We deliver pragmatic solutions, directed to achieving projects that are fundable, buildable and minimise impact on operations.

Atkins is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies. Working through trusted long-term partnerships we help our clients create world class airports, making air travel safer, easier and faster. We work on developments of all scales – from general aviation terminals to infrastructure at the largest global hubs.

With a commitment to technical innovation and service excellence, we engage with our clients to introduce them to new ways of thinking and new ideas within a new digital culture.

Acquired by SNC-Lavalin in 2017, Atkins can tap into experience from across the SNC-Lavalin group to help our clients achieve their business goals.

Azinq is an airport technology consultancy who partner airports with procurement, system integration and implementation services.  The team combines a unique blend of technical and airport business expertise with deep knowledge and experience, from working with Airport technology vendors for many years.

Azinq manage tender processes and complex system integrations for many major UK and European airports. They are specialists in enabling efficient connectivity across an airport campus using modern integration technologies to enable digital innovation.

Azinq’s airport technology implementation expertise provides a major advantage to airports utilising our specialist domain knowledge and methodologies.

Bechtel is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies.  Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth.  Since 1898, we've completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects in 160 countries on all seven continents.

Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership, and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity.  These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live.

Benoy is a global family of design specialists committed to delivering world-class solutions for the built environment. Balancing creative vision with commercial viability, we work with clients to create iconic destinations that enrich people’s lives, strengthen communities, enhance nature, and deliver lasting economic value. We specialise principally in master planning, architecture, and interiors, using what we call ‘creative commerciality’ to solve problems and unlock potential. Our aim is to be at the cutting-edge of everything we do, and to be profitable and sustainable for all our stakeholders. Unconstrained by sectoral parameters, building formats, head office agendas or ownership egos, we focus on agile, flexible, and experiential design. Design that is tailored to the needs of the people who live in, work in, and use the destinations we create.  And above all, design that is commercially focused on delivering strong returns for your company and your shareholders. 

Bosch Security Systems is your experienced partner for security, safety and communications solutions for the Aviation industry. We can support you with a large variety of solutions to protect passengers and employees, prevent terrorism in its many possible forms, deal with fire and explosions, managing insider threat and ensure safe evacuation of the airport in case of an emergency. We can support you in improving your overall airport efficiency, and help you provide security and comfort throughout your passengers’ entire journey.

Learn more: https://www.boschsecurity.com/xc/en/industries/airports/

Cartwright GSE previously Emtek Services Limited, joined The Cartwright Group in 2017 offering class-leading aircraft ground support equipment.  Production now takes place at Cartwright's 38-acre site with state of the art Fabrication, Panel Press and Paint facilities.

Cartwright GSE currently offer three vehicle types which can be manufactured on a variety of different chassis to suit your needs PRM (Ambulift), Catering and Cleaning High lifts.

Emtek's knowledge of the airport market combined with Cartwright's vast production capacity and quality standards allows the design and manufacture of bespoke high lifts, whether that is one-off or large volume orders.

For 40 years CCD has been using behavioural understanding to help airports deliver premium passenger experiences and operational excellence.

 We use insights to make different touchpoints in an airport work better and deliver quality experience. We design wayfinding systems to help passengers to navigate better. Our user needs research helps make airports more accessible. We deliver operational excellence through designing better control centres and operations. We create new opportunities by developing a holistic strategy for experience and customer service.

 Clients include Heathrow Airport, Australian Customs Service, Gatwick Airport, HOK, Luton Airport, LaGuardia Airport, Muscat International Airport, AECOM, Pascall & Watson.

CHS deliver quality services, products and solutions utilising expertise and knowledge gathered from years of wide-ranging experience. We operate a flexible, reliable collaborative approach with the ability to offer cost saving solutions and a focus on return on investment on the project lifecycle.

Consultancy

Design. Build. Operate & Maintain.

From Bid Support to System Optimization Studies, our experienced team provide an end to end or single service, helping you get what you need and more from systems, suppliers and everything in-between.

Engineering Services

Remove the uncertainty. Know the facts.

Using our skilled personnel and proven technology, discover the true condition of your assets. Delivered to you in concise, fact-based reporting.

HBS/X-Ray/ EDS Test Baggage

We provide a variety of test items to buy or rent, enabling you to ensure that a bag’s journey from check-in to aircraft hold is predictable and trouble-free.

End to End Baggage System Testing

Baggage system security where failure is not an option.

Ensuring your current systems are performing or your new planned systems will perform is a priority. We can provide you with an end to end baggage system testing service assuring you that your systems are always security compliant and performing at their optimal level.

Next Generation Standard 3

From providing specification to validation of the next generation standards, we are in a unique position to give advice ensuring optimum utilisation of your investment based on real world performance and scenarios.

Remote Monitoring with Foundations® Connect

Providing early warning of failure.

Keeping you moving with Foundations®  Connect. Cloud based remote monitoring that keeps your systems moving 24/7. 

Cundall is an international multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy operating in over 10 countries across the globe. With a full range of engineering services including strategic sustainability advice, critical systems, acoustics, IT and AV, security and, health and wellbeing. We devise the best possible solutions for our clients projects. We are currently working on creating new designs at a variety of airports in UK, Australia and in the Middle East.

Faithful+Gould provides independent consultancy services in the transport, property and industry sectors and is one of the world's leading international project and programme management consultants. Our services fall into three key areas; consulting, project management and commercial services. We also offer expert consultancy and management services in Facilities / Asset Management. We have exceptional, global experience of aviation projects. Having worked for airport developers, airport operators, airlines and airport associated companies, we understand how airports work and are therefore able to maximise value for our aviation clients.

Founded in 1998, Firstco are control and communication systems engineers, specialising in the transportation sector.  Working predominately in airports, railways and intermodal operations our clients include infrastructure owners, operators, engineering consultancies, construction contractors and systems solution providers. Our experience includes the technologies and solutions commonly grouped as Communications, Security, Operational and Control & Monitoring systems, and often referred to as IT, ICT, SAS or ELV systems.

Based in London, we now employ over 80 staff and work extensively across the UK. We have grown into an international consultancy and system integrator with projects in Europe, Middle East and Africa, and we are currently exploring expansion into Asia and America.

As systems engineers we work throughout the asset lifecycle; consulting, delivering and supporting the growing number of technologies used to automate operational people and process.

Working from strategy to operations, Firstco specify, design, deliver, commission, integrate, trial, transition, support and maintain systems. We also specialise in stakeholder, interface, requirements and assurance management which are an increasingly complex and critical part of any infrastructure programme.

By remaining product-independent, we can help our customers to select the right solutions then ensure that they are configured to achieve effective and efficient operations. Our Technical Innovation Group work with emerging technologies and solution/product suppliers to identify opportunities and business benefits for introducing new solutions into high integrity environments.

Airport Technologies

A modern airport will have more than 150 systems with constantly developing and converging technologies, which are critical to safety, security and operation. In the world of ‘big data’, airport operators require increasing interoperability to efficiently manage their sites, and their stakeholders, regulators and passengers expect and demand easy access to a greater level of real-time data. However, with increasing global security issues and the advent of cyber threats, the need for secure, robust and resilient solutions has never been greater.

As existing airports continue to expand and new airports are constructed, it is imperative that the technology systems are considered from the outset and delivered as an integral part of the overall programme. The prerequisites and interfaces with the architecture, civil engineering, baggage and M&E solutions must be managed throughout to avoid costly delays at the point when the project hands over into the live operational environment.

Firstco’s broad experience over all these technologies, and throughout the entire asset lifecycle allows for a Value Assured Engineering approach to oversee the end-to-end solution, engaging the right specialist contractors at the right time in the process, to ensure quality on-time, on-budget delivery.

Firstco’s Aviation Experience

Firstco have worked at London Heathrow Airport for 20 years and have been involved throughout the major airport development programmes and in day-to-day operations.

Development programmes include:

•       Terminal 2 and Eastern Campus – Information and Control Systems (ICS)

-       ICS Design Leadership – strategy, scope, requirements, concept

-       ICS Scheme Design – Master Systems Integrator

-       DMI (Design, Manage, Integrate) – ICS technical assurance through delivery

•       Terminal 5

-       T5 Rail & Tunnels Guidance Team – design & commissioning leadership

-       T5 Rail & Tunnels Comms and Controls – design, delivery and integration

-       Airside Road Tunnel – control systems design and project management

-       Energy Centre and Control Tower – commissioning management

•       Heathrow Express

-       Station systems, original design and build, into operation

-       Extension of systems to Terminal 5 subsurface station and tunnels      -    Support and maintenance for 15 years

Engineering and operational solutions include:

Firstco are framework suppliers for SCADA across the airport

•       HEART – utilities control and monitoring

•       Heathrow Pods – automated people movers

•       APOC – airport centralised command and control facility

•       FAMS – centralised fire alarm monitoring across all terminals

•       Campus-wide metering and energy management

•       Baggage Handling Systems (BHS)

Support and maintenance of Heathrow’s systems, including:

•       Heathrow Rail

•       Heathrow Pods

•       FAMS

EMS

In addition to our work at London Heathrow Airport, Firstco have worked on UK aviation projects including:

•       Gatwick Airport – North Terminal redevelopment, Pier 3 expansion options, airfield utilities control & monitoring

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Manchester Airports Group – London Stansted Airport Tracked Transit System (TTS) / Automated People Mover (APM) control system, utilities monitoring

•       Birmingham Airport – Airport Operation Systems specifications

Middle East airports including:

•       UAE – Dubai International, Dubai World Central and Abu Dhabi International

•       Oman – Muscat International and Salalah airports

•       Qatar – New Doha International Airport

•       Saudi Arabia – Jeddah, Madinah and Riyadh airports

•      Other GCC – Kuwait and Bahrain airports

Within Aviation, our ability to provide innovative and time-critical building and infrastructure schemes to industry-leading standards enables us to provide a full construction service in the airport sector. Our proficiency in constructing airfields, roads, park and ride sites, car parks as well as building distribution centres and visitor buildings equips us to work on a wide variety of schemes.

GHD is a leading technical, advisory and engineering consultancy operating in the global markets of transportation, environment, water, energy, property and buildings.  Our Aviation Service Line employs over 100 dedicated professionals with global expertise covering airside and landside infrastructure across concept, design, construction and operations. 

In the UK, we are actively involved in aviation projects at a number of airports supporting the delivery of our clients' capital and maintenance infrastructure programmes. We are interested in engaging with potential partners and suppliers to build collaborative teams in line with our client service led culture.

Go Plant Fleet Services offers customers access to a complementary suite of products and services. In addition to its operated and self-drive sweeper hire,  we offer rental and contract hire of HGV and specialist vehicles.

We've built our reputation by consistently providing excellence. We put a real emphasis on working in partnership, so we can offer a solution that suits our customers' requirements precisely.

With service centres based across the length and breadth of the country, Go Plant Fleet Services is here to support you with national services and highest specification vehicles, for your requirements – all at a competitive cost.

Grimshaw is an international architecture firm that specialises in transport projects of national importance. Grimshaw is highly regarded in this particular sector for providing design leadership to projects that have strict cost, programme and highly aspirational outcomes at their core. Our portfolio of completed work includes projects in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Australia, North America and Mexico. The practice benefits from extensive experience in long-span structures and efficient form-finding parametrics, which support Grimshaw's ongoing research and development thesis, including low-cost carrier terminal buildings. Founded in London in 1980, Grimshaw now operates worldwide, with offices in New York, London, Doha, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne, and Sydney, employing over 550 staff. 

Grimshaw’s international reputation has grown through its innovative approach to design. Our work is developed from first principles; there is no imposition of a rigid house style. Schemes are designed for specific sites and clients, whether developers or end-users. This avoidance of a formulaic approach is evident in the wide range of building types that Grimshaw designs, the materials used and the forms that the buildings subsequently take. Grimshaw’s designs are characterised by structural legibility, innovation and a rigorous approach to detailing. They are designed to have spatial and organisational clarity, to reflect the activities within them, yet be flexible enough to respond to changing needs. This level of design excellence has won over 200 awards.

Intrinsic to Grimshaw’s philosophy is clarity in planning and design, reducing the reliance on the planet’s resources, attention to detail and, above all, bringing delight to the users of the buildings they design. Grimshaw provides a complete architectural service, from master planning, feasibility studies and planning applications, through tendering to construction. It is not simply a strong design aesthetic that makes Grimshaw’s projects successful: speed of response, flexibility to change resources and swift problem solving are priorities, ensuring client confidence that we will deliver on time and to budget. Grimshaw works within all types of procurement frameworks and is familiar with the needs of both public and private funding bodies, their requirements for information, and the impact that these can have on the progress of a project. Deliverability is integral to Grimshaw’s design process.