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 specialises in helping aviation clients de carbonise their estates through efficient master planning and building designs which benefit from extensive experience in long-span structures and efficient form-finding parametrics. These skills support Grimshaw's on-going research and development thesis, including low-cost carrier terminal buildings. Grimshaw have committed to net zero carbon designs by 2025.

Sustainability Capabilities 

Grimshaw are fully committed to helping our clients deliver sustainable aviation infrastructure. We pride ourselves in creating master planning, infrastructure and building designs that push the boundaries in social and environmental regenerative design. We are committed to delivering only net zero carbon designs by 2025 and our highly skilled architects bring a people-centric approach to their focus on the key issues in aviation today.

Idom UK is a multi-disciplined consultancy with a proven track record of providing high quality, practical and pragmatic advice and designs to a wide range of clients across many sectors.  We are wholly owned by the IDOM Group, an employee-owned firm based in Bilbao, Spain. We have strong expertise and specialisms in different sectors including building, manufacturing, aviation, railway, and urban transport systems, providing services of aeronautical engineering, civil and structural engineering, architectural, MEP services, ground contamination, and health and safety. We are currently advising and designing airport infrastructure around the world, mainly in Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East, working on projects that involve: Masterplanning; Runway design and/or rehabilitation; Airfield signage re-designation; Environmental and sustainability improvements to existing infrastructure; New terminal buildings/ modification of existing buildings; and design of landside infrastructure.

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Jacobs is a global multi-disciplinary engineering company. Helping our clients succeed drives our business. To meet their challenges, we have to understand their industry and their objectives. Over the years, our partnerships have helped us develop a wide range of technical expertise to better serve a variety of clients in multiple industries. Combined with the resources of a global network, our extensive project experience leads to better, more economical solutions. Jacobs U.K. Limited is a private limited company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., a public limited company which is trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:JEC).

Logplan Europe Ltd. is an independent aviation consulting firm specialising in the planning, design and specification of airport related systems, principally baggage handling, cargo handling, and automated people mover systems. We provide services from master planning and strategy development, through design, simulation and engineering to management of testing, commissioning and operational readiness. We also provide ongoing operations and maintenance support to clients when requested.

Mima have over 40 years’ experience in solving problems through understanding how people think and behave.  We use these insights in the design process to make usable and accessible spaces, services, and products - physically, operationally and digitally.  We bring together a mix of complementary disciplines, including human factors and ergonomics, service design, wayfinding and information design, interior design and accessibility and inclusive design. 

Our work with airports covers four main areas:

Mott MacDonald is one of the world’s most experienced aviation consultancies, providing global expertise for over 40 years. With over 16,000 staff, we have principal offices in 50 countries and projects in 140. We have provided project finance, technical, business planning and transaction advice for >$75 billion of airport assets in over 100 countries. Our truly global project portfolio includes Heathrow, Gatwick, St. Petersburg, Istanbul, Cyprus, Cairo, Cape Town, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, Delhi, Mumbai, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sydney, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, New York, Costa Rica, Columbia and Ecuador.

Ocean 3D™ is one of the leading 3D Virtual Reality (VR) photography scanning businesses in the UK. Winners of the New Civil Engineers Future of Airports competition in 2019, Ocean 3D and our interactive tours have featured in a number of International Airline magazines. With Rosalind Osborne as our specialist accessibility, education advisor and Non-Executive Director, Ocean3D was the first business in the world without a physical premises to be awarded the National Autistic Society ‘Autism Friendly’ award. We are very much a pro-accessibility, pro-mental health business. Ocean 3D maintains a small, friendly, DBS checked* team.

PDS deliver and support a comprehensive package of airport services and solutions including high integrity Infrastructure Control Systems with SCADA installations, specialist engineering support including surveys and consultation, packages ranging from individual components to fully integrated turnkey solutions.  With 35 years of experience in the UK transport industry and a 25-year relationship with Heathrow Airport, PDS have experience in lighting and ventilation control, traffic control and monitoring, CCTV, Radar, PA Systems, Airfield & Terminal Security, UPS, Power Monitoring and Runway Condition Monitoring Systems.  We also have a key role in Heathrow's (HEART) Heathrow Airport Remote Telemetry system which monitors and controls airport infrastructure.

We are a vertical and horizontal transportation system (VHTS) consultants and provide advice on all aspects from: master planning; detailed planning; PAX flows and lift traffic analysis; specifications; tender documentation and analysis and site attendances from initial site meetings through witness testing/defect inspection to handover.

We designed the VHTS for a complete terminal with a flow of 8,500 PAX per hour and two large airport multi-storey car parks.

We have carried out surveys of all the VHTS equipment in complete large international airport and provide VHTS maintenance contract support for a complete large airport.

Ramboll is a leading aviation consultancy with the delivery of airport facilities and infrastructure, encompassing more than 600 completed projects in over 50 countries across the world. In the UK we have worked or are working at most of the major airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, Manchester, Glasgow & Edinburgh. The airport projects that we have delivered range from strategic advisory, due diligence, masterplanning, project management, environmental and social impact, engineering design through to construction supervision, from the delivery of whole solutions for airport projects to specialised bespoke support. From major international airport hubs through to small regional airports serving the local community. At Ramboll to deliver innovative and award winning solutions we are able to draw upon not just our airport specialists but our expertise from across the world including off site manufacture, air quality, carbon management, ground remediation, fire safety, acoustics, energy, waste, geotechnics, tunnels, environmental engineering, transport planning and economic planning This is combined with local insight from our 300 offices across the globe to deliver world class airport solutions locally. We approach every project with a commitment to deliver inspiring solutions that deliver sustainable environments. Ramboll has been a leading thinker in defining new sustainability criteria tailored to a development as bespoke and complex as an airport terminal and producing innovative airfield designs that deliver long term performance and safety at a reasonable cost.

Ricardo is a global consultancy, delivering strategic, environmental and engineering solutions that are at the intersection of transport, energy and global climate agendas.

Ricardo has been working with the aviation sector for more than 30 years to support them to understand and reduce their environmental impacts. We are proud that our clients include many UK and international airports, airlines, airside operators, concessionaires and aircraft manufacturers. This experience means we have an in-depth understanding of the challenges faced by the sector and how organisations are approaching them.

We have expert teams focused on sustainability, net zero strategy development, waste management, sustainable transport, air quality and carbon emissions reduction, water and biodiversity management, sustainable procurement, engineering solutions and energy efficiency. This expertise, coupled with our aviation industry knowledge and policy insight, ensures we provide our clients with impartial strategic and practical support to accelerate and optimise their sustainability journeys.

We support clients across the value chain, from strategy development to implementation and reporting. We provide robust evidence and advice to inform decision making, and help to build business resilience to future climate, market and reputational pressures.  We accelerate progress and efficiency as our clients improve the sustainability of their operations, services, products and investments.

Our consultants also work with policy makers giving them unique insight into the policy landscape. We have worked with the European Commission on the European Green Deal, Fit for 55 and ReFuelEU, including running the EU Sustainable Aviation Clearing House. Our teams of engineers are designing the next generation low carbon propulsion systems for aircraft engine OEMs and airframe manufacturers.

Ricardo plays a key role in improving the sustainability of the aviation sector. Our experts sit on the UK Jet Zero Council and are accelerating the uptake of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) with our leading role in running the SAF clearing houses in the UK and Europe. We are active members of the UK Airport Operators Association Sustainability Working Group and members of the British Aviation Group. We work closely with UK Sustainable Aviation on environmental issues and have been working with the UK Civil Aviation Authority to build their capacity in understanding the impacts of working with hydrogen. We are also designing the aircraft propulsion systems of the future, working with Cranfield Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney designing their next generation engines.

Please get in touch to discuss how we can help you to achieve your sustainability goals.

RPS has over 40 years experience in the Aviation sector enabling our team to develop an in-depth understanding of the airside environment, the commercial drivers and the contractor constraints that our clients have to consider with each development. We offer tailored solutions across the globe, helping them to balance their commercial goals with their responsibilities to the environment and local communities. Our approach combines environmental and planning factors with a focus on maximising related revenues and design teams of Architects and Engineers with specialised knowledge of aviation related development. Our sector coverage encompasses: - Terminal Buildings - Hangars - Fixed Base Operations - Air Cargo facilities - Aprons & Runways - Civil and military Our services include: - AGL & Lighting Assessment - Air Quality & Carbon Assessments - Airfield Infrastructure Design - Airport Masterplanning - Airports Utilities Studies - Architecture - Civil & Structural Engineering - Community Impact Studies - Environmental Impact Assessments - Expert Witness - Health Impact Assessments - Landscape & Visual Impact Assessments - Noise & Vibration Studies - Planning Consultancy - Stakeholder Engagement - Surface Access Strategic Planning & Design - Surface Water & Pollution Control - Building Service Engineering. We are accredited to ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, OHSAS 18001:2007 and have gained Investors in People Gold status.

We are a global design leader ranked in the UK Top 20 and within the Global Top 100 architectural practice.  

Highly experienced in the masterplanning, design and delivery of aviation schemes including Istanbul Airport and Medina Airport, Bandaranaike Airport, a large number of airports throughout the Middle East and Africa and a portfolio of work with Gatwick and Heathrow Airports. We are currently designing an alternative option for Heathrow Terminal 6 - Heathrow West. 

 We undertake projects across all major sectors from aviation, transport and infrastructure, business space, education, residential and mixed use through to advanced technologies, hospitality, film and media, culture, defence and security.  With studios across the UK in London, Edinburgh, Guildford and Cardiff and international studios in New York, Singapore, Amsterdam and Riyadh, we have a Vision to transform the industry and enrich lives through the built environment to create a better world. 

Sidara are a global leader in providing design, planning, engineering, and project management services across various sectors, including energy, buildings, cities, transportation, civil engineering, infrastructure, water, and the environment. Sidara is at the forefront of airport planning, design, and delivery, with a proven track record of completing aviation projects in over 300 airports worldwide, ranging from major international hubs to specialised support facilities and adapting to a diverse range of local conditions.

TODD Architects is a client focused, people driven, multi award winning practice. Established in 1976, TODD’s have grown to be included within the Architect’s Journal’s list of top 100 UK practices, with studios in Belfast, London, Dublin, Manchester and associated studios in Edinburgh and Riyadh

In 2013 MAP Architects (McAlister Armstrong & Partners) joined TODD Architects Group as a sister company and in February 2016, fully merged with TODD Architects. MAP Architects were one of the UK’s leading aviation architects.

TODD's aviation team's experience covers over 30 airports throughout UK, Ireland, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. Aviation related projects include terminal design, refurbishment, re-configuration and extension of land-side infrastructure, air traffic and cargo facilities, hangars, master-planning of airport and its environs and feasibility studies.

Turner & Townsend is an independent professional services company specialising in programme management, project management, cost management and consulting across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. With 104 offices in more than 44 countries, we draw upon our extensive global and industry experience to manage risk while maximising value and performance during the construction and operation of our clients’ assets. For the past decade, Turner & Townsend have been supporting clients on some of the most complex aviation projects across the globe and we pride ourselves on adopting innovative tools and techniques to drive productivity and performance.

WestonWilliamson+Partners is a multi-disciplinary architectural practice with an award-winning history of design and delivery of mainly major transport projects. 2015 marked our 30th anniversary, three decades over which we have worked on some of the largest infrastructure projects in the UK and abroad. We are now bringing our years of experience to the aviation sector. Alex Kirkwood, a well recognised aviation expert, and his team have joined us, bringing world-class experience in airport design & delivery to our practice. This includes a number of large-scale airport developments; T2A Heathrow Airport, KAIA International Airport, Istanbul New Airport, T2 Dublin and T5A Heathrow Airport. Alex, the airport team-lead, has overseen all stages of design development including design leadership, client interface, stakeholder consultations, project brief development, contract administration, change management and site supervision.

Wordsworth Consulting is an SME providing guidance and advice across the global aviation sector on multiple topics with a specialism on seamless travel, biometrics, digital identity, airport optimisation, future airport concepts and the adoption of technology to unlock capacity.

WSP has been providing airport owners, operators and investors with safe, innovative, sustainable and practical solutions around the world for over 50 years. As one of the world's leading engineering and environmental consultants, we provide comprehensive support for our clients at all stages, from planning, design construction, commissioning, handover and operation. Our award winning teams are known for seamless integrated project management, design expertise and successful delivery of Masterplans, Architectural and Engineering solutions and all Airport System strategies. Our philosophy delivers airports that are, efficient, safe, enjoyable, financially sound and future-ready.