Operation

AGK is a privately owned procurement services company based in the UK with private and public sector presence across the UK, Europe and North America delivering high value procurement projects and world-class transformation programmes for some of the worlds biggest brands in Aviation, Defence and Space sectors at senior management level.

Through innovative commercial approaches we help clients transform entire procurement functions thereby delivering savings and overlal business improvement. We act as third party delivery partners to Private Equity firms helping them with pre and post merger integration processes, boutique consultancies and major prime / delivery integrators grow their service lines through a robust pipeline or qualified opportunities and project delivery capabilities in the areas of strategic sourcing, cost transformation and optimisation, supply chain restructuring, business strategy, process outsourcing and project management tasks.

Some relevant past engagements include the delivery of a high visibility indirect cost optimisation programme with Ernst & Young for a major UK defence equipment client, outsourcing of aircraft line maintenance and aircraft painting services for a global airline group and various supply chain cost transformation and organizational re-design programmes for top tier aircraft and security OEMs. The company is currently leading the delivery of a procurement and commercial multi-year strategy for a number of critical FM+ categories worth which, support the vision and strategic objectives of Heathrow Airport Limited across all Heathrow Terminal estates and infrastructure leveraging the benefits of Capex onto Opex spend.

Ajar Technology offer comprehensive consulting, technical and engineering skills to help your organisation work smarter and achieve your digital transformation goals.

We offer the end to end single source for digital technology solutions, but we also work as part of a multi service provider project team fulfilling project roles as required.

We are an independent organisation & with the freedom to research and source the best fit technologies for the individual use case in the airport.

Our propose is to make all technology projects simple, efficient and stress free for our clients.   

Arup is a global firm of over 14,000 planners, designers, engineers and business consultants, operating from 88 offices in 33 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.

At Aviaire our consultants specialise in providing strategic wildlife hazard management support to assess and mitigate wildlife strike risks on airports and within their surrounding 13km airspace.

We always work in partnership with our clients to identify time and cost effective solutions that are proportionally appropriate to minimise the risk of conflict between aircraft and wildlife.

We collectively have over thirty years of operational aviation and built environment experience. Our advice is always evidence-based supported by high quality data and longstanding operational experience. We understand and support the need to minimise the risk of litigation, to enhance reputations, to reduce costs and to maximise biodiversity.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

Our mission statement is to sustainably minimise risk of damage to aircraft, human life and the environment through proactive wildlife and habitat management.

Core Values

·                 Integrity

·                 Passion

·                 Partnership

OUR COMMITMENT

·             High quality services that provide value for money

·             Cost effective control of wildlife and habitats

·             Appropriate solutions and services

·             Certainty of being ecologically and economically sustainable 

·             Long-lasting relationships with clients and suppliers

CLIENT GROUPS:

Experience and support available for a broad base of client groups:

·                 Airport operators

·                 Airline operators

·                 Helipad operators

·                 Central government and local authorities

·                 Developers, architects, town planners and ecologists

.           Site owners and facilities managers

AVAILABLE SERVICES: 

·                 Wildlife & Habitat Surveys

·                 Strike Risk Assessments

·                 Aviation Impact Assessment

·                 Management Plans

·                 Performance Reviews

·                 Performance Turnaround Support

·                 Training & Equipment

·                 Safeguarding Support

When it comes to automated airport baggage handling, no one raises the bar higher than the BEUMER Group. That's because we bring a different proposition to the airport business: we combine the process insight of a system integrator with seamless project and supplier management skills. The result is a blend of industry-leading application know-how supported by the best hardware on the market - with world-class solutions delivered on time, every time.

BEUMER Group solutions integrate technology for security screening, storage, sortation and transportation of departure, transfer and arrival baggage. With over 1,500 installations worldwide, the company has the experience and expertise to approach every project according to specific requirements – from large, complex airports to smaller terminals looking for cost-effective solutions. BEUMER's baggage handling systems include check in (conventional and bag drop); high speed transportation and sortation systems; multipurpose storage; make up; automatic/semi-automatic loading and unloading; reclaim; and BHS management IT.

BFBS provides aviation security consultancy to airlines, airports, civil aviation authorities and government departments in the UK and worldwide. Since 1999, BFBS Consultants have earned an enviable reputation for delivering high quality cost effective services achieving considerable repeat business in a competitive market. We work closely with all our clients providing bespoke specialist services that include aviation security management and training, production of security programmes, policies and procedures, assessment of and advice on compliance issues, security audits and surveys including remedial measures required to protect business facilities, property and reputation from terrorism and other criminality.

For 30 years CEM Systems aviation specific access control solutions from Tyco, Johnson Controls have been successfully securing airports around the world; including 90% of UK airports such as London Heathrow and Gatwick and other major airport hubs from Hong Kong, Delhi, Dubai to Vancouver. The flexibility, scalability and high quality offered by CEM Systems AC2000 Airport system is a key factor in its suitability for the aviation environment.  Uniquely manufacturing both the access control security software and hardware, CEM can fully develop solutions to meet the unique requirements of airports. CEM’s innovative range of intelligent IP card readers and biometric solutions were also originally developed with airports in mind and assist ‘Beyond Security’ to help with other Airport operations such as advanced control of gate room management for passenger segregation and aiding passenger flow.  As such the CEM AC2000 Airport solution provides one of the most comprehensive, resilient and efficient airport security systems available today. 

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.

Providing early warning of failure.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Costain is one of the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions companies.  Our purpose is to improve people's lives by deploying technology-based engineering solutions to meet urgent national needs across the UK's energy, water and transportation infrastructures.  We help to safeguard the security, increase the capacity, improve customer service and drive efficiency in our clients' infrastructure programme.  We deliver a range of services across the whole life-cycle of our clients' assets through front-end advisory, concept design, planning and legal approvals (such as DCO), detailed design, asset optimisation, technology integration and delivering complex projects.

Ebeni provides innovative engineering solutions for Safety Critical Systems to civil and military organisations in the ATM, Aerospace & Defence and Rail domains. Our core business focuses on vital, complex, critical, or software-intensive systems, and includes the development, assessment and assurance of safety and mission critical operations, applications and products. Within ATM, our services include safety assurance and associated programme, project and risk management services to ANSPs. OEM suppliers and regulators alike, both in the UK and internationally.

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.

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 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

•       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