BAA Heathrow Terminal 5

NG Bailey's development team was approached about building 12 nodes to see if they could be produced cheaper and quicker, with the added advantage of being manufactured in a safer working environment - compared to a traditional onsite method of construction.

Nodes are structures that connect departure lounges to aircraft, such as the new Airbus A380, to facilitate the quick and easy loading of up to 500 passengers through three separate aircraft doors. Measuring 10m wide by 10m high by 15m long and weighing a total of 90 tonnes once assembled on site, the sheer size and scale of a node presented a unique engineering challenge to the off-site team.

This is where NG Bailey's ability to deliver innovative bespoke solutions with engineer-to-order manufacturing came into play.