Welcome to the May newsletter

This month we've had to deal with a 'Shed Load' with a difference installing a work of art at Chelsea Bridge and we're also making good progress installing the first of the 26 Passenger Boarding Bridges at Heathrow T5C on behalf of Hyundai Rotem.

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Shed Loads of Shacks for Chelsea Art College

We were asked to install a sculpture on behalf of MDM Props of South London, who were commissioned by the artist Richard Wilson to bring his 'Shack Stack' piece to life for an arts project called Chelsea Future Space.

The project is a collaboration between The Chelsea College of Art and Design, Futurecity Arts Consultancy, and the property developer, St James Urban Living, who are part of the Berkeley Group.  The Grosvenor Waterside development  at Chelsea Bridge has a central courtyard which provides a showcase exhibition space for the alumni and staff of Chelsea College of Art and Design, as well as creating a talking point for the residents.

Tim Meaker, Props Maker for MDM Props Said:

“We were really pleased with how Gatwick Group Installed the Shack Stack piece for us , they provided us with a safe, risk free lift  in a public area, along with the reassurance that great care would be taken when handling  our precious ‘one of a kind’ cargo”

First Passenger Boarding Bridges Installed at T5C

The first of the passenger boarding bridges have now been installed at Heathrow T5C on behalf of Hyundai Rotem with the support of ThyssenKrupp Airport Services for the electrical Installation.

12 Bridges in total are to be installed on this phase of works, so far 10 Bridges are complete and in-situ and 2 aircraft stands have now been handed back to BAA, with 2 more stands due to be handed back and fully functional by the end of next week , the remaining two bridges are to be installed in September to coincide with BAA's programme of work.

Eugene McQuaid, Project Manager for main contractor Carillion Direct Sourcing said:

“The Installation of the Fixed Links and the subsequent Passenger Boarding Bridges and associated electrical installations have been somewhat of a juggling act to coincide with BAA's projected stand closures, but with team work, communication, and everyone involved on the project pulling out the stops to get everything completed as safely and as quickly as possible I'm pleased to say that the works are currently right on target to hand back the stands to BAA as projected”