In the summer of 2022, Farnborough Airport initiated a £55m investment programme to enhance its facilities and infrastructure. The development included a new 300m long, four-bay hangar facility, boosting the Airport’s hangar capacity by more than 70%.
Known as Domus III and designed by aviation specialist architects Gebler Tooth, the state-of-the-art 175,000ft² hangar facility set a new standard in sustainability with its modern and forward-thinking design.
The main contractor, McLaughlin & Harvey Construction Ltd, awarded Jewers Doors the contract to supply, deliver, install, test and commission four sets of Esavian hangar doors for this esteemed project.
The new doors comprise four sets of Esavian 126-SBR automated steel sliding doors, each to suit a clear opening of 73,500mm wide by 10,600mm high.
Each door is in four equal-width door leaves, approx. 18,500mm wide, travelling on a four-track system. All four leaves move independently of one another within the opening, allowing up to 75% of the opening to be transparent and available to ease aircraft manoeuvrability and reduce emissions associated with aircraft handling.
To optimise the level of natural light inside the hangar, the architects specified Brett Martin’s Marlon Clickfix 1040-VF translucent polycarbonate cladding system to integrate with Esavian door frames. This facility can achieve exceptionally high energy efficiency in conjunction with the hangars’ intelligent artificial lighting system that adapts to natural light levels, a rainwater harvesting system, eco-friendly heating, and a fully integrated building control and energy monitoring system.