Airport News
Major contracts for new airport facility projects in Oman have been awarded to WSP by international contractor J&P Overseas Ltd.
The UK firm has been selected to provide detailed designs for two development projects in the Middle East.
The first is for maintenance and cargo facilities at Muscat Airport and the second is a cargo facility at Salalah Airport, Oman.
Together the developments consist of circa 150,000 sqm of facilities with the maintenance hangar at Muscat sized to accommodate an A380 and two Code C aircrafts simultaneously.
WSP is providing civil, structural, building services and specialist support services including fire, acoustics & security, and director Jim Ratliff, explains: “We are extremely pleased to have won these contracts, delivered by our teams in the UK and Middle East.
“We have been developing our skills addressing the Middle East market for some time now and have established a good market presence for infrastructure and commercial development.
“We will be looking to build on this success through our global counterparts.”
WSP is also currently working on the new state-of-the-art Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar.
