Firth’s capability bolstered at Auckland Airport
Auckland Airport is well underway with its biggest redevelopment since the airport opened in 1966 which includes combining the international and domestic terminals, plus a number of other key projects associated with that development including taxiways and a new transport hub. Along with the Airport’s construction programme other commercial and infrastructure projects are either about to begin or well underway, all requiring large volumes of concrete. Firth is the primary supplier to the numerous contractors involved making our Auckland Airport plant the busiest in the country.
Looking forward …
“As the Airport Company continues with their construction programme and the surrounding airport precinct is also growing at speed, we are bolstering our capability at the airport to support our existing Airport Plant and our Manukau plant by installing an additional mobile plant early in the New Year to ensure supply to our customers is uninterrupted,” says Jamie Frew, National Commercial Account Manager for Firth.
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Here are some of our current projects in the Auckland Airport precinct:
Auckland Airport’s - Taxiway Mike
As part of the extensive changes to the terminals for Auckland Airport work has also started to deliver Stage Two of its NZ$288 million Taxiway Mike and Remote Stands project through Brian Perry Civil for the pavement. A new taxiway, to extend an existing taxiway and deliver six remote stands with in-ground jet fuel reticulation as part of the capital works programme will be built. Works will include 900,000m3 of earthworks, laying 130,000m3 of aggregate basecourse and 168,000m2 of concrete pavement.
Customer: Brian Perry Civil
Concrete volume: 85,000 m3
Pavement renewals
Firth has a long association with Auckland Airport as the responsibility for the maintenance and development of the airport’s runways over the past 20 years has been with sister company Brian Perry Civil.
Customer: Brian Perry Civil
Concrete volume: 9,000 m3
Completion date: Ongoing
Air New Zealand’s Hangar 4
On its completion in early 2025, Air New Zealand's new flagship hangar — Hangar 4 in Auckland — will be the largest single-span timber arch aircraft hangar in the southern hemisphere. At one and a half times the size of any existing hangar, Hangar 4 will be able to house one wide-bodied aircraft, such as a Boeing 777-300 or 787-9, as well as two narrow-bodied aircraft, such as an A320 or an A321neo, at the same time.
Customer: NZ Strong, JFC and Conset Construction
Concrete volume: 18,0000 m3
Completion date: Early 2025
Domestic Processor Project - Stages 1-4
Auckland Airport’s Domestic Terminal is nearly 57 years old and is nearing capacity. The work to bring both the international and new domestic terminals under one roof has begun (the terminal integration project) and will see the new domestic terminal with 12 new domestic aircraft gates. The new terminal will also only mean a 10 minute transfer from one terminal to the other. The new terminal will be resilient and built to meet climate change goals and to create a more sustainable airport.
Customer: Marin Construction
Concrete volume: 6,000 m3
Completion date: Early 2025
Manawa Bay Shopping Centre
In 2022 Auckland Airport broke ground on the 150,000m2 site in the north-east of the airport precinct. Construction of the purpose-built outlet centre is on track for opening in the second half of next year and set to achieve a 5 Green Star rating.
Customer: Conset Construction
Concrete volume: 4,500 m3
Completion date: Late 2024
Large volumes of concrete pour into the new AIA Transport Hub
The construction of a new $300m transport hub for Auckland Airport at the international terminal is well underway after being put on hold for two years due to the Covid pandemic. The new multi-storey structure is being built by Dominion Constructors for head contractor ICON Construction and is a key project for preferred concrete supplier Firth in the airport precinct.
Customer: Dominion Constructors
Concrete volume: 20,000 m3
Completion date: End of 2023
