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One of the largest, most high-profile construction projects in Europe, we helped make Heathrow’s Terminal 5 a reality. Appointed to provide consultancy, logistics and main contracting, our skilled team was integral in delivering the project on budget, ahead of its scheduled arrival.
Heathrow Terminal 5 Project summary
Client
BAA Group
Project value
£950m
Key partners
Richard Rogers Partnership
Services provided
Project and programme management, Contracting, Construction management, Specialist services, Consult, Construct
Sectors
Locations
UK and Europe, UK - London and south-east England
Project timeline
- Start date
- 2002
- End date
- 2008
Project story
Five main projects. 147 sub-projects. More than 3,000 packages of work. An 87 metre high control tower, to be constructed without a single crane, or disruption to the world’s busiest airport. The plan to construct a fifth state of the art terminal at London Heathrow was certainly ambitious.
We were engaged to provide an integrated service of logistics, consultancy and contracting, our world class team was at the heart of BAA’s pioneering build. With each of the five codependent projects required to run in tandem, our meticulous eye for detail was crucial – everything had to be built, tested and fully operational before Terminal 5 could open.
Through the diligent skill of our employees, T5 was delivered to the client on budget and ahead of schedule. We were awarded a Structural Steel Design Award for our work in 2008, with our spectacular safety record underlined by the 12 million hours logged without a single reportable incident.
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“Mace provides an approach and attitude which enables BAA as a client to achieve the best possible outturn facility. Personally, I have worked with the Mace team on the Terminal 5, where they demonstrated high levels of professionalism throughout and an ability to turn highly complex challenges into clear and deliverable plans and programmes”
