Mountjoy has completed the internal refurbishment of the Control Tower and the creation of a new car park at Solent Airport in Fareham. The handover took place in May 2018.
The improved facilities include an extension to the lounge area and a new Corporate Lounge for visiting pilots and VIPs. There are also new fully accessible toilet facilities and improved catering and lounge facilities for those visiting the airport.
Duncan O’Rourke, Building Projects Director at Mountjoy said of the project: “We were delighted to be working with Fareham Borough Council again on this project and are pleased to play our part in upgrading the airport facilities. It demonstrates Mountjoy’s ability to deliver complex internal refurbishment works in occupied premises.”
Executive Leader of Fareham Borough Council, Councillor Seán Woodward, said: “It’s great to see the completion of these works, adding to the excellent facilities on offer for pilots, passengers and visitors alike. These improvements are part of the Council’s vision to grow the airport into one of the south’s premier aviation, aerospace and marine advanced engineering locations, something which will help to create 3,500 new local jobs over the next decade."
The £400,000 project forms part of the wider re-development of Solent Airport. Earlier this year six new hangars were completed which are available for businesses in the aviation, aerospace and marine sectors to rent or buy. These are hot on the heels of five new hangars built at the airport for general aviation use. A new fuel farm has also been installed offering cut price fuel to pilots.