Karen Taylor, Gloucestershire Airport’s managing director, with Philip Matthews, chief flying instructor at Cotswold Aero Club – one of the site’s longest-standing tenants.
Karen Taylor, Gloucestershire Airport’s managing director, with the team from The Little Jet Company, which has moved back to its Gloucestershire home from its temporary base at Oxford Airport.
Gloucestershire Airport’s newly upgraded main runway.
An £8 million upgrade to the runways at Gloucestershire Airport – part of a £15 million investment in the Staverton site – marks a significant new chapter for the business, according to its managing director Karen Taylor.
VolkerFitzpatrick, which has worked on projects ranging from RAF airbases to Wembley Stadium, won the £8.1 million contract to resurface the runways at the county site and began work at the start of 2022.
The scheme is part of a £15 million ‘transformational investment’ at Gloucestershire Airport and includes installation of new runway lighting, upgrades to signs and drainage, new below-ground infrastructure and a new radar system.
The upgrades also allow for the permanent closure of the north/south runway, making way for the airport’s new business park, CGX Connect, a project managed by Gloucester specialists Vitruvius and part-funded by GFirst LEP.
Taylor said: ‘The successful completion of these upgrades heralds the start of a new chapter for Gloucestershire Airport – possibly the single most transformative period in our recent history.
‘These vital upgrades serve as the catalyst enabling us to actively explore additional revenue streams and realise our long-term strategy for sustainable growth.’
VolkerFitzpatrick worked on the scheme with Ridge & Partners LLP, project managers also involved in the University of Gloucestershire’s planed redevelopment of the former Debenhams building in the middle of Gloucester.
According to the airport, which is co-owned by Cheltenham Borough Council and Gloucester City Council, it contributes an estimated £52 million annually to the local economy and has a key role to play in significant projects including the Golden Valley Cyber Development and Gloucester’s digital campus The Forum.
By Andrew Merrell
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