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means of an overhead crane. Accommodation for auxiliary services is included where administrative spaces for staff and visitors exude contemporary comfort. Highly secured storage areas, specialised machining / manufacturing facilities and aircraft assembly lines, fully equipped spray booth facility, administration offices, recreation facilities, aircraft hangars, exhibition spaces and aircraft taxi-ways concluded the programme.
Design and Materials The Machining and Assembly facilities are orientated alongside each other and provide the opportunity for future expansion of both the manufacturing and assembly lines without interruption of existing activities. The factory envelope components feature translucent polycarbonate louvered clerestories which allow for natural light and ventilation to assist with
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