Thompson Aero Seating

Status: Complete

Client: Thompson Aero Seating

Architect: Tate Stevenson Architects

Quantity Surveyor: WT Orr & Partners

Structural Engineer: Armstrong Taylor

Thompson Engineering Centre testing facility with a large blue industrial machine mounted over recessed tracks

Thompson Aero Seating

Martin & Hamilton have completed the construction works for Thompson Aero Seating's new Dynamic Testing Facility in Banbridge. The purpose built, state-of-the-art facility is the first in the UK. The new facility provides our client, Thompson Aero Seating, with the capability to drive innovation and certify new products all within its own premises providing exciting competitive advantage.

Martin & Hamilton delivered civil engineering works including formwork and a 600 cubic metre concrete pour for the specialist base required for the Dynamic Testing machinery installation. 1350 sqm of alteration and extension works were carried out to provide administrative & support accommodation for the Facility.

Large corrugated metal industrial warehouse with loading doors, a forklift, dumpsters, and a paved yard under a clear blue sky
Large industrial workshop with recessed rail tracks, overhead lighting, office windows, fire extinguishers, and industrial doors
Interior of an unfinished industrial workshop with recessed maintenance pits, embedded rails, stairs, and construction equipment.
Concrete construction site with a deep stairwell, exposed anchor bolts, and temporary wooden braces.
Thompson Engineering Centre with industrial test equipment and a recessed rail-mounted platform.
Industrial warehouse interior with a white office mezzanine, black-framed windows, metal stairs, and a scissor lift
Empty modern commercial interior with polished concrete floor, recessed ceiling lights, and black-framed windows overlooking a stairwell.
Interior of a large unfinished industrial warehouse with steel framing, skylights, construction equipment, and concrete flooring