Simpsons management team worked on a range of solutions for Heathrow's new Terminal 5. At no point could the construction of Terminal 5 impact on the operation of the world's busiest international airport. As a result, the project made extensive use of off site trials and testing which generated major cost and time savings during construction.

Part of the roof and façade for T5's main terminal building was constructed in South Yorkshire to ensure that all issues relating to tolerances and sequencing were thoroughly tested and resolved before assembly on site took place. This allowed any problems to be ironed out at an early stage and the lessons learned applied to the construction and fit-out of the Terminal's 21 bays.

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