Unique institute takes off in Newark

Work has begun on a ground-breaking institute in Newark which will serve as a venue for unique education and training programmes co-designed by the air and space industry.

The ASI (Air and Space Institute) will operate in partnership with industry employers including the RAF and East Midlands Airport.

Aspiring pilots, engineers and ground-crew for commercial airlines, the military, airports and logistics companies will all be trained at the facility, which is part of the Newark Town Investment Plan.

The institute will include state-of-the-art facilities including a flight simulator and a real commercial airliner incorporated into the building for students to work on.

The ASI is located on a former cattle market site.

An official turf-cutting ceremony attended by Newark and Sherwood District Council Portfolio Holder for Economic Development and Visitors, Councillor Rhona Holloway, and Newark Town Board co-chair, Tom Cartledge, was held earlier this month.

WT Partnership, Stem Architects, G F Tomlinson, Banks Long & Co are all involved in the project.

Daniel Garfoot, director of building & cost consultancy at Banks Long & Co, said: “We have been working alongside the ASI project team for just over 12 months now as appointed Quantity Surveyors. It is an incredibly exciting project that will bring significant value to the region in terms of investment, employment, improved infrastructure and most importantly upskilling a new generation of qualified workforce to support our air and space industries. This truly is a unique and groundbreaking project.”

The new facility is expected to be completed by November 2023.

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