“Since the beginning, one of the most important values for Gaptek is to provide more sustainable and cost efficient solutions,” explains Tomas Feliu founding member and President of Gaptek. Our technology, initially engineered to provide  solutions for Military Defense, is now more advanced and permits us to provide turnkey facilities that can adapt to the actual civil aviation market needs, such as fast deployment, low environmental impact, capability to be easily adapted and relocated while maintaining the CE quality and to comply with IBC and local regulations. This project is an important milestone in the international markets expansion’s for Gaptek.

Sander Heijmans, Executive Director of Business Park Aviolanda, on which Fokker Services Group’s facilities are located, adds: “This is another great step in the development of Business Park Aviolanda and will clearly be a major contributor to the modernization and high tech business increase of the entire facility.”

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THE PROJECT OF AEROJET. A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE GHANA AND AFRICAN AVIATION SECTOR.

According to what was communicated on the official website of Aerojet Aviation Ltd. (www.aerojet-aviation.com) Aerojet Aviation Training Academy is a key part of the MRO project in Accra.

The start of the course, which will be certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) as well as the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), is scheduled for the first quarter of 2023 and will provide first class education and training in the maintenance of commercial aircraft to ensure compliance with the strict safety standards within the industry.

According to the CEO of Aerojet Aviation, Mr. Mazisi Parkes; “It is the beginning of a very important process for many young Ghanaians and Africans in general; we remain determined to provide opportunities for young people in the aviation industry. Our training academy together with our partners will continue to launch various training programs to prepare and qualify young people for long-term careers in the industry.”

Aerojet has planned an impressive growth program for MRO activities in Ghana and is currently forging important partnerships that will ensure the successful implementation of this project.

More Info: https://aerojet-aviation.com/training-academy

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We will be present at the fair with our director of the Madrid delegation and defense specialist Salvador Allende. If you want to schedule a previous meeting at Eurosatory 2022, contact us at comercial@gaptek.es.

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The latter is key for one of the company’s biggest clients: the armed forces. And here lies the other great singularity of this Barcelona-based company, which apart from constructing office buildings or large areas such as hangars and warehouses, it has carried out work for the Spanish Ministry of Defense, has built for NGOs, has expanded the Hospital de Granollers during the worst time of the pandemic and has school designs ready to use in case of need. Without forgetting the awards won in international competitions promoted by NATO.

“We have built infrastructure for the Ministry of Defense such as now hangars, warehouses, workshops, office buildings and even buildings for our army in a location as demanding as Antarctica: a warehouse and a workshop.”

Allende exemplifies. “Although we are a dual company, because our projects are valid for both the civil and military sectors, the defense sector represents a very important part of our business vein,” he justifies.

The manager relates it to the fact that building in this way is much more sustainable that the process greatly favors cost and time control, and that they are permanent but transferable constructions. “The different services of the Ministry of Defense have encountered the problem of closing military establishments, which has meant that traditional infrastructures have remained anchored to the ground,” explains the manager. “Our solution provides this plus of being able to change infrastructures, no matter how large they may be, and at a negligible cost compared to a new infrastructure”, he continues.

The company, which is in the process of recovering from the drop-in activity caused by the pandemic – previously had a turnover of approximately 20 million – has a workforce of 50 people and plans to grow progressively in the coming years.

“Although our buildings are beginning to be known, we are still in the phase of making our technology known because it is relatively new,” acknowledges the manager, because he does not close any doors in the future: “The fundamental idea is that we have a system with which we can do practically anything: hospitals, markets, schools… practically whatever is needed”, he concludes, and insists on his special interest in promoting the sustainability of the circular economy.

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Publication  d’El Periódico of May 8, 2022 Supplement – Companies

The constant innovation aeronautics and the increase in the concentration of market agents are resulting in stronger entry barriers requiring companies to extend their infrastructures in order to cover this demand. However, can it be said that infrastructures are evolving at the same speed as the aeronautics sector?

In general, a company’s investment in MRO facilities is defined for being long term and having high fixed and variable costs. Therefore, it is important to reduce them with a greater efficiency.

However, some companies are developing infrastructures that are shown capable to keep up with the speed of the sector, as well as providing the opportunity to get a profit with this investment thanks to the option of relocating the building for future uses.

In addition, considering the strong competition and the importance of reaching a greater competitive advantage, hangars’ assembly times have been drastically reduced.

There are also other characteristics that define and support this new technology. First, being high energy efficient and having fast-opening hangar doors are key factors. And also, companies are looking for an optimized interior design for maintenance tasks and the space to store widebody aircrafts.