Ministry of Defence

Integrated Group have recently completed the electrical and mechanical building services elements of the new £18m Eurofighter Typhoon Maintenance Facility (TMF) at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, which was officially opened on the 30th September 2009 by Quentin Davies MP.

The Design and Build project was delivered on time and on budget in just 67 weeks under the DEFCON 2000 contracting framework. Integrated Group (M&E) Ltd were responsible for the design and installation of the electrical and mechanical building services elements and acted as M&E coordinators for the project on behalf of the main contractor Clark Construction.

The design for the new TMF ensures that it can withstand operational usage whilst adopting flexibility to accommodate possible future upgrade. The project achieved a ‘Very Good’ DREAM rating (Defence Related Environmental Assessment Method). Integrated Group have also carried out previous collaborative electrical and mechanical design and build contracts at RAF Coningsby, including the new Air Traffic Control Tower (ATC), Composite Repair Facility and the Armed Equipment Maintenance Facility. With specialist nature of these facilities, all these projects presenting their own unique challenges for our design and construction teams.

Our MOD portfolio also includes the electrical and mechanical design and installation of the 48 bedroom Senior Non Commissioned Officer Single Living Accommodation (SNCO SLA) at RAF Digby and Pilot Traiing Support Facilities at RAF Linton on Ouse and RAF Topcliffe.


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Typhoon Maintainance Facility - RAF Coningsby

The new £18m Eurofighter Typhoon Maintenance Facility (TMF) at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire was officially opened on the 30th November by Defect Secretary Quentin Davies. The Design and Build project was delivered on time and on budget in just 67 weeks under the Defcon 2000 contracting framework. Integrated Group (M&E) Ltd carried out the design and installation of the electrical and building services elements of the project and acted as M&E Coordinators on the scheme on behalf of contractors Clark Construction.

Developed as a joint venture between Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, the 1500mph Eurofighter was first conceived during the cold war era as a defence against Soviet MiG warplanes. The hangar enables specialist ‘deep maintenance’ of the aircraft and is split into ten bays, each of which has been fitted with various mechanical, compressed air, hydraulic and electrical equipment (the aircraft move through each of the bays in two streams).

The completed hangar covers approximately 6960 sq m with an adjoining 4,680 sq m annexe housing support workshops; an avionic regional centre - for the development and maintenance of electronic equipment used to control the aircraft; an electrical and instrument workshop; a structures workshop; windscreen and canopy bay; and office accommodation. The building also includes stores, mess areas, locker rooms, showers and plant rooms as well as a 300 space car parking area close to the facility.

The design for the new TMF ensures that it can withstand operational usage whilst adopting flexibility to accommodate possible future upgrade. The project achieved a ‘Very Good’ DREAM rating (Defence Related Environmental Assessment Method).

Dan Willmott, Defence Estates Operations North project manager said: “It is testament to the collaboration of the integrated project team that this complex project was finished both on time and on budget – and that the customer has described the building as ‘a 21st century building for the 21st century”.