Airside Infrastructure Solutions — UK & Europe

Built for
the runway.
Not the road.

AV SPAN designs and delivers hot-rolled steel structures built exclusively for aviation. Hangars, MRO facilities, emergency buildings and airside infrastructure — deployable on existing airfield surfaces across the UK and Europe.

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80m
Gable Span
18m
Eaves Height
EGCM
Leeds East Airport
Based at
Leeds East Airport (EGCM) Hot-Rolled Steel EN1090 Certified Surface Mount Ready UK & Europe Demountable & Relocatable

Why AV SPAN

Aviation infrastructure is our only business.

Most steel building suppliers offer hangars as one line in a catalogue. At AV SPAN, aviation structures are all we do. Every dimension, every specification, every connection detail has been developed around the demands of aircraft operations — not adapted from something else.

We operate from Leeds East Airport. Our founder holds a PPL. We understand the environment your structure will live in because we work in it every day.

Airside Structure Range

Every structure your
airside operation needs.

AV SPAN covers the full range of airside infrastructure. Every structure is hot-rolled steel, EN1090 certified, surface-mountable on existing airfield surfaces, and fully demountable.

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Aircraft Hangars
Wide-span steel hangars for single and multi-aircraft storage. Engineered for the A320, B737, and regional jet families. Door openings up to 60m wide accommodate full wingspan access without obstruction.
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MRO Buildings
Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facilities with clear span interiors, high eaves to 18m, and multi-bay configurations. Built for aircraft at every stage of maintenance — line, base, and heavy.
03
Emergency Vehicle Structures
RFFS and emergency response facilities configured for immediate vehicle deployment. Multiple wide-bay openings, rapid-action doors, and layouts built around response time as the primary requirement.
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Utility & Support Structures
The full range of airside support infrastructure — GSE stores, fuel and de-icing facilities, terminal annexes, crew buildings, and equipment workshops. All in hot-rolled steel, all surface-mountable.

Span Capability

10m – 80m Span Range

One structural system, sized to the aircraft you operate — hot-rolled steel on existing airfield surfaces, from light aircraft hangars to wide-body MRO bays.

Light Aircraft & Rotary
10 – 20m
Light aircraft · Helicopters · Microlights
Compact hangars and GSE structures, sized for smaller operators and emergency vehicle facilities.
✦ Commercial Scale
20 – 80m
A320 / A321 · B737 · Regional Jets · Turboprops
Hot-rolled steel on existing airfield surfaces delivers a proposition no generalist builder can match at this scale.
Wide-Body & Heavy MRO
Up to 80m+
Wide-body · Heavy MRO bays
Engineered spans for the largest commercial aircraft maintenance programmes.

Product Advantages

Structural advantages
built for airfields

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Surface Mount Deployment
Chemically anchored directly into existing concrete or tarmac. No new slab means faster deployment, lower cost, and less disruption to live airfield operations.
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Demountable & Relocatable
Every AV SPAN structure can be dismantled and moved. For operators managing flexible infrastructure needs, this changes the capital expenditure conversation entirely.
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Hot-Rolled Steel
Not cold-rolled. Stronger, more dimensionally stable, and appropriate for the structural demands of large aviation buildings. EN1090 certified throughout.
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Aviation-Spec Door Systems
Folding, sliding, and stacking door systems up to 60 metres wide — sized for the aircraft, not adapted from a warehouse catalogue.
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UK & European Delivery
Manufactured and delivered across the UK and Europe. Installation crews travel to every project. Our European supply chain is a structural advantage, not a compromise.
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Flexible by Design
Column profiles at 5-metre increments. Heights from 3 to 18m eaves. Gable spans from 10 to 80 metres. Unlimited depth. We build around your aircraft and your site.

The Founder

"Everyone else does buildings and offers hangars as an afterthought. AV SPAN does only this. That is the difference."
Iain Gillard — Founder, AV SPAN
PPL Pilot · 25+ years in intralogistics & steel structures · Based at Leeds East Airport (EGCM)

Tell us about your project.

Whether you need a single-aircraft hangar or an MRO facility for a fleet, we will give you a straight answer on what is possible.

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