West of England New Member Network
Venue: Hangar H1, Cotswold Airport, Cirencester GL7 6BA
Date: Tuesday 11th December 2018
Time: 10:30 – 12:30 hrs
Fee: Free of charge to CIWM SW Members
CPD: The site visit counts as 2 hours CPD
INTRODUCTION
With all the talk about household recycling rates, recycling coffee cups, single use plastics and material quality, just to name a few current topical areas in the waste industry; it is often easy to forget just how diverse and far reaching our sector truly is. So, come and join the West of England NMN (formally the North Wessex NMN) for a unique opportunity to see aircraft disassembly, re-use and recycling at Air Salvage International (ASI).
ASI is the global industry leader and was the first aircraft disassembly company to be established in Europe. It has carried out over 700 projects worldwide over the last 20 years. The facilities at Cotswold Airport have 170,000 sq. ft of hangar space, parking for up to 20 wide jets such as A340's and Boeing 747's in addition up to 50 narrow bodied aircraft.
Annually ASI dismantles between 50 and 60 airliners at Cotswold Airport, which is approx. 14% of the world's aircraft retirement. Affiliate aviation companies GCAM (EASA Part 145 line maintenance) and Skyline Aero (component supply) also operate at the same facility.
ITINERARY (subject to weather and aircraft on site)
The tour will be facilitated by Mark Gregory, CEO and founder of ASI.
Introduction to ASI in Hangar H1
Tour of outside both hangars
Tour of Hangar H2 and a brief talk about the process of aircraft disassembly
Tour of Belfast parking apron and the large number of aircraft in storage at various stages of disassembly
Tour of Break up site and a brief talk how ASI dispose of the un-wanted airframes
Return to Hangar H1 for a wrapping up session with any further questions.
Other information
PPE -All delegates must bring sensible safety footwear and a hi-visibility waistcoat or jacket.
Photography of certain aircraft is restricted - this will be explained at the time of the tour.
Health & Safety - Each attendee will be sent a copy of ASI’s H&S awareness form HRF11, which must be read beforehand, and a sheet signed to say you have done so. The signing process will be done on the day, so please arrive in plenty of time.
Parking is available outside of ASI's hangars (H1 and H2). A map is attached showing how to locate the hangars within the airfield. It is imperative that attendees access site via the North Entrance to the airfield via the A433, and the not the A429.
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If you have any questions about the site visits, please contact Debbie Palfrey, debbie.palfrey@wrap.org.uk 07985 994075 or Mark Okuniewski, southwest@ciwm.co.uk 07733 971840.
This West of England NMN event has been kindly sponsored and hosted by ASI, however, in appreciation Mark giving up his time to do the tour, ASI normally request that a £5 per head charitable donation is made at the end of the tour. This will be given to Wiltshire Air Ambulance, ASIs chosen charity.
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