“This is your captain speaking” – can you hear me?

Situated at the end of Stansted Airport runway, is Stansted Airport College, part of Harlow College which opened its doors for its first intake of students in September 2018.

A relationship was developed with Manchester Airport Group over a period of 5 years to secure the acre of land and get their buy-in for the proposed college. Funds were raised via a joint venture to build the college; two separate £3.5million grants from the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) Local Growth Fund and Essex County Council, as well as a £300,000 grant by Uttlesford District Council and a £50,000 funding contribution from the Savoy Trust.

London Stansted Airport is the third busiest airport in London, carrying 25 million passengers a year to more than 190 destinations in 40 countries around the world. With just one runway serving all take off and landings, and the college’s location not far from the end of it, noise was a major concern for those using the facility.

Selectaglaze was contacted to help provide a solution with secondary glazing. Acoustic tests have shown that Selectaglaze secondary glazing can provide a 45dB reduction if set 200mm from a single glazed primary window with 6mm glass. Based on this, if used in conjunction with high performance primary windows, then the dB rating requirements would be met.

Selectaglaze installed 32 units with their Series 10 2 and 3 pane horizontal sliders and a Series 41 casement door.

Not only have the staff and students already seen the enormous acoustic benefit of the secondary glazing, but they should also gain from the thermal insulation it provides and the added security.

Selectaglaze is the leading specialist in the design, manufacture and installation of secondary glazing; established in 1966 and a Royal Warrant Holder since 2004.

For further information, please contact Selectaglaze on 01727 837271/e mail: enquiries@selectaglaze.co.uk or visit: www.selectaglaze.co.uk