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UK airport expertise on show in Qatar

Minister for Business & Enterprise Mark Prisk is in Qatar this week - one of the world’s fastest growing economies - to front a delegation of 12 British companies from the airport industry.

These companies have the expertise to design and develop airports from terminal to runway and from passenger and baggage handling to safety, security and marketing.

They are interested in winning business in Qatar’s growing airport and aerospace sector, including plans to build a new $11 billion airport.

Minister Prisk said: “As one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, Qatar’s ambition cannot be underestimated. Over the next five years, Qatar plans to spend $100 billion on infrastructure projects, including a $25 billion rail network and $20 billion on building new roads.

“Bilateral trade between the UK and Qatar has increased by 160 per cent to £2.2 billion in the last five years and, with Qatar set to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, there are opportunities for greater collaboration.”

The UK airports industry employs more than 100,000 people in the UK and is world-renowned for its skill in delivering prestigious airport developments including Beijing Terminal 3, Madrid Barajas, St Petersburg Pulkovo, Heathrow Terminal 5 as well as Dublin, Delhi, Quito, Toronto and Kuwait.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .