Month: July 2025

Belfast International Airport has opened phase one of its £100m five-year investment programme. The new terminal extension features a reflective, glass wall façade with an intensive grid configuration climbing up into the cladding. To achieve the desired thermal requirements and to comply with PAS24, a range of Metal Technology’s system solutions were specified to deliver these high-performance characteristics, installed by approved fabricator IAT (Innovated Aluminium Technology).

Inside is a new state-of-the-art security hall with Next Generation Security Equipment, a new 1600 sqm Duty Free store as well as enhancements to the Arrivals area, including a new external forecourt. We’re proud to have played a part in transforming the passenger experience at Belfast International Airport.

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We’ve achieved a 45% reduction in carbon emmissions since 2019.

We’re delighted to announce that we have reduced our Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 45.52% to date. We are now well ahead of our target to reduce these emissions by 50% by 2030.

As part of our Climate Action Pledge and wider sustainability strategy, we selected 2019 as our baseline year. Over the past four years, we’ve achieved the following reductions:

⬇️ 2021: 14.28%
⬇️ 2022: 18.77%
⬇️ 2023: 35.41%
⬇️ 2024: 45.52%

Key steps we’ve taken:

✳️ Switched all company cars to petrol, hybrid or electric

✳️ Invested in 3 new electric forklifts (now 8 total)

✳️ Upgraded all office lighting to LED with sensors where applicable

✳️ Moved from gas to electric heating

✳️ Installed a new 100kW solar array with battery storage

✳️ Switched to a 100% green energy provider

Our efforts earned us Top 40 Performer status in Business in the Community Northern Ireland’s NI Environmental Benchmarking Survey (NIEBS), reaching Platinum Level in just our second year.

We’re also actively working to measure and reduce our Scope 3 GHG emissions, with notable progress made through our Low Carbon Aluminium procurement policy.

We are delighted to be playing a part in bringing this significant development to Belfast which will be the first certified Passivhaus student accommodation in Northern Ireland and largest certified Passivhaus project on the island of Ireland. Metal Technology’s Passive House Institute-certified System 17 Hi+ Curtain Walling and System 5-45 Hi+ Windows will be installed in the build by fabricator Omagh Aluminium Systems.

Designed by RPP Architects and constructed by Graham Group, the £46m PBSA project for Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) is located on the Dublin Road and will reach 16 storeys with 459 student bedrooms in a mix of cluster apartments and studios. Due to open ahead of student intake in September 2026, high quality amenities will include meeting rooms, communal and social spaces, group dining areas, a post room, laundry and dedicated staff office and welfare facilities.