BAE Systems Academy

The Academy for Skills and Knowledge (ASK) situated on the Samlesbury Enterprise Zone sits alongside advanced manufacturing centres. The training academy is the single largest investment in skills for the UK’s aerospace sector.

ASK has 26 light and airy classroom facilities and is designed to mirror the latest advanced manufacturing technologies and factory layouts; it also acts as a collaborative skills-hub for the North West’s engineering and manufacturing sector. The project provides offices and welfare facilities to support the management and occupation of the development which includes conferencing and exhibition spaces for hosting events and awareness programmes for schools. Workshop accommodation has been created to support fabrications, welding and fitting, carbon composite fabrication, machinery, and all avionics and industrial laboratory activities.

The World Class learning facility for apprentices of Advanced Manufacturing including aircraft hangar and workshops on the ground floor, classrooms, offces, lecture facilities, VR suites and canteen and social breakout spaces on the upper floors

Comfort modelling to develop a natural ventilation solution for all spaces except the VR and IT suites. The early engagement of thermal modelling removed 90% of the mechanical ventilation.