More than 100 column casings have been manufactured and installed by Pendock at Manchester Airport’s Terminal 2, to conceal structural supports throughout check-in, security areas and departure lounges, while providing a durable and decorative finish to the interior.
The Pendock casings form part of one of the UK’s biggest airport upgrade programmes, as Manchester’s £1.3bn transformation has more than doubled Terminal 2’s footprint, delivering major new check-in, security, departures and arrivals facilities while improving the passenger experience.
The £750k supply and install package included circular, rectangular and extended lozenge-shaped casings, from the Pendock Radius range, which were engineered to meet the architectural and operational requirements of major airport environments, including hazard mitigation and blast load testing.
With heights ranging from 2700mm to 7000mm, the lower 1450mm of each casing is manufactured from a 2mm thick 304 grade stainless with a DP1 grit finish, while the upper sections use 2mm thick aluminium finished in RAL 9006 PPC.
The material combination was selected to provide durability while maintaining a coordinated finish in key high footfall areas of the airport, both air side and land side.
A key element in the project was ensuring that the final installation met the high standards demanded by the client and architects, which was undertaken by Pendock’s own contracting team, and underlines its capacity to deliver bespoke casing solutions for large-scale public infrastructure schemes.
The scale of the wider airport operation highlights the significance of the project. Manchester Airport handled 32.3 million passengers in the 12 months to March 2026, while Terminal 2 is now expected to serve around 75% of all passengers using the airport.