A FIRM has landed a major £5million deal to light up an airport in the Middle East.

Barrowford-based acdc have secured the contract for Muscat International Airport, in Oman, in what will be one of their biggest and brightest ever projects.

In the past two years acdc have worked on the world’s tallest tower in Dubai and on the Olympic bridges, and their latest project will see them light up the airport by 2014.

The firm, which employs around 100 people, and its distribution partners Zubair, in Oman, and Kelvin Lighting, in Scotland, have worked closely with lighting designer LDPI to find the most appropriate solution for the brief, which involves the lighting of the exterior façade and landscape of the newly built airport’s surrounding site and vehicular approaches, together with all interior lighting of public areas.

Gareth Frankland, CEO of acdc, a former Lancashire Telegraph Business Of The Year winner, said: “This project represents a landmark opportunity for acdc, it has taken a lot of hard work and a long time to reach this point but it’s finally paid off and it’s fantastic news.”

Lawrie Nisbet, of LDPI, said: “We have a long standing relationship with both acdc and Kelvin Lighting having worked on a number of projects over the years.

“The level of support is always exceptional and this project was no exception, taking almost three years of hard work.”

The development of the airport is the largest project to ever be undertaken in Oman.

The existing airport, which was designed in 1973, has now reached its maximum capacity and the design of the new airport aims to meet the nation's passenger growth numbers.

The new terminal is due to be completed by 2014 and will have the capacity to handle 12million passengers annually, with future expansion plans already in the pipeline to eventually accommodate 48million passengers.