Event will be held in Birmingham

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Heathrow has begun the process to find firms to help expand the west London airport with a supplier day in Birmingham in a couple of months鈥� time.

The airport plans to spend 拢32.5bn upgrading the complex by 2050 with a third runway the centrepiece of its growth strategy.

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In a published to the Official Journal, Heathrow Airport Ltd said it was 鈥渋nitiating a pre-procurement market engagement campaign to share our vision, values and drivers for the expansion of Heathrow airport鈥�.

It said it wanted to work with new firms as well as existing suppliers.

Heathrow said: "The purpose of this market engagement is to develop a better understanding of the potential supplier base in different goods, services and works categories; and to use that understanding to assist us in the refinement of our packaging and procurement strategies."

The supplier day in Birmingham will be held on 4 September.

Firms can register their interest .

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