1968 headquarters nesttun norway rubb hall a s gateshead england rubb buildings ltd. sanford maine united states rubb inc. products fabric buildings and shelters website www.rubb.com rubb building systems is a privately owned manufacturer of tension fabric buildings and shelters also known as rubb halls . with origins in norway the company now has locations in rubbestadneset and bergen norway sanford maine and gateshead tyne & wear united kingdom . rubb structures are used for many industrial applications including as aircraft hangars environmental remediation structures salt sheds port buildings and sports buildings . contents 1 history 2 products and services 3 markets served 3.1 military 3.2 aircraft hangars 3.3 sports buildings 4 qualifications 5 recent news 6 notes 7 references 8 external links history edit rubb was founded in 1968 by finn haldorsen . the name originates from the small town of rubbestadneset on the west coast of norway . in 1977 the company was expanded by establishing rubb buildings ltd. in gateshead tyne & wear england . in 1983 a third facility rubb inc. was created in the united states in sanford maine . all three companies have full engineering manufacturing and servicing capabilities . products and services edit rubb provides structures as either buildings or shelters . buildings are fully engineered and designed to multiple design standards and building codes including aisc aisi astm asce aws and nfpa in the united states and british standards bs . 1 shelters are designed to endure harsh weather but the manufacturer makes no claims concerning load capability other than to provide destructive test results obtained from factory tests . 2 markets served edit rubb buildings and shelters have been used in a number of market segments . military edit much use of rubb buildings has been made by military units particularly the royal air force raf which used rubb aircraft hangars in the falkland islands at raf stanley to house harrier and phantom fighters after the recapture of the islands in 1982 . other military uses include accommodation logistic stores garages mess halls and many more . aircraft hangars edit in the commercial aviation sector rubb has furnished aircraft hangars to major airline carriers including united airlines and airtran airways . rubb structures are currently located at boston s logan international airport and at atlanta international airport . the aircraft hangars are primarily used for aircraft line maintenance of boeing 717 and boeing 777 aircraft . 3 sports buildings edit rubb sports buildings are predominantly found in the united kingdom including indoor football facilities for newcastle united and west bromwich albion along with an indoor tennis court for the chesterfield lawn tennis club . 4 in the united states examples of sports buildings include the multipurpose portland sports complex in portland maine 5 and the challenge unlimited equestrian facility in andover massachusetts . 6 qualifications edit all rubb companies are iso 9001 2000 certified with comprehensive quality control and inspection systems . recent news edit a rubb hangar used by airtran airways appeared on nbc s the today show on may 12 2009 during a feature on airtran s installation of wifi on its airplane fleet . 7 a rubb building appears in the foreground of photographs of the launch of the wallops island max launch abort system test launch held on july 8 2009 . 8 in the wake of hurricane rita a rubb port storage facility was repaired in under a month . 9 notes edit rubb building systems specifications pdf . retrieved 2016 02 25 . products portable shelters and temporary structures . retrieved 2009 07 10 . barry tom may 23 2005 . airtran s new hangar impervious and attractive . retrieved 2009 07 10 . sports buildings and sports structures projects . retrieved 2009 07 10 . livingstone paul 2003 09 25 . sport s center s target market . portland press herald . fall 2007 . equine delight panstadia today show airtran introduces wireless internet . retrieved 2009 07 10 . nasa max launch abort system gallery . retrieved 2009 07 10 . hurricane rita some ports bounced back quickly . archived from the original on january 26 2005 . retrieved 2009 07 10 . references edit hangar success for rubb in scotland 2001 aircraft engineering and aerospace technology adaptable structure for sport 2008 building for leisure external links edit rubb inc manufacturer website united states rubb ltd manufacturer website united kingdom www.rubbmilitary.com military tech support website united kingdom rubbhall as manufacturer website norway plume janet 2002 09 02 . that s the rubb the port of port arthur texas uses a tent like structure for storage of breakbulk cargo . joc week . retrieved 2009 07 10 . . loureiro engineering associates inc. lea plans to sell three prefabricated buildings land development infrastructure improvements continue . canadian sailings . 2007 08 13 . retrieved 2009 07 10 . . 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