Interesting.
When I was working there, I was told that they were turning Southend into an all Airbus maintenance facility and then Lasham into an all Boeing facility.
Both bases are surprisingly busy for this time of the year, with long term contracts with easyJet to mantain their 737's. Other contracts currently on the go at the moment at both the Southend and Lasham bases are the first Jet2 757's which arrived a few weeks back. Both should be ready within the next month. I renember last year, when at Southend - it was nearly dead.
Good news for ATC Lasham, and I'm sure they'll go far. The company is great to work for, and the people are fantastic.
Regards,
Simon