TeamworkTHE VOICE OF MARSHALL

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ISSUE 1. 2013

BGAD 2012

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Marshall Group

Marshall Airport

Marshall Motor Holdings

Marshall Land Systems

Flying high for charity

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The ChairmanI am delighted with how well the transfer ofmy former Chief Executive’s responsibilitiesto Robert has gone. The first year has beenbusy for Robert and his team and I takegreat pride in my continuing active role asChairman, being involved in many of thenew initiatives which will take our Companyforward into the next phase of ourdevelopment, whilst providing support toRobert when he needs it.

Thank you all for helping us to come out of2012 on a high. It was an incredible yearboth for me personally and for theCompany in which, in spite of the gloomyworld outlook, we have achieved a numberof firsts covering all sectors of our businessand many of the people within it.

Aerospace has successfully completed thevery challenging Dutch C-130 cockpitupgrade and enhanced capabilityprogramme on the fourth and final aircraft inthe fleet, ahead of time and ahead ofbudget. It has built on its exceptionalrelationship with Lockheed Martin and itsgrowing relationship with Boeing. We arenow doing brilliantly on our P-8 Tanks andthe icing on the cake has been the winningof Project Dolphin, which will once againsee Global Express aircraft in work in ourhangars.

Marshall Business Aviation has relocated toNo. 2 Hangar where it is giving exceptional

service to its customers and the Airportitself continues to grow with promisingcommercial airline expectations.

Marshall Land Systems is in the process ofbeing re-integrated with MarshallAerospace as part of our recently formedMarshall Aerospace and Defence Group.

Motor Group has streamlined its activitieswith world-leading franchises and, aided byour really excellent Marshall Leasingbusiness, has maintained its growth anddevelopment in a very challenging marketplace. Our new Jaguar Dealership inLincoln is a welcome addition to the Group.

Marshall Airport Properties is creatingexciting plans to redevelop part of ourNorth Works site including our farmland.The new development will be called Wing,as was recently reported in the CambridgePress, and will fund the redevelopment ofour facilities and contribute to the housingneeds of the growing City of Cambridgeand of some of our employees.

On the local and national fronts therecognition of our achievements over ourfirst Century in business has beenincreased by the naming of the MarshallGallery in the Cambridge UniversityManufacturing Centre, the naming ofMarshall Court in Jesus College at our oldJesus Lane Garage from which ourbusiness grew during its first 50 years or so,and the naming of the Main Council Roomof the Royal Aeronautical Society in London

as the Marshall of Cambridge Room whichis now decorated with Marshall portraitsand photographs.

From a personal point of view, last year wasextraordinary for a number of reasons. Itstarted with many wonderful celebrationsfor my 80th birthday, organised by so manyfriends from different parts of my life. InJune, I was honoured to be part of thefabulous River Pageant on a wet and windyday to mark The Queen’s Diamond Jubileeand then a month later to be able to attendthe amazing Opening Ceremony of theOlympic Games. Closer to home, Sibyl andI have been proud to be involved in anumber of special events organised byChristopher and his wife Penelope, duringher year as High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire.Penny was also our Reviewing Officer at theannual awards presentations evening for104 Squadron of the Air Cadets.

2012 was a truly exceptional year on manyfronts, including the excellent Long ServiceAwards presentations which included twofor 50 years and one for 60 years of service.I am delighted with the way in which, underRobert’s leadership, the Group is goingforwards and building on its core valuesfrom which its success has been achievedfor more than 100 years.

Thank you all very much for all that youhave done for the Group during a verytesting 2012. I hope that you and yourfamilies have had a very Happy Christmasand I wish you every happiness andsuccess in this New Year

Chief Executive’s Comments

MAVTAs 2012The 2012 MAVTA Awards werepresented at a glittering Gala Dinnerin the Great Hall of King’s Collegeon Friday, 11th January.

With the competition for the 2012Awards so close in some of thecategories, the judges also decidedto award Highly Commended

prizes to a number of individuals. The awards werepresented by Chris Hollins, the television sports reporterand winner of the 2009 Strictly Come Dancing series.

Congratulations to all the winners – please see theseparate ‘Teamwork Special’ which lists all the winnersand more news from the evening.

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The last 12 months has been a busy time for all of us in Marshall. For methe year began with new responsibilities as I took on the role of Group ChiefExecutive from my father, a carefully planned transition which has been aseamless process, and an exciting time for me.

The biggest action we took in 2012 was to bring together MarshallAerospace and Marshall Land Systems to form the Marshall Aerospace andDefence Group, which formally came into being on 1st January this year.This new business will greatly strengthen our proposition to our customers,many of whom were already dealing separately with MA and MLS. It willalso help us win new business around the world as we grow the combinedbusiness.

We had the Gala Awards Dinner a few days ago at which we announced thewinners of the MAVTA Awards for 2012. I hope by now you will have seenthe special Teamwork supplement we have issued listing all of the finalistsand winners. I was delighted to present most of the awards in person andto see Sir Michael get such a great welcome when he went to the stage topresent the Services in the Community Award. I am really thrilled at howthese MAVTAs have already become part of our Group’s calendar and alsowith the huge number of nominations we received this year – 200nominations was a great result and I hope we can beat that again this year!

Very fittingly, The MAVTA award for Team was won by a team of individuals,from many diverse departments across MA, which pulled together a bid for oneof the biggest contracts we have signed for years. Working punishing hoursand rescheduling other commitments, including at weekends, this team firstgot us into the running and then closed this classified contract, and work isnow underway in our hangars and across the business to convert the aircraftinto a new role for our customer. Our reputation for responding to ourcustomers’ requirements and delivering a high quality product on time andwithin budget, is the cornerstone of how we will grow all of our businesses inthe coming years.

Our Motor Group continues to grow and we are looking at a number ofopportunities which may see a further boost to our business this year, but inthe meantime, our existing dealerships have also seen like-for-like growth innew and used cars sales during 2012, and that will also be good news forour important aftersales departments.

In this edition you will see further news of our progress on the plans toredevelop the North Works and the rest of our land to the North ofNewmarket Road, under the name of Wing. The large numbers ofemployees who took the time out to engage with the initial consultationphase has been hugely encouraging, with lots of really constructivecomments and suggestions coming forward.

We have started 2013 in good shape, with lots of strong plans in each ofour main operating companies to “change the gear” and move theperformance of our Group onto another level, one which will give us moremoney to invest in the growth of the businesses. I am sure we will also seethe first of the new daily flights beginning from our Airport to a majorEuropean hub and I hope we will soon be announcing the details of thatexciting news.

Robert MarshallGroup Chief Executive

CommonwealthPower LiftingChampionships

The realSKYFALLDuring September, two employees fromMLS, Jayne Christie, Executive Directors’PA, and Nadia Buttice, Events Manager,completed their first tandem skydive atthe Army Parachute Association inNetheravon.

Jayne and Nadia were both in safehands! The jump was supported by theRoyal Electrical and MechanicalEngineers (REME) Parachute DisplayTeam which comprised of SSgt ChasLawson, Instructor, SSgt Steve Murfin,Videographer and WO1 (ASM) ColinPreece who is retired but still very muchan adrenaline junkie and also a KeyAccount Manager for MLS.

After reaching 13,000 feet, Jayne andNadia plummeted from a C208 CessnaCaravan aircraft at 120mph! Boththoroughly enjoyed themselves, found it

an exhilarating and surreal experience and would highly recommend thateveryone gives it a go at least once!What’s more, Jayne also managed toraise £340 in aid of the British HeartFoundation.

If you are up for the challenge and wouldlike to partake in a skydive, for furtherinformation please visitwww.netheravon.com

Below: Jayne strapped to Chas Lawson,and Colin PreeceAbove: Nadia and instructor Chas

Marshall Land Systems has put inplace the next building block onthe foundation laid by six years ofMarshall presence in Australia.

Partnering, support, integrationand supply were key to the MLSpresentation at the Land WarfareConference in Melbourne. On thestand, MLS had a strong team todiscuss its offerings to the marketsuch as its work in ExpeditionaryCamp Infrastructure whichincludes kitchens, latrines andother facilities necessary for adeployed camp to run efficiently.The company has developed andproven its capabilities in providingdeployable healthcare solutionsfrom the initial point of injurythrough the care chain back to aRole 3 hospital and eventualevacuation from theatre. Thesesolutions include deployable CTscanners, stretcher systems andfully fitted hospitals.

Left: The Marshall stand

Marshall Land Systems attend Land Warfare Conference

Congratulations to Kevin Peacock, Senior Designerat Marshall Specialist Vehicles, who managed toregain his British Bench Press Championship title in Birmingham.

Above: Kevin in action!

Kevin’s second lift of 115Kg was enough to securethe title as his third lift of 120kg was failed on atechnicality.

We would like to commend Kevin for hisachievement and wish him every success withfuture competitions.

Generous donations!

Marshall is host to the country’s much valued East Anglian AirAmbulance (EAAA) charity at its Airport, and is also a strong supporter of

the EAAA. The air ambulance plays an important role in saving livesthroughout East Anglia by providing a doctor and critical careparamedic to treat the patient at the scene of their accident and bybeing able to fly them to the most suitable hospital for their condition.

Arthur (Bob) Bye, Maintenance Fitter at Marshall Land Systems, verygenerously decided that when he and his wife Janet recently wed,rather than accepting wedding gifts, they would ask all of theirfriends and family to make a donation to the Air Ambulancecharity.

Bob said, “We were putting two households together and we justdidn’t need a multitude of toasters so instead we asked fordonations to EAAA for two main reasons. The first being that mybrother had an accident collecting firewood in a remote area anddue to the snow the road ambulance could not reach him, howeverthe air ambulance soon had him on his way to Addenbrooke’shospital. The second being that we travel the roads a fair bit andare part of the Goldwing motorcycle club. We have found itreassuring to know that the air ambulance service is there eventhough you hope you will never need it. We wanted to celebrate ourvery special day by helping this great charity to continue itsimportant work and our friends thought it was an excellent idea too!”

Well done to Bob and Janet for their continued encouragement. It is such support that ultimately makes the life-saving missionspossible. In total they donated £600 to the charity and in returnwere rewarded with a visit to the Air Ambulance and a framedphotograph of this visit.

For further information on EAAA please visitwww.eaaa.org.uk or to donate £5 text heli to 70500.

From left to right: Janet Bye, Bob Bye, Helen

Dodman, PR Manager for EAAA and Bob’s

brother, Tony Bye

Lord Astor visits Marshall of CambridgeLord Astor, Permanent Under Secretary of State for Defence, visited Marshall of Cambridge on Thursday, 17th January to learn aboutMarshall Aerospace & Defence Group. During his tour the Minister presented a Certificate of Commendation to David Firth, a secondyear Technician Apprentice who, following his training, will join Engineering as an Electrical/Avionics Design Engineer. This Certificatewas given to mark his achievements to date for:

* Most Innovative Design Awardat IMechE Apprentice TeamChallenge in 2011

* Top First Year AerospaceApprentice at Marshall GroupApprentice Awards in 2012

* Regional Winner of 'EEFOutstanding Achievement by aFirst Year Apprentice' Award inNovember 2012. He was one ofonly five remaining apprenticesin the country at the NationalFinal where he gained arunners-up award.

Lord Astor said: 'Marshall ofCambridge is firmly on our radaras a very capable company and itwas a pleasure to present thiscertificate recognising the qualityof the Marshall ApprenticeTraining Scheme.'

Lord Astor is photographed

presenting David Firth with his

certificate.

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The fleet management elite gathered at the annual Association ofCar Fleet Operators (ACFO) Awards to celebrate high standardsand innovation within the industry. Marshall Leasing proved to be astrong contender on the night as a nominee in the Fleet ServiceCompany of the Year category. The company was declared runner-up, gaining special recognition after having missed out on the topspot by just three votes.

Marshall Leasing, winner of the award in 2012, has been providingfleet management and finance solutions for over 20 years and inthat time has prided itself on its high quality service. This,combined with its bespoke offering, has resulted in long-standingrelationships with many of its customers.

Jonathan Ross, Sales & Marketing Director at Marshall Leasing,comments:

“Bearing in mind our size in particular, the fact that the votes wereso close shows that Marshall Leasing continues to be viewed as agenuine contender – and that’s something to be proud of. Wealways value the opportunity to get feedback from the industry inthis way and will continue to improve and develop our products &services to ensure we’re giving customers the solutions they need.”

The Velvet Annual AwardsCeremony, hosted byCubiqdesign, was held towardsthe end of October, attractingsome 300 businesses fromaround the region and provideda great opportunity fornetworking. The Awards werehighly anticipated by thenominees and fierce competitionwas generated by those whowanted to be recognised as thevery best in their category.

250 businesses werenominated, and the winners andhighly commended in each of

the 19 categories were voted forby Velvet Magazine readers.They voted in their thousands;over 15,000 votes were countedand verified to decide whowould be placed top in eachcategory. Marshall of Bury StEdmunds won the top spot inthe ‘First for Motoring’ category,beating many high profiledealerships, with Marshall ofCambridge achieving a ‘highlycommended’ rating. SteveBailey, General Manager at BurySt Edmunds, commented “I wasthrilled to receive the award aswe spent some time and effortgenerating the right message toour customers for them to vote”.

The event raised £2,000 for localcharity The East AngliaChildren's Hospices.

Steve Bailey, General Manager

at Bury St Edmunds is

photographed along with his

wife and the award.

Success for Bury St Edmunds

Visitors from IndiaRavi Talwar and Vidur Talwar from T&T Motors in Delhi visitedMarshall on 23rd November while on a visit to the UK to discussthe UK retail motor industry. T&T Motors is the largestMercedes-Benz dealer group in India.

They were hosted during their visit by Robert Marshall and DakshGupta and also met Sir Michael Marshall.

Photo L-R Daksh Gupta, Robert Marshall, Ravi Talwar, Vidur

Talwar and Christopher Walkinshaw

On 20th February Marshall Motor Holdingscompleted its largest and most significantacquisition to date, purchasing the shares ofSilver Street Automotive Limited. The dealincludes 10 businesses: three Audibusinesses (Exeter, Plymouth and Taunton);three Volkswagen cars businesses(Barnstaple, Bridgwater, Taunton); twoVolkswagen commercial vehiclesbusinesses (Barnstaple, Bridgwater); Škodain Barnstaple and the Trade Parts Specialist

business in Exeter. The acquisition takesthe total number of franchised dealerships inthe Marshall portfolio to 70.

Under the terms of the agreement, all 324colleagues at these sites have transferred toMarshall, taking the headcount at Marshallto around 2,300. The combined group’sturnover for 2012 is £927m with Silver Streetaccounting for £115m.

Commenting on the acquisition, DakshGupta, Chief Executive of Marshall MotorHoldings said: “We are absolutely delightedto be partnering with Audi and also to bejoining the Škoda network. We are alsopleased to be further strengthening ourrelationship with Volkswagen PassengerCars and Commercial Vehicles especiallyhaving joined their respective networks justlast year.”

Daksh Gupta added: “This is a significant

acquisition for Marshall which sees uscontinuing our strategy to become anational dealer group. Since early 2009, wehave added substantial scalable businessesin the Midlands, the North East, the NorthWest and now the South West, all the timereducing our reliance on our historicheartland in East Anglia.”

Simon Thomas, Chief Executive ofVolkswagen Group UK commented “This isan important acquisition event for Marshalland the Volkswagen Group. It willstrengthen our partnership by increasingrepresentation on our Volkswagen car andcommercial vehicle brands whilst alsointroducing Marshall as a new investor toour Škoda and Audi franchises.”

Daksh Gupta concluded: “I very much lookforward to welcoming our new colleagues toMarshall and to introducing them to ourCompany, our culture and our values.”

Marshall acquires Silver Street Automotive Businesses

Marshall Leasing gains recognition at the ACFO Awards 2012

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Mountsorrel AwardMountsorrel Honda in Leicester has won the “HondaSpeakBack After Sales, Midlands Region Award.” Theyreceived a glass trophy and a cheque for £300 for the Serviceteam for an evening out. It was presented to General Manager,Chris Ward during a review with Daksh Gupta and Honda.

Toyota Charitable EventsMaria Avery did a parachute jump at the end of the Summer toraise money for a charity called Brake, which helps campaignfor road safety awareness. Toyota GB sponsored Maria £2,100and a superhero day was held at Kings Lynn Toyota where anadditional £305 was raised!

Supergirl – Maria Avery,

Superman - Paul Underhill,

Super Mario - Mark

Greenacre, Flash Gordon -

Sebastian Knudsen, Batgirl

- Caroline Jones, Spider

Girl - Luisa Underhill, Pirate

- Clare Hutton, Wolverine -

Jeremy Barker, Clark Kent -

Dave Cropley

The following Business Managers were recognised for their outstanding achievements during 2012 at the Business Managers Conference on Thursday, 17th January. Santander Business Manager of the Year – Rory Morris, Leicester Vauxhall; Car CareBusiness Manager of the Year - David Hardiman, Ipswich Vauxhall; Compliance Manager of the Year – Matt Horn, Milton Keynes Volvo

Category Winners

Category Prestige Winners Volume WinnersIncome per Retail Unit Az Pabani, Melton Land Rover Andrew Clark, Leicester SeatNew Car Finance Penetration Darryl Selwyn, Bolton Mercedes Benz David Hardiman, Ipswich VauxhallUsed Car Finance Penetration Az Pabani, Melton Land Rover David Wells, Cambridge SeatProduct Penetration Jason Craig ,Ipswich Jaguar Andrew Clark, Leicester SeatPPP Penetration Phillip Hogg ,Cambridge Jaguar Mark Thain, Cambridge CitroenSmartGuard Penetration Jason Craig, Ipswich Jaguar Andrew Clark, Leicester SeatUsed Warranty Penetration Az Pabani, Melton Land Rover Rick Cook, Cambridge Used Cars

400 Club Winners – Business Managers who achieved over £400 IPRU in 2012

David Hardiman, Ipswich Vauxhall; Rory Morris, Leicester Vauxhall; Mark Thain, Cambridge Citroen; David Wells, Cambridge Seat; Jody Bradley, Narborough Honda; Andrew Vicaria, Knebworth Vauxhall; and Andrew Clark, Leicester Seat

600 Club Winners – Business Managers who achieved over £600 IPRU in 2012

Kevan Lemay, Bedford Land Rover; Az Pabani, Melton Land Rover; and Jason Craig, Ipswich Jaguar

The 400 and 600 Club winners will be going for a great night out in February to celebrate their success.

We would also like to congratulate the following people for achieving the Institute of the Motor Industry accreditation for Finance and InsuranceSpecialist. Over 5 months these sales executives undertook a modular programme with a 2 day assessment process to achieve their awards.They all passed their assessment with flying colours and we are very proud that they represented Marshall Motor Group so well.

Nick Dubery, Knebworth Vauxhall; Dan Ellison, Cambridge Ford; Andrew Foreman, Scarborough Honda; Louise Greenwood,

Peterborough Peugeot; Jack Tutin, Peterborough Vauxhall; and Dilan Zinzuwadia, Leicester Vauxhall.

Business Manager of the Year Awards 2012

The Company has announced excitingplans to develop 125 acres of land whichit owns in Cambridge, between the northof Newmarket Road and High Ditch Road.The Company will be submitting an outlineplanning application for commercial andresidential development on this land whichcould include 1,500 homes, a school, acommercial hub, a new petrol fillingstation, playing fields and open spaceamenity land. This development willenable the Company, over a number ofyears, to invest in, and upgrade itsexisting facilities on both the North andthe South Works.

Group Chief Executive, Robert Marshallsaid: “Since our foundation in Cambridge

in 1909, Marshall has been a cornerstoneof the local community and we are veryproud of our contribution to the skills baseand the creation of employment which hasbeen of benefit to the local economy. Weare also very aware of the shortage ofgood quality housing to support the needsof Cambridge’s growing economy, and ouremployees. This long term projectrepresents the start of an exciting period

of investment in the growth of ourbusinesses.”

Following an internal companycompetition, with nearly 400 suggestionsfrom employees, it has been announcedthat the new development will have adistinct aviation flavour by being called‘Wing’. The winning suggestion was fromSohail Chughtai, Lead Engineer on theTristar Repair Assessment Programmewho won the prize of a flight for fourpeople for an hour on our simulator at theairport.

Over three days in January MarshallAirport Properties hosted an ‘Enquiry byDesign' for the new urban settlement of

‘Wing’. Facilitated by the Prince’sFoundation for Building Community, over50 stakeholders took part in theevolutionary master planning exerciseincluding local residents, employees,Councillors, the Cambridge CycleCampaign and South CambridgeshireDistrict Council officers. Themes coveredincluded movement through and to thesite by foot, cycle and car, community

facilities, open spaces, commercial uses,density of houses and affordable homesfor Marshall employees. On the final daythe initial thoughts for the site were shownto employees before an evening event forthe general public.

This is the first stage in preparing anoutline planning application, due to besubmitted in the summer. Subject toplanning permission next year, homes onthe green field element might start tocome out of the ground by the end of2015. Many of the businesses anddepartments on the North Works will beintegrated into the mixed use Master Planand the North Works will remain fullyoperational until close and appropriate

homes for the businesses have beenfound. Wing will take around 15 years tofully develop and our overriding prioritywill be the interests of our customers,partners and staff.

Further information on Wing can be foundat www.wingcambridge.co.uk

Planning Application for Major development

Inauguration of The Marshallof Cambridge Room at theRoyal Aeronautical Society

As an incredibly diverse business that hasgrown tremendously during the past 100years, the Marshall Group continuallyassesses its business operations – internallyand externally – adjusting to meet everchanging needs. This includes regularlylistening to how employees feel aboutMarshall, through our independentemployee survey, conducted by the GreatPlace to Work (GPTW) Institute.

The annual GPTW survey, first introduced byMarshall Motor Holdings four years ago,provides a pulse on what colleagues fromaround the business think and feel aboutMarshall. A lot of progress has been madesince the survey was introduced, but we stillhave challenges to overcome and need towork as one team to become a Great Placeto Work.

Our 2012 survey results were largelyconsistent across the Group, with someoperating companies showing significantimprovements. In fact, our results are

encouraging as Marshall bucked thedownward trend in engagement scoresbeing experienced across most participatingUK organisations, which GPTW report as tenper cent.

Improved communicationA direct result of the results from last year’ssurvey was the introduction of ourLeadership Development Programme forSenior Leaders. And this investment inpeople is being rewarded by this year’sGroup results, which show managers arebecoming better communicators by keepingcolleagues better informed about importantissues and changes and making theirexpectations clearer.

Areas for improvementThis year’s survey results highlighted theneed to streamline certain processes tomake it easier for everyone in the businessto achieve more. This is absolutelyconsistent with our desire to be a values-ledrather than a rules-based company.

We want Marshall to be a place wherecolleagues enjoy their work and arecommitted to breaking down barriers.We’ve already begun building a culture ofrecognition through programmes such asthe MAVTAs, which were created as a resultof employee feedback, but we also need tocelebrate special occasions and have morefun in our daily work.

Thank you for your feedbackThis annual survey is vitally important as itgives us a pulse on how we’re doing as acompany. Across the Group we saw a slightdecline in the response rate, but we werestill above average with 73% of employeesparticipating in the survey.

Thank you to everyone who took the time tocomplete the survey and we hope that, withthe changes we will put in place, as a resultof our locally-owned action plans, we will beeven closer to being a really Great Place to Work.

The former Council Room at the Royal Aeronautical Societyheadquarters at 4 Hamilton Place in London has been renamedthe ‘Marshall of Cambridge Room’ in recognition of thetremendous contribution which the company has made toaviation since 1929.

Phil Boyle, President of the Royal Aeronautical Society said: ‘TheRoom is the most prestigious room in the building and it thereforeseems entirely appropriate to rename it in honour of a quiteremarkable British Aviation family, recognising their huge

contribution to both globalaerospace and to the RoyalAeronautical Society overmany years.’

Sir Michael Marshall said:‘We feel hugely privilegedand excited to have ourname associated with thisvery important room, whichhas been a focal point inthe Royal AeronauticalSociety for many of us over

many years.’ Sir Michael added: ‘I am delighted that The AirLeague, of which his Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke ofEdinburgh, has been Patron for over 60 years, has been party tothese important celebrations. The Air League has made a hugecontribution to enabling flying for young people and was foundedin the same year as our Company.’

His Royal Highness, Prince Philip The Duke of Edinburgh KG KT,was present at a celebratory lunch on Friday, 19th October at The

The photograph goes from left to right: Sir Michael Marshall;

The Duke of Edinburgh; Phil Boyle, the President of the Royal

Aeronautical Society and Sir Brian Burridge, Chairman of

The Air League.

Royal Aeronautical Society to formally inaugurate the Marshall ofCambridge Room, which was attended by senior representativesof the major European and North American aerospacecompanies, together with representatives from Government andthe Armed Forces.

The Marshall of Cambridge Room has been decorated with anumber of photographs which depict the Company’s aviationhistory since 1929 and include an oil painting of Concorderecognising that Marshall of Cambridge designed Concorde’svery distinctive droop nose and visor. Also, in a prominentpositioned over the fireplaceis a copy of a speciallycommissioned oil painting ofthe C-130 Hercules aircraft,painted by Alex Hamilton,recognising Marshall ofCambridge’s involvement withthe Lockheed Martin C-130aircraft since 1966. Theoriginal hangs in the RAFClub. Lockheed Martin SeniorVice-President Jack Crislerrepresented his Company atthe event.

“Teamwork” takes us a step closer to being a Great Place to Work

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Cambridge Airport presented an alternative Christmas cardthis year. Instead of distributing the usual client cards theairport chose to donate a cheque for £200 to the East AnglianAir Ambulance (EAAA) unit which is based at the airport.

“The airport has a long standing relationship with the EAAAand we are sure friends of the airport will appreciate ouralternative seasonal gesture. We are delighted to contribute tosuch an invaluable service,” said Terry Holloway, DeputyChairman of Cambridge Airport.

Pictured: Dr Ed Gold, Dr Michele Zasa, Critical Care

Paramedic Dan Cody, Terry Holloway Deputy Chairman of

Cambridge Airport and Captain Brian Ferry

Cambridge Aero Maintenance, the light aircraft maintenance division of CambridgeAirport, has been awarded official ‘approved service centre’ status by the enginemanufacturer, Lycoming.

This accolade has been presented to Cambridge Aero Maintenance in recognition ofits honest, competent and professional customer service, and will enable the companyto further grow its business with this leading manufacturer of piston aircraft engines.

Luke Hall, Head of General Aviation at Cambridge Airport, commented, “We aredelighted to have been named an official approved service centre by Lycoming, which is arguably the largest and best known manufacturer of piston aircraft engines in the world.

Following the introduction of a new management structure in 2012, we have beenvery focused on improving customer service and this award is a testament to thehard work of all our staff at Cambridge Aero Maintenance. We believe that thisrecognition will give us the impetus to build on the success of the past year andcontinue offering excellent service to all of our customers.”

Cambridge Aero Maintenance receives Lycoming accolade

Cambridge Airport presents an alternative Christmas card

USAF General visitsRobert Marshall welcomed General Breedlove on his arrival at

Cambridge Airport on 5th February. The General is Commander

of the US Air Forces in Europe & Africa.

More news from Motor GroupWelwyn Volvo won most improved dealer in the UK network and

Milton Keynes 3rd most improved Volvo dealer in the UK which is

fantastic, especially as Marshall only bought the businesses 18

months ago.

Grantham Volvo came second by just 0.8% in the whole if the UK

for best dealership. The dealership has also been nominated for

the national Automotive Management awards later this month for

Best Used Car Retailer.

Peterborough Jaguar achieved positioning in the top 10

dealerships in the UK for sales during 2012

At the recent Hyundai national conference Cambridge Hyundai

was named as top dealer in the UK for its CSI results,

(Cambridge team pictured above).

ExecuJet Europe is celebrating its firstanniversary of the company's UK FBO atCambridge Airport this month. During asuccessful first year, the facility has expandedto offer a range of services to businesspassengers and has seen an increase inaircraft movements.

The Cambridge FBO launched the UK's firstfree pet travel service in June 2012 after it wasapproved by the Department for Environment,Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) for the UK'sPet Travel Scheme (PETS). The facilityextended its line maintenance services andopening hours during the London Olympicperiod, which saw a 30% increase inhandlings.

John Brutnell, General Manager of ExecuJetUK, said: "We are delighted to be celebratingour first anniversary at Cambridge Airport, ourfirst full service FBO in the UK. We are pleasedwith the high standards of service we haveprovided over the past 12 months.

Improvements such asthe introduction of PETSlast year has provedpopular with clients andwe have travellers whoregularly use this service.We look forward tointroducing furtherexpanded services in thecoming year."

Visiting aircraft at Cambridge have included longrange types such as the Bombardier Global Express,Dassault Falcon 900LX and Gulfstream V. Inaddition, a McDonnell Douglas MD-87, the largestaircraft in ExecuJet Europe's managed fleet, isbased there. ExecuJet's Cambridge FBO provides afull range of services including FBO, charter,maintenance and aircraft management. The state-of-the art FBO facility includes executive passengerlounges, boardroom facilities and dedicated crewfacilities. Private airside vehicle access for executivecars facilitates easy access to business jets andhelicopter charters.

ExecuJet marks first birthday as exclusive FBO partner

Award of the Stubbs Perse Trophy to Geoff and Hazel Varley

The highly prestigious Stubbs PerseTrophy, awarded by the Chairman of theCivilian Committee of No 104 (City ofCambridge) Squadron Air Training Corps,has recently been awarded uniquely andfor the first time to a couple – Mr and Mrs Geoff Varley, formerly of MarshallMotor Group.

Between them Geoff and Hazel Varley haveprovided almost 50 years of quiteexceptional service to Cambridge’s own AirTraining Corps Squadron. Geoff joined theSquadron as Civilian Instructor in 1939 andin 1984 was commissioned and promotedto Flight Lieutenant, as CommandingOfficer of the Squadron. Today hemaintains a close interest in the Squadronand its finances and is also Treasurer of theAir Training Corps Wing. Hazel’scommitment to the Squadron began in the1980s when she supported Geoff asCommanding Officer.

She subsequently became the SquadronTreasurer and today remains the Auditor,having joined the Committee in 1997. Ifthis is not enough from one family, theirson Guy also served as a Civilian Instructorfor a number of years and was presentwhen the trophy was handed to his parentsby Sir Michael Marshall, Chairman of theCivilian Committee.

Sir Michael Marshall said: ‘Geoff Varleywas awarded the Stubbs Perse Trophy 20years ago in 1992, in recognition principallyof his previous work as CommandingOfficer of the Squadron. It is thereforeunique that he is being awarded the trophyfor a second time and there can be noworthier recipients for this award, for the

first time as a joint award, than Geoff andHazel Varley.’

Also present for the Trophy Presentationwas the High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire,Mrs Penelope Walkinshaw and the Mayorof the City of Cambridge, Councillor Sheila Stuart.

The Stubbs Perse Trophy was given to theSquadron by the late Stanley Stubbs, whowas Headmaster of the Perse School andwho served on the Civilian Committee of

the Squadron for 30 years before hisretirement in 1973. Stanley Stubbsdecreed that this trophy must be presentedby the Chairman to some person ororganisation who in his opinion has givenoutstanding service to the Squadron. Forthe last two years the trophy has beenawarded to the City of Cambridgeunderlining the remarkable relationshipbetween the City and the Squadron, whichreceived the Freedom of the City ofCambridge on the 60th Anniversary of itsfoundation in 1999.

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The annual Marshall of Cambridge Apprentice Awards was held onTuesday, 6th November and for the first time ever as a combinedGroup event encompassing Marshall Motor Holdings, MarshallAerospace and Marshall Land Systems.

In welcoming over 100 guests including Marshall Apprentices andtheir families and members of the senior management teams of theMarshall Group to the Awards, Chief Executive Officer, RobertMarshall said:

“I am delighted to welcome you all to the first ever Marshall GroupApprentice Training Awards. We take great pride in the training andskills which we provide to our employees and hope that all of youwill see this as the first step on a career with a Company, whichthrough continuous improvement and training, will provide you witha career which will take you to the very top of the Company.” MrMarshall added: “I hope that one of you in the audience will haveambitions to take my job one day!”

Award WinnersMotor Group Awards

Oliver Dewhurst – Year One; Jamie Earl – Year Two; Luke Bradbury –Year Three; David Jolley – IMI Apprentice of the Year 2012

Marshall Aerospace Awards

Josh Stiller – Best Cold Chisel; Aiden Hughes – Year 1 – BestAchiever; David Firth – Year 1 – Top Apprentice; Katherine Morton –Year 2 – Best Achiever; Christopher Clarke – Year 2 – Top Apprentice;Liam Harper – Year 3 – Best Achiever; Emily Walsh – Year 3 - TopApprentice; Mark Edwards – SEMTA Award for Best NVQ Portfolio(Highly commended Andrew Bowden, Christopher Barton, Richard

Field, Charlotte Morton, Katherine Morton, Emily Walsh.

COMPLETION CERTIFICATES: Andrew Boyce, Mark Edwards, Richard Field, Liam Harper, CodeyLeatherman, George Martin, Charlotte Morton, Ben Pattinson, ScottRobinson, Sean Stimpson, Ian Taylor, Iain Abercrombie, Chris Barton,Matthew Maltby, Andrew Midgley Matthew Nolan, David L Roberts.

Sir Michael Marshall was delighted topresent long service awards to fourteenemployees at the beginning of November.Three of these awards were for 30 years ofservice to: Julie Gallucci, MMG; Paul

Dudgeon, MMG; Diana Petchell, MMG;five were for 40 years of service to Mark

Bye, MA, Paul Bye, MA; Paul Wheeler

MA; Michael Egan, MA; Michael Tofts,MA; two awards were for 50 years ofservice to Peter Baker, who looks after AirTraffic Control Engineering Services at theAirport, and to Gerald Ingall in the Motor

Group; and an amazing 60 years of serviceaward was presented to Len Sapsford

also of the Motor Group. Howard Bartram,MA and Robert Smith, MFS werepresented with 40 year awards at a laterdate along with a 30 year award toMichael Sayers, MA.

Sir Michael Marshall said: ‘We areenormously proud of our many employeeswho provide long and distinguished serviceto the Group of Companies and it was aparticular pleasure to reflect that many of

them had started their working lives withMarshall as apprentices. It was appropriatethat we had presented our Annual ApprenticeAwards the day before, at which it wasmentioned that we hoped that many of ournew intake of apprentices would be stayingwith the Company to complete long anddistinguished service!’

These awards mean the total awards givenout are 691 for 30 years of service, 236 for 40years of service, 32 for 50 years of serviceand amazingly 4 for 60 years of service.

500 years with Marshall

Marshall of Cambridge Apprentice Awards

Marshall of Cambridge is proud to be a continuing sponsor of the Arkwright Scholarship Scheme. The Scholarships supportstudents through their sixth form studies and encourage them into top universities and higher apprenticeship schemes.Scholars are selected following a rigorous process comprising: an assessed application form with teacher’s reference; a two-hour aptitude exam; and a university-based interview.

Arkwright Engineering Scholarships consist ofan annual financial award to the Scholar and tohis/her school, and a range of enrichmentactivities, such as mentoring and industry visits, that enhance a Scholar'sexperience of engineering in a real-world context. The Scholarships arehighly regarded by universities and industry and help to create a pipeline oftop talent into the engineering profession.

335 A level Scholarships and 4 Undergraduate Scholarships were awardedat the 2012 ceremony, hosted by The Institution of Engineering andTechnology in London on 26th October and Glasgow on 2nd November,which is the largest ever annual number. The two students sponsored byMarshall of Cambridge in the 2012 scheme are Thomas Orme fromKimbolton School and Thomas Mann from The Perse School. The twoscholars are photographed with Robert Marshall.

Prestigious Arkwright Engineering Scholarships awarded

Ely Cathedral VisitThe Company has a long and close association with ElyCathedral through Sir Arthur Marshall, Sir Michael Marshall andmore recently Penny Walkinshaw and Bill Dastur. Throughthese links we were approached by the Cathedral to ask if wewould host the annual Cathedral staff and social evening whichincluded a brief overview of the business by Terry Holloway,followed by a tour of the Works and supper in the Gypsy MothRestaurant. The visit was hosted by Christopher Walkinshawand Terry Holloway and the visitors included the Dean of Ely,the Very Reverend Mark Bonney, and his wife, Katie.

Mayor visits MarshallCouncillor Sheila Stuart, Mayor of the Cityof Cambridge, accompanied by herhusband, Bruce, and Councillor Tim Bick,the new Leader of Cambridge CityCouncil, visited Marshall of Cambridge inthe Autumn for meetings and discussionswith the senior management team.

All three were taken for a flight in one ofthe Cambridge Aero Club’s Cessna 172training aircraft, piloted by Group SupportExecutive, Terry Holloway, who alsoconducted them on a tour of the works.Sir Michael Marshall, Chairman of

Marshall of Cambridge (Holdings) Ltd,said “We are delighted to welcome theMayor of the City of Cambridge to visit theCompany each year soon after the annualelections as this provides an opportunityfor us to brief the new incumbent on thework of Marshall of Cambridge and, inparticular, emphasise our strongrelationships within the local community.”

Pictured left to right: Bruce Stuart, Tim

Bick, The Mayor of Cambridge and

Terry Holloway.

Christopher Walkinshaw, Group Corporate CommunicationsDirector, recently attended a briefing about the future level ofreservists in the British Army and the future impact on employers.Whilst at the briefing, he received, on behalf of the Group a framedcertificate of support which was presented by the Lord Lieutenant.

Christopher Walkinshaw is pictured left with the Lord Lieutenant

Support for reservists recognised

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Cambridge is a seat of learning not only in educationbut also in aviation and has been since the 1930s whenTiger Moths first operated at Cambridge and trainedfuture Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster pilots. TheCambridge Flying Group (CFG) is still going strong,training pilots from all walks of life interested in flyingthis icon of aviation.

Cambridge Flying Group is now the only place in theworld where pilots who do not own their own TigerMoth can learn to fly on them from ab initio – the flyingterm for absolute beginner, to Pilots Licence level, justas Sir Michael Marshall did in 1949!

It is a rare thing nowadays to train entirely on TigerMoths up to Pilots Licence level. Many pilots coming tothe group train on other aeroplanes and “convert” toopen cockpit flying. However Cambridge residents Ed Weatherup and Andrew Wood have just completedthe rare achievement having trained from start to finish on Tiger Moths and, in September, achieved theirPilots licences.

Ed always wanted to fly but “wanted to learn properly in aTiger Moth”. Andrew had wanted to fly since the age of 7and went for a look round flying schools in the local area -and then saw the immaculate yellow Tiger Moth biplanesof the Cambridge Flying Group and “that was it”.

If you are interested in learning to fly with the CambridgeFlying Group Tiger Moths please contact: Howard byemail on petahoward@aol.com or call in to see us atweekends when we are flying at Cambridge Airport inNewmarket Road.

Rare Achievement by Cambridge pilots

Cambridge Airport has announced thereturn of direct holidays to Jersey from May2013, in conjunction with independent touroperator CI Travel. The holidays have beenintroduced due to popular demand,following the sell-out success of theoperator’s first season of packages fromCambridge Airport to Jersey last year.

Departing from May 2013, travellers will beable to choose from a selection of seven-night or fourteen-night packages to Jersey.

Robert Mackenzie, the managing director atC.I. Travel Group said, “We had a fantasticresponse to our Jersey holidays when direct

flights launched from Cambridge Airportthis summer, so it took no time at all todecide to put summer 2013 services onsale as soon as possible. Jersey has alwaysbeen a favourite destination for UK visitors,with its enviable sunshine record, superbsandy beaches and attractions for all agegroups. We hope that even more travellersfrom East of England will enjoy theconvenience of flying to Jersey direct fromtheir doorstep next summer.”

For more information or to book, visitwww.jerseytravel.com, call 0844 415 6653or visit a local travel agent.

Cambridge Airport recently welcomed a historic American bi-plane to its airfieldas part of its four year ‘round the world’ trip to raise money for the Wings ofHope, a charitable foundation set up to provide education for children fromdeveloping nations. The 1943 Beech Staggerwing landed at Cambridge onFriday, 21st September and was being flown by William Charney aka CaptainBiff Windsock, an American aviator and Vietnam veteran, who restored theaircraft over a period of five years with a team of experts in New Zealand.Although originally built for the US Navy, the Staggerwing’s arrival in Cambridgewas actually a homecoming since she was shipped to the UK and assigned tothe Royal Navy for the end of the Second World War, before returning toAmerica after the war. The aircraft arrived in the UK in June 1944, served atBoscomb Down and RNAS Abbotsburgh (today’s Glasgow Airport) andreturned to the USA in 1946.

To track Captain Bill’s journey or find out more about his charity, visitwww.captainbiff.com

Historic plane returns to the UK after 66 years

Robert Marshall with William Charney

aka Captain Biff Windsock.

Jersey holidays set to return to Cambridge Airport in 2013

Cambridge Airport is delighted to announce theappointment of David Cran (pictured withRobert Marshall) as the new Airport Manager.David has over 23 years experience in the civilaviation industry starting as an Air Traffic ControlAssistant working at various airports around theUK. In 2001 he moved to Stansted Air TrafficControl where he worked in Ops and Training

and was part of the team to implement the UK’s first Electronic Flight ProgressStrip System and was one of only two Met Observer examiners for NATS. In2005 he left NATS to join BAA as an Airside Operations Manager at Stansted.

In his spare time he has taught RT Phraseology to micro-light pilots and hasworked for the last twelve years at the Imperial War Museum Duxford as a FlightInformation Service Officer. He is currently in the process of training for hisPrivate Pilots Licence.

New appointment at Cambridge Airport

It was reported in the last edition ofTeamwork that BGAD12 was the mostsuccessful event to date. The eventattracted over 450 attendees, which

represents a 10% increase year on year.The date for BGAD13 is Tuesday, 17thSeptember, which will take place at theairport in the larger and popular location ofhangar 22. BGAD 13 will also see thereintroduction of an industry-focusedseminar programme.

Terry Holloway, of Cambridge Airport,

commented, “This year’s unprecedentedincrease of numbers is a great endorsementof the enduring appeal of BGAD and thecontinued growth of the business aviationand motoring sectors. Despite the difficulteconomic climate, the business aviationindustry continues to defy the trend [inCambridge and the wider area] by goingfrom strength to strength. We look forwardto welcoming delegates back to the airportagain next year for an equally successfulday of business and networking.”

Displays at BGAD12 included the launch ofthe first ever night-capable air ambulancehelicopter in England and Wales, by EastAnglian Air Ambulance (EAAA), aircraft fromHawker Beechcraft, Embraer Executive Jets,Cessna and Marshall Executive Aviation, aswell as motor industry exhibits from Marshall

Motor Group and Bentley. Marshall BusinessAviation, a Cessna Authorised Servicefacility, also used BGAD12 to showcase itsservices; which include conversion,modification, maintenance and support forthe Cessna 500 Series.

For more information on BGAD, please visitwww.bgad.aero.

Cambridge Airport has announced it will belaunching direct holidays to the NeapolitanRiviera in October 2013, in conjunction withindependent tour operator NewmarketHolidays. The holidays have beenintroduced due to popular demand,following the success of the operator’s sell-out packages from Cambridge Airportto the Italian Lakes last year.

Departing in October 2013, travellers will beable to choose from a selection of seven-night packages to Sorrento and the Bay ofNaples or the Amalfi Coast, just a stone’sthrow away from some of Europe’s mostfascinating attractions including Pompeiiand the towering Mount Vesuvius.

David Surley, the head of business androute development at Cambridge Airport,says, “We are delighted that tour operatorNewmarket Holidays has chosenCambridge Airport for another newdestination in 2013. From experience, weknow that the Bay of Naples and AmalfiCoast will be popular with our passengers,who have clearly indicated they really wantto visit this beautiful and fascinating part ofItaly. We cannot wait to strengthen our tieswith Italy and new, wonderful destinations inthe Mediterranean”.

Alison Keeble, Regional Charter Director atNewmarket Holidays says, “Our debut tour

programme to Lake Garda from Cambridgethis summer was a runaway success and departed fully booked. It took no time at allto decide we’d offer another Italian gem fornext summer and a direct flight fromCambridge to Naples allows us to offer achoice of holidays in Sorrento and fantastictouring options around the NeapolitanRiviera, to Capri and even Florence, Sienaand Tuscany. We’re thrilled that Cambridgetravellers are enjoying our specialist tripsand look forward already to our Naplesdeparture from Cambridge Airport in 2013.”

For more information or to book, visitwww.newmarketholidays.co.uk or call 0843316 1148

Neapolitan Riviera holidays launch fromCambridge Airport on October 2013

PART OF THE MARSHALL GROUP

BGAD12

MEA accepted as a USA Visa waiver approved carrierAt Business & General Aviation Day 2012 it was announced thatMarshall Executive Aviation has been accepted as a United States ofAmerica visa waiver approved carrier.

Our participation in the Visa Waiver Program was approved by USCustoms and Border Protection, and enables us to carry passengersto the USA without them having to apply for a visa beforehand.

This USA visa waiver approval follows our recent UK CAA approvalto extend the regions to which we can fly our Challenger 300aircraft, and means Marshall Executive Aviation can now offerpassengers a simpler process when flying to the States. Next, weplan to secure a Canadian Foreign Air Operators Certificate - tofurther enhance services between Europe and Canada.

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Marshall Executive Aviation (MEA) is advancing work toobtain a Canadian Foreign Air Operator’s Certificate (FAOC)to enable the company to operate flights in Canada with itsChallenger 300. The move follows hard on the heels of theoperator being granted an AOC extension this summerenabling its Challenger (G-KALS) to operate to North andSouth America, Africa, the Middle East and Russia as well asthe popular European destinations.

“Our goal is to widen our AOC internationally as our businessexpands and also add to the managed aircraft fleet,” saidMEA’s Managing Director, Steve Jones. G-KALS joined theMEA fleet in June 2010 and is based at Stansted Airport.

G-KALS is one of three executive aircraft which MEAoperates, the others being a Cessna Citation C560 XLS anda Cessna Citation C550 Bravo; ideal for charters in Europe,North Africa and Western Russia.

Steve Jones added: “The extension of G-KAL’s AOC willenable us to operate over a much larger area and offerMarshall Executive Aviation’s clients our excellent servicevirtually worldwide.”

MEA will mark its 10th birthday in the spring.

MEA sets sights on Canadian FAOC

Apprentice wins prestigious manufacturing awardDavid Firth, one of our many apprentices at MarshallAerospace, has won the EEF South East RegionOutstanding Achievement by a First Year ApprenticeAward. David, won the award, presented at an EEFceremony held at Mercedes-Benz World inWeybridge, for his enthusiasm, drive, ambition andleadership qualities.

The annual awards from EEF, the manufacturers’organisation, recognise excellence in enterprise,innovation, environmental performance and skillsdevelopment among UK manufacturers. TheOutstanding Achievement by a First Year ApprenticeAward is presented to the apprentice who has donethe most to seize the training and developmentopportunities made available during the first year oftheir apprenticeship programme. Steve Fitz-Gerald, CEO of Marshall Aerospace andDefence Group, comments: “We’re extremely

pleased for David and that Marshall Aerospacedoes so well in this category, as last year wesecured First Place and Runner-up prizes for theSouth East region.”

Marshall Apprentices, Codey Leatherman and JoshStiller were both finalists in the award and should becommended for their outstanding achievement.

David Firth went on to receive the runner-up prize inthe national EEF Manufacturing Awards 2012 held inLondon on 3rd February. The competition was close,with the award for first place almost a tie. Judgesdeliberated long and hard to select the eventualwinner, and this was the first time a runner up prizehad been awarded. Other finalists in this categoryincluded apprentices from BAe, Rolls Royce andAirbus. By coincidence, the award was presented byone of our Non-Executive Directors, Sarah Sillars.

With effect from 1st January 2013 Marshall Aerospace and MarshallLand Systems joined forces to form the new Marshall Aerospace andDefence Group.

This is a great opportunity for both Land Systems and MarshallAerospace: Land Systems will become one of five Business Units withinMarshall Aerospace and Defence Group: Support Solutions (formerlyOSS) with Nick Whitney as MD; Engineering Solutions (formerly TPS)with Neal Jennion as MD; Advanced Composites (formerly MarshallSlingsby Advanced Composites) with Steven Boyd as MD; LandSystems with Ray Cutting as MD ; Aeropeople with Kevan Bishop asMD; and MBA & JETability (formerly MBA, MEA and FBO) with SteveJones as MD

The formation of this new Group, together with the above rebranding, isan important development for the business as we continue to make greatstrides towards achieving our strategic vision. The renaming of SupportSolutions and Engineering Solutions has been undertaken to provideclear linkage to our strategy and to reinforce our customer focus. Therewill, in due course, be more on the exciting changes planned within MBA& JETability.

This is a really exciting time for the business; by forming the MarshallAerospace & Defence Group the company has built a very strongplatform on which we can springboard into 2013 and beyond.

Marshall Aerospace & MarshallLand Systems combine forces

MA has completed the fourth and finalinstallation of the Cockpit Upgrade and CabinSafety Improvement Programmes (CUP/CSIMP)for the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s (RNLAF’s)fleet of C-130H Hercules aircraft.

The programmes included the removal oflegacy/redundant systems and the integrationof commercial off-the-shelf equipment plussolutions developed specifically for the aircraftin order to meet the RNLAF’s requirements. Forexample, the CUP includes a Communications,Navigation and Surveillance System for Air

Traffic Management (CNS-ATM) which willenable the aircraft to fly in civil airspace withoutprior approval from the Civil Aviation Authority.Also, the revamped cockpits are now nightvision goggle compatible.

The Commander of the RNLAF, LieutenantGeneral Alexander Schnitger, commented:“Marshall Aerospace’s completion of the workon the fourth aircraft marks an importantmilestone in upgrading the capabilities of ourfleet of C-130Hs”.

A commemorative plaque waspresented to Sir Michael Marshallby Lieutenant General Schnitger

MA completes programme for Royal Netherlands Air Force

Following the worldwide Christmas appeal –Operation Christmas Child – a group of ladiesfrom Marshall Aerospace (Hercules/TristarProject Team, Flight Support Services, MA LogsCell) pooled their talents to raise monies fromdonations and collections and the ‘fat free’ cakestall in support of this worthwhile appeal. Theresult of their hard work and the generosity ofcolleagues, both here and overseas raised £330– enough to fill 20 ‘shoe’ boxes with Christmasbits and pieces for children in need around theworld. A big thank you to everyone whocontributed and made this such a success.

From left to right. Laura Carter, Anita Rawles, SaraNewman, Lynn Holme, Hayley Fabb, Sam Bream,Lisa Lankshear, Debra Windsor

Marshall Business Aviation, (MBA) hasopened a technical support office at LondonLuton Airport within the Harrods Aviationfacilities. The move is in response to anincreasing number of Cessna Citation aircraftowner/operators flying into, or now based at,London Luton, the UK’s busiest 24/7business aviation airport, where HarrodsAviation also runs an established FBO.

MBA will offer AOG (Aircraft On Ground) andcasualty support for a wide range of Cessnaaircraft, expanding its capabilities providing

scheduled maintenance as a long-standingCessna authorised service centre at itsCambridge Airport headquarters.

“There are an increasing number of largerCessna aircraft coming in to Luton which willbenefit from us having a base here tosupplement our Primary Service Centre atCambridge. Given the capacity constraintsat this popular airport we are happy torespond to customer demand in setting upan AOG facility at Luton,” said MBAManaging Director, Steve Jones.

“We welcome the arrival of MarshallBusiness Aviation at our London LutonAirport facility,” said Harrods AviationTechnical Director John Bool. “Theirspeciality is a perfect complement to themaintenance services we already offer onBombardier and Hawker Beechcraft aircraft,and we look forward to a long termrelationship with them.”

Marshall Aerospacehas launchedJETability, a businessaviation solution thatcombines theresources of one ofthe largest andlongest-establishedaerospacecompanies in Europeinto a customer-focused, ‘one call, one team’centre-of-excellence for the business aviationsector. Serving the needs of private ownersand corporations alike, the services availablefrom and through JETability(www.jetability.com) include AircraftManagement, Maintenance, MRO, Chartering,Sales, Concierge and Consultancy; all availablethrough a bespoke call centre.

Steve Fitz-Gerald, CEO of Marshall Aerospaceand Defence Group, comments: “JETability isour commitment to develop further businessaviation in Cambridge, expand our portfolio ofservices and develop a top-ranked FBO inconjunction with our partner ExecuJet.”

The JETability brand was unveiled at the RoyalAeronautical Society in London on Friday, 30thNovember to industry and aviation mediaguests. JETability will operate under theleadership of MD Steve Jones; who has overallresponsibility for Business Aviation across theMarshall Group.

JETability also represents Marshall Aerospace’smove into aircraft sales and acquisitions; ofbusiness jets and turboprops. This side of thebusiness will be led by recently appointedSales Director Howard Povey (pictured top left,who brings 25 years’worth of professionalaviation experience(gained from HawkerBeechcraft, RaytheonAircraft Company and BAESystems) to JETability.

JETability is able to guideand support customersthrough their next aircrafttransaction. Acquisitionswill be underpinned by

JETability’scomprehensiveprocesses, includinginspections andbackground checks inthe case of pre-ownedaircraft, and ownerswishing to sell aircraftwill benefit greatly fromJETability’s fresh andenergetic go-to-market strategy.Robert Marshall, Marshall Group ChiefExecutive, concludes: “We are delighted to

introduce our new and excitingJETability brand. It builds on theremarkable achievements ofMarshall Aerospace and is aperfect blend of existing and newcustomer-focussed services.Moreover, JETability joins anexclusive and elite club ofbusiness aviation solutionproviders that can offer a fullrange of services by drawing onMarshall’s extensive resourcesand capabilities.”

Marshall Business Aviation opens office at Harrods Aviation’s London Luton Airport Facility

Operation Christmas Child

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Marshall Aerospace launches JETability

Steve Fitz-Gerald (left)

and Steve Jones

30 Club VisitOver 150 former long-serving employees and their relatives visited Marshall ofCambridge during the afternoon of Friday, 14th September for a briefing onrecent company activities and a tour of the Cambridge site. The annual eventended with a small private flying display, which included an RAF Hawk aircraft.

The 2013 Briefing & Tour will be on 6th September – more details will be sent to30 Club members nearer the time.

East Anglian Air Ambulance to Commence Night OperationsOn 18th September the East Anglian AirAmbulance commenced night flying operations toand from Cambridge Airport in order to provide arapid response to casualties from incidents withinthe region.

Cambridge Airport’s Deputy Chairman, TerryHolloway, said: “Some local residents might noticethe noise of these additional movements which willonly be undertaken outside of the Airport’s normaloperating hours in order to satisfy importanttraining requirements for the East Anglian AirAmbulance crews and in direct support of “livehumanitarian operations”.”

The East Anglian Air Ambulance has been based atCambridge Airport for the last four years and TerryHolloway added: “Marshall of Cambridge, and theAirport, is delighted to be supporting the EastAnglian Air Ambulance which plays such a vital rolein getting casualties to hospital with the minimumof delay.”

Six teams from Marshall of Cambridge took part inthe 2012 Chariots of Fire Race in Cambridge witheach team competing for the Marshall Trophy,which is awarded to the fastest Company Team tocomplete the Race.

The winning team was named ‘The St Andrews GolfCaddies’, which, led by Duncan Fraser, an MAStress Engineer, was from the Marshall AerospaceDesign Office. They completed the course in 1hr 5mins and 28 seconds, coming 22nd overall in theRace. The team narrowly beat the traditionalwinners of the Race, the Marshall AeroAcademyApprentice Team, who completed the Race in aslightly slower time of 1hr, 9 mins and 4 seconds,

coming 47th overall. The six Marshall teamsincluded a ladies team, a team from the Airport anda team from Marshall Hyundai.

In the photograph Sir Michael Marshall is picturedwith some of the Marshall runners and is seenpresenting the Marshall Trophy to Duncan Fraser.

Sir Michael Marshall said, ‘I am delighted that somany employees and Marshall teams take part inthis race each year, which remembers in a way myfather’s participation in the 1924 British OlympicsTeam in Paris, which was immortalised by LordPuttnam in his film Chariots of Fire.’

Cambridge Chariots of Fire Race

2012 saw some changes for the MarshallNetwork, not only a new name but also manynews faces who have joined the group.Formerly the Marshall Young Persons Group,the Network continues to work onfundraising, networking and developmentprojects around the Group, with therebranded name a way of capturing this.Including Movember 2012, fundraising will

have topped £10,000 to bring the total raisedsince the group was first formed to well over£30,000. Many of the group have beeninvolved with the Marshall LEAF project,Future Marshall and Business Developmentprojects for MA.

The Network already has a number of eventsand projects planned for this year, one of

which is a sports day being organised by the'newbees'. The new members of the MarshallNetwork who have joined since June are:Rachael Wilson (MMG HR), Kayley Whitbread(MMG Finance) Sophie Storr (MA BusinessDevelopment Graduate), Matthew Craske(MA Commercial Graduate), Anna Oswald(MA Environment Assistant), Kirsty Dorrell(MMG Service Adviser Ipswich Kia/Vauxhall),Samuel Sinclair (MA Project Manager), AnnaDziuba (MA Export Assistant)

The Network is always looking to grow, eitherwith new committee members orrepresentatives at the many non-Cambridgesites. If you would like to get involved or justwant to know more about the Network andwhat they do email:

marshall.network@marcamb.com or followthem on twitter @marshallnetwk.

Growing Network

Over 100 participants from across the MarshallGroup, including the UK, Canada and theNetherlands, took part in Movember 2012. Theparticipants signed up for this worthwhile cause togrow moustaches to help raise funds for Men’sHealth, which particularly includes Prostate Cancer.

The Marshall Mo’s Network raised over £8,600. Thisamount has subsequently been topped up by anadditional £2,000 thanks to a generous contributionfrom Steve Fitz-Gerald on behalf of MarshallAerospace, to make the final total an outstanding

£10,600. An end of Movember Mo-Down was held atCambridge (pictured above) on Friday 30 Novemberto get as many members together as possible. Prizes were presented as follows;

Best Mo in Show , Kyle Saunders (pictured left)2nd Best Mo in Show, Ian Macdonald

MOst money raised - 1st, Chris Bunney (£1,240); MOst money raised - 2nd, Andy Cordrey (£443); MOst money raised - 3rd, Charles Crawford (£395).

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Five of the finalists from the East Anglian Region of the Miss England competitionmet at Cambridge Airport to witness the launch of the White Tie and Diamonds Ball,which was held to raise money for the official Miss England and Miss World charity“Beauty with a Purpose” which supports disadvantaged children across the world.

Cambridge Aero Club donated a flight over Cambridge for the raffle and MarkWright, star of ITV’s TOWIE won the prize. Under the watchful eye of Luke Hall,Chief Flying Instructor, Mark took control of the aircraft – Gemma Manchett fromBurwell won the passenger seat on the aircraft.

The event raised over £10,000 for the ‘Beauty With A Purpose’ charity.

Pictured right: Gemma Manchett and Mark Wright

Towie takes off

Angels in a Dragon’s DenCambridge is World-renowned for the number of successful start-up businesses which begin their life in Cambridge. A group of localinvestors called the ‘Cambridge Angels’ get together to fund these start up businesses to help them get off the ground. Robert Marshall isa member of the Cambridge Angels and the company recently hosted an investment forum at which new businesses pitched their investment ideas; a little bit like Dragon’s Den!

Movember 2012

Mayor’s Day Out

Jeans for Genes

Once again the Marshall Group supported the annual Mayor’s Day Outby sponsoring a coach to take local elderly residents on a day trip tothe seaside. Sir Michael Marshall boarded the coach as it passed theAirport to wish everyone a great day out at Great Yarmouth.

Many of the Marshall team took part in this year’s Jeans for GenesDay on 5th October and raised a total of £218. The money raised willhelp to fund the care and support which children need now and theresearch that could change their lives in the future. The money is splitbetween research and care for children living with a genetic condition.

Byte Night Changing LivesAround 1,000 people from the IT and business community tookpart in Byte Night on 5th October to raise money to help Action forChildren tackle the root causes of youth homelessness. It helpsthousands of children and young people across the UK to buildbetter lives with secure accommodation, education and trainingopportunities and family support.

The Marshall IT team called “Tall Order”, comprising FergusThornton, Isobel Aylott, Tony Andrew, John Cotsikoros and AlanPaul, slept outside over night at the Science Park in Cambridge forByte Night 2012. Despite a rather soggy night the team managedthe challenge and raised an impressive £3,748.34.

Children’s Christmas PartyThe children’s Christmas party wentwith a real swing, with lots of fun, suchas dancing games to Jezo’s Disco, amagician show, face painting, a balloonmodeller, and a high-tea. The ultimatesurprise was to see Santa in his newGrotto, newly designed with a brilliantfull size back-drop and amazing Santachair and lit-up presents, making it lookand feel like you were in Santa’sLapland home.

Sir Michael Marshall also tried andapproved Santa’s new chair in the new

Grotto set up and gave it the thumbsup! Many thanks to the efforts of all theMSSC helpers, present wrappers,canteen staff and parents who came onthe day to help make this a magic partyfor the kids!

Following the party one delightedparent wrote; “Just a quick note tothank you sooooo much for a wonderfulchildren’s party. It was the first time Iwent and was impressed at howbrilliantly organised it was and howmuch there was for the children to do.”

Christmas tree lightsswitch onChildren from Teversham Primary School,which the Company sponsors, joined in thefestive fun at the Christmas tree lights switch-on at Group Head Office on Friday, 30thNovember. The children had all entered an artcompetition with a theme of ‘Christmas’: therunners up were Rocco de Nunzio and TateFrost; the winner was Libby-Mai Willis who, aspart of her prize, got to switch on the lights.