The Minister said, “The great work being conducted by Marshall in the area of training is impressive and is a great example of how the most successful training programmes can be run."
Sir Michael Marshall, Chairman of Marshall of Cambridge (Holdings) Ltd said, “It was a great pleasure to welcome the Minister to Marshall of Cambridge and provide him with details of our training programmes, which we have conducted on a continuous basis for over 100 years. Marshall began training apprentices in 1921 and there has not been a year during which we have not had an intake of, or had, apprentices on our books.
Matt Hancock is pictured with David Firth, a second year Marshall Aerospace & Defence Group apprentice, who in his spare time helps out with No 104 (City of Squadron) of the Training Corps and recently won the Silver Award as the runner up at the recent National Engineering Employers Federation Manufacturing Awards for 2012.
Marshall of Cambridge
Founded in 1909 with little capital as a chauffeur drive company in Cambridge, Marshall moved into the retail motor business in 1910, obtained the Austin Distributorship for Cambridgeshire in 1920 and entered the aviation business in 1929. With all its growth funded by ploughed-back profits, the Marshall Group remains a privately owned family Company, with a turnover of over £1bn per annum. The Group of Companies is chaired by the third generation of the Marshall family, and employs members of the fourth generation. The Group currently employs just over 4,000 people working in the fields of aerospace engineering; design and manufacture of specialist vehicle applications, military mobility shelters and hospital surgical units; motor vehicle sales and after sales support; refrigerated transport sales and support; and property ownership and management. (www.marshallgroup.co.uk)
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For further information contact:
TERRY HOLLOWAY
Group Support Executive
The Marshall Group of Companies
The Airport, Newmarket Road
Cambridge, CB5 8RX
Tel: 01223 373227 (Office)./ 07785 316763 (mobile)
Email: th@marcamb.co.uk
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Minister for Skills visits Marshall of Cambridge
13 May 2013
Matthew Hancock MP, Member of Parliament for West Suffolk and Minister for Skills, recently visited Marshall of Cambridge to be updated on the work the company is undertaking and to be briefed particularly on its many and varied training initiatives. During his visit the Minister met a number of apprentices, graduate trainees and students at the Marshall AeroAcademy.