Issue 2. 2014 - Marshall Group

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Teamwork
THE VOICE OF MARSHALL
Rain didn’t dampen spirits at the
Marshall Family & Friends Open Day
ISSUE 2. 2014
The Chairman
The year has got off to a great start, thanks
to the record sales and the huge number of
manufacturers’ awards achieved by our
Motor Group, supplemented by our
winning of the recent Barclays Bank Award
for Growth by Established Companies from
the Cambridge News. We can also take
great pride in being the largest private
Motor Group in England, although this gives
us a huge amount to live up to.
Our Aerospace and Defence Group
achieved two highly prestigious awards,
one from Boeing as a Supplier of the Year
for our performance on the supply and
quality of our integral fuel tanks for the P8
programme, and the other from Aviation
Week as the MRO of the year for being a
Military Centre of Excellence. We also
gained huge accolades from the Royal Air
Force following the very sad Disbandment
of 216 Squadron, which we have supported
so successfully for nearly 30 years. Although
sadly the original C-130K fleet has finally
been retired after 47 years of service, it is
excellent news that we have gained extra
work on the servicing of the C-130J fleet at
Cambridge, and that our teams are
achieving the return of these aircraft to a
very high standard and ahead of schedule.
The Wing proposals are proceeding through
the laborious planning process and we
hope that in due course they will add a
really worthwhile development for the City
of Cambridge, of which we can be
enormously proud.
Our reputation with our customers and
suppliers is higher than ever, thanks to the
great work of all members of our teams
and I thank you very much for all that you
are doing.
When I say “goodbye” to staff who have
worked in the company for over 20 years, I
often regret that I had not seen them at
work, but am reminded that we have grown
so fast that much of this personal contact
has to be through the Chief Executives of
our businesses and the leaders of our
teams, through whom the private company
outlook of our Group, spreads to all corners
of our company.
I would like to finish by adding my
congratulations and delight to the recent
developments which are highlighted in
Robert’s column and also to wish you all
every success in this last part of the year as
we head towards the end of 2014.
Sir Michael Marshall
Chairman
Wear Your Uniform to Work Day
On 25th June members of the Reserve Forces wore their Service
uniforms to work with pride in celebration of the annual Uniform to Work
Day, in the run up to the sixth annual Armed Forces Day on Saturday,
28th June. In the photograph, Honorary Air Commodore for 2623
Squadron, Sir Michael Marshall is photographed with Flying Officer Chris
Priest (PTVR), Officer Commanding B Flight on 2623 Squadron RAuxAF
Regiment and Corporal Gareth Rundle (PTVR) - 6th Army Air Corps.
Chris works in HR for the Marshall Motor Group and Gareth as an Airport
Operative for Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group.
Thousands of Reservists from across the country hung up their usual
work clothes and proudly donned their Service uniforms to demonstrate
the huge contribution that ordinary citizens can make to the Armed
Forces. It also allowed Reservists to show their employers how much
they value the support they receive.
Many of those wearing their uniforms will have been deployed on at least
one tour of duty, and their invaluable experience and skills gained
through their Service jobs directly benefit employers.
If you are interested in a career in any of the Reserve Forces visit
https://www.gov.uk/joining-the-reserve-forces
ATC Anniversary Celebrations
In 1939, before the Air Training Corps was
founded, Sir Arthur Marshall, the then
Mayor of the City of Cambridge, Alderman
A A Spalding, assisted by Alderman Saville
Peck, established No. 104 (City of
Cambridge) Squadron Air Cadets of the Air
Defence Cadet Corps. The Squadron has
recently celebrated its 75th anniversary.
Exercising a right bestowed on the
Squadron when it was presented with the
Freedom of the City of Cambridge in May
1999 on the 60th Anniversary of its
foundation, the Cadets paraded through
Cambridge City Centre to mark the
occasion. Dinner at Corpus Christi College
in Cambridge followed the parade where, in
a twist to the evening Christopher
Walkinshaw, Chairman of the Squadron
Civilian Commitee, is also Chairman of the
Air League, the organisation which founded
the Air Defence Cadet Corps!
Chief Executive’s Comments
As part of our continued programme of
improvement, I am really pleased that we have
achieved an incredibly high response rate with
the 2014 'Great Place to Work' survey through
which every member of the Marshall Group
was invited to give their feedback on the
business as a whole and the team in which
you work. We are looking forward to receiving
the results over the next few weeks which will
help us identify areas for improvement and
put action plans into place. As the business
goes forwards, your comments will effectively
write the manual for our continuous
improvement as a great place to work.
As we say in our Values book, it is all about
customers and our people. Our Marshall ADG
apprentice programme is flourishing with an
intake of 22 people this year, bringing our total
of active apprentices to 66. Our commitment
to ongoing development continues and this
year we will again invest in excess of £3m in
ongoing training and development. On top of
this, our ground breaking leadership
development programme is in full swing with
its second phase. At all levels, we are doing
our best to bring out the best in our people
and make our company a place where we can
all develop and fulfil our ambitions.
We are continuing to work extremely hard to
grow the Order Book in our engineering
businesses. In particular, I would like to
congratulate the Land Systems team for
bringing in a trio of fabulous orders for
containerised systems for the British Army.
Advanced Composites in Kirkbymoorside is
also on the move and we are seeing the
benefits of long term investment in state-ofthe-art composite production techniques with
an impressive order for missile launch tubes
from MBDA. Meanwhile the ADG team is flat
out trying to secure a number of C-130
contracts from the UK, France, and many
other countries
throughout the world.
Motor Group is
continuing its fantastic
expansion and we are
absolutely thrilled to
become one of a small
handful of companies that holds franchises for
all the major German premium manufacturers,
following the acquisition of Astles BMW and
MINI and Crystal Motor Group Nissan.
I am also delighted that CityJet has chosen
Cambridge Airport as a base to launch two
new routes; to Amsterdam and Dublin. These
routes are proving popular but we still have a
way to go to prove the commercial viability of
this great service but we are on the right track.
RAeS Cambridge Branch Lecture competition 2014
The 2014 Royal Aeronautical Society Cambridge Branch Young
Persons’ Lecture competition was held at the Cambridge University
Engineering Department.
Employees from Marshall ADG and students from Cambridge
University, competed in two age groups: under 25s and 25 - under 30,
with four participants competing in each group.
by several members of the RAeS Cambridge Branch committee.
Pictured below from left to right: Front row; Richard Stephens,
Sir Michael Marshall; second row: Dhiren Mistry, Ben Hewlett, Anna
Davanzo, Jack Heslewood; third row: Begonia Forcada, Jin Yu, Mike
Gregory; fourth row: Greg Nunn, David Whitehead, Brian Phillipson.
The winner of the under 25 age group was Cambridge University PhD
student Richard Stephens, with a presentation on the subject of
‘Designing a revolutionary solar vehicle’. The winner of the 25 – under
30 age group was Cambridge University PhD student Dhiren Mistry,
with a presentation on the subject of ‘Mixing in turbulent jets’.
The competition is supported by Marshall ADG with a £100 winners’
prize in each age group.
This year the RAeS Cambridge Branch was honoured to be gifted with
a named trophy from Sir Michael Marshall, to be awarded to the overall
winner of the competition. The Trophy was presented to Richard
Stephens by Sir Michael at a presentation ceremony held in June,
where Sir Michael also congratulated each competitor in person and
presented each with their certificates. The ceremony was also attended
Family & Friends Open Day Sunday 29th June
Despite being very soggy, some 5,000 people braved the
weather to enjoy the Marshall Family & Friends Open Day on
29th June. The event, celebrating 105 years since the Company
first formed and 85 years since its venture into aviation, saw
many activities for all ages and gave visitors the opportunity to
tour the aircraft hangars and see some of the work the Marshall
companies undertake. As a consequence of the wet weather
the air display was somewhat shorter than had been anticipated
but the crowds still enjoyed a varied and memorable display.
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Boeing honour Marshall ADG for exceptional performance
Earlier this year Boeing presented Marshall ADG with a Supplier of the
Year award for its performance on the P-8 maritime patrol and
reconnaissance aircraft.
Sir Roger Bone, President of Boeing in the UK spoke of the award: “I
am delighted to be able to congratulate Marshall ADG on this award for
their high-quality performance on the Boeing P-8 maritime patrol
aircraft. Marshall is one of the historic names in the UK aerospace
industry and a long-term partner of Boeing, so I am particularly pleased
that they have been recognised.”
Boeing has more than 23,000 suppliers around the world and Marshall
ADG was one of only 15 businesses and one university to receive a
Supplier of the Year award, presented during a ceremony in Chicago.
Steve Fitz-Gerald, Chief Executive of Marshall
ADG, added: “We are thrilled to have won this
prestigious award – it recognises the
dedication, determination and focus on
delivering on our promises. For over a century
we have consistently put our customers first,
and this emphasis will continue.”
The P-8 maritime patrol aircraft is a military
derivative of Boeing’s Next Generation 737800 and total orders for the P-8 platform
could exceed 200, worldwide. Steve
continues: “Working in the true spirit of
partnership with Boeing, we have delivered
outstanding levels of engineering excellence
to support the most advanced maritime
patrol aircraft in the world – this is something
of which we are all truly proud.”
UK MoD select Marshall ADG for Deployable Infrastructure Support
Support for a range of containerised deployable systems for the UK
Ministry of Defence is to be provided by Marshall ADG, with G3 Systems
as our partner, following the award of an enabling contract. Named
‘Project Amphora’, this framework contract will last up to seven years
and will enable numerous and varied equipments to continue to operate
successfully as Force 2020 develops.
At the heart of Project Amphora is a contractor logistic support (CLS)
service which will ensure that the deployable shelter systems are fully
supported to demanding
operational levels.
“Marshall ADG and G3 Systems
worked very closely developing a
unique and highly responsive
offering before jointly bidding in a
well competed bidding process,”
said Steve Fitz-Gerald, Chief
Executive of Marshall ADG.
“The transition period for the
contract to providing a full
operational capability is very short
and as the suppliers of the majority
of the UK’s shelter infrastructure,
we were able to submit a low risk,
fully compliant solution which gave
the MoD confidence that operational capability would be achieved in the
required time frame at an acceptable cost,” added Steve.
The contract includes the support of a number of deployable systems
ranging from AFV Power Pack Repair Facilities, to Deployable
Engineering Workshops to C4ISTAR working environments.
Work on the programme is starting immediately and full operating
capability is expected in the next few months.
Auxiliary fuel tanks for Bombardier Q400
Marshall ADG and Bombardier Aerospace are
developing an External Auxiliary Fuel System solution
for the Bombardier Q400 turboprop aircraft.
The solution, which will be available as an official
Bombardier option, will provide up to an additional
10,000lb of fuel in two external pannier tanks allowing
the aircraft to fulfill a whole range of missions
requiring additional range and endurance, allowing
this turboprop platform to be able to sustain operations of up to 12 hours*.
Image credit: Bombardier
Marshall ADG is responsible for the design, development, manufacture and
test of the auxiliary fuel system, and has pioneered innovative fuel systems
and tanks for the Boeing P8 and the Airbus A318E as well as special mission
modifications and integrations.
Michel Bourgeois, President of Specialized and Amphibious Aircraft, Bombardier Aerospace, comments: “This is an exciting development for our
Q400 aircraft and the civil certified auxiliary fuel system will add to its already extensive capabilities, satisfying new operational requirements.”
Steve Fitz-Gerald, Chief Executive of Marshall ADG, adds: “We are thrilled to be working with Bombardier in delivering an innovative engineering
solution, which will enhance the operational capabilities of the Q400 aircraft.”
*Under certain operating conditions
**Bombardier and Q400 are registered trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries.
Proud supporters of National Apprenticeship
Week... No. 10 visit
Charlotte Bidwell (second year design
apprentice in Land Systems) and Rob Butler,
AeroAcademy Manager, visited 10 Downing
Street in March for a reception in support of
National Apprenticeship Week and a new
Government initiative called Trailblazers – which
gives employers added responsibility to pilot and
test the development of new apprenticeships.
Rob said: “It was a busy week supporting
National Apprentice Week. AeroAcademy has
been represented at the House of Commons,
Admiralty House and 10 Downing Street. The
invitations to attend such high profile events
really demonstrate that our apprentice
programmes and our apprentices are
representative of some of the best in the country.
"Charlotte Bidwell has been a fine ambassador
for Marshall and for women in engineering. I was
proud to watch and listen as she discussed
apprenticeships with Deputy Prime Minister,
Nick Clegg.”
The reception was also used to encourage more
women to consider a role in engineering,
Charlotte said: “Being a woman in a maledominated environment is very daunting at first,
however I get treated very much the same,
which is great. I've been very fortunate to meet
lots of other inspirational women engineers lately
all of whom are very successful. I would strongly
recommend a career in engineering to any
woman and would like to advise those interested
to just be brave and give it a shot.”
Certificate received for support
of the Reserve Forces
Marshall ADG has been awarded a certificate for its
support of members of the Reserve Forces.
The certificate was awarded by SaBRE (Supporting
Britain's Reservists and Employers), an
organisation that aims to build support for
members of the Reserve Forces from employers,
and was accepted by Jon Land, Senior HR
Business Partner, who represented the company at
an Employer’s Day at Carver Barracks, the home of
33 Regiment of Royal Engineers.
The Marshall Group has strong links with the armed
forces and many of our people have served in the
military. Due to our heritage and this connection
Marshall ADG is proud to assist wider efforts to
support returning servicemen and women.
Jon said: “In light of the excellent support Marshall
ADG provided to me during my call-up service to
Afghanistan, I was very happy to receive the award
on behalf of the company in recognition of the
support we show the Reserve Forces.”
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Key industry anniversaries to be
embraced at BGAD Cambridge
The UK’s 10th Business and General Aviation
Day (BGAD) will be hosted by Cambridge
International Airport on Tuesday, 23rd
September, in association with European
Business Air News - marking a significant
(25th) anniversary this year. New for this
year, Marshall Aviation Services, the business
aviation arm of Marshall ADG, will be fully
exploiting the relaxed networking
opportunities with the launch of an aftershow dinner for visiting delegates and
exhibitors in one of the famous Cambridge
University dining halls.
Marshall Aviation Services is itself planning a
significant presence at the Show. As the
exclusive sales distributor for the UK and
Ireland for all Beechcraft piston and
turboprop models, Marshall Aviation Services
looks forward to showcasing several aircraft
models – both for sale and charter. It has
also invited Beechcraft to optimise the day
and make it a UK celebration of 50 years of
Beechcraft production. James DillonGodfray, Vice President, Marshall Aviation
Services noted: “With several anniversaries
this year, coupled with our own significant
growth in the business aviation arena with
the acquisition of Hawker Beechcraft’s UK
MRO and charter operator FlairJet in 2013,
we hope to make the event even bigger and
better than before.”
The relaxed format for BGAD, which over the
past couple of years has become
increasingly popular among trade visitors
from Europe, remains unchanged for 2014.
Complementing the exhibition area, a range
of topical seminars and panel discussions
supported by BBGA and BACA, will run
during the morning. There will be a static
display of diverse aircraft - business jets,
turboprops and helicopters and luxury motor
cars - available for charter, or for sale and
available for potential buyers to view.
A strong supporter of BGAD Adam Twidell,
CEO of Privatefly said: "We have been
exhibiting now for four years and it has
become one of our annual industry
highlights. A chance to meet with business
aviation colleagues from the UK and
overseas and to share ideas and
experiences. It's always been very
worthwhile for us."
For more information, please contact Mark
Ranger mark@bgad.aero or visit the BGAD
web site - http://www.bgad.aero/
CityJet launches Amsterdam and Dublin routes
New double daily flights to service top two international
markets and open increased long-haul connectivity.
In May, Cambridge International Airport welcomed the launch of
two new routes with leading European airline CityJet, connecting
Cambridge and the East of England with Dublin and Amsterdam.
Both routes offer a double-daily service Monday-Friday and daily at
weekends, operated by CityJet’s highly economical Fokker 50
aircraft, combining excellent service and reliability with the comfort
of spacious legroom, leather seating, complimentary luggage
allowance and refreshments.
In addition to the direct flights, both routes have been specially
configured to offer exceptional onward connectivity to worldwide
destinations. Through CityJet’s close partnership with KLM, Air
France, Delta and other partners, Cambridge passengers now have
regular, well-timed flights not only to Ireland and Holland, but fast
and frequent connecting service to cities including New York,
Boston, Toronto, Washington DC, Chicago, Seattle, Shanghai,
Beijing, Tokyo and many more key business and leisure
destinations. What’s more, passengers connecting through Dublin
Airport are now able to take advantage of the Irish airport’s US
border clearance facility and proceed swiftly through US
immigration en-route to the USA.
Fred Olsen launches first ever travel outlet at an Airport
Specialist travel and cruise agency Fred Olsen Travel has opened a new travel outlet at Cambridge International Airport. Having opened
in August, in the check in area in the terminal, the new leisure and business travel store will mark the first time Fred Olsen Travel, which
boasts seven High Street stores across East Anglia, has used a local airport as its base.
Brize Norton demonstrates Marshall ADG
customer service values
Marshall ADG has once again demonstrated excellence in customer
service with its engineers sharing equipment with the RAF in Brize Norton.
Personnel from the RAF No 99 Squadron Training Cell recently used the
Marshall ADG Confined Space Training Rig (CSTR) as part of their Fuel
Tank Entry Training Course.
The CSTR was introduced primarily for
confined space familiarisation and fuel tank
rescue drills by the HIOS Forward
Maintenance Team engineers, but has now
been made available by the Marshall ADG
Management Team at Brize Norton for RAF
training use at the base, with 99 Squadron
being the first to take up the offer.
The CSTR was manufactured from a section of C-130K outer wing and
centre wing dry bay, mounted on a wheeled transit skate that provides a
safe and realistic training environment to learn or refresh the skills
required for working inside aircraft fuel tanks. 99 Squadron’s recently
introduced Fuel Tank Entry Course sees the CSTR being an integral part
of their future training and practice of emergency fuel tank rescue
procedures. Training Cell Instructors have produced risk assessments,
safe systems of work and local work instructions based on Marshall ADG
documents to enable them to maximise use of the CSTR.
Sergeant Pete Williams of the 99 Squadron Training Cell stated: “The
CSTR is invaluable to our Fuel Tank Entry Training Course as it provides
students with the realism of confined space working within a controlled
and safe training environment.”
Wounded and injured soldiers visit Marshall ADG
Marshall ADG hosted a visit from around 20
British Army soldiers from the Personnel
Rehabilitation Centre in Colchester. It is
expected that each of the soldiers will be
medically discharged from the armed forces
soon and their visit to Cambridge was part of
a scheme to support their transition back into
civilian life.
armed forces and is only too happy to
support the rehabilitation process of those
who have been in service. The soldiers were
taken on a tour of the North and South
Works, where they had the opportunity to ask
questions, heard expert advice from Marshall
ADG employees and saw what companies of
our size could offer in terms of employment.
Marshall ADG has very strong links with the
The aim of the visit was to; provide
information on the recruitment process;
demonstrate the value a company such as
ours places on a service background;
improve confidence with job searching; and
explain the breadth and variety of
employment opportunities in our industry
The visitors can be seen in the picture with
Graham Frobisher in orange (centre), Head
of Facilities
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Marshall acquires
new businesses
Marshall Motor Group has acquired the entire share capital of the
parent company of Astle BMW and MINI, Astle Motorrad and Crystal
Motor Group.
As part of this acquisition Marshall has also gained the Crystal Motor
Group Nissan businesses in Boston, Grantham and Lincoln, which
builds greater depth on the Marshall representation with Nissan.
The acquisition marks Marshall Motor Group’s entry into the BMW and
MINI network and includes the Astle BMW businesses in Scunthorpe
and Grimsby, together with Mini in Grimsby and BMW motorcycles in
Grimsby. Marshall is now part of an exclusive club, along with five
other groups, representing all of the major German and British
premium car brands.
Marshall has also recently acquired the Volvo business in Bishops
Stortford from Regent Automotive Group and the Hammonds Land
Rover business in Halesworth, situated between Ipswich and Norwich.
These businesses will bring to seven the number of Volvo businesses
in the Marshall portfolio, making Marshall the largest partner for Volvo
in the UK. The addition of the Land Rover business will bring the
number of Marshall Land Rover dealerships to six and is part of a
wider strategic development to represent Land Rover in Suffolk.
Commenting on the acquisition, Motor Group Chief Executive, Daksh
Gupta said: “This is an historically important acquisition for Marshall
which fits perfectly with our stated strategy to grow with the right brand
partners in the right locations. We are incredibly proud to be partnering
with BMW for the first time and look forward to building a strong
relationship with what is undoubtedly one of the most desirable
prestige brands in the market.”
These new businesses will take the annualised turnover of Marshall to
£1.2bn and lifts the Group’s portfolio to 75 franchised dealerships.
The entire work force from these businesses has transferred to
Marshall, bringing the total number of colleagues at Marshall to
around 2,300.
Business Excellence
for Marshall and a great credit to the
whole team who have pulled together to
drive our business forward over the last
five years.”
Marshall Motor Group has been presented
with the prestigious Barclays Award at the
Cambridge Business Excellence Awards, held
in the Great Hall at King’s College, Cambridge.
Daksh Gupta, CEO, who received the award
on behalf of Marshall said: “This is an amazing
award for a retail motor dealer group to have
won. Cambridge is the leading centre of
global high-tech businesses, many of them
household names or providers of the
technology which powers our everyday lives,
such as ARM, the world’s largest producer of
microchips, whose products are embedded in
almost every portable electronic device in the
world. To be recognised in this way by the
Cambridge business community is huge news
The judges particularly commended
Marshall for more than trebling the size
of the Group during the economic
downturn, becoming a national group
and funding all of the growth internally,
without drawing down any additional
capital from the Shareholders.
The business was also selected as a
finalist in the Business of the Year
category; the headline award which
recognises locally-based companies
who led the way during 2013 in terms of
growth, diversification or consolidation.
Motor Holdings breaks the £BILLION barrier!
Marshall Motor Holdings has broken the £1 billion barrier in its rolling 12-month turnover, making history in the automotive industry. Only 8
companies within the industry have ever achieved this milestone and Marshall is only the second privately-owned company in Great Britain ever to
do so, making this landmark even more special.
This amazing result has been achieved at a blistering pace, with a
growth of 400% over the last 5 years; taking the company from
underlying sales of £250m to £1bn.
The transaction which took the business just over the £1bn mark was a
used Volvo S80 D5 Executive sold by Grantham Volvo to Mr Dudley. As
a billion is 1000 million, Mr Dudley, the ‘billion pound customer’ received
a £1000 prize.
Grantham Volvo, being the ‘billion pound dealership’ received £1000 for
the team to go and celebrate being the ones who broke the Billion
Pound threshold. Congratulations to the whole Motor Holdings team.
Mr & Mrs Dudley receiving their cheque from, left, Geoff Wicks, Sales
Manager, and Bob Bean, General Manager at Volvo Grantham
Festival of Speed
On 26th June Marshall Leasing entertained over sixty
people across two days to an action-packed treat at
the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed. This trip
marked the ninth year that Marshall Leasing has
entertained clients at the event.
This year, to enhance the experience, the day was
partnered with Volvo and Citroen, which included
refreshments, lunch and drives ‘up the hill’.
The Festival’s central display (pictured left) was quite a talking point - the
sculpture, weighing 150 tonnes, towered 26 metres over the Goodwood House!
After taking in the sights around the festival, and watching a few customers
take to the track, it was time for lunch in the Volvo hospitality stand. Graeme
Oswald, from Volvo Car UK said, “On behalf of Volvo UK, I would like to thank
Marshall Leasing for the opportunity to meet so many of their customers at the
Goodwood Festival of Speed. It was a pleasure to sponsor the event and great
to hear the enthusiasm around our new Volvo V60 Polestar, which was
attracting attention on the hillclimb. A fantastic day out in great company - you
cannot ask for more!”
Richard Baird, Head of New Business Development at Marshall Leasing,
commented: “We’ve been coming to Goodwood for 9 years now, and each
year seems better than the last! It’s an absolute honour to see our clients take
time out of their busy schedules to come and spend the day with us. A big
thank you to everyone involved.”
Marshall Leasing wins Honda Fleet Deal
Leading financial services provider Forester
Life has put its faith in British-built cars,
placing a significant order for 130 Honda
Civic 1.6 i-DTEC models for its corporate
fleet. This new arrangement will see Honda
(UK) become the sole fleet supplier to
Foresters for the next three years, marking
the return to a partnership between the two
companies which began in 2003.
The new Civics are being supplied through
the Marshall Motor Group with the
arrangement brokered on behalf of Foresters
by contract hire specialists, Marshall
Leasing. Jonathan Ross, Sales & Marketing
Director at Marshall Leasing says of
supporting Foresters in meeting their fleet
requirements: "We've dedicated ourselves to
making the experience as easy as possible,
both for those making the fleet decisions at
Foresters and for the drivers themselves.
We're delighted that Foresters are 'buying
British' with their choice of Honda."
To celebrate the delivery of the first five cars
to Foresters, Dunlop MSA British Touring Car
Championship (BTCC) Honda Yuasa Racing
driver, Matt Neal, handed over the keys to
Foresters staff at Marshall Honda in
Narborough, Leicestershire. Matt is a big fan
of the Civic himself, having enjoyed many
successes in it during seven BTCC seasons
since 2003, culminating in seeing the car win
the championship for the last two years.
Pictured left: Scott Saxby, Matt Neal, Bob
Wilkinson, Adrian Blurton and Jonathan Ross
Kylie’s No. 1 for Motability
Kylie Warwick from Cambridge Ford has won an award for being
the best Motability Specialist in the UK. She was selected by a
panel and was judged not on any particular performance criteria
but on actual engagement with customers, service levels,
feedback received and her overall attitude towards the scheme
and her customers. There are over 10,000 Motability specialists in
the UK and, for Kylie to come top, is testament to her hard work
and commitment.
Pictured left-right: Steven Murr, Dealer Development Manager; Chris
Sheppard, MMG Commercial Director; Dominic Meacham, General
Manager, Marshall Ford; Kylie Warwick; Peter Wilson, Manager of
Dealer Relations, Ford
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Hull Honda Top for CSi
The sales team at Marshall Honda in Hull has been named top for Honda North for Sales
Customer Satisfaction or CSi; Honda divide the country into North and South and the
team came second nationally which is a fantastic result!
The team were assessed on feedback received by Honda from customers who
purchased new vehicles from the dealership during 2013; this is the second time they
have won the award, the first was in 2011.
Pictured right: Jason Hurt, General Manager receives the award
Marshall celebrates Twin ‘Favourite Garages’ Wins
Two Marshall Motor Group businesses are
celebrating being named by Motor Codes as
the ‘most trusted’ in their regions.
Marshall Mercedes-Benz of Bolton was also
ranked No.1 in their region by the same
competition.
businesses and I am delighted that their
endeavours have been rewarded in this
independent online survey.”
Marshall Honda of Hull was ranked No.1 in
the month-long competition which saw
13,000 customers cast their votes for their
most favourite dealership. Marshall Honda
of Hull was also recently awarded the
Northern Area Award by Honda for sales.
Commenting on the news, Daksh Gupta,
CEO, said: “To have two of our businesses in
the top 10 nationally for franchised dealers is
great recognition of the dedication of our
teams to delivering exceptional service to our
customers. I am hugely proud of both
Marshall acquired both businesses in the last
5 years as part of its strategy to grow
scalable businesses and depth of
representation with core brand partners.
CSi winners
Congratulations to the team at Marshall Bury St Edmunds Land Rover for winning the Customer
Service Trophy for their top Customer Loyalty Programme performance for Qtr4 2013.
L-R: Sean Milner, Aftersales Manager; Dan Read, Land Rover service co-ordinator; and Dean Eccles,
Land Rover Regional Aftersales Manager
North West team wins top award in Barcelona
The Motor Group’s Mercedes Benz market area in the North West (MA5) has been presented with the
Mercedes Benz Aftersales Team of the Year Award at an event in Barcelona.
The award was presented for an excellent balanced performance in a number of key KPIs, but in particular
customer service where the business finished in the top 3; this is a huge improvement as MA5 had been in
the bottom 3 for a number of years prior to the Company’s acquisition of the business in 2012.
Marshall Jaguar Top of the Table
Marshall Motor Group was named Dealer Group of the Year at the recent Jaguar Dealer of the
Year Awards. This accolade is awarded on a balanced scorecard of KPIs and congratulations
go to Adrian Wallington (Marshall Franchise Director) and the whole Marshall Jaguar team for
winning this prestigious award. Dr Ralph Speth, Global CEO of Jaguar Land Rover presented
the award to Adrian Wallington and Daksh Gupta.
Pictured, L-R Daksh Gupta, Adrian Wallington and Dr Ralph Speth
School of Dreams
Both primary and secondary schools across the country are utilising knowledge from the
business world to teach their pupils about the world of work and introduce them to some of
the local employers in their area.
Businesses are welcoming this move as it gives them a chance to teach youngsters what
skills they may need when it comes to finding a job.
Marshall Honda in Hull has supported a workshop, ‘School of Dreams’, run by Honda at the
Anlaby Road South school in West Hull to offer a free thinking workshop for students aged 9
– 13 years. Along with the students and teachers from the School, members of the team
from Marshall Honda took part in the workshop.
Marshall
Fleet Solutions
You may, or may
not, have heard of
one of the Marshall
Group’s companies,
Marshall Fleet
Solutions (MFS).
MFS has 250
employees and a turnover of £31m. The
Company used to be part of Marshall Land
Systems, but since 2013, we have been a
stand-alone company.
The company started life in 1972 as Marshall
Thermo King and soon grew to become the
UK’s largest vehicle-mounted refrigeration
maintenance company. We supply install,
service and repair refrigeration systems on
vans, trucks and trailers for customers such
as Co-op, Tesco, Nagel Langdons, Turners,
Greggs and many more. MFS is one of the
largest Thermo King dealers (Transport
Refrigeration) in the world. We also install,
service and repair Tail Lifts on trucks and
trailers, which makes up11% of the total
MFS business.
From 1st January 2014, our new Managing
Director, George Ralph (pictured above),
took up his new position with MFS. With
many years’ experience in senior positions
with public and private companies in the
area, George joined Marshall, initially parttime, as Finance Director for MFS in
September 2013. With George’s finance
background, we are in safe hands for the
future growth of the company!
The MFS HQ is based in Cambridge, in a
building located behind the Marshall Motor
Group – come and visit us anytime!
cannot be allowed to
warm up due to their
food contents). We
have 10 depots
throughout the
country (Leeds,
Haydock, Grimsby,
Spalding, Castle
Donington, Aldridge,
Hatfield, Bristol,
Sittingbourne and
Southampton) and
also engineers based in Glasgow and in
Fraserburgh which is north of Aberdeen.
In Aldridge (near Walsall) our depot also
houses our National Training Centre, where
we have 3 full-time in-house trainers, who
are accredited for FGAS, Welding and STE
certifications. Our National Parts Centre,
which serves the depots throughout the
company, is also based in Aldridge.
There are approx 40 employees based in
Cambridge providing the management,
finance service and support for the business
which is performed by 150 mobile engineers
who operate a 24x7 service in order to cover
breakdowns (fully loaded refrigerated trailers
So…the next time you order a Tesco
Grocery Home Delivery, or see a refrigerated
trailer on the road, have a look and see if it’s
a Thermo King fridge – if so, it was more
than likely installed, serviced and repaired by
a Marshall Fleet Solutions engineer!
Honorary Doctorate awarded to Sir Michael Marshall
Sir Michael Marshall CBE DL has been
honoured by Kingston University, in
recognition of his significant contribution to
training and education within the Aerospace
Industry.
associated with Kingston University,
because of its amazing aviation background,
which dates back to the very early days of
aviation, including great companies such as
Sopwith and Vickers”.
The Honorary Doctorate of Science was
conferred by the Vice Chancellor of Kingston
University at a ceremony in Kingston earlier
this year.
The Company enjoys a close association
with Kingston University through the
Marshall AeroAcademy; providing aerospace
engineering courses, which lead to a
Foundation Degree in Aeronautical
Engineering.
Sir Michael Marshall said: ‘I am really thrilled,
honoured and delighted, both personally and
on behalf of my wonderful team and
colleagues within Marshall of Cambridge,
who have been involved with training for
almost 95 years. I am also very proud to be
In the 1940s, 50s and 60s Marshall worked
very closely with Vickers Armstrong at
Weybridge, which was also linked to
Kingston. More recently Marshall built parts
Commemorative Vulcan presentation
for a Sopwith Tabloid Replica aeroplane,
which is now on display at the former
Vickers Armstrong site at Brookland;
the construction of which was led by
Kingston University.
Members of the organising committee for the Marshall
Family & Friends Open Day, which celebrated 105th
Anniversary of the Company, have presented Sir Michael
Marshall with a silver plated model of the Avro Vulcan
Bomber. The model was found in an antique shop by
Norman Highnam (pictured centre) of Marshall Fleet
Solutions and apprentices under Rob Butler manufactured a
new base and refurbished the model. Company employees
and their families and friends enjoyed a fantastic flying
display at the Open Day on 29th June, but the weather was
very poor and the Vulcan did not display. However, in view
of Marshall’s long relationship with the Vulcan and all the
work it took to put XH558, the sole flying Vulcan, back into
the air, it was felt by the Organising Committee that this was
a very appropriate memento for Sir Michael.
Sir Michael with some of the
commitee members
10/11
Marshall Network supports local Education Programme
Over the last 6 months Marshall Network has been supporting local
charity Romsey Mill. However, unlike the usual fundraising support
given to charities, the Network has been using its various
professional skills to help. Katie Chantler from Marshall Aerospace
and Defence Group HR provides HR support to the charity’s
trustees, and in this article we find out how a number of the
Marshall ADG engineers have used their maths and physics
knowledge to support a small STEM activity.
The first of these activities was a site tour hosted by HR Business
Partner Jon Land, followed by an informative discussion with two
Marshall ADG employees; Gyorgy Lorincz, IT Support, and
Apprentice, Chris Clarke. Jon provided the students with an
insight into what happens behind hangar doors and they were also
fortunate enough to get up close to a variety of aircraft such as the
Cessna Citations and C130J Hercules. Chris and Gyorgy took time
to describe their job roles and responsibilities within Marshall ADG,
telling the students that an academic route is by no means the only
path to a successful career.
The second activity was arranged and delivered in collaboration
with Virtual Aviation using their state of the art Boeing 737 Flight
Simulator. The session started with an introduction into the
importance of flight deck communication and teamwork by
Michael Dales. He highlighted how developments within co-pilot
communication had positively affected the accident rate over the
years. Captain Robert from Ryan Air then took the students
through some of the day-to-day procedures pilots experience.
The third part of this session was organised by Ian Rogers and his
team within Air Traffic Control (ATC) who explained the main
functions of ATC and how their jobs differ from day-to-day.
Throughout February, Marshall Network extended its support of
Romsey Mill’s Alternative Education Programme, by delivering
three unique experiences to four students aged 16-18. The aims
of the activities were to highlight the importance of communication
and teamwork and to develop the skills required to achieve this.
Very positive feedback was received from the students, particularly
highlighting the rapport developed with the organisers of the
sessions, Aaron Kabasobokwe and Adel Halawa from Marshall
Network. Romsey Mill has requested a fourth session and
Marshall Network intends to develop the relationship even further,
making it more sustainable by providing additional support in the
future. In turn this will support and enhance employee personal
development, Marshall ADG’s corporate and social responsibilities,
in addition to raising the awareness and support for Romsey Mill.
Chariots of Fire 2014
This year’s annual Chariots of Fire Race will
take place on Sunday, 21st September.
The Chariots of Fire is one of
Cambridgeshire’s largest annual charity
events. The race follows in the footsteps of
the famous film, taking its scenic route
through the streets and colleges of
Cambridge, with teams of six each running an
identical 1.7 mile course in relay format.
2014 funds are being raised for the Arthur
Rank Hospice Charity. The race starts (at
9.30am) and ends on Queens’ Green. Sir
Michael Marshall is the Honorary President
of the Race.
Historically the Company has fielded a large
number of teams in the race and a trophy is
awarded to the fastest Marshall Team taking
part in the race.
Race registration has now started and it is
hoped that once again Marshall will be entering
a number of teams. Team registrations close
on Wednesday, 17th September at 5.00pm or if
registration hits 360 teams. The Company will
meet the cost of your registration for the race.
For more details about the Chariots of Fire
Race and registration please go direct to
www.chariots-of-fire.co.uk
Tournament Triumph
Cambridge FA invited local companies to enter a 6-a-side inter-firm football tournament. A team from Marshall ADG (Laurie Carroll, Dave Rich,
Steven Tweddell, Rik Thompson, Paul Shaw and Martin Shipley) entered the tournament which took place in April.
The Marshall team moved through the group phase with a record of two
wins and two draws, thanks to a goal from Rik and three from Paul. The
semi-final that followed was a tough challenge and after conceding in the
early stages of the game, it looked like that would be as far as the team
was going to go. Fortunately, Paul scored again in the final minute to take
the game to penalties. Dave saved the final penalty and Marshall marched
on to the finals! The final game saw S-Tech, another unbeaten team on the
night, start confidently. However, this was as close as they were going to
get to the trophy as Marshall turned on the style and beat them
comfortably 4-0, with Martin, Paul and Steve all getting on the score sheet.
The Marshall team, photographed in the purple and sky blue shirts were,
L-R back row; Paul Shaw, Martin Shipley, Steven Tweddell, Laurie
Carroll: front row; Rik Thompson, Dave Rich.
Extended opening hours
at Cambridge Aero Club
Finnish born Lauri Bora, who works as an Engineer with ARM in
Cambridge, was the first Cambridge Aero Club customer to take
advantage of the Club’s extended opening hours, which enable
members to take a flying lesson on their way to work in the
morning! Lauri arrived for his lesson in a Cessna 172 just after
7.00am. After a brief check-out flight with Chief Flying Instructor
Anthony Cooke, Lauri spent the next 40 minutes flying solo
over Cambridge.
Cambridge Aero Club, Managing Director, Terry Holloway, said: ‘There is a huge demand from local people in Cambridge wanting to
learn to fly, but for many finding time to do it has been a challenge, because in the past the Cambridge Aero Club’s opening hours have
been very closely aligned to people’s working hours. As a result of a real public demand to be able to have a flying lesson, either on the
way to work, or on the way home from work, the Cambridge Aero Club is now offering flying instruction from 7.00am until 9.00pm.’
A great day’s fishing
The MSSC Angling Club outing with John Bailey was a huge success with the six members not only being lucky with the weather, but also
catching plenty of fish!
The day was based at the private Kingfisher Lakes, Norfolk and was hosted and guided by John Bailey. John is a TV Angling presenter
from shows such as ‘Mr Crabtree goes fishing’, author of many books and journalist for Anglers Mail and the Eastern Daily Press.
The early morning gathering started with a short talk by John
highlighting the history of the lake from when it was a Trout
fishery in the 1980’s to the present day Carp syndicate. Well
known Anglers such as John Wilson fished the lake as part of a
winter Pike syndicate when it was a Trout lake. In 1985 and
1989 two Pike weighing 39lbs were caught which in those days
was not too short of the British record.
With this history in mind and the fact it is little fished for Pike
these days the Anglers settled down and all soon started to
catch Pike between 5 and 7lbs on lures and deadbaits. Mike
Webster caught a decent sized Pike weighing 13lb 14oz.
The day ended at dusk with Andy Doughty catching the last and
biggest fish of the day at 17lb 4oz, a cracker to finish on.
Overall the trip was truly memorable with lots of laughs and a
great, knowledgeable host.
Support for the EAAA
Having been involved in a horrific motorcycle
accident on his way to referee a rugby match
4 years ago, Alex Woolley, an aircraft engineer
at Marshall ADG, has become a staunch
supporter and volunteer for the East Anglian
Air Ambulance (EAAA), after the vital
assistance the crew gave him at the scene of
his accident.
Recovering from his many injuries Alex
started to think of ways in which he could
help the EAAA; together with four friends he
entered the Cambridge Spartan Race last
year (pictured top right), raising £1,000 for the
charity, but Alex wanted to do more. Alex
brought his love of rugby together with the
EAAA by organising a charity fundraising
match in May. The event raised £2,500 with
teams from accross East Anglia participating.
Dave McCubbine (pictured middle right)
signed up to cycle from Cambridge Airport
to Paris and back again – a round trip of
600 miles, to raise money for the charity.
Richard was badly injured in a car accident
when the EAAA came to his assistance;
employees at Marshall often see the Air
Ambulance being deployed on lifesaving
missions as the helicopter is based at the
company’s Airport in Cambridge.
Cycling 80 miles a day, Dave and Dave
endured extreme weather conditions on
their ride, ranging from torrential
downpours to temperatures of 33C! But
this was all in a very worthy cause and the
two cyclists raised over £4,200 for the
charity.
Through his volunteer work Alex will be giving
talks to local schools and organisations about
the work carried out by the EAAA and his
own experiences.
Last year Wayne Grover, Ronnie Whitelaw
and Kelvin Ingham (pictured right) walked
the West Highland Way, some 96 miles from
Glasgow to Fort William to raise money for
the EAAA. Their challenge raised more
than £1,000.
Inspired by the help the EAAA gave to a
colleague, Richard Fryer, Dave Rich and
If you feel that you’d like to support the EAAA,
please call 01763 262697.
12/13
Future Champions
The Sir Arthur Marshall Future Champions Programme is designed to
help fund talented and gifted able-bodied and disabled young athletes
competing at county or regional level, living in Cambridge City, through
the opportunity of a grant to aid in their coaching and training.
The Programme, open to all athletes aged 11-25, offers support
with costs to help the athletes achieve excellence within their
chosen sport. The Future Champions judging panel meets twice a
year to consider applications, awarding between £100 - £500 to the
successful athletes. To date 30 young athletes competing in a
range of sports, including swimming, triathlon, athletics, and
kayaking, have received grants since the programme began.
Mayor of Cambridge, Gerri Bird is pictured with some of the
recipients of the most recently awarded Sir Arthur Marshall Future
Champions bursaries.
O Goshi!
Commercial Pilot and Flying
Instructor with the Cambridge
Aero Club, Mike Skakles, recently
became the British Army, Under
66 kilogram Judo Champion.
Mike who has just returned to
competitive Judo after a knee
operation added the prestigious
Army title to his RAF titles gained
whilst a member of the University
Air Squadron.
If this accolade was not enough,
a fortnight later, Mike was in
action again at the Inter-Services
Championships at the Defence
College in Shrivenham, where the
Army won the team event, with
Mike picking up points towards
his third gold and his Army
Colours, to add to his School
Colours and RAF Colours.
From Left : Sir Michael Marshall, Vincent Chen, Jack Leader, Kieran
Wood, Finn Barnes , Oliver Salmon and Mayor's Consort Alan
Pooley. (Not in photo due to training commitments Max Holden and
Marthe De Ferrer)
MAVTAs
Nominations for the 2014 MAVTAs have been open
since the beginning of the year and we are delighted
to have already received many nominations.
Please help us to recognise the contribution of a
colleague who has gone that extra mile, above and
beyond the call of duty by nominating a team or
individual for their outstanding achievements in the
following categories:· Customer Service
· Innovation
· Team (category for more than one person)
· Leadership
· Services in the Community
· Best Environmental or Health and Safety Initiative
· Business Excellence
You have until 31st October to register your
nominations; please visit
HTTP://mavtas.marshallgroup.co.uk where you
will find all the details.
Cambridge Flying Group awards first Flying Bursary
It has been said many times that ‘if you can fly a Tiger Moth – you can fly anything!’. The yellow and silver Tiger Moth biplanes of the
Cambridge Flying Group (CFG) are a regular sight in the skies over Cambridge.
As part of the celebrations of the 60th Anniversary of the CFG in
2013, the members of the Group have, together with external
supporters, contributed to a bursary to enable a young person to
gain a flying licence learning in the world-famous De Havilland
Tiger Moth.
The CFG invited young people, up to the age of 30, living within
30 miles of Cambridge, to apply for the bursary. No previous
flying experience was required although evidence of a keen
interest in aviation was a necessity. The Bursary value is
approximately £5,000 and is match-funded by the successful
grant winner.
Three applicants were short-listed and the first award of
the CFG Bursary was made to Monarch Air Lines Engineering
Apprentice, Ross Pardy. The runners up were so impressive that
smaller awards were made to Alice Hildrop and Richard Smith.
U’s Partner with Abbey Ward
An exciting new partnership has emerged that will
benefit some young people in the Abbey Ward area of
Cambridge, an area which is just along the road from the
Marshall site. “Abbey People” have linked with Romsey
Mill, with Jon Sanders being employed as a youth
development worker in the Abbey Ward, working with
young people who are in need of some extra support.
Now Marshall of Cambridge and Cambridge United
Youth & Community Trust (CUYCT) have joined the
partnership. Marshall has committed to provide funding for the next 3 years
to CUYCT to enable them to open their Youth & Community Room to this new
group, and support the young people that will be invited to attend with visits
from players, along with some potentially exciting opportunities for access to
further training.
One of the groups to benefit from the generosity of the CUYCT was a group of
homeless people from Cambridge – the Trust organised a coach to take the group to
watch the recent Conference Promotional final at Wembley Stadium where Cambridge
United triumphed over Gosport-Borough by 4-0 to win the FA Carlsberg Trophy.
Pictured Above from left to right; Jon Sanders (Romsey Mill), Robert Marshall,
Dave Doggett (Chairman of Cambridge United) and Stuart Wood (Abbey People)
Pictured Right from left to right: Dave Coggett, Emma Fletcher, Jonathan Barker;
both Marshall Property and Robert Marshall with the FA Carlsberg Trophy
MSSC Update
Coach to Twin Lakes
Members Family Day out went down very
well, the sun was shining and everyone had a
most enjoyable day.
Next theatre Trip
Evita – 24th September – there will only be 55
performances of this show.
November London Trip
London Trip – 22nd November – Further
details to be confirmed
Date for your Dairy
MSSC/Marshall ADG – Christmas Party –
13th December – Further information to
be confirmed
If you any ideas for shows/places to visit etc
they are most welcome please contact
Hayley Fabb or Sandy Still.
Duxford Imperial War Museum
We now have 8 passes for the Duxford
Imperial War Museum.
The passes can be booked for a weekend (FriMon) or for during the week (Mon-Fri). Passes
will be limited to two per MSSC member.
Punting
MSSC has 4 free punts available per day for
MSSC members. This self-hire punting is
unlimited throughout the day, and can be taken
along the Backs of the Colleges in Cambridge
or along the River Cam, towards Granchester.
Cambridge University
Botanic Gardens
MSSC has annual passes to the Botanic
Garden – which means MSSC members get
to explore all four seasons for free!
Contact details
Hayley Fabb – Ext 3939 or (01223 373939) hayley.fabb@marshalladg.com
or Sandy Still – Ext 2250 or (01223 399250)
(Between the hours 8.00am – 1.00pm)
sandy.still@marshalladg.com
Please see our web site for further details at
www.marshallsportsandsocial.com
Aerobility takes to the skies
People with disabilities in Cambridge were invited to Cambridge
Airport for the opportunity to learn to fly. The charity which
organised the day, Aerobility, aims to break down the barriers that
prevent disabled people from flying, putting various accessibility
aids in place so that the aircraft become physically accessible to all.
The Charity hopes to introduce aviation to as many disabled people
as possible in the local community. Pilot Mark Murray, an Aerobility
member and wheelchair user with a spinal injury, attained his
licence last summer and has achieved some 75 hours flying time.
This was the organisations first trip to Cambridge, and Mike MillerSmith, Chief Executive of Aerobility, was pleased with how well the
day went and hopes to return to Cambridge Airport very soon.
To find out more please visit www.aerobility.com.
14/15
Farewell to Chris Mills
Chris Mills has retired after nearly 40 years with the
Company. Chris joined Marshall as an Avionics
Technician and has worked on most types of aircraft that
we have seen at Cambridge since then. As Air Traffic
Control (ATC) became more complex, he progressively
moved across to ATC Engineering until it became a
completely separate section. More recently Chris has
been repairing Avionics units for the TriStar fleet and any
other unserviceable units that we have been able to
bring back in from Navigation Aids out on the airfield.
Chris’ departure will leave a big hole in his section and
his skill and experience will be greatly missed by
everyone within ATC Engineering. His retirement will
allow Chris to become more involved with his daughter’s
riding school business and help her pursue her career in
competitive Eventing.
Date
for
your
diary
On your bike!
Colleagues from across the Group helped to make the RideLondonSurrey cycle ride a roaring success!
More than 20,000 cyclists, including 60 colleagues and friends from our
Group, took part in the RideLondon-Surrey 100 cycle event on 10th
August, raising money for the charity, Bliss.
The weather was atrocious! The remnants of Hurricane Bertha hit UK
shores on the same day meaning that parts of the route had to be
The 2014 Macmillan Coffee Morning will be held on
Friday, 26th September. Diana Petchell will be
organising her usual event at the Car Centre in
Cambridge so please do go along and support this
worthy cause. If you would like to host your own
Coffee Morning please contact Diana on MMG
extension 4342 or Macmillan for more information.
closed due to heavy rainfall making for treacherous conditions; the
silver lining being the length of the route was reduced to 86 miles!
But despite the soaking they received, all the riders enjoyed a fantastic
day, as Tom Gargett, Head of Commercial Export in Cambridge,
explains: "The event on the day was monumental; with the course, the
weather conditions, the spectators and the marvellous organisation all
contributing to making it a very memorable adventure. The cancelling
of Leith and Box Hills was at the time a disappointment but on
reflection a blessing in disguise, as the Surrey Hills were awash and the
descents would have been extremely dangerous. So I will just have to
ready myself to go again next year to complete the full 100 miles and
beat my time of five hours and 40 minutes. Preparations starting now!"
The event may be over for this year, but the fundraising efforts
continue, as Bliss are still working to provide the best possible care and
support for premature and sick babies and their families. If you can
spare a few pounds to support this great charity and reward the efforts
of the Marshall Bliss cycle team who trained long and hard, visit
http://www.justgiving.com/teams/marshallridelondon/ now!

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