TEAMWORK Re-Design

team work The in-house journal of the Marshall Group of Companies Summer 2007 Top Dealer Group in the Country...again Story on page 8 Chairman’s comments Much has happened since I put some evocative ‘missing man’ formation. It was the offices in the Airport Admin. Building. thoughts together for the last edition of good to see so many friends and colleagues Teamwork, starting soon after it with the as well as to have the support of the Lord Motor Holdings, helped substantially by a wonderful Thanksgiving Service for my Lieutenant and the High Sheriff of great performance by Marshall Leasing, father which has been reported on Cambridgeshire and many distinguished has worked hard in a very difficult elsewhere in this edition. It was a truly guests and representatives. We are marketplace in which many of our fitting send-off and has received much grateful to all those who organised it competitors are suffering grief. To some acclaim from all who attended it. We were so brilliantly. extent we have the advantage of being able able to bring together many facets of my to take a longer term view as we are a father’s life, not only in the Addresses, but As always, we are now building on that past private family company. This protects us also in the physical presence of the TriStar to create an even better future. We had an from much of the daily buffeting and and C-130s in work in the hangar, a Miles excellent 2006 result thanks to the hard exposure of a public company although, Falcon similar to one in which he flew work of the Team and I was delighted to go nevertheless, we still have to generate the during the war, a Gipsy Moth similar to that to Oslo in July to sign the important essential returns on capital to enable us to in which he carried out all his early days of Norwegian Contract which MSV has won continue to grow. flying, and an Austin 7 representing the start for Mobile Military Operating Theatres. It of our Austin car distributorship for was also encouraging to see our Marshall We had a very good representation at the Cambridge back in 1920. Additionally, we Vehicle Engineering operation starting so Royal International Air Tattoo and I was very had the singing of the Jesus College Choir, successfully in the Galaxy Premises proud of all our staff who assisted with this the college where he was an undergraduate at Mildenhall. as they gave such a good impression of the and from which for many years we rented Company, and there is no doubt that our Jesus Lane garage in Cambridge and Aerospace continues to delight the RAF nationally and internationally, as well the playing by part of the RAF Band. The with our wonderful work in support of the as locally, we continue to be held in the service was led, at his own request, by the C-130s in particular, and has successfully highest regard. Bishop of Ely supported by the Dean of Ely. accomplished the move to ASC2, All of this was followed by a flypast the second part of the Aircraft Support Thank you for all your hard work. I wish including one by a Hercules and our own Centre, in order to accommodate our many everyone a very happy summer holiday. Flying Club pilots who performed an friends from the HIOS contract in Farewell Mr Hedderwick! serving in the Army for two years in the Royal assisted Sir Arthur Marshal who remained a Hussars, having previously gained a degree in consultant in his own retirement. Peter Economics from Trinity Hall Cambridge. Hedderwick was awarded the CBE in the New Peter's first management post was on 20th Year's Honour List in 1989 for services to the August, 1956 when he was appointed as Defence Industry. His many outside interests Manager for Aircraft and subsequently he has include maintaining old motorbikes which he worked in a number of diverse roles initially as used to race at Snettisham and Silverstone. Company Secretary, then as Director of the He is also a very accomplished potter and is Aircraft Division and later as Managing now writing a novel in his retirement. Peter's Director of Marshall Aerospace. In 1994 he final retirement from the Company was Peter Hedderwick has retired from the became Deputy Chairman of the Group. marked by the presentation of a very special Company after 52 years of service. Peter 52 year Armada Dish which he is pictured, Hedderwick joined the Company on 9th On reaching normal retirement age in 1997 along with his wife Penny, receiving from Mr August, 1955 as a Management Trainee after Peter continued to serve on the Board and Michael Marshall. 2 Teamwork Summer 07 London - Cambridge Cycle Ride 2007 The 9th annual sponsored cycle ride in aid of the charity sample the delights of a large number of pubs. Two coaches (and a Breakthrough Breast Cancer was completed by a number of Marshall truck for the bikes) left Marshall at 7.20am on the morning of the race Aerospace employees on Sunday, 22nd July. transporting 100+ riders to the start. The route from London River Lee Country Park to Cambridge The ride ended at Midsummer Common, Cambridge where riders Midsummer Common covered a distance of 50 miles. There were were awarded a certificate. The weather was ideal for cycling; warm numerous refreshment stops along the route. The cyclists could also and sunny with a cool breeze. Macmillan Coffee Morning - 28th September 2007 Diana Petchell and the team at the Car Centre in Cambridge will be raffle prize, please contact Diana Petchell on MMG extension 4342. calling on all Marshall employees and friends to support the annual coffee morning at the Car Centre on Friday, 28th September, as For the last two years or so, the coffee morning organised by the part of this year’s Macmillan’s Biggest Coffee Morning. Last year’s team at Marshall has been the most successful in the Peterborough event raised just under £4,000 and it is hoped this year’s event will and Cambridge area. The money raised is so appreciated by those be even more successful with a number of fantastic prizes to be living with cancer. Just £139 funds a Macmillan nurse for a day and won in the raffle, not to mention the plentiful supply of delicious £50 pays for a liquidiser for someone with cancer who can’t eat cakes! If you have any items that you would like to donate as a solid food. Company AGM The Company’s AGM was held on Wednesday, 6th June and a large number of Marshall family shareholders were present. After the Annual General Meeting the shareholders visited the North Works where they were interested to see the new Airbus wing production in No. 14 Hangar. Teamwork 3 Summer 07 MA hosts visitors from the Czech Republic On June 7th, the Marshall Aerospace Military Business Unit hosted a visit by a group of 24 MoD and Air Force officials from the Czech Republic. The visitors arrived in an Airbus A319 which is often used by the President of the Czech Republic, and the group included Government Ministers Barták and Kopriva, together with the Commander of the Czech Air Force, Major General Minarik. The purpose of the visit was for the Czech Republic to consider the possible purchase of up to four C-130K aircraft which are all due to be retired from Royal Air Force service. The visitors were given detailed briefs on all aspects of C-130 operations and maintenance, and were then shown around the MA Production facilities. A decision from The photo shows Commander Josef Bejdák, Robert Marshall, Minister the Czech MoD and Air Force on whether they will proceed Martin Barták, Minister Jaroslav Kopriva, Martin Broadhurst, and Major with the purchase is now awaited. General Ladislav Minarik. MA receives RAeS Specialist Bob Ward, Director of Engineering at MA, said “We have a young and enthusiastic team in Aerostructures. The fact that their efforts have Award for Successful been recognised is an endorsement of their effort to give their customer what he wants when he wants it. It also confirms a degree Development of Light of technical capability and innovation that bodes well for the future. ” Weight Fuel Tanks The photo shows David Marshall, President of the Royal In recognition of the achievements made by the Marshall Aerospace Aeronautical Society, presenting the award to (left–right): Martin Aerostructures team on the development of light weight fuel tanks Broadhurst, CEO of Marshall Aerospace; Chris Hoe, Design across the full range of Boeing commercial aircraft and in particular Engineer; Colin Binks, Lead Stress Engineer; Mark Johnston, Lead the B777, the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) awarded the team Systems Engineer; and Bob Ward, Director of Engineering. the Bronze Award at a ceremony held on Wednesday, 11th July 2007. In November 2005, Boeing set a world distance record of 11,664 nautical miles with a 777-200LR, flying non-stop for 22 hours and 42 minutes between Hong Kong and London in an easterly direction which was the longest distance travelled non-stop by a commercial aircraft. The distance that this aircraft was able to fly was greatly enhanced as it was fitted with a full compliment of three lightweight auxiliary fuel tanks designed and manufactured by MA. The MA Aerostructures team currently has two major ongoing Boeing auxiliary fuel tank programmes and these are the auxiliary fuel system for the P-8A Poseidon aircraft (formerly the Multi-Mission Maritime or MMA) for the US Navy, and auxiliary fuel tanks for the B777-200LR – the first of which has been delivered to Boeing and is due to be installed shortly.

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