Marshalls of Cambridge looking to relocate
They do not need an airfield as they are way too expensive to operate just to support a maintenance operation, all they need to do is lease a hangar somewhere.
They could always buy/lease the big hangar at St Athan and run a support operation out of there!!!!
They could always buy/lease the big hangar at St Athan and run a support operation out of there!!!!
Miles Magister,
So I guess that you have never been to Cambridge/Teversham? The facility is huge with many MANY hangars as well as workshops, assembly facilities, design office etc etc . etc. Seeing as they are going to be converting Boeing737NG airframes into E-7 aircraft for the RAF that alone will need a LOT of space. Add that to their C-130 work, airliner work, business jet work, manufacturing operations and MRO activity and they need a big area, and that's before you take into account the automotive side.
As for your suggestion about the "big hangar at St.Athan," I guess you missed the fact that it is now a large Aston Martin factory?
I really cannot see Marshall relocating to Cranfield or Duxford, there is no room at one and no infrastructure whatsoever at the other. Even Wyton will need extensive new build and renovation. They can only use the 84 year old C-hangars and airfield, everything else will have to be built from scratch.
So I guess that you have never been to Cambridge/Teversham? The facility is huge with many MANY hangars as well as workshops, assembly facilities, design office etc etc . etc. Seeing as they are going to be converting Boeing737NG airframes into E-7 aircraft for the RAF that alone will need a LOT of space. Add that to their C-130 work, airliner work, business jet work, manufacturing operations and MRO activity and they need a big area, and that's before you take into account the automotive side.
As for your suggestion about the "big hangar at St.Athan," I guess you missed the fact that it is now a large Aston Martin factory?
I really cannot see Marshall relocating to Cranfield or Duxford, there is no room at one and no infrastructure whatsoever at the other. Even Wyton will need extensive new build and renovation. They can only use the 84 year old C-hangars and airfield, everything else will have to be built from scratch.
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But if they went to Cranfield or Duxford they were always going to need to build the facility, so Wyton would be no different and having seen how Dyson has transformed some of the run down sheds at Hullavington refurbishing those they need at Wyton should not be insurmountable. Plus building new will be more energy efficient, better suited to purpose and will possible attract development grants.
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What Dyson has done at Hullavington is tiny compared to the Marshall operation at Teversham. I take your point about the need to build anew, but the far side of Duxford is just rolling farm land and the airfield is tiny, and Cranfield surely has no room? The timeframe may be out now but Mildenhall always looked good for a minimum of actual new build.
What Dyson has done at Hullavington is tiny compared to the Marshall operation at Teversham. I take your point about the need to build anew, but the far side of Duxford is just rolling farm land and the airfield is tiny, and Cranfield surely has no room? The timeframe may be out now but Mildenhall always looked good for a minimum of actual new build.
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Mildenhall is a good shout, already running down for a scheduled 2023 relocation to Fairford. 110V electrical infrastructure but other than it ticks a lot of boxes.
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Costs of running Mildenhall and upgrade/maintenance will make running Cambridge airport seem like a tea party. Not a chance, never in a million Sundays could be justified for a £250 - £300m turnover aerospace business of which the bit that needs actual hangars and a runway are a fraction of that. Yes, you might make some money renting out spare buildings you don't need to third parties and building houses in spare corners, but that is far away from a city like Cambridge where people actually want to be, so the scope for that is handicapped. Wyton less so, but still mind-blowing costs to run a place like that.
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Yes, you might make some money renting out spare buildings you don't need to third parties and building houses in spare corners, but that is far away from a city like Cambridge where people actually want to be, so the scope for that is handicapped. Wyton less so, but still mind-blowing costs to run a place like that.
Marshalls was BIG when I worked there on Concorde 69/70. ISTR it is one of the biggest private companies in the UK.
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Remember that the money for relocation can be written off against Tax - so cost not such an issue.
And they don't need to take all of Mildenhall - just the runway and taxiways and pans. The remainder could be developed or just sold off to defray costs......
It's still an option.............
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And they don't need to take all of Mildenhall - just the runway and taxiways and pans. The remainder could be developed or just sold off to defray costs......
It's still an option.............
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Circa 1992/93, in the annual LTC round, I recall HQ STC adopting for planning purposes an 'Alternative Assumption' that would have seen Bentwaters/Woodbridge acquired - for Harrier basing, I think - as the USAF left. In the following year, that Assumption was dropped as it had emerged that the costs of changing from the US 110V power infrastructure would be excessive. I imagine changes at Mildenhall would be no less expensive.
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Circa 1992/93, in the annual LTC round, I recall HQ STC adopting for planning purposes an 'Alternative Assumption' that would have seen Bentwaters/Woodbridge acquired - for Harrier basing, I think - as the USAF left. In the following year, that Assumption was dropped as it had emerged that the costs of changing from the US 110V power infrastructure would be excessive. I imagine changes at Mildenhall would be no less expensive.
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Like I said, you can write those infrastructure and relocation costs off against Tax.
Really not a show stopper.................. if they really wanted to move there.
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Really not a show stopper.................. if they really wanted to move there.
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Corona and Marshall’s hangar
I cannot see the move being priority for a long time plus sadly it has its uses now. Fingers crossed the ummm facilities at Addenbrookes, Hitchingbrooke, Peterborough etc do not even get to the stage of other places.
https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/new...demic-18055984
Touch woods, Cambs has less cases confirmed then the other counties and cities. Sadly only read about couple of dozen deaths as a result in the for sure the numbers under 50 the last I read. Anyhow two old gents I knew passed away at local Addenbrookes Hospital within 24 hours of each other. One was Friend and lead singer in Local band for the last 4 decades. His day job at time was specialist lab wall paints and did work for MoD and DoD in 70s/ 80s. He even manage to do some work at Kirtland AFB in mid 70s. The other guy was an artist and everyone’s friend in couple of local pubs. He had gone downhill health wise with stroke last year and had some major op.
Cheers and stay safe
https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/new...demic-18055984
Touch woods, Cambs has less cases confirmed then the other counties and cities. Sadly only read about couple of dozen deaths as a result in the for sure the numbers under 50 the last I read. Anyhow two old gents I knew passed away at local Addenbrookes Hospital within 24 hours of each other. One was Friend and lead singer in Local band for the last 4 decades. His day job at time was specialist lab wall paints and did work for MoD and DoD in 70s/ 80s. He even manage to do some work at Kirtland AFB in mid 70s. The other guy was an artist and everyone’s friend in couple of local pubs. He had gone downhill health wise with stroke last year and had some major op.
Cheers and stay safe
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Christ..
I feel for the staff at Marshalls. Having worked at Cranfield for several years in my past life, the best thing I can say about the place is:
If God was going to give the World an enema, he'd stick the tube in Cranfield....
I feel for the staff at Marshalls. Having worked at Cranfield for several years in my past life, the best thing I can say about the place is:
If God was going to give the World an enema, he'd stick the tube in Cranfield....
Could be horrible commute for a lot of them to depending where they live in relation to Cambridge, especially for any of them that live to the east of Cambridge.
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it maybe now, but by the time of any Marshall move, a new A428 from Caxton Gibbett to Black Cat and a new A421 already means the journey will be a doddle.