Winter 2008 - Marshall Group

Aerospace NewsAerospace NewsOfficial opening of Marshall Business Aviation CentreBusiness Aviation enters exciting new era at MAOn December 4th Marshall Business Aviation’s new executive aviationcentre was opened officially by Trevor Esling, Vice PresidentInternational Sales, Cessna Aircraft Company.In a ceremony held to display this state-of-the-art business aviationcentre to regional businesses and the aviation industry as a whole,Trevor Esling said “As Cessna approaches its 1000th Citation deliveryto Europe we are delighted to see the opening of the new BusinessAviation Centre at Marshall’s. Cessna and Marshall’s have grownsubstantially since our first association 34 years ago, and the newBusiness Aviation Centre marks a new phase in that relationship anddemonstrates Marshall’s full and continued commitment to the UK andthe European Citation business jet market.”The airport formerly known as Cambridge City Airport has changed its nameand will now be known as Marshall Airport Cambridge UK to coincide with thelatest exciting development at the airport – the Marshall Business AviationCentre. This new identity signifies a new era for the Airport and creates an idealopportunity to benefit from the Marshall name with all it represents, whilstmaintaining the strong connection to the world-renowned City of Cambridge andthe surrounding community.Recently Marshall and the Airport have focussed their attentions on theexpanding business aviation industry. Whilst benefiting from current airportand engineering facilities on site at Cambridge, Marshall has invested £4.7million in state-of-the-art technology to construct the new business aviationcentre and aircraft maintenance facility.Airport gives new home to Anglia TwoMr Michael Marshall commented “I am really delighted thatTrevor Esling is performing the formal opening of the MarshallBusiness Aviation Centre. Our relationship with Cessna goesback over 34 years when we were appointed their UK ServiceCentre for Citation jets. Cessna aircraft have grown to becomethe world’s largest manufacturer of business aviation aircraftproviding fantastic comfort in the air. This Business AviationCentre continues that level of quality and customer service onthe ground for executive travellers.”As an industry, business aviation has taken off globally over thepast few years, and this growth is expected to continue throughthe next decade. The Marshall Business Aviation Centre ispositioned to meet the industry’s (and the region’s) need for adedicated ‘executive gateway’, as well as the increase in charteroperators and fractional ownership organisations which demandhigh quality and flexible maintenance.To help the East Anglian Air Ambulance conserve vital funds, Marshall Airport Cambridge UK has made a hangar available to provide overnightaccommodation for Anglia Two, the air ambulance serving Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.The regional airport will make no charge for housing the air ambulance and preparing it for operational duties each morning. It is also only 12miles from the aircraft’s operational base at RAF Wyton so the move will save the charity the cost of flying the aircraft back to its base at NorwichAirport each evening and back down to RAF Wyton in the morning. While Anglia Two will now be housed at MA, its operational base remainsRAF Wyton and it will relocate to the base each morning tomeet its crew of highly skilled clinicians from emergencymedical charity Magpas.The Marshall Business Aviation Centre comprises of an executive handlingfacility for travellers, a conference suite, and planning centre and rest cabins forpilots, adjacent to an integrated aircraft maintenance facility which doubles thecurrent capacity at Cambridge.The new Marshall Business Aviation Centre comprises impressive VIP lounges,alongside a state-of-the-art conference facility – both of which enjoy exceptionalhospitality and catering, and business services including WIFI internetconnectivity. A unique feature of these suites is the outstanding view across theairfield and the Cambridgeshire countryside beyond, as well as an elevated viewinto the maintenance facility. For additional comfort and peace of mind, there isalso secure parking located immediately outside the Business Aviation Centre.Pilots and flight crew have access to flight planning facilities and weathercentres, crew rest cabins and quiet rooms, with passenger and aircraftcatering looked after by the Operations & Handling Team. Adjacent to theexecutive handling facilities is an integrated maintenance facility which doublesthe current capacity for corporate aircraft maintenance at Cambridge. Aircraftowners and operators will benefit from this integration as customer fleet officeswill also be available within the centre.During 2009 the Marshall Group will be celebrating their centenary, and June9th marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the first Cambridge airfield.On June 9th Marshall Airport Cambridge UK and Marshall Business Aviation willhost the fifth Business & General Aviation Day with European Business Air Newsmagazine to celebrate this important milestone.The EAAA’s first aircraft, Anglia One, provides a dedicatedservice to Norfolk and Suffolk while the second, Anglia Two,crewed by clinicians from emergency medical charity Magpas,provides the service for Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. InJuly 2008, EAAA and Magpas agreed to plan a merger in orderto create the most advanced emergency care service in the UK.Left to right: Michael Black, Treasurer, Magpas; Simon Gray,Executive Director, East Anglian Air Ambulance; MichaelMarshall, Chairman of the Marshall Group of Companies andJohn Watkins, Director, Airport Operations and Development.

Aerospace NewsAerospace in the NewsBritish Ambassador to Germany pays Flying Visitto Marshall Business Aviation CentreOn Tuesday 11th November, the British Ambassador to Germanyvisited the new Marshall Business Aviation Centre in Cambridgetoday during a two-day tour of the East of England to furtherbusiness links between the UK and Germany.Sir Michael Arthur was welcomed by Mr Michael Marshall,Chairman, and taken on a tour of the Centre before he boarded ahelicopter for his journey to King’s Lynn. The Ambassador wasaccompanied by David Steele, Director of Inward Investment &Aeropeople Ltd, a Marshall Aerospace company, is delighted toannounce the acquisition of Ace Group Services’ business.This acquisition strengthens Aeropeople’s position as one of theworld’s premier technical support companies operating from theUK, and is a significant step forward in its strategy to develop itscustomer base and expand beyond the aerospace market. Theaddition and integration of this business within Aeropeopleenhances the company’s customer base by diversifying intosignificant Automotive and Motor Sport opportunities.Commenting on the acquisition, Kevan Bishop, Managing Directorof Aeropeople, said: “The future is undoubtedly exciting, andAeropeople strongly believe that the company is now thebenchmark in the engineering industry for the delivery of ‘technicalservice solutions’.”Since its launch in May 2001, Aeropeople is now recognised asan industry specialist and the company now manages contractsworld-wide with over 1000 staff. With a track record fordelivering cost effective solutions and professional support,Aeropeople is renowned for providing its clients with highlyInvestor Development and Jacky Holtby, Business DevelopmentManager at East of England International (EEI).Mr Michael said: “We were delighted to welcome Sir MichaelArthur to Cambridge to brief him about a number of topics,including the importance of Marshall Airport Cambridge UK as aregional airport.”The Ambassador and his party were taken to King’s Lynn courtesyof Sterling Helicopters which operates from Norwich Airport andprovides charter and aerial surveying services. The company alsoholds contracts to operate the East Anglian Air Ambulance of which“Anglia Two” helicopter is now based at Marshall Airport Cambridge.The photo shows (l-r) Allan McGreal, Head of Marshall BusinessAviation; John Watkins, Director, Marshall Airport Operations andDevelopment; Jacky Holtby, Business Development Manager, Eastof England International (EEI); Sir Michael Arthur, BritishAmbassador to Germany and David Steele, Director of InwardInvestment & Investor Development, EEI.Aeropeople Announces Successful Acquisitionof Ace Group Services’ Businessqualified and technically experienced staff to meet their manpowerand project requirements.Ace Group Services, formerly based in Fleet, has been operationalsince 1988, and has built up considerable clients across anumber of engineering sectors including automotive andaerospace. Aeropeople will now manage and service these clientsfrom its head office in Cambridge.Bridging the Generation GapIan Roberts, Chief Designer, and DavidMitchell, Technology Development GroupLeader, of Marshall Aerospace discussthe development of the company’s convertertechnologies for use on aircraft modernisationprogrammes.Our industry is rich with aircraft avionics modernisation programmes.These exist for several reasons, with perhaps the main one being thenecessity to meet current and emerging regulatory requirementswhich enable aircraft to access worldwide airspace. Anotherimportant driver is endeavouring to avoid potential obsolescenceissues, and the spiralling maintenance costs associated with agingsystems. Furthermore, in the military sector, there is a need toimprove mission capabilities in such areas as enhanced situationawareness and improved communications security.However, whatever the reasons, modernising an aircraft has itschallenges; particularly if the aircraft is no longer in production, whichis often the case. Indeed, the remit may be to upgrade an aircraftmanufactured decades ago, whilst retaining as much legacyequipment as possible due to economical constraints and also toadhere to the old engineering adage about not fixing things which arenot broken.The retention of legacy units and sub-systems during an upgrademeans systems integrators are tasked with integrating predominantlydigital systems (for example based on MIL STD 1553, ARINC 429 ornewer data protocols such as Avionics Full Duplex (AFDX) switchedEthernet) into an aircraft built in the ‘analogue era’.Also, for these decades-old aircraft, whilst maintenance manuals andassociated documentation may exist (and the aircraft and its systemswould have been built and certified to the standards of the day),interface data will most likely be sparse. In such cases it is necessaryto establish a known baseline for the aircraft and then test andmeasure its systems to verify compliance. Only then can you havecomplete confidence to start a modernisation programme.For example, two H-model C-130 Hercules aircraft, originally built inthe 1970s, are currently undergoing extensive avionics modificationsat Marshall Aerospace in Cambridge.At the heart of the programme is the installation of a Communications,Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM)compliant Flight Management System (FMS) and display andsurveillance systems. The reason for the FMS is that with increasingamounts of traffic in controlled airspace, and the increasing accuracyrequirements for navigation equipment, more aircraft are able tooperate in a given amount of airspace.The display system consists of six flat panel displays which incorporatethe functionality of the many original electromechanical displays. Thisbrings enhanced situation awareness while greatly increasing reliabilityand redundancy. The surveillance systems include Traffic Alert andCollision Avoidance System (TCAS - which is mandatory for aircraftentering controlled airspace) and a Ground Proximity Warning System,which enhances safety.However, the two aircrafts’ original analogue autopilot systems are toremain, which means it is necessary to employ signal converters.At a fundamental level these are digital-to-analogue and analogue-todigitalconverters - with the appropriate algorithms and signalconditioning to ensure the signals from/to the converter are fullycompliant with the buses on which they reside. Unfortunately,converters with the necessary environmental clearances are notstandard off-the-shelf items for most aircraft platforms; and the lackof such devices was one of the reasons Marshall Aerospaceestablished a dedicated Technology Group.The autopilot requires 13 analogue I/O signals whereas on the digitalside of the converter the inputs from the FMS and displays areoperating over an ARINC 429 data bus. With the luxury of having theaircraft on-site, Marshall Aerospace’s Technology Group beganits programme activities by reverse engineering the autopilot’scommunications protocols and then devising suitable conversionalgorithms.Also, with re-use in mind, the converters developed by the group arecapable of supporting other ‘translations’. For example, otherconverters to be used on the same programme convert from ARINC429 to RS-232 and from ARINC 429 to MIL STD 1553. Further,another C-130 programme is requiring translation between AFDX anda mix of analogue and digital discrete signals. The group is alsodeveloping an optical to electronic interface.Interestingly, as is often the case in the world of engineering,developing a technical solution because an off-the-shelf product doesnot exist means you may have in fact just put products on the shelf.However, it was always the intent that, as well as developing new skillsand capabilities, within Marshall Aerospace, the converters would alsofill a gap in the market, and the company has already receivedenquiries from other aerospace companies which are also interestedin procuring the converters.As for the Technology Group, whilst yes, it is the duty of any companyboasting design and development capabilities to find ‘solutions toproblems’, Marshall Aerospace’s engineers are doing far more thanjust converters. The group is currently active on control systemprogrammes, developing system-level strategies and pioneering anumber of health monitoring techniques.This article was published in Aerospace Manufacturing magazine - October Edition

Aerospace NewsAerospace NewsSomething Fishy! Byward Office Team Byward Office Opening Jaqueline & CoralMAC AbbotsfordTerry and AndyMAC Abbotsford Mods GroupMarshall Aerospace Canada - Three Years On!Mike Litherland, General Manager of Marshall Aerospace Canada, Inc, talks about the company’s rolein supporting the Canadian Force’s CC130 fleet and how the team is thriving three years on…..The JobProgress and OutlookIn October 2005, Canada's DND announced the award of anairframe Optimized Weapons Systems Management (OWSM)Contract for the Canadian Forces (CF) fleet of thirty-two CC130Hercules aircraft to the industry team known as “Herc Solutions”.The Herc Solutions team, comprising Cascade Aerospace (primecontractor), Marshall Aerospace, Derco Aerospace and StandardAero respectively to provide aircraft maintenance, engineering,spares/component R&O and technical publications support to theCanadian military.OWSM is a strategic contract framework to ensure thatmaintenance and support remain at the highest level ofeffectiveness and efficiency for the life of the aircraft. DND’sexpectations of OWSM include increases in contractorresponsibility/accountability, cost-savings, platform availability anda focus on required performance and operational outputs. Theprogram consists of three OWSM services contracts. ThePrimary Air Vehicle (PAV) – the platform itself; the Avionics system(AVS); and the Propulsion system (Prop). AVS and Prop OWSMcontracts are scheduled to be let in the next 2 years.The PAV OWSM supplier is the platform integrator, providing fleetmanagement services across the 3 OWSM areas. Within HercSolutions, Marshall Canada, supported by Marshall AerospaceCambridge and sub-contractors Standard Aero Ltd and Meta-FleetInternational is responsible for providing the following key services:• General Engineering Services, including PDS, ASIP, PreventativeMaintenance Program, plus Engineering Studies, Modifications,Repair Solutions and FSR Support• ILS/LSA, Configuration Management and Technical DataManagement Services• Technical Information Support and Technical PublicationsServicesImplementationProgram implementation began in January 2006, with the arrivalin Abbotsford of the GM Mike Litherland and Technical SupportManager Steve Pardoe from Cambridge and Sandra Merritt, theHead of Design (Canada), from Australia. This small group wasquickly joined by Coral Forslund, our mega-efficient Office Managerand the rush to prepare for the contract start date of 1 May2006 was on! Establishing the team, facilities, equipment andprocesses for such a broad scope of work was both challengingand daunting. Recruiting, our biggest initial headache, wascompounded by the reality that Canada is a big place; theAbbotsford ‘hub’ and our main DND customer are some 2,300miles apart! However, slowly but surely and supported bysecondees from Cambridge, our team strength reached the levelneeded to start the contract.OperationA short-lived ‘forming’ phase was quickly replaced by a lengthy andexcitable ‘storming’ phase, as recruiting levels and teamdevelopment struggled to keep pace with a significant increase inworkload which was not envisaged during the bid phase.Nevertheless, all elements of ‘Team Canada’ have worked togetherin the spirit of OWSM to get through these issues, through to the‘norming’ and more recently, the ’performing’ stages.Alongside successfully delivering services and growing the teamfrom the bid-envisaged strength of 34 to a team now standing at75, we have also focused upon developing processes andaccreditation. As a result of a tremendous amount of effort inMarshall Canada and the Cambridge Design and QA teams, butmost notably from Sandra Merritt and Steve Pardoe, the companywas recently awarded a comprehensive scope of accreditation asan accredited technical and design organization (ATO/ADO). Thisis a remarkable feat, especially considering that previousincumbents had not received accreditation in 40 years as supportservices providers.OutlookAlthough we are currently very busy and entering consolidationmode, we are also keenly exploring future opportunities to securethe business future, especially as the CC130 legacy fleet size isset to reduce to 13 aircraft from 2012 until the OSD of 2017.The C-130J will replace the old retiring E model aircraft from2010 and we have bid for the Engineering element of the C-130JIn-Service Support contract. We have also bid for a key role in theCC130 Avionics OWSM contract.All in all, although challenging, this first 3 years has beeninteresting, exciting and overall very successful. This strong andcapable team is now looking forward to a long and bright future.Places and FacesLocations and OrganisationMarshall Canada currently occupies offices in 4 locations;Abbotsford, British Columbia - the Engineering ‘hub’; an on-site(NDHQ) liaison and support team in Ottawa, Ontario, led by JamieJohnson; a recently opened engineering office also in Ottawa, ledby Al Baillie; and a team at the CC130 Main Operating Base, CFBTrenton, Ontario, led by Jim Ashbee. Marshall Canada West (BC)and East (Ontario) are separated by a 3 hour time difference.Traveling between the two entails a 5 hour flight. ‘Just down theroad’ in Canada terms!Marshall Canada TeamRecruiting across such great distances has proven a distinctadvantage, however, particularly in Abbotsford, in that it hashelped create an ‘island’ mentality amongst the new arrivals,encouraging off-duty interaction and fostering a very good teamspirit. It has also introduced Canadians to the British ‘quirkiness’and ‘sense of humour’ and the Brits to various ‘ice sports’,interesting scenery and wildlife …… and for the Abbotsford crowd,oodles of rain! As evidenced by pictures in this article, theMarshall Canada team is a colourful bunch, definitely unique, butprofessional to the core!MAC Trenton Team MAC Wave Riders Canadian Idol? Mountie gets Vince O’Hanley MAC Parachuting Daredevils Pete Tomlin - Curling Champ! Halloween 2008 Gone Fishin!

MA PeopleFocus On Air Traffic ControlJob Evaluation & Grading UpdateFollowing the successful launch of the Job Evaluation and Grading at Lyneham, these will be dealt with as a priority.Scheme in June 2008, the appeals process has now been completed.Job Evaluation and Grading is a continuous process and the EvaluationThe Appeals Panel comprised Alan Paul (Head of IT & Security), GrahamFrobisher (Head of Facilities), Jon Land (Head of Support – ADO), AndyTeam will meet regularly to review all new jobs and those current jobsthat have significant changes made to their size, shape or content.Burgess (Union Convener) and Keith Hussey (Head of HR). DavidCraddock of Croner Reward was in attendance to advise the Panelmembers on some of the more technical aspects of Job Evaluation.The introduction of Job Evaluation and Grading has, for the most part,been very well received by MA’s employees, and it has provided a solidplatform for further human resource management initiatives to beIn total 13 jobs at Cambridge were appealed and 7 jobs were developed. Separate articles will be published on these initiatives inupgraded as a result. A small number of appeals remain outstanding the future.MA welcomes Belgian C-130 to CambridgeLee Marsh shares his experiences in Air Traffic Control andhow he came to be controlling the skies above Cambridge...How did you get into the aviation business?Whilst working as a Stores and Logistics operative for Marshall Aerospares, I came across an internal advertisement for the job as AirTraffic Control Assistant. On reading the job description, I decided the job was appealing to me so I applied. April this year, I undertookan ATC Controllers course which was three years after I initially started with Air Traffic Control (ATC).What did your training involve?Nearly four months living in Cheltenham attending an ATC college atGloucester Airport. The first six weeks are theory based - learningaspects of Air Law and Controllers’ responsibility. This is then followedby nine weeks of practical training, and controlling aircraft on asimulator. The course is very demanding with ten written exams andeight practical exams along the way. After completion of the course, Ihave to undertake a minimum of 100 hours on the job training whichcomprises “live” controlling.Marshall Aerospace has had C-130 technicalconsultancy / assistance, fatigue monitoringand spares contracts with the Belgium DefenceAir Component since the early 1970’s. Duringthis time MA has provided in country workparties for major repairs and trial installations ofMarshall designed modifications. However thisis the first time that one of their aircraft hasbeen inducted into our facilities at Cambridge.The aircraft suffered a “tail strike” during atraining exercise and after an on-site survey ofthe damage by Marshall the aircraft has arrivedat Cambridge for the repairs to be carried out.What does your current role entail?As an Aerodrome controller, I am responsible for everything thatmoves on the airfield, especially on the taxiways and runways.This includes all vehicles moving on the airfield. All aircraft operatingwithin 2.5 miles and up to 2,000 feet of the airfield are alsomy responsibility.What are the best and worst aspects of your job?As I am only just starting out on the path of a controller, I have yet to find out the worst aspects of controlling! But at Cambridge we arevery weather dependant, and during periods of bad weather light aircraft (which make up a lot of our movements) stop flying. The bestaspects are the unpredictability of the job. No two days are ever the same, and I am constantly learning. We also have a very good teamin the tower; everyone works well together team players which makes coming to work enjoyable.Another BDAC C-130 is due into Cambridgeduring the second quarter of 2009 for the trialinstallation of a Marshall designed Night VisionImaging System modification. The remainingaircraft will be modified in Belgium.What qualities would someone need to do your job?They must be - without failure - a team player. This is vital in an ATC environment. Controllers work closely with each other and liaise overmany things. Another quality would have to be self confidence. At Cambridge, a lot of student pilots fly out of or into our airfield and theycan be nervous and unsure, so having a calm and confident voice on the radio helps to relax the pilot.Air Traffic Controllers take to the Sky for CharityMA approved asContinuing Airworthiness Management OrganisationNew European legislation has opened the door for third partyorganisations to be approved as Continuing AirworthinessManagement Organisations (CAMO) under EASA Part M Sub-PartG, and Marshall Aerospace is proud to announce that as of 15thDecember the company has achieved CAMO approval. Operatorsas well as private owners can now take advantage of MA’soperational support by subcontracting continuing airworthiness,as well as fleet management to MA.MA already has multiple operational support contracts for fleetmanagement, and in approaching its centenary the organisation hasdecided to expand its activities to the area of continuing airworthinessmanagement and is authorised to ensure the continuing airworthinessmanagement of aircraft along with the responsibility of issuing requiredAirworthiness Review Certificates (ARCs). This new service will beprovided from Marshall’s main UK site in Cambridge, as well as itsregional office in Leiden, The Netherlands.In the Summer, four members of MA’s Air Traffic Controldepartment bravely took to the skies for a Charity Skydive at OldBuckingham Airfield in Norfolk. Used to having their feet firmly onthe ground, Jon Williams, Andy Waller, Hannah Fogel and LeeMarsh decided to take part in an “accelerated freefall” for theIpswich & District Deaf Children’s Society and Hiccups Group. Thecourageous boys and girl were taken up in a Cessna 206 caravan,and then skydived in a tandem for 13,000 ft. Once out of theaircraft they were in a freefall for a minute before their parachutewas deployed and they glided for three minutes to the ground. Fortheir brave jump they managed to raise £700 for charity, and theyare all queuing up to do it again!

MA PeopleMA PeopleEEF Apprentice of the Year AwardApprentice & Training AchievementsEngineering apprentices from across the EEF East Midlands andMid-Anglia area recently celebrated their success in the EEFEMMA Apprentice of the Year competition. Now in its twelfth year,the competition attracted entries from 80 apprentices, and MA’sown Richard Blunt was awarded the runner up prize for the 1stYear Apprentice (large Company) category.The photo shows Richard collecting his prize from Phil Willis MP,Chair of the Innovation, Universities & Skills Select Committee(left) and Graeme Philp, Chief Executive, Measurement TechnologyLtd & President, EEF EMMA (right).On Wednesday 19th November, thisyear’s group of apprentice and adulttrainees had their outstandingachievements recognised by MA ata special Apprentice / TraineeAwards and Completion CertificatesPresentation Ceremony. Mr MichaelMarshall was delighted to presentthe following awards...Rotary Youth Leadership Award“I was recently given the opportunity to spend seven days on an and in our teams had to build our own shelter. As well as all ofintense leadership course run by the Rotary International these outdoor activities we did business tasks, madeOrganisation called RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards). It presentations, learnt leadership skills and had the opportunity towas held at the Grafham Water Centre in Perry.improve our public speaking.A busy schedule of activities was set out for the seven days, whereI had the opportunity to sail, canoe, kayak, raft build, climb, andIn-between all of these activities there was various initiative exercises,designed to challenge the minds and physical ability of the groupdo archery. We also went on expedition, camped out overnight, allowing individuals to lead the rest of their group through the tasks.The week ended with a formal dinner followed by entertainmentput on by us the RYLA candidates and the chance to unwind aftera shattering week.My RYLA experience was an intense and challenging week of funand learning. I made new friends all of whom shared the sameamazing experiences which will last a lifetime. I hope thatcompanies will continue to sponsor this course so that theexperiences can be valued by young people in the future.”Michael ShingfieldAircraft Design Office Technician ApprenticePhotographed - second from left, back rowApprentice Completion Certificates were awarded to:Chris Beale, Kyle Brennan, Andrew Broadbank, ChrisClark, Jeremy Gunetilleke, Stuart Hansell, JamesJohnstone, Stefan Napier, Chris Southern and MarcusThomson.Adult Trainee Completion Certificates were awarded to:Craig Adamson, Ian Clements, Spencer Cottington,Carl Hancock, Neil Johnson, Roland Larner, Ian Lock,James Obeney and Dorsk Scales.First Year Apprentices (2007 Intake)Specialism AwardRichard Blunt Technician Apprentice TOP APPRENTICE(Mechanical) Marshall Teversham CupArran Thake Electrical/Avionics Apprentice BEST ACHIEVERHenry Catlin Second Year Apprentices (2006 Intake)Specialism AwardStuart Hansell Manufacturing Support TOP APPRENTICEElectrical Apprentice Marshall of Cambridge CupAirframe Fitter Apprentice BEST ACHIEVERAirframe Fitter Apprentice BEST COLD CHISELJohn Huntridge CupKyle Brennan Third Year Apprentices (2005 Intake)Specialism AwardMichael Shingfield Technician Apprentice TOP APPRENTICE(Mechanical) Michael Marshall CupRobert Webb Electrical/Avionics Apprentice BEST ACHIEVERFourth Year Apprentices (2004 Intake)Specialism AwardChris Beale Electrical/Avionics Apprentice TOP APPRENTICESir Arthur Marshall CupJames Johnstone Mechanical Manufacturing Apprentice BEST ACHIEVERSEMTA AWARD FOR BEST NVQ PORTFOLIOSpecialism AwardIan Lock Adult Trainee (Elecrical/Avionics) The SEMTA Challenge TrophySECOND YEAR ADULT TRAINEE AWARDSpecialism AwardIan Lock Adult Trainee (Electrical/Avionics) TrophyGold Awards for Amanda & NicolaOn the 26th November, Amanda Childs and Nicola Turner were presented with their Duke of EdinburghGold Awards at St James’ Palace - the outstanding result of over 18 months hard work and expeditions.The Duke of Edinburgh Award is a programme set up to inspire, guide and support young people in theirself-development and recognise their achievements. For their awards, Amanda and Nicola had to learn newskills, undertake physical recreation, perform voluntary service and go on three expeditions.Amanda commented “I started my Gold Award through the Air Cadets and I’m now a Civilian Instructor ata Volunteer Gliding Squadron where we teach cadets to glide. The Gold Award encouraged me to try newthings, many of which I still enjoy doing, and gave recognition for some of the things I was doing already.”Nicola agreed “The Gold Award is a great way to have a go at doing something new, meet new people andwork as a team. I found it a worthwhile experience and would encourage other people to participate in theaward.Congratulations to them both!Business Improvement Techniques NVQ certificate awardsIn addition to these awards, several members of staff (some ofwho are ex apprentices) have taken part in a new trainingcollaboration between Marshall, Peterborough Regional Collegeand the EEF. A group from Manufacturing Support and theDesign Office completed an NVQ Level 2 in BusinessImprovement Techniques as part of their own personaldevelopment and to benefit the company. As a result of thiscourse and as part of our final projects they have all been ableto implement changes that have improved efficiency in theirparticular work areas.The NVQ certificates were presented to: Andy Butcher, Kevin Davey,Richard Dexter, Simon Fraser, Michael Hall, Tony Holt, AlexanderKelly, Nicola Marongiu, Kieren Paterson and Ian Sparrow.

MA PeopleMA PeopleCommendations for MA’s Canada OfficeSince contract start, two members of the MA Canada team have receivedcommendations from DND:Jim Ashbee (pictured top right) was recently awarded the 8AMS CommandingOfficers Commendation in recognition of meritorious performance in his role asthe Herc Solutions FSR. His citation reads “Through his first two years tenure,Mr Ashbee demonstrated commitment to both 8AMS and Herc Solutions(Marshall) above and beyond all expectations. Mr Ashbee never hesitates towork extra hours or weekends to ensure maintenance operations continueunabated even under the most trying of circumstances. His honesty, integrity,experience, and straight forward manner make him an invaluable bridgebetween military operations and engineering support. 8AMS salutes MrAshbee's dedication and commitment to the CC-130 Community.”Craig Ewan (pictured bottom right), the Technical Services Group Lead inAbbotsford, also received recognition for services rendered during the latterstages of his service career, when he used his drive and initiative to find, acquireand implement a T56 engine test cell for the CC130 fleet at extremely shortnotice and saving the Canadian Forces around C$2.5 million over its 10 yearsof operation in the process. Craig was awarded the Wing Commander’sCommendation at the Canadian Museum of Flight in Langley, BC in recognitionof this act and for his dedicated service in the Canadian military.Tough GuysFirefighters from the Airport Fire Service recently took part in the Tough Guycompetition which is held annually in Wolverhampton. The team known as ‘TheFlaming Warriors’ competed against five thousand other competetitors over avery gruelling four mile cross country steeple chase steeple followed by aparticularly difficult assault course. During the contest the team had to negotiateswamps, tunnels and fire barriers amongst many other hardships but stillmanaged to complete the course in a creditable three hours and fifty two minutes.Airport Firefighter wins GoldLiverpool may not have the same ring to it as Beijing but CambridgeAirport firefighter Matt Jack is just as happy with his medal as ourOlympic athletes were, after winning gold for boxing at the WorldFirefighter Games which this year were held in the European City ofCulture. Matt won his medal after a hard fought contest by beatinga French boxer 6-2 in the light-heavyweight final to take the title.Matt has been with the Airport Fire Service since October 2007 whenhe joined directly from leaving the Royal Marines. During his time in theMarines he served in many parts of the world which, included tours ofduty in Iraq and Afghanistan. He also boxed for the Royal Navy in thattime. Matt is a keen amateur boxer representing the New Astley clubin Newmarket and competes in the Senior ABA championships. Hehopes to be able to defend his World Firefighter title when the Gamescome around again in four years time in Korea.Health & Safety: IOSH PresentationCongratulations to the latest MarshallAerospace personnel who have been awardedtheir IOSH qualifications. Their IOSH Certificateswere presented by CEO Martin Broadhurst afterthey had successfully passed the NationalInstitute of Occupational Safety and HealthAwards. The IOSH Managing Safely certificateswere presented to David Withey, David Elliot,Paul Hardy, Alan Greenbank, Robert (“Paddy”)Ingham and Chrissy Bidwell. IOSH for SeniorExecutives certificates were also presented toJohn Watkins, Jon Cook, Matthew Asplin, IanRoberts, Jon Land and John Pigott.The Flaming Warriors consist of Dave Hardy – Captain, James McLean, PaulGrimes and Matt Jack. All money raised from the entry fees and donationsgoes to a charity which supports retired horses.To achieve these awards, the candidates had to pass a written exam and in some cases carry out project work exploring risk management in thework place. The courses are aimed at senior and middle management depending on the level of hazard and risk in their area of work. ManagingSafely is our top Health & Safety course in the company, and it has been run very successfully over the last eight years.Austrian Air Force Technicians Complete ESF Training at MAOn the 8th September, two Austrian Air Force (AAF)technicians, Gunther Pühringer and Gilbert Theck, attended anESF training course at Marshall Aerospace. The courseconsisted of of theory and practical training, and they receivedtwo days’ experience on the aircraft with the MA Techniciansinstalling the ESF.Both Gunther and Gilbert left with a thorough understanding of thechanges to their aircraft ready to pass the knowledge on to theircolleagues and felt that the course was essential for future safeoperations. The training was delivered by the ILS Department duringearly September and supported by Production.The picture shows (l-r) Gunther Pühringer (AAF), David Spooner(ILS), Gilbert Theck (AAF) and Mark Allum (Production).Chartered Engineer Status“Congratulations to ADO Design Engineers onachieving Chartered Engineer Status.After some five years of hard work AdrianManson, Neil Fry, David Mitchell and RichardMilne have been accredited with the status ofbecoming Chartered Engineers. All are degreequalified aerospace engineers but over the lastfive years have had to document their experienceand abilities and finally pass an EngineeringCouncil approved interview board for them tohave the privilege of having ‘CEng’ as a postnominal.”Jonathan LandHead of Support - Aircraft Design Office

MA PeopleMA PeopleMartin Broadhurst’s India Motorcycle ChallengeProject Transformation Team UpdateWhen I set out on my trip to IndiaI knew it would be a challenge,but I had no idea just how testingit would turn out to be. Sure Ihad been out practising on myRoyal Enfield Bullet but the quietcountry roads of East Anglia bearno relation whatsoever to the traffic conditions or indeed the state ofthe roads in Indian towns and villages. Before setting off mypreparation had barely taken me above sea level but in India the routetook me beyond 10,000 feet into the Himalayas where roads give wayto tracks of sand and gravel. I hadn’t realised, also, just how non-stopthe experience was going to be. From leaving Amritsar at 7.00am onthe morning of 21st October to arriving in Delhi at 9pm on 26thOctober we covered just under 2000 kms. This may not sound thatmuch but road conditions made for an average speed of just 32 kman hour. Indeed during parts of the climb and descent it was rare toget out of 2nd gear as we took hairpin after hairpin. In the majortowns it was often walking pace. All this meant that to complete theroute we spent close on sixty hours actually moving on the bike which,with breaks made for 12 to 16 hour days.There were 18 in our party, all far more experienced bikers than me,but with my unique pre-knowledge of the brilliant Bullet I managed tonavigate with just one fall, caused by over zealous use of the front brakeon a gravelled surface. Luckily it was at low speed - so no bruises - butothers in the party were not so fortunate, and the group finished withtwo riders sustaining broken bones in the foot and one tearing shoulderligaments, not to mention two bikes in need of serious repair.Traffic near DelhiIn contrast riding in the hills was accompanied by some absolutelybeautiful scenery, although there wasn’t that much time to admire theview given the twists, turns, washed away road and major pot holes.Highlights included the top of the Jalori Pass, the forests aroundShimla and later in the trip, the Ganges at dawn near Rishikesh. All inall it was an incredible way to see a small slice of a fascinating countryand so much more rewarding than seen from the back of a minibus.We were certainly welcomed with waves and smiles as we passedthrough the villages and we provided a great source of interestwhenever we stopped.The Project Transformation Team has been in operation sinceMarch 2008. This initiative was set up to strengthen and improveMarshall Aerospace future as a leading provider of complexaerospace projects.The PTT was established consisting of Heads of Departments,functional managers and dedicated resources from across thebusiness. All the work was overseen and facilitated by an interimexternal senior project specialist. The PTT developed a missionstatement to provide focus for improvement activity which hascommenced and shall continue throughout 2009 and into 2010:“To implement a sustainable process for winning and managingprojects to enable departments to work together to achieveoptimum performance on delivery, cost and quality”Delivering Project PerformanceThe focus of the PTT was initially centred around four key areas: -1. Project Management2. Bid Process3. Estimating4. Interdepartmental RelationshipsAs a result of extensive workshops the four PTT Workstreamswere linked together with other MA improvement activities andwere expanded into six broader themes to form the basis of atransformation strategy to shape out future business. Each themewas headed by a member of the Marshalls Board of Directors.3. Project Management4. Skills5. Resource Planning and Management6. End-to-End ProcessDevelopments and progress of the PTT initiatives and phaseddevelopments will be communicated by Martin Broadhurst and theDirectors in a Senior Management briefing 15th December 2008.The work to date will be Highlighted and explained for a commonmessage to then be cascaded through the business by the SeniorManagement attendeesWith the work of the PTT there is now clear direction andopportunity to build forward on the recognised strengths of ourcompany and to transition our business to deliver our vision andmission statement and live our values1. Performance, Culture and BehavioursUndoubtedly it was coping with Indian traffic in built up areas that provedthe greatest part of the challenge. The towns are everything you readabout – people, bikes, motorbikes, cars, vans, tuc tucs, tractors,donkey carts, ox carts, hand barrows, goats, dogs, and chickens all inmotion, in random and unpredictable order without any seeming regardfor their own, or any other, life or limb. Cows walk about at free will.But it is the trucks and buses that are the kings of the road. They followthe simple ‘might is right’ principle in a bizarre enactment of Darwin’stheories. This dangerous cocktail is even scarier after dark when theoncoming traffic is either on full beam or has no lights at all and onlyabout 20% of brake lights seem to work. Nobody appears to take anyaccount of what is going on behind them – it is your job to let them knowyou are there through liberal use of the horn.Jalori Pass –typical Himalayan roadThe Ganges at dawnI asked one of my fellow travellers on the plane home if he could comeup with one word to describe the whole experience – after a moment’sthought he said “Intense” and then corrected himself – “Insane”.I wanted to take on a challenge and I certainly got what I wanted but,of course, it was also a great experience and also a great opportunityto raise some charitable funds. I am very grateful to everybody whosponsored me and helped me in raising a final total of just under£12,000 for Arthur Rank House2. Accountability, Metrics and KPI’sAll for CharityDuring the second half of 2008, MA employees have taken part inall sorts of fundraising events for a variety of charities.On 7th September, the annual Charity Dragon Boat Race took placeon the River Cam in support of the East Anglia Children’s Hospices.Two teams from MA entered - The Flagellant Friars of HIOS Abbeyand Puff the Magic Dragons. Despite wet weather they paddledthrough 3 qualifying races, in which the Flagellant Friars of HIOSAbbey reigned supreme over Puff the Magic Dragons through theSemi-Finals and into the Final – making both teams more determinedfor next year!Several teams also took part in the annual Chariots of Fire relay racefrom across the Marshall Group of Companies, however the fastestMA team were “Chaaarge” team with a time of 1 hour, 1 minute and53 seconds and they came 17th overall. This year the event wasraising money for Romsey Mill and Cambridge Red Balloon.On the 26th September all previous records for the MacmillanCoffee Mornings at Marshall were broken and a staggering £5,700was raised. At MA on October 3rd all employees were invited towear their jeans for the day in aid of Jeans for Genes Day; awonderful sum of £420 was raised which will go towards a selectionof children’s charities. In October the RAFA Benevolent Collection atMA also raised £447.On the 22nd October a charity football match was held atCambridge City Football Ground in support of Cambridgeshire &Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. Many thanks to the MA Unitedteam which took part - made up of Barney Rogers (Captain), CliffordJones (Goal Keeper), Nick Cox, Daniel Jones, Richard Olivey, SimonHadyn and Alex Clarke. The team had success with two wins andtwo (narrow) defeats.A fantastic effort has been made by everyone who has taken part orcontributed to charity events this year – keep up the good work for 2009!