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company industry aerospace & defence founded 1 october 1909 headquarters cambridge airport uk key people sir michael marshall chairman steve fitz gerald ceo robert marshall group chief executive products aircraft maintenance modification and design vip completions fbo special mission deployable systems and upgrades revenue 1 billion number of employees over 4 400 website www.marshalladg.com marshall aerospace and defence group is an aircraft maintenance modification and design company located at cambridge airport which it also owns and operates . the company covers all aspects of design manufacture maintenance modification conversion and logistic support of military commercial and business aircraft . it employs over 4 400 people and is based on an 800 acre 3.2 km2 site with 1 200 000 square feet 110 000 m2 of covered hangar space . it works on a large variety of aircraft types and projects . contents 1 overview 2 history 3 references 4 external links overview edit the marshall companies have been involved in aerospace and specialist vehicle engineering since the early 20th century . marshall aerospace is one part of the marshall group . founded in 1909 the marshall group now 2012 figures has an annual turnover in excess of 1 billion and nearly 4 500 employees . with its headquarters on an 800 acre site in cambridge uk the group operates worldwide in the fields of aerospace military land systems and fleet management ; together with a network of 67 franchised automotive dealerships in the uk . 1 marshall aerospace has been involved with all levels of aircraft maintenance modification and conversion for more than seventy years . the company has the authorisation and experience to work on a range of aircraft from cessna citations to boeing 747s in civil use and from the c 130 hercules to the lockheed l 1011 tristar for the military . marshall aerospace carries out maintenance from routine daily maintenance to a full aircraft depot level checks . all forms of conversions re configurations modifications and repairs can be designed and implemented by marshall aerospace . the company s commercial aircraft hangar can house a range of different aircraft for example a boeing 747 400 an md 11 and 2 a320s . marshall also has other substantial hangar space that can hold up 12 c 130 hercules aircraft . history edit royal air force hercules c 130k c3 in commemorative hercules integrated operational support colour scheme . marshall aerospace has been the uk designated company for the royal air force c 130 hercules since 1966 and sister design authority since 1988 . the company oversaw the introduction of 25 2nd generation c 130js and the retirement of half of the raf s 1st generation aircraft . the company was the design authority for the raf fleet of tristar tanker and freighter aircraft and remains the appointed sister design authority for the raf boeing e 3d sentry . major maintenance and modification activity is undertaken on all these types plus a complete range of other military and commercial aircraft . notable past design achievements have included the design and build of the concorde droop nose and visor in 1967 and a vestibular sled for medical research further explanation needed which flew 121 orbits in space shuttle challenger on sts 61 a in 1985 . more recent projects include a variety of passenger to tanker and freighter aircraft conversions together with the l 1011 converted as a launch vehicle for satellite delivery for orbital sciences and production of long range fuel tanks for boeing 747 400er and boeing 777 200lr aircraft as well as for the p 8a multi mission maritime aircraft . marshall aerospace was the designated body assisting the vulcan to the sky project to restore to flight the vulcan b. 2 xh558 . the company has a long history of rapid response to customers an example being the complete repaint of a tristar at cambridge on 16 january 1991 . the aircraft was repainted in desert colours overnight and flown back to the gulf for operations on 17 january 1991 the first full day of operation desert storm . since 1998 the marshall aerospace technical training department has provided systems training to all levels of engineering . there are various training programmes available for people of all ages from apprenticeships and graduate schemes through to adult re training programmes . the courses provided are integral to meeting the business aims of the company . references edit marshall group . marshall group . retrieved 27 july 2012 . external links edit marshall aerospace and defence group marshall group v t e aerospace industry in the united kingdom economy of the united kingdom manufacturing in the united kingdom companies current ad aerospace agustawestland airbus uk astrium satellites surrey satellite technology bae systems bae systems integrated system technologies bae systems military air solutions eurofighter gmbh 33 % mbda 37.5 % bba aviation boeing defence uk british airways 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