Marshall Land Systems announces relocation to Alconbury Weald Campus

Marshall has announced that it will be moving its land systems business, currently located on Newmarket Road in Cambridge, to a new bespoke 15,000 sqm facility at Alconbury Weald Campus by 2025.  Work is now underway to prepare a planning application for the new facility that, following additional recruitment, will continue to employ around 450 people when fully operational.

Marshall Land Systems managing director, Gary Moynehan, said the company had conducted an extensive search for potential new sites and the move would enable it to retain the vast majority of its workforce: “The site at Alconbury Weald meets all of our criteria and given its location and supporting infrastructure we believe it is the ideal home for our growing business.

“We have been hugely successful over recent years in winning new contracts both in the UK and overseas and the move will provide us with much needed extra capacity and the opportunity to reconfigure our operation to drive much greater efficiency.

“The new facility will accommodate all aspects of our operation including research, development, manufacturing and customer support and, importantly, provide us with the opportunity to incorporate the very latest developments in environmental and sustainability into the building.”

In April, Marshall secured outline planning permission from Central Bedfordshire Council for the relocation of its Aerospace business, which will be moving from its current site in Cambridge by 2030. Other areas of the Marshall business will remain in Cambridge including its head office, group property, skills academy, aerostructures and Futureworx accelerator businesses.

Joe Dawson, Project Director for Urban&CIvic, Alconbury Weald’s master developer, said: “We are delighted Marshall will be joining us at Alconbury Weald. Marshall Land Systems is an outstanding company whose highly skilled workforce makes an array of world leading equipment for governments all around the world. Marshall will be joining other renowned employers including Cambridgeshire Country Council, John Adams Toys, AM Fresh, Roythornes Solicitors and Ambu, all combining to make Alconbury Weald one of the most successful employment hubs in the country.

“Design work on the building has already begun and we are working closely with the Marshall team on the design and delivery of their stunning new facility. We have a fantastic opportunity to create a landmark building to support their latest technologies, and with the sustainability credentials we both aspire to. We are also working closely with their team to support the relocation process for this historic move.”