Marshall hosts North Carolina delegation

Progress continues on the construction of Marshall’s new maintenance, repair, overhaul (MRO) and engineering facility at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Guilford County.

The Cambridge tour covered a range of Marshall’s aerospace operations, including MRO work on the United States Marine Corps fleet of KC-130J airlifters, and heavy engineering projects such as the removal and replacement of aircraft centre wing boxes.

Marshall MRO Support Services Director, Chris Dare said: “It was incredibly rewarding to showcase our capabilities on home turf to some of the individuals whose support and enthusiasm made it so easy to choose North Carolina as a home for our new US facility.

“Our Cambridge and Greensboro operations may be thousands of miles apart, but they will share a common commitment to providing mission-critical support for our customers and I am certain the MRO technical knowledge, expertise and capabilities we have cultivated in the UK will grow and flourish in North Carolina’s thriving aerospace ecosystem.”

In addition to Secretary of Commerce, Machelle Baker Sanders, the delegation included Christopher Chung, CEO of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, and Brent Christensen, President and CEO of Greensboro Chamber of Commerce.

“This visit yielded a deep understanding of the high-value work Marshall is delivering for the U.S. Marine Corps and more than a dozen other customers around the world,” said Sanders.

“As the new facility comes ever-closer to opening its doors, Marshall is a perfect example of how the burgeoning UK-North Carolina relationship will continue to foster skilled employment and economic activity for our state.”

Earlier last week, members of Marshall’s senior leadership team also met with the North Carolina delegation at a series of events facilitated by the UK’s Department of Business and Trade during the Farnborough International Airshow.

These engagements charted two years of progress since the July 2022

signing of a landmark economic arrangement between North Carolina and the UK to strengthen economic ties and transition to a clean energy economy.

Earlier this month, CNBC ranked North Carolina among the top three states to do business in the US for the fifth consecutive year.