Marshalls rule out move to Duxford

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Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has ruled out moving to IWM Duxford, leaving just two potential locations on the shortlist for its new home.

The company intends to move out of Cambridge by 2030 in order to continue its growth and had identified a potential site to the south-west of the existing airfield at Duxford.

But regulations mean it would have been necessary to reclassify the airspace above the buildings it would move into as a no-fly zone, which would have ruled out aerobatic displays on the airfield.

The decision leaves RAF Wyton in Cambridgeshire and Cranfield in Bedfordshire as the remaining options on Marshall’s shortlist meaning the company will be heading further afield from its current sites at Cambridge Airport and off Newmarket Road.

Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group CEO, Alistair McPhee, comments: “We had identified an area of land at IWM Duxford situated to the far South-West of the existing airfield that did not impact areas of historical interest or require complex infrastructure upgrades.