Post by Humberside on May 15, 2019 17:10:54 GMT
From www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-48269651
An aviation company employing 2,000 people has announced plans to leave its base at Cambridge Airport.
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group is planning to build 12,000 homes and five million sq ft of business premises at the airport and move by 2030.
New sites being considered are Duxford and Wyton in Cambridgeshire, and Cranfield in Bedfordshire.
Marshall said it hoped to support and retain its existing "valued and highly skilled workforce" throughout the move.
A spokesman said the company needed to invest in new facilities, and "the relocation, coupled with the development of our land in Cambridge, will provide us with an extraordinary opportunity to achieve this".
"The Cambridge Airport site can offer the 12,000 homes plus....business and commercial space, providing the jobs necessary to make the site sustainable," he added.
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group is planning to build 12,000 homes and five million sq ft of business premises at the airport and move by 2030.
New sites being considered are Duxford and Wyton in Cambridgeshire, and Cranfield in Bedfordshire.
Marshall said it hoped to support and retain its existing "valued and highly skilled workforce" throughout the move.
A spokesman said the company needed to invest in new facilities, and "the relocation, coupled with the development of our land in Cambridge, will provide us with an extraordinary opportunity to achieve this".
"The Cambridge Airport site can offer the 12,000 homes plus....business and commercial space, providing the jobs necessary to make the site sustainable," he added.
