MARSHALL CELEBRATES FORMATION OF NORWEGIAN BUSINESS

Reception for Norwegian Defence Organisations and Industry Welcomes New Business

Oslo 25th March 2010; Celebrations at the Residence of the British Ambassador to Norway last night marked the establishment of Marshall SV Norway. At a reception hosted by the Ambassador, Mr David Powell, guests from the Norwegian defence organisations and Norwegian defence industry joined with Sir Michael Marshall, Chairman of the Marshall of Cambridge Group, and the Ambassador to welcome the new business.

During the celebrations Sir Michael Marshall said, "We are proud to be here in Norway, which has such long ties with United Kingdom, to support the establishment of Marshall SV Norway as it builds on the major offset opportunities which have become available since we supplied our mobile hospitals and operating theatres."

Mr David Powell commented, "Norway has much to offer to British companies and I am delighted to see Marshall establishing its new entity and showing commitment to the country, after it has done so well on supplying and supporting the field hospitals now in service with the Norwegian Defence Forces. The new organisation is a tangible commitment by the company to meeting its offset liability."

Marshall SV Norway will provide in-country support for the hospitals and co-ordinate support to deployed units including arranging training, support and maintenance to ensure that the facilities are kept to the highest levels of quality expected of medical units. Wherever possible much of this work will be contracted to Norwegian companies.

As part of its wider offset activities Marshall, through Marshall Land Systems - Marshall SV Norway's parent, will be partnering with other Norwegian companies to assist them in marketing their services to the UK and in some circumstances, other parts of the world. Amongst these are CSI, who manufacture deployable camp infrastructure; LENCO, a leading supplier of integration software; Nordic Power who are developing fuel cell generator technology, NODIN suppliers of medical CASEVAC and MEDIVAC solutions and MRE, who develop and manufacture medical patient care solutions.

The company has opened its new office close to Torp airport at the newly constructed Hangarveien buildings, from where there is good access to road, rail and air transport facilities across Norway and to the rest of Europe.

*Rear Admiral Morton Jacobson, Commander Systems Management Division Norwegian Defence Logistics (right), Mr David Powell, British Ambassador to Norway, Sir Michael Marshall, Chairman of Marshall of Cambridge Group, and Major General Trond Karlsen, Commander Norwegian Defence Logistics, lead celebrations to mark the formation of Marshall SV Norway at the British Ambassador's Residency in Oslo.

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