Founded in 1909 with little capital as a chauffeur drive company in Cambridge, Marshall moved into the retail motor business in 1910, obtained the Austin Distributorship for Cambridgeshire in 1920 and entered the aviation business in 1929.  

With all its growth funded by ploughed-back profits, the Marshall Group, remains a privately owned family Company, with a turnover approaching £650M per annum.

The Group of Companies is chaired by the third generation of the Marshall family, and employs members of the fourth generation.  The Group currently has an employment of approaching 4,000 working in the fields of aerospace engineering; design and manufacture of specialist vehicle applications, military mobility shelters and hospital surgical units; motor vehicle sales and after sales support;  refrigerated transport sales and support; and property ownership and management.  

The Group looks forward to building on its strengths for the future prosperity of the shareholders, employees and the community, based on the reputation it has earned during many years for stability, quality of workmanship, value for money and service to its many customers throughout the world.