Marshall of Cambridge has delivered its 201st and final container under the Netherlands Specialised Containers (NLSC) programme, concluding a production run spanning facilities in the UK, Canada, and the Netherlands.
Designed, manufactured, and integrated under an ongoing £31 million contract between Marshall and Materieellogistiek Commando (MatLogCo), the 201 specialised containers across five configurations will be used to transport and store critical military supplies and equipment in support of the Royal Netherlands Army’s missions around the world.
“Fulfilling production for the NLSC contract is a proud moment that shows the strength of Marshall’s global organisation and partnerships,” said Marshall Deployable Infrastructure Director Carl Forey.
“We are incredibly grateful to MatLogCo for their guidance and partnership at every step of this programme, which will provide the Royal Netherlands Army with specialised containers.
“We look forward to delivering ongoing support ranging from training, documentation and spares to field engineering work.”
The containers were designed and engineered through a collaboration between Marshall’s team in the UK and Contour Advanced Systems, a Netherlands-based high-tech engineering specialist.
Likewise, system integration responsibilities were shared between Marshall’s state-of-the-art production facility in Moncton, Canada and Contour.
Marshall’s operations in the Netherlands have been extensively involved through engineering, procurement, and production support. Additional work was conducted by Visser Leeuwarden in the Netherlands.
“We are extremely happy with how this project has been realised,” said MatLogCo Project Manager Bas Grotegoed.
“Marshall’s focus on quality and reliability of delivery is clear, and we would like to thank the teams in the UK, Netherlands, and Canada enormously for their contribution and dedication.”
Under the next phase of the NLSC programme, Marshall will provide comprehensive post-delivery maintenance and support services for a minimum of 12 years.
In addition to NLSC, Marshall is separately delivering deployable container systems for the Dutch Defence Materiel Organisation under the wide-ranging Defensiebrede Vervanging Operationele Wielvoertuigen (DVOW) programme.
This contract has two elements: the production and delivery of containers, including command and control, medical systems, workshops, and basic stores units, plus a full support programme that includes health and usage monitoring and a fleet management system.
Marshall also continues to provide integrated engineering, and operations support for the Royal Netherlands Air Force, following the completion of a complex cockpit and cabin safety upgrade programme on their fleet of four C-130H aircraft.
