On The Ground
What’s happening at Marshall St. Albans?
Automotive Management Awards 2022 - Marshall St. Albans wins Electric Vehicle Dealership of the Year
The awards, dedicated to acknowledging exemplary performance and innovation within the automotive industry highlighted our dedication to electric mobility with the judges commenting “A steadfast focus on instilling confidence and knowledge in customers exploring the switch to zero-emissions transport was central to their success”
We’re delighted our passion for electric mobility has been recognised and look forward to inspiring many more customers to make the switch to electric.
Marshall St Albans are proud supporters of Volkswagen Way to Zero and Marshall Evolve, two programmes dedicated to reducing carbon emissions.
As a team we are committed to taking actions to reduce our carbon footprint each day, running activities both in the retail centre, in our personal lives and the local community in support of this goal.
Plus with the support of our customers, we’re aiming to plant 100 trees per month in local woodland areas in nearby Hertfordshire forests and demonstrating our carbon credentials by partnering with Carbon Footprint Ltd, a company dedicated to cutting carbon and caring for the climate.
We’ve chosen to support local woodland areas in nearby Hertfordshire forests alongside the additional opportunity to save trees from deforestation in the Amazon rainforest too.
Our Tree Planting Programme
Donating the cost of your complimentary wash and vac today in order to plant a tree locally is a very simple way to make a donation to benefit and protect the environment for generations to come.
Some of the additional benefits of taking part, include:
- Provide wildlife habitats & support biodiversity
- Plant native British trees
- Enhance the natural UK landscape
- Offset CO2 emissions
Progress so far...
If you have been involved in the programme at St Albans so far, thank-you for helping. At time of publishing over 433 customers have chosen to donate which means we have been able to:
- 700 customers have opted to plant a tree
- 130 tonnes of carbon offset
- 130 trees planted locally and 130 Trees saved from de-forestation in the rainforest
- 42,000 litres of water saved
Want to help?
On your next visit you can decide to donate your complimentary wash & vac to plant a tree. Not only will this help to hit our target but will also benefit the local community too.
Small Changes, Big Difference
At Marshall Volkswagen we’ve been working together to understand the climate crisis and we’ve driven change to reduce our carbon footprint.
Each week, we’ve participated in activities to highlight how making small changes in our everyday lives can help make a big difference and we’ve inspired colleagues, customers and our families to do the same.
Discover how we got on....
We’re looking forward to sharing with you even more initiatives in our next edition.
Looking for a new challenge?
We are officially a Great Place to Work® and 2020 Motor Trader Employer of the Year.
Marshall Motor Group is officially one of the UK’s best places to work, named by Great Place to Work® as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in the Super Large category. Ranked 12th (2021) overall this is the seventh consecutive year the company has achieved this honour and it is the 11th year in succession the company has achieved Great Place to Work status. This recognises Marshall as having a high trust, high engagement workplace culture.
Would you like to work for a company you feel you could personally make a difference to?
We believe this is what really makes being part of our team special – you really can make a difference regardless of your role or location. You have a voice – we listen, we take action, we care.
We can promise a fun, fast-paced, high performing and exciting environment which our colleagues tell us is a great place to work. Our business has an incredible history with an exciting strategic vision too.
What drives this forward and brings it to life every day are our colleagues and their determination, commitment and loyalty to Marshall. For us to be the best possible choice for a customer requires the best possible people.
The way we recruit, develop and reward our colleagues ensures we achieve this.
What do we look for in a Marshall Colleague? Well, in addition to a great attitude, commitment, drive and a passion for excellence we want people to live our values and really enjoy working with us. In return we will provide you with a competitive salary, great benefits and comprehensive training and development to ensure you achieve your career aspirations.