GOVERNMENT MINISTER DANNY ALEXANDER VISITS MAN DIESEL & TURBO

MAN Diesel & Turbo’s UK Headquarters in Hazel Grove, Stockport were visited by two Members of Parliament on Thursday, 1 May 2014 as part of a tour of the local Borough.

The Company, a member of the Volkswagen Group, were visited by the Right Honourable Danny Alexander MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and Mark Hunter, MP for Cheadle, Stockport.

During the stay, the gentlemen were given a presentation on the Company and had the opportunity to speak to senior managers and apprentices.  Discussions involved Investing in Young People, Stockport Technical School and future large opportunities with UK customers.  The visitors were then given a tour of the Company’s prestigious MAN PrimeServ Training Academy.

Left: Standing alongside a VP185 engine in the MAN PrimeServ Academy are from left to right:

 Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP;
Andrew Bellamy – Managing Director MAN Diesel & Turbo UK Ltd;
Wayne Jones – Senior Vice President, Head of Business Unit After Sales MAN PrimeServ;
Mark Hunter MP

Accompanied on the tour by Wayne Jones, Senior Vice President, Head of Business Unit After Sales, MAN PrimeServ, and Andrew Bellamy, Managing Director, MAN Diesel & Turbo UK Ltd, the visitors were shown a range of engines, including the VP185, currently being built as part of a multi-million pound contract for the Taiwanese Navy.

Outside MAN prestigious offices are  from L to R: 

Andrew Bellamy – Managing Director MAN Diesel & Turbo UK Ltd;
Mark Hunter MP,
Rachael Arstall – Business and Administration Apprentice,
Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP,
Wayne Jones – Senior Vice President, Head of Business Unit After Sales MAN PrimeServ.