United Kingdom, 2006-Sep-22
Siemens Financial Services, the leading provider of finance to the vending industry, last night won the accolade of ‘Overall Winner’ at the Auto Vending Innovation Awards 2006, at a Ceremony held at One Whitehall Place, London.
The Awards recognise and reward the very highest standards of individual and collective achievement from vending suppliers and operators, and are the most renowned and sought after in the industry. The event attracted some 60 nominations from companies as diverse as Vodafone, Nestle, Masterfoods and Tate & Lyle.
John Sewell, Editor, Auto Vending, said, “Our judges were looking for the ‘wow factor’. In the case of Siemens Financial Services it was a combination of the company’s proven dedication to and enthusiasm for the vending industry; the quality and knowledge of its personnel; flexibility; and its understanding of the business, all in addition, of course, to the product itself.”
Kevin Reed, Sales Manager, Siemens Financial Services, said, “For many years Siemens has believed that innovation is as much about service, orientation and approach as it is about product and technology. In making us overall winner we are delighted that the award judges have also realised this. I would like to thank all our staff for their excellent work over the past years and our customers for their ongoing support.“
This award follows recent independent recognition of Siemens as the leading provider of finance to the public sector.
About the Auto Vending Innovation Awards 2006
The fourth in the series, the Auto Vending Innovation Awards 2006 were designed to recognise companies which have shown innovation and achievement in any one of six categories.
Nominations from the industry for each of the categories were evaluated by a panel of expert judges representing all sides of the UK vending business, to identify the top three nominations in each category.
In addition to receiving their category awards (ie for 1st, 2nd and 3rd), the top three in each sector were scored separately for the title of Overall Winner. For this, the judges were looking for companies that had also achieved a clear impact outside of the immediate category for which they were nominated. Each judge independently gave a score out of 20 for each company.
About Siemens Financial Services
Siemens Financial Services is a leading provider of funding solutions in the UK. With its headquarters in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, the company has 255 employees in the UK. Siemens Financial Services offers a wide range of financing products and services to help customers acquire the capital assets needed to develop and grow their businesses. Financial solutions are provided direct to business equipment users or via flexible vendor or point of sale finance programmes to equipment suppliers and manufacturers.
Siemens Financial Services has expertise in funding business solutions in a wide variety of sectors including; education, information technology, telecommunications, digital imaging technology, vending, healthcare and legal, dental and accountancy professions. Siemens Financial Services also provides financial arrangements for large corporate businesses across all sectors in the UK. Facilities are unique to each market and tailored to meet each customer’s individual needs. Financing options cover large through to small assets.
Siemens Financial Services is part of the Siemens Financial Services Group based in Munich. With some 1,500 employees and an international network of financial companies, the Siemens Financial Services Group offers a broad range of financial services. This covers everything from sales and investment financing to treasury services, fund management and insurance brokerage.
About Siemens in the UK
Siemens was established in the United Kingdom 163 years ago. The company employs 21,122 people in the UK, including about 5,000 in the manufacturing sector. Last year’s revenues were £3 billion, including exports of £500 million.
Siemens provides innovative, high-quality services and solutions to customers in a diverse range of industry sectors, including power, automation and control, information and communication, medical, transportation, lighting, and household.
Siemens has offices and factories throughout the UK, with its headquarters in Bracknell, Berkshire. The company’s global headquarters is in Munich, Germany.
Mr. Andy Brown
Corporate Communications Manager, Siemens Financial Services
Further information
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