Frimley, 2013-Apr-10
Feilden House will be home to Siemens world class gas turbine overhaul facility that is driven by lean processes. It is a purpose built environment developed to enable Siemens service business to deliver on-going service excellence its customers. The new centre consolidates Lincoln’s service employees from other sites in Lincoln into a single location.
Neil Corner, director Service, Siemens in Lincoln said:
“We are delighted to be here today to celebrate the official opening of our state-of-the-art service centre in Lincoln. The business and city has been looking forward to this moment, which has been the product of much hard work and dedication by the Siemens team, St Modwen and many others too. We are extremely grateful to everyone who has been involved and to Lincolnshire County Council and North Kesteven District Council for their support in helping to bring this project to fruition.”
“From the start our vision has been to create a world-class facility and environment of service excellence to meet our customer service needs. The focus of the Centre is on continuous improvement and we are proud to have developed a facility that offers a modern working environment for our customers and employees. This together with the great work we are doing with the University at the Engineering Hub really helps put Siemens and Lincoln at the centre of engineering innovation in the UK."
The Centre has been developed to the highest possible specification and represents a major investment in the service business. The Centre includes a brand new state-of-the art workshop with high-speed balancer, new modern offices and dedicated customer facility. The Centre which has additional expansion capacity spans 135,000 sq ft, including the workshop area of 85,000 sq ft and office facility of 50,000 sq ft. Around 600 employees will be located at Teal Park.
Siemens also aimed for the highest possible environmental standards in building design with developer St Modwen. Fielden House has achieved the much-prized BREAM “excellence” rating, making it one of only a small number of buildings to achieve this accreditation in the UK, and the first in Lincolnshire. The building includes photovoltaic panels on the workshop roof and controlled lighting for efficient energy management. Siemens is also applying the principles of sustainable transport, and has included car sharing and its own electric car and cycle charging points into the complex.
Corner comments:
“I believe we have created a new landmark in Lincoln with our development at Teal Park, which together with the other well-known features of the City including the Cathedral and University helps enhance the attractiveness of Lincolnshire as a centre of business excellence. “
Siemens is the largest private employer in Lincoln and employs around 1,600 people in its gas turbine manufacturing and service businesses. Siemens plays a key role in the City as employer as well as major participant in the local skills, education and training agenda, with initiatives ranging from its role in Lincoln’s new University Technical College through to its collaborative venture with the University of Lincoln to establish the new engineering school. Siemens also has an active programme of corporate social responsibility and is involved in the City’s sustainable transport programmes, including electric vehicles and cycle initiatives.
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Siemens was established in the United Kingdom 170 years ago and now employs around 13,520 people in the UK. Last year’s revenues were £3.2 billion*. As a leading global engineering and technology services company, Siemens provides innovative solutions to help tackle the world’s major challenges, across the key sectors of energy, industry, infrastructure & cities and healthcare. Siemens has offices and factories throughout the UK, with its headquarters in Frimley, Surrey. The company’s global headquarters is in Munich, Germany. For more information, visit www.siemens.co.uk
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