Frimley, UK, 2015-Sep-29
2015 Best Factory Award winners
Siemens MR Magnet Technology (SMT) based in Eynsham, Oxfordshire, received awards for:
· Factory of the Year 2015
· Best Engineering Plant
· People and Skill Development
More than 30% of the MRI scanners installed in hospitals worldwide contain a superconducting magnet manufactured at the Siemens MR Magnet Technology plant in Eynsham.
Now in its 24th year, the Best Factory Awards (BFA), is one of the most sought after manufacturing awards in the UK. The awards are run in partnership between Works Management magazine and Cranfield School of Management.
Craig Marshall, Managing Director of Siemens MR Magnet Technology, said: “This is a fantastic achievement for all of our employees, an external recognition of what we do and how we do which is massively motivational. The BFA judging criteria are particularly focused on being able to demonstrate that the culture within the factory reflects our values and that the overall strategy is understood and indeed embraced by everyone on the payroll.
“These new awards for Siemens MR Magnet Technology are a reflection of the journey the company has been on since its formation in 2003. The life blood of Siemens MR Magnet Technology is to challenge and continuously improve. This has resulted in driving up productivity through increasing efficiency, instilling and incentivizing a sustainable culture of continuous improvement, all of which is backed up with rigorous skills training. At the centre of the Siemens MR Magnet Technology strategy wheel is a neat saying which we live by: ‘Don’t limit your challenges, do challenge your limits.’ This praise epitomises the mind set we promote. As an example I recently pulled up an apprentice for not correcting me when I called him by the wrong name, deference cannot be allowed to trump mistakes; when myself or the rest of the senior team are wrong we need to hear it.”
The team at Siemens MR Magnet Technology, are not strangers to the Best Factory Awards, winning three awards in 2012 for Best Engineering Plant, Supply Chain Award, Innovation Award and was also highly commended in a 4th category – Skills Development Award.
Siemens Healthcare is one of the world's largest suppliers to the healthcare industry and a trendsetter in medical imaging, laboratory diagnostics, medical information technology and hearing aids. Siemens offers its customers products and solutions for the entire range of patient care from a single source – from prevention and early detection to diagnosis, and on to treatment and aftercare. By optimising clinical workflows for the most common diseases, Siemens also makes healthcare faster, better and more cost-effective. Siemens Healthcare employs some 52,000 employees worldwide and operates around the world www.siemens.co.uk/healthcare.
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Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 165 years. The company is active in more than 200 countries, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalisation. One of the world’s largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is No. 1 in offshore wind turbine construction, a leading supplier of combined cycle turbines for power generation, a major provider of power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. The company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2014, which ended on September 30, 2014, Siemens generated revenue from continuing operations of €71.9 billion and net income of €5.5 billion. At the end of September 2014, the company had around 357,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com
