Lincoln, UK, 2018-Feb-02
Siemens has announced an £8m investment in a new UK Bogie Service Centre,
creating up to 40 new skilled rail technician roles by the end of 2019. This is another
milestone in the company’s continuous expansion of its UK rail footprint.
The new Bogie Service Centre will create high-skilled technical jobs, enabling
Siemens to deliver high quality and predictable train maintenance to customers. This
will ultimately benefit rail passengers UK-wide by reducing the time trains are out of
service for overhauls.
The Centre will initially focus on servicing bogies and wheel sets for the latest
Siemens trains operating in the UK, including Velaro Eurostar e320 high speed trains
and Desiro City trains. Skilled technicians are being recruited and trained in the
latest bogie technology, using state-of-the-art equipment.
Construction work on the Bogie Service Centre, which will be co-located on an
existing Siemens site in Lincoln, is already underway. The facility will be operational
by June 2018, with the Eurostar 1.6 million km overhaul programme scheduled as
the first major project. The facility will initially employ around 20 people with
employee numbers set to increase to around 40 by the end of 2019.
Vernon Barker, Managing Director for Rail Systems for Siemens in the UK, said:
“We are looking forward to opening our new Bogie Service Centre later this year,
enabling us to offer our customers high quality and predicable train maintenance.
Today’s announcement demonstrates Siemens’ long-term commitment to the UK rail
sector and is a further significant step in our long term plans to grow our already
extensive footprint here.”
Johannes Emmelheinz, Head of Customer Services for Siemens Rolling Stock
business globally, said: “The new UK facility joins our global network of 10 Siemens
Rail Service Centres, which are pioneering the most advanced rail servicing
techniques using digital technologies. This investment confirms the importance of the
UK market to our global rail service business, leading the way in maintenance
innovation and ensuring highest availability for rail systems.”
Siemens is already one of the biggest employers in the UK rail sector, with 4,400
employees working in rail and wider transport-related roles. The new facility will
complement Siemens’ well established installed base of over 450 trains and eight
purpose-built maintenance facilities, plus wider activities in electrification, signalling
and train control technologies.
Siemens has been present in the UK for over 170 years and is now a major UK-wide
employer. It has around 15,000 UK employees, 600 apprentices and supports a
further 56,000 jobs nationwide. 50% of employees are involved in UK manufacturing
and engineering across the company’s 14 manufacturing plants and other facilities.
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About Siemens
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for 170 years. The company is active around the globe, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world’s largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving
technologies, Siemens is a leading supplier of efficient power generation and 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 2017, which ended on September 30, 2017, Siemens generated revenue of €83.0 billion and net income of €6.2 billion. At the end of September 2017, the company had around 377,000 employees
worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.
