News
1486 news releases found, showing page 1 of 124
-
17 Apr 2024Siemens Mobility to improve rail safety education in schools across the UK
- Siemens Mobility is working with Rail Safe Friendly – a social impact programme aimed at enhancing rail safety and reducing the number of trespass incidents.
- Over 4,000 UK schools are already participating in the programme.
-
16 Apr 2024Glass Futures test furnace set to drastically cut glass-making emissions with Siemens technology
- The £54 million facility will develop and test advanced glass-melting methods, supporting future innovation in the industry around the world
- The experimental R&D, innovation and training centre will be run entirely by Siemens’ software platform, PCS Neo
- The technology’s cloud-based, zero-install user experience will support efforts to reduce carbon emissions from glass manufacturing
-
10 Apr 2024Siemens Mobility secures first place on rail signalling and control framework for the UK
- Siemens Mobility has secured first place on Network Rail’s Train Control Systems Framework (TCSF).
- Company set for a share of contracts to be awarded from the £4bn framework, which will see thousands of miles of Britain’s rail network upgraded over the next decade.
- Siemens Mobility will deliver both digital and conventional signalling and control systems to transform rail travel in Britain.
-
08 Apr 2024Batteries instead of diesel – first trains into passenger service in Ortenau
- Germany’s first use of the Mireo Plus B battery hybrid train from Siemens Mobility / Benefits passengers and the environment
-
27 Mar 2024Siemens launches new repairs partnership to support energy, utility and telecoms providers across the UK
- Siemens new repairs partnership with service provider MMX (part of the TXO Group) will support customers across UK & Ireland using the business’s Ruggedcom network routing and switching technology.
- The deal will help Siemens customers significantly reduce network downtime and provide better access to UK-based equipment repair.
- The move follows a renewed focus on maintenance and repairs with energy, utilities and telecoms providers requiring these assets to last more than 15 years.
-
27 Mar 2024Young people with learning disabilities to get first-hand work experience through Siemens Mobility’s internship scheme
- 6 internship positions available in 2024 for individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 at the new Goole Rail Village.
- Initiative comes as research shows only 4.8% of people with a learning disability or autism spectrum condition in England are in full-time paid employment, compared to 80% of their peers.
- Siemens Mobility is investing up to £200m in the Rail Village in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, which will build new trains for the UK.
-
07 Mar 2024Siemens Mobility opens new sustainable Distribution and Logistics Centre for Rail in Kettering
- Siemens Mobility opens new Kettering Distribution and Logistics Centre for Rail to enhance delivery of materials to our fleets and reduce our carbon footprint for warehousing and logistics by 30%.
- The twin distribution hubs, Kettering and Goole will provide warehousing and logistics services for Siemens Mobility’s fourteen depots and servicing locations across the UK.
- Up to 20 jobs to be created including two apprenticeships.
-
04 Mar 2024Siemens Mobility to invest £100m in state-of-the-art factory in Chippenham, UK
- Siemens to replace its current rail infrastructure site in Chippenham, Wiltshire with a state-of-the-art factory, digital engineering and R&D facility.
- The new factory is expected to be operational by 2026, strategically positioned to meet the growing demand in rail technology.
- All c.800 local manufacturing, research, engineering, and support staff will transition to the new site.
-
26 Feb 2024Siemens welcomes UK Prime Minister and Cabinet to the Goole Rail Village
- Siemens hosted the Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, UK Prime Minister and his ministers at the Goole Rail Village, East Riding of Yorkshire, for their Cabinet meeting.
- The Prime Minister met our next generation of British engineers who will be building the UK’s future trains at Goole.
- The £200 million Goole Rail Village is creating up to 700 jobs and up to 1700 supply chain opportunities.
-
12 Feb 202480% of new Piccadilly line trains will be assembled in Yorkshire, Siemens Mobility confirms
- Siemens Mobility is investing up to £200m in a new state of the art rail village in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire
- The train factory onsite will produce up to 80% of new London Underground Piccadilly line trains in the UK, up from 50%
- The whole rail village will employ up to 700 people and create up to 1,700 supply chain opportunities.
-
23 Jan 2024Siemens to host Transform 2024 in Manchester
- Thousands of participants from across industry will come together to explore digital and sustainable transformation
- Transform 2024 aims to help participant businesses become more sustainable, competitive and resilient
- Topics from AI to the industrial metaverse and decarbonisation on the agenda at free-to-attend Manchester show.
-
10 Jan 2024Siemens Mobility wins landmark HS2 contract
- Contract to deliver the station building systems for all HS2 stations, Curzon Street, Interchange, Old Oak Common and Euston.
- Project will be delivered from the company’s engineering and manufacturing site in Ashby de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, supporting around 200 jobs.