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• New consortium bringing managed operational technology (OT) security solution to North West businesses
• Partnership hopes to lay the groundwork for Welsh and then UK-wide recognised control management systems for cyber in the OT arena
• Collaborating organisations to include University of Manchester, Salford University, North West Cyber Resilience Centre, BRIM and The Landing
  

Showcasing environmental initiatives during UK Net Zero Week

Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, joins as special guest at two-day event at Manchester Central

Four headline transformation topics will be debated on 12th and 13th July

• Siemens Mobility has announced it will invest £7m in a new rail component facility in Goole.
• Business Minister Lee Rowley marked the occasion by signing one of the British steels.
• The £7m component facility will create up to 30 new jobs and will be built by local firm GMI using its British supply chain.
• Situated in the rail village in Goole which will be a centre for excellence for the rail industry with up to £200m investment from Siemens Mobility.

• Siemens Mobility holds event in Goole to celebrate the work of local primary school children under the Primary Engineer programme
• Primary Engineer, in partnership with Siemens Mobility and the Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), highlights to children the exciting opportunities in engineering
• Siemens Mobility and BEIS have supported 13 schools across the Goole area with Primary Engineer

Manufacturing Systems Engineering degree is shot in arm for sector in upskilling bid.

Siemens graduates help create collaborative artwork through innovation as part of a UK-wide celebration of the great outdoors

• Siemens expands its portfolio for digital enterprises services
• Senseye is a leading provider of AI-powered solutions for industrial machine performance and reliability
• Predictive Maintenance use case reduces unplanned machine downtime, boosts productivity and increases sustainability

• Twelve former armed forces personnel recruited by Siemens Mobility. 
• Recruits undergo six-week intensive training including first aid, track safety and basic signalling technology.
• Their permanent roles include Project Managers, Network Engineers and Health and Safety Advisors.

• Stoke-on-Trent City Council has a long-term commitment to reduce its carbon footprint and to improve the sustainability of its services.
• A total investment of £6.24m since 2019, comprising a £4.34m grant from the national Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, as well as council funding and private sector investment was used to fund the projects.
• Works included projects across 11 public buildings in the city, which have reduced annual CO₂ emissions by 1,415 tonnes, saved £628,258 per year in energy costs, decreased overall power consumption by 4,07,272 kWh, and decreased gas consumption by 2,864,974 kWh.
• The three-year phased-improvements programme optimised energy efficiencies, developed onsite generation and added decarbonisation measures to several buildings and sites across the city.