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For the third year in a row, Siemens, Lincoln’s largest private-sector employer is again the core sponsor of the Santa Fun Run and Walk - one of the City’s main Christmas charity initiatives.

Siemens Logistics and Airport Solutions has successfully completed one million man hours worked without a reportable incident or lost time injury in almost 2 years. The impressive 23-month safety record was achieved last month with just under 200 operatives and contractors working on all of the company’s current installations and maintenance activities including projects for both its aviation and postal services customers.

Siemens-owned SeaGen the world-leading tidal current system in Northern Ireland’s Strangford Lough has achieved three power generation milestones in record time.

Siemens, the leading engineering and technology company, is partnering Electricity North West for project “Customer Load Active System Services” (CLASS) - designed to help the region meet its low carbon targets. Electricity North West has been awarded £7.2 million for the project as part of Ofgem’s Low Carbon Network fund to trial low carbon technologies. Electricity North West is leading Project CLASS with Siemens as one of its partners.

Siemens has been awarded a new turbine supply and service order for the Torrance wind farm, located between Scotland’s two main cities – Edinburgh and Glasgow. The order is the latest achievement for Siemens’ innovative and highly-efficient direct drive gearless technology, which generates around 30% more energy than equivalent geared wind turbines.

Siemens’ apprentice Liam Hunter based at the company’s Fossil Service business in Newcastle has been selected as runner up for the EEF award for Outstanding Achievement for Final Year Apprentice. The Award is granted to the Apprentice who has done the most to seize the training and development opportunities presented to them during their apprenticeship, and who has made a significant contribution to support the business activities of their employer.

Siemens Energy Service Fossil business based in Newcastle has joined an elite group of top business performers who are regional winners in the EEF Future Manufacturing Awards 2012. Siemens was presented with the EEF North East Region People Management Award by sponsor JAM Recruitment.

Siemens Energy Service Fossil business, based in Newcastle, has been awarded the prestigious North of England Excellence Award in recognition of achieving and maintaining high levels of performance. Siemens also scooped the Most Improved Business accolade for its structured and comprehensive approach to performance improvement and proactive approach to measurement.

Siemens will supply the signalling and control equipment for the 21 kilometre long Crossrail tunnel in London, linking up the local transport system to the suburban regional services of Network Rail. The project company "Crossrail" has placed an order with the consortium made up of Siemens and Invensys. The business is worth a total of around 60 million Euros. Commissioning of the overall line is scheduled for the end of 2018.

Siemens Logistics and Airport Solutions has won the Airport Operators Association (AOA) Award for Best Service Provider 2012 for the performance of the company’s Heathrow Terminal 4 (T4) project team. The award was presented to Siemens yesterday at the annual AOA conference and exhibition, and conference dinner and awards ceremony in London.

Steve Scrimshaw, Managing Director of Siemens Rail, today commented: “The Thameslink negotiations are ongoing and although we are disappointed that they have taken longer than anticipated, we are making good progress and we remain confident that we will achieve closure of this important deal.”

On Monday 15 October, Siemens and seven of the UK’s leading universities (Cambridge, Manchester, Newcastle, Lincoln, Sheffield, Loughborough and Oxford) gathered at the Crystal in London, to celebrate and formally recognise their longstanding collaborations to develop future generations of graduates and foster research & innovation.