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• Five-year contract covers maintenance of all existing equipment and installation of new solutions
• Locally based field services team will also upgrade and modernise equipment

• Joint project with Birmingham’s Tyseley Energy Park and the University of Birmingham.
• Demonstrates the potential of cost-effective decarbonisation through more effective utilisation and coordination of current and planned generation assets.
• A more coordinated Net Zero system could supply up to 50,000 users with CO2-neutral electricity or supply Birmingham airport with green electricity, heat and cooling.
• Study demonstrates impact on air quality including potential to fuel green buses and trains using hydrogen as a fuel source.
• Insights will inform and drive energy investment and innovation across the Birmingham City region and will help Birmingham meet its commitments to reduce its CO2 emissions to zero by 2030.
• An Energy Sub Group to the TEP Co-Creation Group is being established to build on the findings of the Energy Strategy Report by investigating, identifying and delivering solutions that contribute to Birmingham’s decarbonisation targets.

• Ninety-four new trains will replace the 1970s-built Piccadilly line fleet
• New trains will be state-of-the-art, with more space, air conditioning, walk-through carriages and improved accessibility
• Vital investment will support both London and the wider UK economy – helping to create jobs around the country

• Call for cities to commit to Clean Air Zones to protect the public
• Traffic across major cities in January 2021 at 83% of the levels seen before COVID-19

The programme supports manufacturers and consultants who assist in upgrading operational networks

• Former Heathrow Express rolling stock relocated to Goole site
• Rebranded carriages are integral part of new rail centre of excellence and will be used to inspire future generations

• Government-backed rapid testing programme helps protect people most at risk
• Partnership between Siemens Mobility and NHS Test and Trace enables testing in Chippenham, Poole and Northampton

• Technology giant says manufacturers face more operational pressures and evolving energy requirements, but some will fall foul of unmaintained legacy electrical systems.
• The spectre of legacy equipment failure could interrupt operations, damage reputation, cost (in fines or revenues) or even be a risk-to-life.
• Calls for UK manufacturing to adopt a more strategic, comprehensive and innovative approach to energy resilience and modern power systems.

Siemens plc has been awarded the Cyber Essentials Plus (CE+) certification,  a prerequisite for organisations applying for critical national infrastructure (CNI) and defence projects in the United Kingdom.

• Yorkshire-based GMI Construction Group PLC beats competition to secure main contract to build rail manufacturing facility in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire
• Additional £10m in contracts awarded to other local and UK suppliers
• Part of £200m UK investment; majority of first phase spend contracted with Yorkshire businesses

Siemens produces 25 new engineers since its launch in 2017

National Apprenticeship Week shines a light on the alternative career pathway for young people says Siemens’ head of training solutions