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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

• The Net Zero Carbon Delivery Framework Agreement is for use by UK public sector bodies including central Government departments and executive agencies, NHS Healthcare Trusts, educational establishments, fire and rescue services, social care bodies, housing associations, local authorities, police authorities and public corporations looking to implement low/zero-carbon technologies.
• Siemens offers, through the framework, a one-stop source for procurement of holistic low and zero carbon technology solutions.