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10 leading UK universities now part of academic community

470 learners benefit from industrial experience and digital skills in current academic year

Siemens is one of an elite group of companies that has been awarded a place on the NHS National Framework for the provision of smart building solutions using Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. 

“Exploring Data Centre Integration with Renewable Energy & Green Hydrogen in the Midlands”

• Carstairs Junction Primary School gets a new ‘garden’ classroom – named by the school’s pupils as ‘The Four Seasons Classroom’
• Funded by Siemens Mobility, and focused on STEM, it will help develop an interest in Scotland’s rail industry amongst the next generation
• The classroom was constructed by local SMEs, supporting Scotland’s economy

• Siemens and Protium to develop new digital twin technology for hydrogen refuelling of aircraft.
• Joint project will allow the two companies to share resources and expertise to increase capabilities.
• Digital twin will enable Protium to test innovative engineering solutions for aircraft refuelling and increase confidence in hydrogen technology, potentially contributing towards the UK government target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

The collaboration will deliver bespoke AGVs across industries

• Storm Arwen took the roof off a substation and damaged the switchgear at a Viridor Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) at Dunbar, Scotland
• With the substation out of action, power production by the ERF had to stop as it could not be exported to the grid
• A few months into a new long-term service level agreement and maintenance contract, Siemens was called out and worked through atrocious weather conditions for six days to identify the damage, carry out repairs and get the substation back online

• Company awarded contract to provide modular-type railway infrastructure
• Pioneering Chippenham-manufactured signalling system saves time and money to enable line to re-open by 2024
• Proven technology increases regular and reliable passenger services through HM Government’s Project SPEED and Restoring Your Railway Fund

• Milestone reached as facility services 1000^th bogie just three years after opening
• 1000^th bogie part of the Class 700 Thameslink train – and marks the start of the fleet’s overhaul
• Workforce triples in three years – and recruitment is ongoing

AstraZeneca, Saint-Gobain Formula and Zeeco Europe among companies signed up

National Apprenticeship Week (NAW2022) chance to highlight alternative pathways, says Siemens Digital Industries MD

“Decarbonisation is a journey and like all journeys, it starts with making a first step and then the next. The critical thing is to start the journey and to start now,” says Carl Ennis, CEO of Siemens UK. Siemens globally  has reduced its carbon footprint by more than 50% in its manufacturing emissions over the past six years on its journey to carbon zero by 2030.

Students and graduates from 15 UK universities in SustainaCity Racer challenge

22 offered access to early career opportunities after the two-day virtual event