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Siemens announced today that Rob Morris has been appointed Managing Director of its Rail Automation business in the UK, with effect from 1 December 2017.

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy today welcomed Her Majesty The Queen to its offshore wind turbine blade manufacturing factory at Alexandra Dock, Hull.

Leading healthcare company, Spire Healthcare, has partnered with Siemens PLC(UK & Ireland) and Siemens Healthineers to invest in the latest healthcare,automation and building technologies as part of its new hospital which recentlyopened in Didsbury, Manchester.

Siemens has been named as one of the UK's leading graduate recruiters and is one of the top climbers at number 56 in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers 2017/18.

A new contract to design and refurbish traffic signal equipment and systems at nine signalised junctions in Coventry has been awarded to Siemens by the city council. Following the recent completion of the design stages by Siemens, work is now underway to supply and replace equipment including new poles, controllers and signal heads, and upgrade sites to MOVA and SCOOT control to ensure optimum Urban Traffic Control (UTC) operation.

• A new three sponsorship year deal (2017-2020) has been struck between Siemens and Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry.

• Includes Platform for Investigation - performance platform for STEM demonstrations. Holding events 22 days a year, aimed at 7-14 year-olds.

• Encouraging them and their parents that it's OK to follow a STEM career. 

Siemens has launched a major new partnership with Grid Battery Storage Limited (GBSL), initially covering a portfolio of four projects which are specifically geared to help National Grid better manage the UK electricity network as well as high energy industrial users to increase grid resilience as well as providing cost saving opportunities.

Siemens is delighted to announce it has formed a new partnership with Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) for the next three years.

An educational project to encourage young girls into science and engineering is being showcased by traffic technology supplier Siemens at Talbot Heath School for Girls in Bournemouth on the 16th of October. The SeeWomen Project showcase is a live stage show to inspire and motivate young girls to pursue careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and challenge gender stereotypes.

Gordon Wakeford, Managing Director, Mobility Division at Siemens UK has today welcomed the Government’s pledge to make £47.9 billion of funding available to Network Rail for Control Period 6, from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2024.

London Underground (LU) has introduced a new timetable on the Victoria line today (Monday 22 May) which means passengers will benefit from a train every 100 seconds during rush hour. This will make the Victoria line one of the most intensive metro services anywhere in the world.