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• Sharief Gaafar, Senior Technical Manager, awarded MBE in The King’s Birthday Honours List 2025
• Honour recognises Sharief’s outstanding contributions to digital transformation and sustainability in rail
• Sharief’s work includes development of cutting-edge technologies improving passenger experience, safety and accessibility

• Insect farm technology provider creates successful proof of concept in partnership with Siemens
• Start-up Entocycle partnered with Siemens to virtually model the site and implement a full digital transformation of the facility

• Siemens Mobility team members at Goole Rail Village make lasting difference with volunteering and fundraising efforts
• Hundreds of hours devoted to supporting charities and community groups
• Colleagues mark Volunteers’ Week and celebrate the many ways they support the local community

• The Social Value Award at the Women in Rail Awards was won by Siemens Mobility.
• Siemens Mobility’s Katie Roberts also won the Female Rising Star of the Year Award, with Joanne Cox and Natalie Thornton being ‘highly commended’ in their respective categories.

• Siemens Mobility has received the Special Recognition Award at the East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Chairman’s Awards
• The company’s Goole Rail Village is recognised for its significant contribution to the local economy and community
• Team members recognised for supporting charities and good causes

• The framework will modernise Iarnród Éireann’s (Irish Rail) national rail infrastructure, with an estimated value of more than €100 million over 20 years

• Nationwide rollout of Siemens Trackguard Westlock computer-based interlocking system will improve service reliability and punctuality for passengers and freight

• Over 36% reduction in operational emissions since last financial year.
• Saved more than 2,100 tonnes of CO₂e in FY24 from Scope 1 and 2 emissions.

The University of East London (UEL) and global technology company Siemens have launched the Siemens Scholarship for the university’s MSc in Sustainable Energy Engineering as the two organisations look to develop the future skills needed to decarbonise infrastructure and industry.

• Siemens Mobility breaks ground in Chippenham, Wiltshire, marking the start of construction for a new manufacturing, digital engineering, and research and development facility.

• Rail Minister Lord Hendy and past employees with multi-generational ties to the company attended the event, celebrating a major milestone for the UK rail industry.

• Reactive Technologies will use proprietary technology as well as Siemens’ Gridscale X software, PSS®E to enhance visibility of grid stability challenges
• Technology optimises power inertia and system strength measurement
• Offer will help grid operators unlock more capacity and boost grid resilience

• University of East London (UEL) extends Siemens strategic partnership to design and deliver a water source heat pump situated in the River Thames.
• Project will build on recent campus green energy developments and will fully decarbonise UEL’s Library and Royal Docks Centre for Sustainability buildings, saving 258 tonnes of CO2 per year.
• The largest water source heat pump of any university, UEL aims to generate the lowest carbon emissions per student nationally by 2026 and is on track to achieve its 2030 net zero targets.
• Supported by the Mayor of London, in alignment with his Green New Deal and commitment to cleaner air, sustainability, and achieving a net zero London by 2030.

•  Siemens Mobility opens new Rail Components Distribution Centre (Goole) to further enhance delivery of materials to fleets and support our journey to Net Zero by 2050. 
• The new facility will help provide distribution services for Siemens Mobility’s fourteen rolling stock maintenance depots and servicing locations across the UK.

• Siemens Mobility’s overall investment in the Goole Rail Village will bring up to 1,000 new jobs to the East Riding of Yorkshire.