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Siemens has been awarded a contract by North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) to provide the company’s new Stratos integrated highways management solution to the largest county in England.

The Candover Clinic private healthcare unit, located on the campus of the Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital, has recently added two Siemens Healthcare imaging systems to its state-of-the-art diagnostic suite. The MAGNETOM® Aera MR and SOMATOM® Definition AS CT systems are providing patients with easily accessible diagnostic treatment, as rapidly as possible. The newly-built suite is specifically designed to optimise patient comfort and radiographer efficiency.

Siemens PLM Software in the UK have teamed up with Ben Ainslie Racing to announce a landmark technology and innovation partnership ahead of the team’s plan to compete in the world renowned America’s Cup, to be held in 2017.

Siemens Rail Automation UK has announced that Rob Morris is to take the position of Director Delivery with effect from 1 January 2015.

Siemens pledges £4m investment & partnership for future of UK glass industry.

Siemens Rail Automation has announced the appointment of Nick Dunne to the position of Director Technology for its UK business. Nick joins the company from Laing O'Rourke where he was Head of Development and Design for the company’s UK Infrastructure and Construction business.

Siemens has commissioned a new flagship research-led report - Skills in Energy: Bridging the Gap, which highlights information gaps around the skills shortage in the energy industry and policies addressing the deficiency facing the sector.

Aston Brain Centre at Aston University in Birmingham has upgraded its MAGNETOM® Trio MR system from Siemens Healthcare to the advanced capabilities of the MAGNETOM Trio Tim 3T in order to offer improved image quality for the benefit of its research on functional and anatomical brain connectivity using volumetric MR imaging and DTI studies. The centre, an integrated research environment for the study of neurodevelopment in health and disease, expects the enhancements to assist from both a clinical and research perspective.

After consulting with our partners Associated British Ports, Siemens has announced plans to incorporate a leaner, more efficient wind turbine blade manufacturing facility at Green Port Hull, by developing on a single site at Alexandra Dock in Hull. The commitment to create 1,000 direct jobs through the £310 million investment on the Humber is unchanged.

People across the UK are being encouraged to look into community energy schemes in their areas as winter approaches and throughout Community Energy Fortnight.

Blackpool Victoria Hospital has been able to increase patient throughput with the help of five Ysio® X-ray systems from Siemens Healthcare. Two of the systems have been installed in the hospitals A&E department, with a further two installed in the Outpatient Department. These are performing orthopaedic procedures such as spine and leg alignment work. A fifth Ysio system is also in place in the Cardiac Department.

NHS Grampian's largest hospital, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI), has dedicated resources into making its vascular procedures non-invasive and friendlier for its patient community that spans the cities of Aberdeen right up to the Highlands and Islands. The installation of an ACUSONTM P300 portable ultrasound system and an ACUSON S2000 ultrasound system from Siemens Healthcare have negated the need for patients to have a CT or MR scan for various vascular procedures. This means there is no dose impact, therefore minimising risk for patients and staff alike.