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Redbridge Council has partnered with Siemens and ubitricity to boost the borough’s electric vehicle (EV) network with over 300 new on-street charge points.

• £106m boost for UK Rail Research and Development

• Booth Welsh will supply Simatic PCS neo, which enables engineers and operators, in a web based environment, to work with a secure and intuitive user interface to operate process plants.

• Siemens will partner with electric vehicle (EV) charge point operators (CPOs), EV, Blink Charging and Evyve to deliver metering services.
• The new agreements will help the CPOs navigate the capacity constraints of energy suppliers and provide metering and commissioning services much quicker.
• The service represents a critical part of charging points infrastructure delivery, providing power to the charging units and recording electricity usage for accurate billing, reporting and recharging by the CPO.

Offaly in the Midlands of Ireland is well-placed to become a new global hub for data centres with the potential to create thousands of green jobs, according to a new report by technology company Siemens.

• Contract to maintain 51-strong train fleet gets extension for 8 years, until 2031
• Builds on success of recent digital upgrade by Siemens Mobility which means the trains remotely monitor their own condition through Railigent X
• Siemens Mobility will work with new operator TransPennine Trains Limited and train owner Eversholt Rail to ensure continued reliability across the fleet which serves passengers travelling between Manchester, Sheffield, Cleethorpes and Hull

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• Siemens Mobility wins Best Training or Development Programme at Women in Rail Awards
• Company’s comprehensive programme to develop and retain female talent recognised
• CEO Julie Owen hails “industry-leading” approach which has seen two-thirds of participants in one part of the programme promoted to more senior roles
• Siemens Mobility’s Oliver Grove was also ‘highly commended’ in the Male Rising Star of the Year category, with Milly Johnston and Sam Haysom also shortlisted for awards

• The Gauteng re-signalling project, which will help transform rail travel in the province, is the largest to have been awarded in the history of South African railways
• The project involved 7.5 million construction hours, over 550km of trenching was carried out and more than 9,900 elements were installed
• Local content exceeded 60% through local engineering, project execution and local production
• Project execution remained on target despite Covid-19 interruptions

JJA Pack, a world-leading specialist in food processing equipment, has expanded its long-term partnership with Siemens by introducing the tech business’ latest diagnostic technology to its customer offering.

• Models tested at Siemens Mobility's assembly building where future Piccadilly line trains will be built