Rough Guide to Siemens
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Everything you need to know about Siemens in the UK
www.siemens.com
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Corporate structure
Executive Management Board of Siemens in the UKAndreas J. Goss
Chief executive for UK and North West Europe
Roland Jaksch
Chief financial officer for UK and North West Europe
Juergen Maier
Industry sector lead for UK
Jens-Peter Saul
Energy sector lead for UK and North West Europe
Günter Dombrowe
Healthcare sector lead for UK and North West Europe
Clark MacFarlane
Siemens IT Solutions and Services sector lead for UK, Ireland and North West Europe
Alan Feeley
Managing director – Global Shared Services/Chief information officer for UK and North West Europe
Gerard Gent
Company secretary and head of legal
Toby Peyton-Jones
Director of HR
Claire Jarvis
Director of communications
John Garred
UK regional compliance officer
Gordon Smith
Executive office
Alan Wood
Chairman
Günter Dombrowe
Director
Gerard Gent
Director and company secretary
Roland Jaksch
Director
Andreas J. Goss
Director
Sir Ian Robinson
Advisory Board member
Dr. Siegfried Russwurm
Director
Dr. Ralf Thomas
Director
Sir Richard Sykes
Advisory Board member
John Armitt
Advisory Board member
Siemens plc Holdings Board
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Healthcare sector
Healthcare divisions
Imaging and IT*
Workflow and Solutions*
Diagnostics
Magnet technologies
Hearing solutions
*Marketed as Siemens Healthcare in the UK
Energy sector
Energy divisions
Fossil Power Generation
Renewable Energy
Oil & Gas
Power Transmission
Power Distribution
Energy Service
Industry sector
Industry divisions
Industry Automation
Drive Technologies
Building Technologies
OSRAM
Industry Solutions
Mobility
Other operations
Siemens Real Estate
Corporate Information Technology/
Global Shared Services UK
Cross-sector businesses
Siemens IT Solutions and Services
Roke Manor Research
Siemens Financial Services
Joint ventures
Siemens Domestic Appliances
Siemens Enterprise Communications
Nokia Siemens Networks
Information correct as of February 2010
Iceland
UK
Ireland
Norway
Sweden
Finland
BalticRepublics
Poland
Netherlands
Siemens North West Europe Cluster
Denmark
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Contents
Our vision and values 5
Megatrends 6
Fit42010 8
Siemens One 9
Excellence programmes 10
A great place to work 11
PM@Siemens 12
Corporate responsibility 13
Corporate citizenship 14
Corporate sponsorship 15
Industry 16
Overview 17
Industry Automation 18
Drive Technologies 19
Building Technologies 20
OSRAM 21
Industry Solutions 22
Siemens Mobility 23
Energy 24
Overview 25
Fossil Power Generation 26
Renewable Energy 27
Oil & Gas 28
Power Transmission 29
Power Distribution 30
Energy Service 31
Healthcare 32
Overview 33
Siemens Healthcare 34
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics 35
Siemens Magnet Technology 36
Siemens Hearing Instruments 37
Cross-sector businesses 38
Siemens IT Solutions and Services 40
Roke Manor Research 43
Siemens Financial Services 45
Our joint ventures 46
Siemens Domestic Appliances 47
Other operations 48
Corporate departments 49
Champions 50
A great place to work 51
Information resources 52
Siemens UK businesses 53
The history of Siemens in the UK 56
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Our vision and values VISION: OUR ASPIRATIONS FOR THE FUTURE
Our vision puts into practice our belief that the highest performance and the
highest ethical standards can drive our profitable growth.
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Our goal for the future is:
=creating a world of proven talent
=delivering breakthrough innovations
=giving our customers a unique competitive edge
=enabling societies to master their most vital challenges
=creating sustainable value.
RESPONSIBLE: committed to ethical and responsible actions
At Siemens, we are determined to meet – and wherever possible, exceed – all legal and
ethical requirements. Our responsibility is to conduct all business according to the highest
professional and ethical standards and practices: there must be no tolerance for non-
compliant behaviour.
The principles related to ‘responsible’ serve as the moral compass by which we
navigate our way through our business decisions. We must also encourage business
partners, suppliers and other stakeholders to adopt a similar standard of ethical behaviour.
INNOVATIVE: being innovative to create sustainable value
Innovation is a cornerstone of our success. Research and development are vital
elements of our business strategy. A holder of key patents, we are a strong partner for
EXCELLENT: achieving high performance and excellent results
We aim for excellence in all areas and we do everything to achieve this aim. Our
vision defines this aim and inspires us to provide outstanding quality and impressive
solutions for our customers. Always.
Excellence also means attracting the best people in the marketplace and giving
them the skills and opportunities they need to become high achievers. This approach
promotes a high-performance, profitable culture in our company.
How can we remain excellent in the future? Excellence is about constantly
challenging existing processes and defining a path of continuous improvements. It
also requires us to be flexible and proactive and to embrace change so that we are
always positioned to optimally leverage new business opportunities.
our customers in both established and emerging technologies. Our defined aim is to
be a trendsetter in all of our businesses.
We are entrepreneurs whose innovations are successful around the world. We
measure the success of our innovations by our customers’ success. We are constantly
revising our portfolio, and we act on our commitment to society. That’s how we
transform our innovations into sustainable value.
How can we remain innovative in the future? We intend to support and nurture
all of our employees, enabling them to unleash their full energy and creativity.
Inventive, ingenious and creative, we embrace the new and different in empowering
our people to achieve their best.
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INNOVATIVE
URBANISATION
Half of the world’s population now lives in cities, a proportion likely to grow
to 60% by 2030, and to 70% by 2050. The growth rate is particularly rapid in
many of the so-called megacities (cities with more than 10 million inhabitants).
They contribute an ever-increasing share of their respective national economies
– Tokyo, for example, provides 40% of Japan’s gross domestic product. As
these cities and economies grow, they will place an increasing burden on urban
infrastructures.
OUR ANSWER:
We have the technologies to create more sustainable urban infrastructures, giving
city residents the world over clean air to breathe, safe water to drink, reliable
electricity supplies, security, mobility and a good quality of life.
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
The world’s population will grow to more than eight billion by 2025, and to more
than nine billion by 2050. Average life expectancy worldwide will increase to 72
MegatrendsWe believe the future will be shaped in large measure by four megatrends – irreversible, global developments that will have an impact on everyone for decades to come. We are convinced Siemens is better placed than any of our competitors to meet these challenges.
years by 2025; up to half of children born in the UK today can expect to live to 100
years old. The proportion of the global population aged over 65 will nearly double
to 12% by 2030. A growing, ageing population and lengthening lifespans mean
demand for healthcare will soar, increasing pressure on technology and resources.
OUR ANSWER:
We are one of the world’s largest suppliers of healthcare technology, contributing
many important advances in medical research and development that will help to
identify diseases earlier and improve patient treatment, while still keeping costs
under control.
CLIMATE CHANGE
Greenhouse gas emissions have risen dramatically since the industrialisation of
the 20th century. Today, the concentration of CO2 in the earth’s atmosphere is the
highest it has been for 350,000 years. Eleven of the 12 years between 1994 and 2005
were among the 12 warmest recorded since weather observations began. By 2030,
global power consumption is forecast to double, risking further climate change.
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INNOVATIVE
OUR ANSWER:
Our innovations are boosting the efficiency of power generation
and transmission technologies while substantially reducing CO2
emissions. Our wind power solutions are the preferred choice for
some of Britain’s biggest projects.
GLOBALISATION
Increasing globalisation means increasing competition for industry.
Consumers want products that are more unique at the lowest
possible prices and technologies keep developing at breakneck
speed. For manufacturers, this means plants and machinery
must be adapted to meet new requirements ever faster and with
maximum efficiency.
OUR ANSWER:
We combine virtual product planning with automation
technologies to create ‘intelligent’ factories with highly flexible
production processes that make the manufacture of even
customised products cost-effective.
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By building on our values, the Fit42010 programme will help Siemens to achieve the highest performance with the highest ethics
Fit42010
Fit42010 has set ambitious goals for the sectors, the divisions and the company as
a whole that will enable us to match the performance of our top competitors. Our
values – responsible, excellent, innovative – provide the foundation for our efforts.
To reach these targets and create lasting value for our shareholders and customers,
we cannot just rely on the strengths of the individual businesses. We have to
unleash the full potential of Siemens as an integrated technology company. To turn
this aspiration into reality, Fit42010 has four key strategies:
1. FIT42010 – PEOPLE EXCELLENCE
The success of a company lies in the sum of the successes of its employees.
People Excellence stands for a corporate culture in which all individuals strive for
peak performance, know their goals precisely, and are able to contribute their full
potential.
2. FIT42010 – PORTFOLIO
The goal of our portfolio strategy is to generate sustainable, profitable growth by
capturing leading positions with our products and services in high-growth markets
worldwide, focusing on our strengths in the industry, energy and healthcare sectors.
3. FIT42010 – OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
To achieve best-in-class performance, we are harnessing two of our greatest
strengths: our power of innovation and our global supply chain management
system. The top+ programme supports this strategy by identifying best practices
to reduce costs and increase value.
4. FIT42010 – CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
Corporate responsibility means providing outstanding, innovative products and
services for society, while fulfilling all ethical, ecological, economic and social
responsibilities. Good corporate responsibility will help secure the long-term
success of Siemens.
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Siemens OneSiemens One, which stands for customer focus and account management, is an integral part of the company and its key differentiating factor
The Siemens One idea is not a programme or an extra layer of internal bureaucracy.
It is a vision, an attitude and a culture. It drives profitable growth by encouraging
a more co-ordinated approach to account management and by exploiting cross-
business selling opportunities. It encourages Siemens businesses to think, act and
behave as one entity.
Supported by senior management, more than 40 countries around the world are
formally engaged in Siemens One. One of its main elements is the focus on top
customers, relationships with whom are handled by nominated account managers
and executive sponsors.
Siemens One also co-ordinates the response of Siemens businesses to opportunities
arising out of major sporting and cultural events. In the UK, efforts are targeted
on the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Glasgow 2014
Commonwealth Games. Another area of activity is city account management,
positioning Siemens with key stakeholders in cities, such as London, to influence
and drive future business.
Two incentive schemes, Make it Happen and Pass it On, support the Siemens
One approach. An employee who passes a valid sales lead to a Siemens business
(other than the one they work for), or actively supports a colleague in another
business to secure a new contract, could be eligible for a financial reward.
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TOP+
The top+ business improvement programme is
one of the main drivers of Operational Excellence,
a pillar of the Fit42010 strategy. It is a selection of
programmes and tools designed to help Siemens keep ahead of the competition,
concentrating on topics that will make the most impact for the business, such
as value, innovation and customer focus. Many successful projects have been
honoured with top+ awards in the past few years.
3i
3i – representing Ideas, Initiatives and Innovations – is an
award scheme that encourages the collection, sharing and
implementation of good ideas at all levels throughout
Siemens. The ultimate aim is to achieve a stronger, more competitive company
through creative thinking. Employee ownership is also linked to continuous
improvement, either by individual or team problem solving.
Excellence programmesSiemens runs three key company-wide programmes to promote business excellence and reward the individuals and teams who practise it
THINK CUSTOMER
The goal of the Think Customer initiative is to make Siemens
in the UK as well known for customer service excellence as
it is for innovation and technology. Think Customer aims to
create an organisation where the customer is seen as both the starting point and
end point of all activities, and where everyone is accountable and empowered,
and sees their job as supporting the front line.
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DEVELOPMENT
The Development team at Siemens, part of the company’s new HR Competency
Centre, ensures that every employee is provided with the guidance and
professional development support to achieve their full potential. This enables
employees to build skills within their current role and prepare for future
career moves. Activities focus on the four areas of the Leadership@Siemens
programme: setting standards; assessing performance; supporting and
developing performance; and supporting careers and delivering consequences.
By following this philosophy, managers can engage and motivate their
employees, and Siemens believes that engaged employees deliver superior
performance – giving Siemens an advantage over its competitors.
Under TalentSpot, Siemens employees in the UK can earn up to £3,000 if they
recommend someone who is recruited by the organisation. Referrals can be
made for vacancies advertised on the intranet or on a speculative basis. Rewards
will be a minimum of £1,000 and a maximum of £3,000, depending on the role
taken up by the referred candidate.
A great place to workTo attract and retain the best people for the company’s success, Siemens is committed to training and developing employees and identifying new talent
TalentSpot will help to drive down recruitment costs and replaces all similar
schemes run by individual businesses. One of its aims is to encourage cross-
business referrals, so employees in one department or company can make
recommendations for positions in any other part of Siemens.
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Half of our UK turnover comes from project-related business and the aim of
PM@Siemens is to equip employees with the right skills to manage projects
professionally and profitably, while at the same time continually improving
working practices.
There are around 400 practising project managers employed by Siemens in
the UK and PM@Siemens develops their capabilities and competencies, giving
guidance on where best practice can be found, how knowledge can be shared,
and which tools and processes should be used.
The programme, which sets out a framework of 12 modules and 55
requirements covering the whole life cycle of a project from initial contact
with the customer to completion, also provides a career path and an internal
certification process for the project management community within Siemens.
PM@SiemensPM@Siemens is a global programme designed to improve project management skills and procedures across all parts of Siemens
The commitment of Siemens to the professional development of its
project management capability was recognised when it became the first
corporate organisation in the UK to be accredited by the Association for
Project Management.
PM@Siemens itself is recognised in the marketplace as being ‘best in class’
of any project business programme.
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only clean business is Siemens business. The network of Business Compliance
Officers provides compliance-related business advice to management and
employees across the Siemens functions. They also support the Corporate
Compliance policies. All employees should be 100% compliant in their work
at Siemens – the online Compliance Helpdesk encourages staff to ‘Tell Us’ or
‘Ask Us’ about compliance issues or concerns, or to request expert answers on
compliance queries. The Helpdesk can be contacted on 08000 328483.
CLIMATE PROTECTION
Siemens has adopted several measures to minimise the impact of its own
operations on the environment, in accordance with worldwide legislation. It is
continually adding products and services to its environmental portfolio, making
a direct, quantifiable and increasing contribution to energy conservation and
climate protection.
CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP
Activities in this area focus on the Generation21 and Caring Hands
programmes (see page 14).
RESPONSIBLE
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Siemens is committed to strict compliance with the rules of financial reporting
and transparency, as well as to open communication with its shareholders.
Corporate governance forms the basis of all decision-making and monitoring
processes.
COMPLIANCE
Siemens has clear rules governing its ethical behaviour towards its customers,
business partners, employees, public bodies and society at large. Binding
business conduct guidelines give clear instructions to all employees to
comply with all applicable laws, as well as additional regulations regarding, for
example, the processing of payments and dealings with consultants. Employees
can report irregular practices to the Compliance HelpDesk – either online
(https://secure.ethicspoint.com/lrn/en/report_custom.asp) or by calling the
helpdesk on 08000 328483 in complete confidence.
Compliance forms an important part of daily business within Siemens. The
Compliance function supports the business goals of Siemens and ensures
Corporate responsibility Under Fit42010, Siemens focuses on four areas of corporate responsibility. They are all explained here
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Siemens launched its Generation21 education programme to promote engineering
as a career for young people. The Sir William Siemens Medal Programme, one of
many national initiatives, recognises the top science, technology and engineering
students at the UK’s leading universities each year. Generation21 also works at
a local level and many businesses in the UK have built up links with schools and
colleges close to their sites.
Corporate citizenshipThrough its Generation21 and Caring Hands programmes, Siemens plays a positive role in local communities and supports those in need further afield
SIEMENS UK FOUNDATION
The company is currently setting up the Siemens UK Foundation. This will
have a board of trustees and an official structure to offer better governance
and transparency of education and community programmes, and associated
budgets. It will increase awareness, internally and externally, of the charitable
work taking place here, and ensure a local approach to education and
community initiatives is maintained.
Caring Hands co-ordinates a broad range of community and charitable
activities, not least recognising and supporting the efforts of employees who
help others in their communities. Many sites have charity committees that
enable employees to make regular donations, matched by the company,
to local good causes. Caring Hands also raises money for disaster relief
programmes in response to emergencies around the world.
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RESPONSIBLE
Siemens has been the High Performance Partner of GB Rowing since 2006
when it signed a six-year, £3.2 million sponsorship deal, which will see
Siemens as the sole sponsor of all Olympic and Paralympic class boats until
the end of 2012.
The support of Siemens helped Great Britain to be the most successful rowing
nation at the Beijing Games, its crews topping the medals tables at both the
Olympic and Paralympic regattas.
Besides raising brand awareness, Siemens chose to sponsor rowing because the
sport shares its values of continuous improvement, goal setting and the pursuit
of excellence. It also gives Siemens a platform to strengthen its commitment to
employees and to corporate responsibility through events such as the annual
Indoor Rowing Regatta and The Stroke for Stroke campaign which raises funds for
The Stroke Association.
The company is also supporting the Amateur Rowing Association’s World Class
Start Programme, designed to identify individuals who have the potential
to become international rowers. In addition, Siemens is backing ARA High
Performance Programmes that help to support and develop potential medal-
winning talent at rowing clubs around the country.
Corporate sponsorshipSiemens is reinforcing and building its image, reputation and core values – in the eyes of both employees and customers – through its sponsorship of the GB Rowing Team
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Industry
Overview
Industry Automation
Drive Technologies
Building Technologies
OSRAM
Industry Solutions
Siemens Mobility
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Industry overview
Siemens Industry sector is the world’s leading provider of production, transportation,
building and lighting technologies. Our six divisions provide the answers our
customers are seeking in response to ever-increasing energy demands, scarcity of
raw materials, growing mobility and the need to manufacture customised products
at affordable prices.
We have a clear mission: to add value to our customers by applying our unrivalled
knowledge and market-leading technology to their businesses. We have the
expertise to increase the productivity, efficiency and flexibility of companies
operating in a wide variety of industrial and infrastructure markets.
An additional customer benefit is our ability to harness the skills and experience of
all our divisions to devise solutions. This changes the way we can engage with our
customers, elevating our position from that of product or service supplier to strategic
business partner.
Forming close relationships with key industry figures is also essential as we
continually develop our strategy. We are among a group of leading industrial
companies advising the government on issues affecting the future development
of manufacturing, engineering and transportation in the UK.
“We have a clear mission: to add value to our customers by applying our unrivalled knowledge and market-leading technology to their businesses. We have the expertise to increase the productivity, efficiency and flexibility of companies”Juergen MaierIndustry sector lead for UK
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Highlights● In the UK, Siemens is the market leader in industrial automation systems and the second biggest supplier of PLM software.
● Siemens automation products and conveyor systems help to handle passenger baggage at all the UK’s major airports.
● The Industry Automation division has recently developed a fail-safe software controller for PC-based automation. For the first time, safety-related tasks can be performed via a PC using Siemens technology.
Industry Automation
The Industry Automation division of Siemens is the world’s
largest supplier of industrial automation systems. It tailors
solutions to the individual requirements of customers, enabling
them to benefit from the advantages offered by automation:
innovative design, productivity improvements, cost reduction,
production flexibility and consistent quality. Used in a wide
range of industries – from automotive and aerospace to
food and construction – the division’s systems can automate
individual machines or entire car factories and chemical plants.
Its product portfolio includes control systems, process
instrumentation and control, plus a complete range of sensors,
which operate to exacting standards of precision and reliability.
Its low-voltage switchgear distributes power reliably and
efficiently to industrial, commercial and domestic buildings.
Siemens is also a leading provider of product life cycle
management (PLM) software, used by companies to
manage the way they design and develop products. Based
on international open standards, this software seamlessly
integrates production, administration and maintenance
processes. Siemens is the only vendor to offer a PLM platform
that incorporates all departments, suppliers and partners, and
covers all the phases in the life cycle of a product.
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Highlights● In the UK, Siemens is the market leader in CNC equipment, large drives and mechanical drives.
● Motors and drives account for 65% of industrial power consumption and a single 75kW motor may use more than £1 million of electricity during its lifetime. Payback on investment in Siemens energy-efficient drive systems averages just two years.
● Siemens automation and drives product portfolio is the most modern in the world – four out of every five products sold are less than five years old.
Drive Technologies
The Drive Technologies division of Siemens leads the
world in the design and manufacture of industrial motors
and drives, which power machinery and production lines
in plants and factories. It has also developed drives for
applications in ships and trains, in renewable energy
generation, and in raw material extraction and processing.
In addition to AC (alternating current) and DC (direct
current) drives and motors, the division’s portfolio includes
motion control systems, CNC (computer numerically
controlled) systems and decentralised drives, along with
electrical and mechanical components and software tools.
As well as standard products, it tailors drive solutions for
industries such as metal forming, printing, packaging,
electronics manufacture and textiles.
Siemens variable speed drives are manufactured in
Congleton, Cheshire, and delivered to customers in the
UK and around the world. These energy-efficient drives
help customers to improve performance and reduce costs,
and can be configured to most applications from heating,
ventilation and air-conditioning to large centrifuges in the
food industry. A variable speed drive can reduce energy
costs by up to 80% compared with a conventional drive.
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Building Technologies
● Tesco and Asda have reduced their energy costs by more than 20% since installing Siemens building management systems to improve the energy efficiency of their stores.
● Britain’s biggest and busiest railway stations, including Waterloo and King’s Cross, are monitored using Siemens security systems.
● The four buildings which make up the UK headquarters of Siemens are managed by intelligent heating, lighting, air-conditioning, fire safety and security control systems supplied by Building Technologies.
The Building Technologies division of Siemens is a leading
provider of innovative energy, safety and security systems
that maximise the efficiency and protection of buildings
and public spaces, creating safe environments.
It is a world leader in the development and manufacture
of control systems for heating, ventilation and air-
conditioning plants. Its automated technology ensures
rooms are kept at the right temperature at all times,
lowering power consumption and delivering significant
energy savings.
In addition to fire and gas detection equipment, Building
Technologies offers a wide range of fire safety products.
Its systems are so advanced they can guarantee against
false alarms.
Its security portfolio includes some of the most advanced
electronic security technology in the world, incorporating
closed-circuit television (CCTV), access control, remote
monitoring, perimeter protection and intruder detection.
Part of the division is Electrium, which supplies a wide
range of low-voltage products, from a simple light switch
to the main switch gear in an industrial installation, under
the Siemens, Crabtree, Wylex and Volex brands.
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OSRAM
OSRAM, wholly owned by Siemens, is one of the two largest
lighting manufacturers in the world. Its products are used in
every application; from homes, offices, hotels, restaurants,
museums and stadia, to airports and industrial facilities.
It is the world’s leading lighting supplier to the automotive
industry, providing lamps for cars, trucks and motorcycles
(headlights, brake lights and interior lights), and infrared
lights to control rain sensors, lane guidance systems and
night vision aids.
In the UK, OSRAM’s products have been installed in
prestigious buildings such as Tate Modern, Lloyd’s of London,
the Royal Albert Hall and the Trafford Centre in Manchester.
OSRAM is a leader in the field of light-emitting diode
technology, which consumes up to 80% less electricity than
conventional bulbs. It has the broadest range of energy-
saving products in the world as green technology is at the
core of its research and development programmes, making
an important contribution to environmental protection and
helping customers to reduce costs.
Highlights● OSRAM was founded in 1906 and the brand name was created by combining the names of the two metals – osmium and wolfram (now known as tungsten) – that were used at the time to make filaments in light bulbs.
● Today OSRAM has 46 factories in 17 countries and supplies customers in 150 countries.
● Eight out of ten cinemas in the UK use projectors with OSRAM lamps.
● Half of all cars in the UK are fitted with OSRAM lights.
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Industry Solutions
The Industry Solutions division of Siemens specialises in
developing systems and services for plant operators in the
water treatment and metal-processing industries, pioneering
technologies that boost productivity while limiting any
impact on the environment.
Siemens Water Technologies delivers cost-effective,
reliable water treatment products to municipal, industrial,
commercial and leisure customers worldwide. It has three
business units in the UK:
● Chemical Feed and Disinfection – a leading provider of
chemical dosing, metering, disinfection, chlorination and
electrochlorination products
● Electrocatalytic – a global supplier of seawater
Highlights
hypochlorination systems and electrochemical equipment
designed to control biological fouling and corrosion at power
plants, oil production platforms and refineries, and on ships
● Memcor® Systems – for more than 25 years its filtration
membranes have been used in systems at home and abroad
to treat wastewater and improve drinking water quality.
Siemens VAI Metals Technologies (MT) is the only company
in the world with the technology and capability to offer a
high quality, comprehensive range of services for the entire
life cycle of metallurgical plants. Areas of expertise include
projects for blast furnaces that are new, sustainable or able
to be modernised; and rolling mills for the iron, steel and
aluminium industries.
● Siemens Water Technologies is one of the world’s leading suppliers of water-processing equipment.
● In the UK, companies such as Thames Water, United Utilities and Scottish Water use Siemens equipment to treat several hundred million litres of water every day.
● Siemens VAI MT has a strong global presence, with key markets in Brazil, Russia, India and China.
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Siemens Mobility
Siemens Mobility is at the forefront of innovation in road,
rail and logistics, integrating different transportation systems
with one another to move people and goods efficiently.
Traffic Solutions has an extensive range of products to assist
traffic managers and local authorities in reducing congestion
and enhancing road safety. Its portfolio includes extra low
voltage traffic signals along with expertise in design, training,
installation and maintenance.
The Rolling Stock business designs fast, efficient, safe and
reliable trains with considerable success in the UK; notably
the Class 332 Heathrow Express and Siemens’ modular
electric multiple unit – the Desiro.
Highlights
Within Rail Infrastructure, the company offers a wide
range of systems for signalling, control, communications
and electrification for main line, regional, metro and light
rail infrastructure applications.
Infrastructure Logistics provides material-handling
equipment used by major airports and postal services,
which combine bespoke requirements with high-
efficiency sorting and automation.
Working on significant projects where expertise is
required from across the division, Turnkey Solutions
employs efficient project management and an emphasis
on delivery.
● Traffic Solutions provides more than half of all the traffic equipment installed on the UK road network and its technology helps more than a million people cross the road safely every day.
● Infrastructure Logistics’ postal automation and sorting system allows Royal Mail to ensure the daily delivery of 70 million letters and thousands of parcels.
● Rolling Stock has an award-winning dedicated team of 600 looking after 10 fleets of trains across the UK, totalling approximately 1,400 cars.
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Fossil Power Generation
Renewable Energy
Oil & Gas
Power Transmission
Power Distribution
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Electricity consumption continues to rise. Carbon reduction targets get tougher
year by year. Our customers expect more reliable, more economical, more
environmentally responsible solutions than ever before.
During the next decade, furthermore, the National Grid will undergo major
structural change in order to connect renewable energy sources and ensure
the government’s 2020 energy targets are met. At the same time, many of the
country’s nuclear and coal-fired generating plants will need to be replaced.
Siemens, through the six divisions of its energy sector, is ideally placed to help
the UK meet all of these challenges. We pride ourselves on providing innovative,
sustainable technologies and best-in-class engineering solutions across the
energy conversion chain, from oil and gas production through to power
generation, transmission, distribution and metering services.
Our gas turbines are setting new standards in efficiency while at the same time
reducing CO2 emissions. Our wind turbines are more efficient over a wide range
of conditions. And our new high-voltage direct current transmission technology
enables power to be transmitted over vast distances with very little loss. We
never stop pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
“Our gas turbines are setting new standards in efficiency while at the same time reducing CO2 emissions. Our wind turbines are more efficient over a wide range of conditions. We never stop pushing the boundaries of what’s possible”Jens-Peter SaulEnergy sector lead for UK and North West Europe
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Fossil Power Generation
The Fossil Power Generation division of Siemens is a world
leader in the development of clean, reliable and efficient
power generation using coal, gas or oil.
Its innovative technology delivers substantial savings on
fuels and emissions for every type of power plant, including
simple-cycle power plants, combined-cycle power plants,
steam power plants and thermal power islands for nuclear
power stations.
In the UK, Siemens is a leading supplier in the power
station market, having won contracts to design, build and
commission nine major power plants, most recently from
Severn Power.
Siemens supplies key gas and steam turbine generator
components for power stations, and designs and manufactures
power plant control and instrumentation equipment.
Siemens is constantly developing new technologies in this
field, helping to strike a viable balance between climate
protection, supply security and cost-efficiency in power
generation. Siemens carbon capture technology, for example,
will make coal-fired power plants cleaner, drastically reducing
emission levels even when operating at full capacity.
Highlights
Siemens high-efficiency combined-cycle plants support the
development of renewable energy – with their quick response
times, they can compensate for fluctuations in electricity
supplies from green energy sources such as wind power.
● Siemens upgrade to steam turbines at the Drax plant in Selby, Yorkshire – Europe’s biggest coal-fired power station – will cut carbon emissions by 5% or one million tonnes per year.
● A new, eco-friendly, combined-cycle gas turbine plant at Uskmouth, near Newport, Wales – being built and then operated by Siemens for Severn Power – will be nearly twice as efficient as the former power station on the site.
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Renewable Energy
Siemens dominates the renewables market in the UK,
providing 40% of the nation’s wind turbine generating
capacity. It designs, builds, installs and services wind farms.
Its advanced wind turbines – with power outputs from
1.3MW to 3.6MW – being the preferred choice of utility
companies and developers for Britain’s biggest wind
farm projects.
The availability of its turbines (the capability to operate
when the wind is available) is the highest in the industry.
Highlights● Siemens entered the wind power market in 2004 and is now the world’s leading supplier of offshore wind farms.
● More than 7,000 Siemens wind turbines are in operation across the globe.
● Greater Gabbard, the UK’s first offshore wind farm to lie outside its territorial waters, will save more than one million tonnes of CO
2 emissions per
year, the equivalent of taking 350,000 cars off the road.
Siemens built Europe’s largest onshore wind farm at
Whitelee, near Glasgow, and is installing the world’s largest
offshore wind farm, Greater Gabbard, off the Suffolk
coast. When it is completed in 2011, it will supply clean
electricity to more than 415,000 homes across England.
To feed the power generated to the National Grid,
Siemens is building two offshore substations, which will be
connected via subsea cables to an onshore substation
near Sizewell, also being constructed by Siemens.
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Oil & Gas
Siemens has the technology to ensure oil and gas is recovered,
transported and processed in the most efficient and
environmentally responsible way. The Oil & Gas division can
offer solutions for all upstream (exploration and extraction),
midstream (pipelines and storage) and downstream (refining)
processes by drawing on the capabilities of both the Energy
and Industry sectors of Siemens.
Siemens provides the key components for extracting oil
and gas, including compressors and drives, all the necessary
electrical equipment, and automation and control systems.
It can also supply power generation and distribution
technology, water management systems and integrated IT
solutions. In addition, Siemens supplies components and
systems for generating electricity to industrial companies and
public utilities.
In the UK, Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery designs,
manufactures, installs and services a range of small industrial
gas turbines used in industrial applications and the worldwide
oil and gas industry. Its innovative technology is helping plant
operators reduce emissions and drive down energy costs.
At workshops in Aberdeen and Lincoln, turbines and process
compressors are repaired and serviced for onshore and
offshore applications for the oil and gas industry.
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Highlights● The SGT-400 gas turbine fleet, designed and manufactured in Lincoln UK, has now achieved one million hours of commercial operation. It offers a highly efficient and environmentally-friendly solution for applications in power generation and mechanical drive. Since the SGT-400’s introduction in 2000, more than 153 units have been sold across six continents in a variety of industrial and oil and gas applications.
Power Transmission
Siemens is the clear leader in the power transmission market.
Its high-voltage direct current (HVDC) technology makes
it possible to transmit electricity through power lines and
undersea cables over long distances without significant losses
of energy.
In the UK, Siemens Transmission and Distribution Ltd supplies
a comprehensive range of equipment, including transformers,
circuit breakers, ring main units, insulated switchgear and
control systems. It works with all of the major utilities, such as
E.ON, EDF Energy and United Utilities, to extend and refurbish
electricity substations as well as construct new ones.
More than just an equipment provider, the division offers
added-value services through design, procurement and
project management. Teams of engineers install, commission
and maintain equipment at customer sites across the
country. Others assemble and test Siemens products for
overseas customers.
An increasingly important focus for the division is energy
from renewable sources and it has developed groundbreaking
technology to transmit power reliably and efficiently from
offshore wind farms to the National Grid. This expertise in
offshore connections is now being used to help Siemens win
new business in international markets.
Highlights● A quarter of the electricity used in England and Wales passes through substations controlled by Siemens systems. Siemens technology also helps to deliver a third of Northern Ireland’s electricity supply.
● Siemens was the first company to develop an automated system that reduces emissions of SF6 gas (used to insulate switchgear and the most potent greenhouse gas yet identified) by giving plant operators the earliest possible warning of leaks.
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Power Distribution
Siemens technology and services help to distribute electricity
to homes and businesses. Its Power Distribution division
supplies medium-voltage switchgear and components,
substation automation technology, and a wide range of
products and services for power grids and electrical networks.
Siemens Metering Services provides metering services to the
UK’s largest electricity, gas and water companies, as well as
large public and private organisations such as Shell and Tesco.
It is also developing metering services for the international
market from its global centre in Nottingham. It has recently Highlights● Siemens maintains and reads meters in more than 14 million homes and businesses in the UK. Up to 500,000 energy customers are visited by employees of Siemens Metering Services every week.
● As part of a long-term contract, McDonald’s uses Siemens systems to monitor exactly how much energy each of its restaurants consumes on a daily basis, helping managers to improve efficiency and cut their electricity bills.
established a smart metering joint venture in New Zealand.
Smart meters, which are set to become a major area of future
growth in the UK, facilitate the two-way communication of
real-time information between the customer and the utility
company. Consumers can learn how much energy they are
using and when, seeing what appliances and gadgets in
their home use the most power. Utility companies benefit
from more accurate bills and reduced data collection costs.
Distribution companies can gain the optimum use out of their
equipment by knowing which parts of the system are being
heavily used and which are less busy.
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Energy Service
The Energy Service division provides comprehensive long-term
maintenance services for power plants, gas, steam and wind
turbines, and generators and compressors.
Its Newcastle service centre repairs, services and upgrades
Siemens-built gas and steam turbines and generators, as well
as equipment produced by other manufacturers. This work is
undertaken primarily for utility companies and power station
operators. The division also services Parsons steam turbine
generators that are still in operation with customers around
the world, including the manufacture of all spares. Highlights
Utilising state-of-the-art diagnostics technology and remote
monitoring systems, Siemens engineers can make sure that
individual components and whole plants are always running
efficiently and reliably, maximising plant availability, keeping
costs down and reducing the emission of greenhouse gases.
With their expertise in air pollution control technology, they
are also meeting demand for technical solutions that extend
the life of older steam turbines by adapting them to meet
new environmental standards.
● The Energy Service division has long-term service agreements for power generating units at nearly 500 locations worldwide.
● Siemens provides services for a global fleet of gas and steam turbines with a total generating capacity of 680 gigawatts – about 20% of the output of all large-scale and industrial power plants in operation in the world today.
● Environmental solutions from Siemens include removing nitrogen and sulphur oxides from exhaust gases.
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Siemens Healthcare
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
Siemens Magnet Technology
Siemens Hearing Instruments
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The UK’s growing, ageing population means future demand for healthcare will
soar, increasing the pressure on technology and resources. Siemens is responding
to the challenge, contributing many important advances in medical research and
development that will help identify diseases earlier and improve treatment, while
still keeping costs under control.
Siemens Healthcare is the world’s first integrated diagnostics company, able to
cover the entire care continuum from prevention and detection to diagnosis
and treatment. In medical imaging, we have an unrivalled range of computed
tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners, and ultrasound
systems. In laboratory diagnostics, we are developing new blood and genetic
tests that can help diagnose cancer, as well as infections and coronary diseases.
In healthcare IT, our patient record systems allow clinicians to collate and analyse
complex sets of medical information quickly and efficiently. We are also the
market leader in hearing instruments.
In practice, this integrated approach to healthcare will improve the accuracy of
examinations. It means more patients can be assessed and treated in the same
hospital visit, improving patient care and cutting waiting lists. It will also help
realise the vision of fully personalised medicine for each individual patient.
“Siemens Healthcare is the world’s first integrated diagnostics company, able to cover the entire care continuum from prevention and detection to diagnosis and treatment. We are also the market leader in hearing instruments” Günter DombroweHealthcare sector lead for UK and North West Europe
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networks, which enable hospitals and surgeries to manage
their administrative, clinical and financial processes more
efficiently by streamlining practices, improving workflows
and speeding up the exchange of information.
Its electronic patient record systems give doctors fast, secure
access to the vast amounts of data generated for each
patient (such as medical histories, images from scans and lab
test results) at the touch of a button.
Siemens Healthcare provides, installs and maintains medical
equipment for many of the biggest hospitals within the NHS
under long-term managed services contracts, some lasting
for up to 35 years.
Siemens Healthcare
Siemens Healthcare is the UK’s largest supplier of medical
equipment. Its technology helps clinicians to diagnose
the most common, complex and serious diseases earlier
and more accurately, revolutionising patient care in
fields such as cardiology, neurology, gynaecology and
women’s health.
It is the market leader in diagnostic imaging, constantly
upgrading and expanding its portfolio of CT scanners, MRI
scanners, ultrasound systems, and mammography and
X-ray machines. Its latest scanners are faster and deliver
needle-sharp and highly detailed images. They also use
less radiation and are considerably more energy-efficient.
Siemens Healthcare is also a leading developer of IT
Highlights● Siemens Healthcare is the number-one supplier of CT and MRI scanners in the country.
● Its mammography machines screen 15,000 women in the UK for breast cancer every weekday of the year.
● Diagnostic systems made by Siemens are used to carry out 900 million medical examinations per year worldwide.
● Each year Siemens invests more than one billion euros in healthcare research and development.
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Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics is one of the world’s
leading clinical diagnostics companies, providing
healthcare professionals with effective and efficient
products to diagnose, monitor and treat disease,
advancing the quality of patient care and reducing the
cost of its delivery.
It develops and markets systems that generate clinical
diagnostic test results using blood and fluid analysis, a
process known as in-vitro diagnostics. This information
helps physicians to detect conditions such as cancer,
cardiovascular disease and kidney failure at an early stage.
Diagnostic tests are also used to manage the treatment of
Highlights● Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics was created by the acquisition of Diagnostic Products Corporation, Bayer HealthCare Diagnostics and Dade Behring in 2006/7.
● The equipment is used by some leading NHS trusts including Cambridge University Hospitals, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals and King’s College Hospital, London.
● The global headquarters are located in Deerfield, Illinois, USA. In Europe, manufacturing sites are in Sudbury, England; Llanberis, Wales; Swords, Ireland; and Marburg, Germany.
patients with illnesses such as diabetes, by monitoring the
efficacy of drugs and therapies.
Many of the analysers made by the division are fully
automated, improving the speed and accuracy of test
results, and can be operated by laboratories of any size. It
also manufactures blood diagnostic kits that are used in
doctors’ surgeries and on hospital wards.
The broad spectrum of innovative technologies from
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics can assist in the diagnosis
of more than 900 different diseases and conditions, the
most comprehensive test menu in the industry.
Siemens Magnet Technology
Siemens Magnet Technology is the world’s leading designer
and manufacturer of superconducting MRI magnets for
medical scanners. MRI is a non-invasive technique for
obtaining cross-sectional images of the body and plays an
increasingly important role in modern healthcare.
Since developing the world’s first whole-body
superconducting magnet in 1980, Siemens Magnet
Technology has pioneered a number of innovations to
improve the performance, patient comfort and efficiency
of MRI scanners, which is evident in its extensive patent
portfolio.
Advances in space, aviation and Formula One racing
technology have led to the use of lightweight materials with
high-tensile strength, resulting in smaller, lighter magnets
that are easier to transport and install.
Siemens has a purpose-built factory in Oxfordshire,
with a manufacturing capacity of up to 1,500
superconducting magnets per year. Around 95% of its output
is shipped overseas and the business has won six Queen’s
Awards in recognition of its export success and technological
achievements.
Highlights● The original company was founded in 1982 as Oxford Magnet Technology, then became a joint venture company before being fully acquired by Siemens in 2003.
● Every Siemens-made MRI scanner and more than a third of all MRI scanners installed in hospitals around the world have at their heart a superconducting magnet manufactured by Siemens Magnet Technology.
● Among several firsts, the company developed the world’s first open-bore superconducting magnet in 2004, revolutionising patient comfort.
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Siemens Hearing Instruments has been designing,
manufacturing and supplying hearing instruments for
more than 130 years. It is committed to making the most
advanced hearing aids in the world by combining cutting-edge
technology with the latest research from universities and the
medical profession.
The company holds numerous patents for improving the
sound quality and comfort of hearing systems. Many of
its designs are hardly visible, offer instant, easy fitting,
and feature innovations such as wireless technology that
synchronises hearing instruments in both ears.
Siemens Hearing Instruments has been chosen as one of
the government’s strategic partners for the provision of
digital hearing aids to the NHS. It has equipment and patient
management software systems installed in hospital audiology
departments across the UK. It is also a leading name in the
private sector, providing digital systems and audiological
equipment to independent dispensers and national chains.
The company has launched a scheme which allows UK
Siemens employees to receive up to four discounted hearing
instruments per year. The scheme began after a screening
found that one in seven of those staff tested had significant
hearing loss.
Siemens Hearing Instruments
Highlights● Kellie Moody, a model and former Miss Deaf UK, is the new face of Siemens Hearing Instruments in its marketing and advertising.
● Two million people in the UK today wear a hearing aid, yet there are a further four million that would benefit from one.
● Every fifth hearing aid sold around the world is a Siemens product, making Siemens the world’s leading manufacturer of hearing instruments.
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Megatrends such as demographic change, urbanisation, climate change
and globalisation are reshaping the competitive environment and forcing
organisations to continually update their business models and operations. In this
rapidly evolving world, every organisation needs to reduce costs, speed up core
processes, improve service quality, respect the environment and stay closer to its
customers. IT is critical to these imperatives.
As the only IT provider embedded within a global, integrated technology
company, we are able to offer an extensive portfolio of industry-specific
solutions, the management of complete IT landscapes, systems integration and
consulting services – all from a single source. We provide the answers to global
challenges by connecting specialised, innovative technologies, from Siemens and
other industry leaders, with core business processes via IT. Using our extensive
knowledge of the marketplace and sectors we address, and our in-depth
understanding of industry and operational administrative processes, our objective
is to ensure the success of our customers by transforming IT into business value.
We share market and portfolio know-how with our Siemens partners in the
North West Europe cluster. Our clients across the private and public sectors
recognise us as a strong and effective partner in supporting their business goals.
Ultimately, customer satisfaction is the cornerstone of our business.
“In this rapidly evolving world, every organisation needs to reduce costs, speed up core processes, improve service quality, respect the environment and stay closer to its customers. IT is critical to all these imperatives.”Clark MacFarlaneManaging director Siemens IT Solutions and Services and Cross-Sector cluster lead for SIS North West Europe
Siemens IT Solutions and Services
Siemens IT Solutions and Services is a leading international
provider of Information Technology services, offering a one-
stop shop for the complete IT service chain – from consulting
to systems integration right through to IT and business
process outsourcing.
Customers include many of the largest and best-known
organisations within the government, financial services,
telecommunications, utilities and media sectors. It also
supports other Siemens businesses in the Industry, Energy
and Healthcare sectors too with IT expertise. One of the
UK’s top 10 providers of IT outsourcing services, it has many
awards and accreditations to its name, while its customer
satisfaction and contract renewal rates are among the very
best in the industry.
Siemens IT Solutions and Services employs approximately
35,000 employees worldwide, with over 3,000 in the UK. We
deliver services from more than 10 sites, supported by
colleagues in global production centres in locations such
as Eastern Europe, India and the Philippines. » Highlights● As part of a £2 billion, 10-year technology framework contract with the BBC, Siemens IT Solutions and Services:» supports 28,000 PCs, 29,000 fixed telephones and 8,300 mobile phones» provides the technology behind BBC iPlayer and the UK’s switchover to digital television» implemented the world’s most advanced broadcasting centre» played a vital role in the BBC’s extensive coverage (broadcast for the first time in high definition) of the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games in August 2008.
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Siemens IT Solutions and Services
Siemens IT Solutions and Services recognises that,
increasingly, it will be the reliability, security and value of an IT
environment that will determine an organisation’s success. An
experienced and expert business partner, with comprehensive
and broad-based IT and process know-how, it offers fully
integrated IT solutions that intelligently network production
and management processes.
Underpinning its portfolio is a comprehensive range of IT
outsourcing and infrastructure services, tuned to address the
demands and requirements of particular market sectors.
From application management services to data centre
services, from desktop services to IT consulting, and from
systems integration to web and application hosting, its
portfolio is both proven and flexible to meet customers’
ever-changing situations. These services are complemented
by a spectrum of industry-specific solutions, drawing upon
cross-sector expertise.
Highlights● With the support of Siemens, National Savings and Investments (NS&I) handles around 45 million transactions for 27 million customers annually. Under a pioneering public/private partnership agreement, NS&I transferred responsibility for its operational services to Siemens IT Solutions and Services, including collecting and repaying money invested by customers, as well as managing records, correspondence and enquiries. NS&I has more than halved its operational costs, delivered service that is best practice in the retail financial sector, and benefited from a host of system and infrastructure projects.
It drives business performance with the latest product,
process and partnership innovations. Services and support
are delivered from onshore and offshore facilities according
to customer requirements.
Siemens IT Solutions and Services is responding to the
challenge of environmental sustainability, a topic of concern
to everyone in the world. In the UK, there is a national effort
to reduce the effects of climate change from individual
citizens, local communities and the public and private
sectors. In IT terms, environmental sustainability needs to
go beyond simply improving the energy efficiency of the IT
infrastructure.
With its IT for Sustainability approach, Siemens IT Solutions
and Services adopts a two-stage process to sustainability:
an initial health check to understand the business and
identify a prioritised list of possible actions for »
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» improvement; then a detailed and longer-term engagement to
help the customer deliver a more economic and environmentally
sustainable business. As part of this, we can apply a technique
called Environmental Load Accumulation Modelling (ELAM), a
service developed by Siemens that specifically identifies the
carbon emissions from our customers’ ICT estates.
Highlights● Siemens technology helps the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) to issue more than 25 million MOT test certificates every year. In a 10-year, £230 million private finance initiative, VOSA chose Siemens IT Solutions and Services to design, build and support a new computerised MOT testing system, as well as supply, install and maintain equipment and documentation for its testers. It has hugely reduced opportunities for fraud, giving drivers and insurers confidence in a vehicle’s MOT test status and the quality of the whole testing process.
Specific solutions that can contribute to an organisation’s
environmental sustainability are then identified. These
include transformational data centres, application and
desktop virtualisation, IT rationalisation and ERP (enterprise
resource planning) consolidation, and energy and fleet
management services.
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Roke Manor Research
Roke Manor Research, wholly owned by Siemens, specialises
in pioneering groundbreaking technology in wireless
communications, radar, information systems and electronic
sensors. Working on behalf of government departments,
defence agencies and commercial organisations, as well as
other Siemens businesses, it provides products and services
for markets ranging from defence and security to transport
and telecommunications.
Roke is recognised as one of the worldwide centres of
research and development excellence within Siemens.
Its technology can be found in such diverse products as
mobile handsets, medical scanners, mine detectors and
unmanned air vehicles. In recent years, Roke has rapidly
expanded its work for Siemens, joining forces with its
Siemens One partners to design, develop and deliver
complex, high-profile projects. Its software, for example,
drives the systems controlling congestion charging and
low-emission zones.
Other innovations to have come out of Roke’s modern,
purpose-built laboratories include; the Hawk-Eye ball-
tracking system, which has revolutionised the television
coverage of cricket and tennis, equipment used by »
“Roke is behind some of the most innovative technology being supplied by Siemens to its customers. What’s more, as a Siemens business ourselves, we have an excellent understanding of Siemens’ business drivers. We recognise the importance of working collaboratively so customers can benefit from the full range of our collective capabilities.”
David Smith,managing director
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» vision-based systems to enable unmanned air vehicles to
land autonomously, equipment used by air traffic controllers
to plot the height of aircraft, and automatic number plate
recognition systems.
Roke has detailed knowledge of evolving technologies and
standards, which enables it to rapidly build prototypes
and carry out feasibility studies on ideas. This approach is
supported by a product development service encompassing
hardware, software and mechanical design.
Roke consists of 12 business sectors covering its core areas of
expertise, from autonomous systems to network monitoring
and homeland security. Each sector gives customers access to
full-time account managers. There is also a dedicated account
team for Siemens, supporting Industry, Energy, Healthcare and
Cross-Sector businesses.
Highlights● Roke Manor Research takes its name from the 19th century manor house which forms part of its 22-acre site near Romsey, Hampshire.
● It became a Siemens company following the take-over of Plessey by Siemens and GEC in 1990. The following year, GEC sold its 50% shareholding and Roke became wholly owned by Siemens.
● Roke is one of the UK’s leading companies in terms of the number of patents it files each year. It currently holds over 350 patents for a variety of innovations and technologies.
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Siemens Financial ServicesSiemens Financial Services (SFS) is one of the UK’s leading
providers of financial products and services to the private and
public sectors. In addition, it works closely with other Siemens
businesses to meet the financing needs of their customers.
Its tailor-made solutions, for sums ranging from £1,000 to
many millions, enable companies and institutions to invest
in equipment and infrastructure, acquire working capital and
improve their cash flow. It is active in a variety of markets
including healthcare, transport, reprographics and vending.
SFS is independently recognised as the number-one provider
of asset finance to the UK public sector, financing an incredibly Highlights● SFS, a member of the Finance and Leasing Association, has more than 250,000 customers in the UK.
● It has arranged finance for 90 of the current FTSE 100 companies and for more than half of local authorities and NHS trusts.
● SFS acts as an in-house bank for Siemens and is responsible for all its treasury, pension management and insurance functions.
diverse range of assets – from hospital beds and medical
scanners to wheelie bins and refuse trucks. For equipment
vendors, the company runs highly sophisticated point-of-sale
services that offer almost instantaneous financing decisions,
enhancing customer service.
The company has an extensive sales force working in the
field to deliver a local service to customers. It has offices
throughout the country and its UK headquarters are located
in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire.
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SIEMENS ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATIONS
Siemens Enterprise Communications is a premier provider
of business telecommunications and data networking
technology for companies and institutions of all sizes in all
industry sectors.
The company, which has more than 14,000 employees in 80
countries, has a strong presence in unified communications,
contact centres and secure networks, and a comprehensive
portfolio consisting of software, network components and
end-user devices.
The company leads the market with its award-winning
open standards solutions, which enable organisations
working within their existing IT infrastructure to improve
productivity and allow the exchange of information across
both wireless and fixed networks.
NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS
With a workforce of 60,000 people in more than 150
countries around the world, Nokia Siemens Networks is one
of the world’s top three telecommunications companies.
Focusing on innovation and sustainability, the company
provides a complete portfolio of mobile, wireless broadband
and fixed broadband technologies. It also offers a range of
professional support services including consultancy, installation,
customer training, network integration and maintenance.
Nokia Siemens Networks collaborates closely with Siemens and
Nokia to offer end-to-end solutions for communications service
providers, as well as public and corporate customers in various
industries. Its global headquarters are located in Finland.
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Siemens Domestic Appliances
Siemens has been developing innovative home appliances
since 1906 when it produced its first motorised vacuum
cleaner. Today it is one of Europe’s most trusted and top-
selling brands, manufacturing a wide range of freestanding
and built-in products for cooking, refrigeration, dishwashing
and laundry.
Siemens Domestic Appliances is the UK arm of BSH, a joint
venture company set up by Siemens and Bosch in 1967 to
manage their household appliance businesses. In the highly
competitive UK market, Siemens is the best-selling premium
domestic appliance brand.
Siemens products are sold through selected independent
kitchen specialists, mail order companies, online retailers, and
the country’s best-known high street and department stores
including Currys, Comet, Harrods and Selfridges.
The majority of products made by Siemens have gained the
official EU energy class rating of ‘A’, with many exceeding this
to achieve the super-efficient ratings of ‘A+’ or even ‘A++’,
putting it in prime position to become the world’s largest
supplier of energy-efficient appliances.
Highlights● Siemens invented the coffee machine (1914), dishwasher (1964), self-cleaning oven (1970) and condenser tumble dryer (1976).
● Siemens patents more innovations than any other white goods manufacturer, applying for almost 800 patents in one year alone.
● If everyone living in the UK switched their current washing machine to an ‘A’ rated Siemens appliance, it would save enough CO
2 to fill more
than half a million Olympic-size swimming pools.
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Other operations
SIEMENS REAL ESTATE
Siemens Real Estate (SRE) is responsible for managing the
property assets of Siemens AG. It plans, builds, finances,
develops and operates the company’s facilities, supporting
Siemens businesses in all matters relating to office,
commercial and industrial property.
Siemens has a property portfolio spread across more than
3,000 different sites around the world, comprising nearly 18
million square metres of office and production space. In the
UK, SRE manages 150 leasehold and five freehold properties,
comprising approximately 530,000 square metres of space.
SRE, which previously administered only about half of the
portfolio, will in future control all the company’s real estate
assets. Utilising space more efficiently and disposing of
unwanted property is expected to generate savings globally of
£250 million by 2012.
CORPORATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/
GLOBAL SHARED SERVICES UK
Corporate Information Technology/Global Shared Services UK
(CIT/GSS UK) provides a range of internal services to Siemens
businesses across the UK, including accounting, human
resources, IT, professional services and strategic purchasing. By
improving efficiency and quality of service through the use of
cutting-edge technology, CIT/GSS UK allows businesses to reduce
costs and focus on their core activities.
By pooling resources and adopting standard approaches, CIT/GSS
UK helped generate direct and indirect cost savings of more than
£45 million for Siemens in the past financial year.
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Corporate departments
CORPORATE AUDIT
Corporate Audit fulfils a governance role, providing the senior
management team with independent assurance that the
company’s financial, operational and systems controls are
adequate, effective and accurate.
COMMUNICATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
The Communications and Government Affairs team is
responsible for raising the profile and enhancing the
reputation of Siemens with existing and potential customers,
employees, investors, opinion formers, the media and the
general public. It operates within the communications
strategy formulated by Siemens AG. The team also works
closely with communications teams in the UK sectors
to maximise opportunities to promote Siemens and to
communicate the company’s strategy and business progress
to all employees.
MANAGEMENT OFFICE
The Management Office team (formerly known as Corporate
Development) supports the profitable growth of Siemens
businesses in the UK by delivering insightful and value-adding
research and analysis of external issues such as macro-
economics, key business sectors and customers, as well as
special analysis and projects for the North West Europe
cluster as a whole.
This department also oversees and co-ordinates Siemens
One activities, which includes major events and City Account
Management London.
CORPORATE FINANCE AND CONTROL
Corporate Finance and Control leads and co-ordinates the
financial planning, forecasting and reporting processes for
Siemens in the UK. It produces financial reports, accounts and
presentations for the senior management boards of Siemens
in the UK and for Siemens AG. The team also provides advice
and guidance on accounting and reporting issues, and ensures
that Siemens complies with corporate and international
accounting guidelines and regulations.
ONEHR
OneHR helps to ensure Siemens attracts and retains highly
qualified, motivated, skilled and customer-focused people in
order to achieve excellent business results. OneHR shapes
personnel policies, shares employment best practice, co-
ordinates training and development, helps identify long-term
career development opportunities, while also ensuring
employees receive competitive remuneration and benefits
packages.
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Champions
Champions has incorporated the best elements of previous
employee recognition schemes, so individuals and teams who
would have been rewarded under the old schemes can still be
nominated by their managers and colleagues for awards.
There are two types of awards – instant Thank You awards and
Podium awards. Thank You awards are either in the form of
e-cards or reward points, which the recipients can use towards
a gift of their choice at the reward shop. These awards are
designed to give instant recognition to individuals and teams
who live the company’s core values on an everyday basis.
There are three levels of Podium awards – Gold, Silver and
Bronze, each including a monetary prize. A nomination will
be considered for a Podium award if an individual or team
has had a considerable impact on colleagues, the business
or customers, and has contributed to significant business
success. Gold awards will be presented at a national ceremony
held annually.
The easiest way to make a nomination is through the
Champions website, which you can access from the MyPlace
portal or by going to www.siemens.co.uk/champions.
The new Siemens-wide Champions scheme recognises employees whose outstanding work reflects the core values of Responsible, Excellent and Innovative
Alternatively, text Champions to 81025 followed by your
message (normal network charges apply). You can also call the
Champions hotline on 0845 054 5923.
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MY CHOICE
My Choice is a flexible scheme that allows Siemens staff
to convert part of their salaries to benefits such as health
and dental insurance, life assurance, childcare vouchers and
retail vouchers.
A great place to work
SIEMENS BENEFIT SCHEME
The main aim of the Siemens Benefit Scheme is to provide
members with an income after they retire, as well as
protection for their dependants if they die. Although it
carries the Siemens name, the scheme’s finances are
completely separate from those of the company.
SHARE MATCHING PLAN
The Siemens Group Share Matching Plan is part of an
innovative, company-wide effort to encourage employees
to invest in Siemens shares and so benefit from its share
performance. For every three shares an employee buys, they
will get one share free.
MY DEALS
My Deals is a comprehensive Siemens employee discounts
package offering discounts on Siemens products and products
from a variety of different retailers, including electrical
retailers, travel agencies, clothing chains and grocery stores.
As you would expect from a world-class organisation, Siemens offers its employees a fantastic range of benefits and discount schemes
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INTRANET
MyPlace, the intranet portal for Siemens in the UK – intranet.siemens.co.uk – has
been redesigned and relaunched to give employees even more up-to-date news
about the company, as well as tools, useful downloads and information on all aspects
of working for Siemens. More resources are available on the global intranet portal:
intranet.siemens.com
INTERNET
The company’s corporate websites contain comprehensive information about
Siemens in the UK and the 189 other countries in which it operates, including links
to the individual websites of each business.
www.siemens.co.uk the website for Siemens in the UK
www.siemens.comthe global Siemens website
m.siemens.comthe company’s new website for mobile devices
Information resourcesSiemens produces a range of corporate media to keep its employees informed
ANNUAL REPORTS
Siemens AG publishes its annual report at the end of the fiscal year (which runs
from 1 October to 30 September). Electronic versions can be downloaded from:
www.siemens.com
Annual reviews are also produced covering the activities of Siemens in the UK
and North West Europe.
SIEMENSWORLD
Every month copies of SiemensWorld, the company’s employee newspaper, are
printed and distributed to offices, factories and other operating sites across the
globe. It is also published online:
intranet.siemens.com/siemensworldonline
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Siemens UK businessesThis list contains contact details for each Siemens business, plus the addresses of major manufacturing sites
UK HEADQUARTERS(including all corporate departments,
Siemens Real Estate and Corporate
Information Technology/Global Shared
Services UK)
Siemens plc
Sir William Siemens Square
Frimley
Camberley
Surrey
GU16 8QD
Tel: 01276 696000
Siemens Automation and Drives
Sir William Siemens House
Princess Road
Manchester
M20 2UR
Tel: 0161 446 6400
Siemens Automation and Drives
(Standard Drives)
Siemens House
Varey Road
Congleton
Cheshire
CW12 1PH
Tel: 01260 283000
Siemens Building Technologies
Sir William Siemens Square
Frimley
Camberley
Surrey
GU16 8QD
Tel: 01276 696000
OSRAM
Osram House
Waterside Drive
Langley
Slough
SL3 6EZ
Tel: 01744 812221
Siemens Water Technologies
Priory Works
Five Oak Green Road
Tonbridge
Kent
TN11 0QL
Tel: 01732 771777
Siemens VAI Metal Technologies
Loewy House
11 Enterprise Way
Aviation Park West
Bournemouth International Airport
Christchurch
BH23 6EW
Tel: 01202 331000
Siemens Mobility/
Siemens Traffic Solutions
Sopers Lane
Poole
Dorset
BH17 7ER
Tel: 01202 782000
Siemens Mobility
(Rail Infrastructure)
Ashby Park
Ashby de la Zouch
Leicestershire
LE65 1JD
Tel: 01530 258013
Industry sector
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Siemens Energy Solutions and
Products/Siemens Wind Power
Sir William Siemens Square
Frimley
Camberley
Surrey
GU16 8QD
Tel: 01276 696000
Siemens Transmission and Distribution
Sir William Siemens House
Princess Road
Manchester
M20 2UR
Tel: 0161 446 5000
Siemens Transmission and Distribution
2 Koppers Way
Monkton Business Park South
Hebburn
Tyne and Wear
NE31 2EZ
Tel: 0191 495 3537
Siemens Transmission and Distribution
North Farm Road
Hebburn
Tyne and Wear
NE31 1LX
Tel: 0191 401 5255
Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery
Waterside South
Lincoln
LN5 7FD
Tel: 01522 584000
Siemens Energy Service Fossil
CA Parsons Works
Shields Road
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
NE6 2YL
Tel: 0191 276 1188
Siemens Oil & Gas and Industrial Applications Service
First Floor
Olympic House
Doddington Road
Lincoln
LN6 3SE
Tel: 01522 583165
Siemens Metering Services
Woodyard Lane, off Lambourne Drive
Wollaton
Nottingham
NG8 1GB
Tel: 0115 906 6000
Energy sector
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Siemens Healthcare/
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
Sir William Siemens Square
Frimley
Camberley
Surrey
GU16 8QD
Tel: 01276 696000
Siemens Molecular Imaging
23-38 Hythe Bridge Street
Oxford
OX1 2EP
Tel: 01865 265500
Siemens Magnet Technology
Wharf Road
Eynsham
Oxfordshire
OX29 4BP
Tel: 01865 880880
Siemens Hearing Instruments
Alexandra House
Newton Road
Manor Royal
Crawley
RH10 9TT
Tel: 01293 423700
Siemens IT Solutions and Services
Sir William Siemens Square
Frimley
Healthcare
Cross-sector businesses
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Siemens Domestic Appliances
Grand Union House
Old Wolverton Road
Wolverton
Milton Keynes
MK12 5PT
Tel: 01908 328400
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Camberley
Surrey
GU16 8QD
Tel: 01276 696000
Siemens Financial Services
Sefton Park
Bells Hill
Stoke Poges
Buckinghamshire
SL2 4JS
Tel: 01753 434000
Siemens Enterprise Communications
Brickhill Street
Willen Lake
Milton Keynes
MK15 0DJ
Tel: 01908 855000
Nokia Siemens Networks
Medway House
Newbury Business Park
Newbury
RG14 2PZ
Tel: 01635 525000
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Our founder, Sir William SiemensSiemens has been at the forefront of technological change and social progress in the UK since 1843. That was the year William
Siemens, a 19-year-old engineer from Hamburg, arrived in London with just a few pounds in his pocket. He soon achieved his first
success by selling a patent for a revolutionary electroplating process.
In the following 40 years, William’s inventiveness, entrepreneurial spirit, shrewd business sense and love of turning scientific
principles into practical solutions led him to achieve many notable firsts in engineering. He not only became one of the leading
industrialists of the Victorian age, he was also one of the first environmentalists and was concerned about waste and pollution.
William established the UK subsidiary of Siemens and the company grew rapidly under his leadership. Its early successes included
the laying of the first undersea telegraph cable between Britain and the United States, the installation of the first electric street
lighting, the development of the first water meter, and the construction of the first public electric railway.
In recognition of his contributions to science, Queen Victoria awarded William
a knighthood in April 1883. He died in November 1883, aged 60, and was buried
at Kensal Green cemetery in London, following a funeral service held at
Westminster Abbey.
In the 21st century, Siemens continues to make a valuable contribution to
the economy and society of the UK, guided by the philosophies and traditions
pioneered by Sir William.
1845WERNER VON SIEMENS (WILLIAM’S BROTHER)Werner von Siemens (1816-1892, ‘von’ since 1888), circa 1845. Together with Johann Georg Halske, he founded the Siemens & Halske Telegraph Construction Company, Berlin, in 1847.
A brief history
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1874CABLE SHIP, FARADAYThe Siemens cable ship Faraday (c. 5,000 GRT) was built in 1873/1874 by William Froude to the design of the Siemens brothers. By 1884 this ship had laid six transatlantic telegraph cables.
1900 CABLE FACTORY KABELWERK WESTENDThe first Siemens factory – the Kabelwerk Westend, initially for the manufacture of cables – near Berlin was in the area which later became Siemensstadt, circa 1900.
1936W48 TELEPHONEThe W48 telephone set was introduced in 1936 and manufactured until 1960. It has since become a classic.
1959SIMATIC CONTROL SYSTEMSimatic, a modular electronic control system, develops into an important element of Siemens automation technology after 1959 (photo taken in 1961).
2001SIEMENS ON THE US STOCK MARKETA large banner on the building of the New York Stock Exchange marks the start of Siemens on Wall Street on 12 March 2001. The initial market rate for Siemens share certificates was at 112.25 USD.
Present dayOFFSHORE WIND FARM, BURBOBurbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm in Liverpool Bay has 25 wind turbines supplied by Siemens Power Generation. Erection of the type SWT-3.6-107 wind turbines are rated at 3.6 megawatts (MW). The wind turbines started commercial operation, supplying environmentally-friendly power to more than 80,000 households, at the end of 2007.
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Siemens plc Sir William Siemens Square
FrimleyCamberleyGU16 8QD