CBI: 50 YEARS OF BUSINESS INNOVATION | UK SPOTLIGHT


productivity and automation, as other countries have been doing over the last few years, we will see a leap forward in British industry.”


MOVING INTO THE FUTURE As the population grows, the need for increased road and rail capacity grows too, and Siemens plays a significant role in traffic management systems and UK rail services. Siemens’ cities and infrastructure divisions are some of the most innovative in the business, comprising rail systems, mobility and logistics, and low and medium voltage, smart grid and building technologies. Siemens is supplying Thameslink with


1,140 energy-efficient Desiro City commuter rail carriages – for delivery between 2015 and 2018 – to dramatically increase the capacity of the rail network to move people across London. Investing in rail also means investing in jobs, and the fleet will be maintained at new depots in Crawley and Harringay. The rail sector will get a further boost with


the inauguration of a new rail training academy in 2015 – a joint project between Siemens and the National Skills Academy for Railway Engineering – that will help address future skills shortages, forecast to be around 4,500 people over the next five years.


MEETING CHALLENGES Not only is the world’s population growing, it’s getting progressively older too, with more and more people striving to lead a healthy, high- quality life far into old age. Siemens supports healthcare professionals by providing medical technologies that help deliver a better quality of healthcare and enable ever-improving degrees of individual care through advanced imaging, diagnostics, therapy and healthcare IT solutions. Siemens Magnet Technology, based in


Eynsham, Oxford, produces superconducting magnets for medical scanners used around the world. It has received seven Queen’s Awards in recognition of its hi-tech achievements and export success. To meet the challenges of urbanisation,


demographic change and climate change, by developing sustainable technologies for metropolitan centres and urban infrastructures,


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Siemens has recognised that engagement with the next generation of UK citizens is critical. “We need people engaging with technology to help cities like London and Manchester grow and prosper in the future,” says Maier. The Crystal, in East London, represents a


£30 million investment by Siemens to ensure that younger people understand the challenges faced and the possible solutions for them. Housing the


world’s largest exhibition centre for urban sustainability, The Crystal is designed not only to engage younger people with the issues, but also to inspire the next generation of engineers, who will continue to refine, develop and build on the innovations that Siemens is driving today. It’s a new challenge, and one that the


pioneering company is tackling with characteristic insight and expertise.


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