Siemens Takes Over Transmitton, the British Railway Automation Company
15 August 2005 14:40
The regional company of Siemens in Great Britain is taking over Transmitton, a British supplier for the railways and mass transit sector. Transmitton employs around 120 people. The headquarters of the company is in Ashby de la Zouch in the county of Leicestershire. Transmitton used to belong to Alchemy, ICS Group Ltd, and will now be assigned to the Transportation Systems Group (TS) of the Siemens regional company.
By taking over Transmitton, Siemens is consolidating its position as a local source of rail automation solutions. In Great Britain, Transmitton is a leading supplier of passenger information systems and infrastructure management systems for railways. The company's portfolio also includes automation solutions for the gas and oil industries.
Transmitton has been serving the market since 1972 in the area of control systems and is now a leading supplier of integrated infrastructure management systems. These include network management systems (NMS), integrated station management systems (ISM), real-time passenger information systems (RTPIS) and remote condition monitoring software (RCM). In 2000, Transmitton was acquired by the ICS Group, which belongs to Alchemy. In 2005 the company received the "Enterprise through Innovation Award" and was named "Business of the Year" at an awards ceremony in Leicestershire.
The Transportation Systems Group (TS) of Siemens AG is one of the leading international suppliers to the railways industry. As a single source supplier and system integrator, the Group combines in its business segments (Automation & Power, Rolling Stock, Turnkey Systems and Integrated Services) all the expertise necessary to cover the spectrum from signaling and control systems to traction power supplies, as well as rolling stock for mass transit, regional and main line services. Extensive experience in project management and forward-looking service concepts complement our portfolio. In fiscal 2004 (ended 30 September), TS generated sales of around €4.3 billion with a staff of 17,900 the world over.
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Siemens Transportation Systems - Signalling and Control Systems
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