Siemens Industry UK and construction group Morgan Sindall have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will see both companies enter a strategic technology and infrastructure partnership to come into immediate effect.
The announcement said Siemens would become one of Morgan Sindall's key technology partners, "providing advice and guidance in relation to technical and technological aspects of projects delivered across its business. The partnership will allow Morgan Sindall to leverage advantages of scale, including life cycle cost benefits as well as commercial and technical benefits relating to the supply of Siemens products, services and solutions".
Siemens Industry UK MD Juergen Maier pictured right with John Morgan, Executive Chairman of Morgan Sindall) said the partnership was a great example of two leading companies working together to create jobs, growth and investment.
Maier said,: "I am delighted that we have entered into a partnership with Morgan Sindall Group. This is a great example of two leading companies working together to create jobs, growth and investment. I am proud that our two businesses will work together to develop key UK infrastructure projects – it is a sign that we are optimistic about growth, and that we are more than confident to invest in the UK marketplace.
Morgan Sindall managing director, Graham Shennan, added, "Siemens chose to partner with Morgan Sindall Group because of our strong sector alignment, our geographical spread right across the UK and our mutual expertise in infrastructure development throughout the country. We are both multi-disciplinary organisations with capabilities shared across each company and we already use Siemens products across many of our key projects.