In fiscal 2012 (October 1, 2011 – September 30, 2012), Siemens’ sales to customers in the U.K. amounted to around EUR 3.97 billion and new orders totaled almost EUR 3.14 billion.
Siemens currently has around 13,520 employees in the U.K.

Siemens' activities in the UK date back to 1843, with early successes for the Company including laying the first undersea cable between Great Britain and the United States and installing the first electric street lighting system. Today, Siemens provides essential services across key sectors of the UK economy.

Siemens’ Power Transmission Division signed a multi-million pound interconnector project, called Western Link, to provide transmission capability between Scotland and the West of England. A new order for a combined heat and power waste-to-energy plant was signed to meet the heating requirements of Plymouth’s naval base. Siemens’ Wind Power Division announced the successful completion and handover to SSE Renewables of the Griffin wind farm.