Global giant chooses Burton firm to help upgrade food sector
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP TO BOOST PRODUCTIVITY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE FOOD AND DRINK INDUSTRY
A BURTON engineering firm has been selected by technology giant Siemens to help boost productivity in the food and drink sector.
Briggs of Burton, in Derby Street, has been chosen along with several other engineering companies with technological expertise to upgrade equipment in the industry which had a turnover of more than £104.4 billion in 2020 and represents almost 20 per cent of total UK manufacturing.
The industry is now adopting cutting-edge solutions that will boost productivity and improve energy efficiency to help combat climate change.
Siemens has for decades been at the forefront of helping this sector with its technology solutions and has enhanced its Solution Partner Programme for the specific needs of the sector.
Along with Briggs of Burton, it has chosen adi Automation – part of adi Group, CG Controls Ltd, DPS Group, itech Ltd, Kigtek Solutions Ltd and Rockbrook Engineering Ltd due to their specific process knowledge, and technology capability.
Briggs of Burton has an extensive history in designing and building industrial process systems across the brewing, distilling, food and pharma industries, Siemens said.
This joint partnership is expected to bring about energy reduction initiatives.
The company says the revamped Solution Partner Programme will bring to the table a whole gamut of offerings, including automation integration concepts, process optimisation, cloud and data analytics and energy reduction initiatives.
Keith Thornhill, head of Food & Beverage UK and Ireland, Siemens Digital Industries, said: “Siemens’ global focus on the food and beverage sector is giving great insight into solving many of the sector’s manufacturing challenges.
“Our expert partners, such as Briggs of Burton, will have access to this best practice and their domain knowledge will be able to assist customers with value added solutions, driving production efficiency with the deployed integrated technology.
“Our portfolio covers the depth and breadth of automation and digitalisation. By combining this incredible endto-end offering with solution delivery expertise of the solution partners we are opening a whole new world of value driven solutions in food and beverage manufacturing.
“With our new module, our expert partners will get monthly solutions training based on best practices from our experiences from around the globe. This will drive efficiency into their solution delivery and have the evidence to show ROI. Our goal is to give the end customer a de-risked integrated package, that is future proof and attainable.
“Our partners will be able to offer advanced technology lead solutions with various financial options to cater for all budgets and aspirations. This will accelerate the decision-making process, deployment and bring business performance improvements from day one.”
Matthew Sawdon, operations manager – engineering at Briggs of Burton, said: “We are pleased to be part of the Siemens Solution Partner Programme with access to the food and beverage expert module. It provides us with access to the latest technology and concepts with a global perspective to ensure our customers remain ahead in their food production technologies.
“The extension of our partnership with this proficient module, will help us to support all of our customers in the food and beverage segment with innovative and sustainable solutions.”
We are opening a whole new world of value driven solutions in food and beverage manufacturing Keith Thornhill