HS2 starts work on ‘barn design’ tunnel vent
HS2 has begun work excavating the first of five shafts to provide ventilation and emergency access to the ten-mile tunnels which are being created under…
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Carbon-cutting retrofit makes machinery greener and more cost effective
A carbon-cutting solution for plant and machinery has been given certification by the Energy Saving Trust in its latest trial – and those behind it…
HS2 starts the search for contractors for Phase 2b to Manchester
Work on the western leg of HS2 Phase 2b, from Crewe to Manchester and the North West, is one step closer to commencing as HS2…
HS2 to landscape area around two new West Midlands viaducts
The area around two new viaducts over the river Cole, near Coleshill in the West Midlands, will be transformed for local people to enjoy as…
Secretary of State visits Old Oak Common
Secretary of State for Transport for Transport Grant Shapps has visited HS2’s ten-hectare construction site for its ‘superhub’ station at Old Oak Common in west…
Turner &Townsend to be HS2’s Procurement Delivery Partner
HS2 has appointed Turner & Townsend to support its remaining major procurements, which include railway systems for Phase 1 and several major contracts for Phase…
HS2 works boosts environmental consultancy
An independent employee-owned business, which was co-founded 17 years ago, has boosted its workforce and opened brand new offices in the Midlands, thanks to the…
Apprentices sought for HS2 tunnelling programme
HS2 construction partner Align JV is recruiting nine new apprentices to join its team digging the 10-mile twin-bore Chiltern tunnel. The announcement was made just…
HS2 signs research agreement with 15 leading British universities
HS2 has signed an agreement with leading infrastructure research centres at UK universities that will enable it to access world-leading research capabilities, knowledge and facilities….
HS2 launches first of 10 tunnel-boring machines
Another milestone in the construction of HS2, Britain’s new high-speed railway, on Thursday 13 May as tunnel-boring machine (TBM) ‘Florence’ was launched from the Chiltern…