by David Lavender | 25th August 2023 | News Article
Three Walsall College students are striding straight into new careers on Europe’s biggest infrastructure project – HS2 – after securing the results they needed in their Construction – Design, Surveying and Planning T-Level. As part of their studies, Jemma...
by David Lavender | 24th August 2023 | News Article
HS2 has completed the first of 32 giant piers for the first Water Orton Viaduct as work ramps up to build the Delta Junction, the project’s most complex network of structures in the West Midlands. HS2’s main works contractor for the West Midlands, Balfour Beatty VINCI...
by David Lavender | 18th August 2023 | News Article
HS2 has completed a ‘marathon’ construction operation at Streethay near Lichfield as part of an innovative project to pave the way for Britain’s new high-speed line. The operation – which utilised the latest low-carbon design – involved excavating 14,000 tonnes of...
by David Lavender | 16th August 2023 | News Article
Midlands residents who are out of work are being encouraged to ‘give a work trial a go’ and explore the opportunity to start a new career on HS2. Work trials help to bridge the gap for people who have been out of work for some time, or equally suit those looking to...
by David Lavender | 14th August 2023 | News Article
A team of 20 demolition experts from Solihull-based firm Armac Demolition has worked 24/7 to remove a 4,000 tonne two-span bridge over the M42 to make way for the HS2 railway in the West Midlands. The team used eight 50 tonne excavators and two 40 tonne excavators to...
