by David Lavender | 18th December 2023 | News Article
Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), HS2’s construction partner for the region, led the operation to excavate over one million cubic metres of earth at the Washwood Heath site. As part of a cut and fill exercise, the recycled material has been cleaned and reused to level the...
by David Lavender | 12th December 2023 | News Article
A team of 90 specialist engineers have completed the assembly of HS2’s giant tunnel boring machine (TBM) which will start digging the second bore of the 3.5 mile Bromford Tunnel into Birmingham next year. In an assembly operation to move sections of the machine into a...
by David Lavender | 7th December 2023 | News Article
Pupils at Paget Primary School in Birmingham have spent the Autumn term enjoying a new educational ‘Forest School’ thanks to volunteers from HS2’s main works contractor Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV). A team of volunteers, including apprentices, from BBV’s nearby Bromford...
by David Lavender | 27th November 2023 | News Article
HS2 has released new images showing construction progress as work ramps up on the 300 metre-long viaduct that will bring high-speed trains into Birmingham’s Curzon Street Station. Over 2,000 cubic metres of concrete have been poured to create the first two 90...
by David Lavender | 13th November 2023 | News Article
A successful trial of a ground-breaking digital measuring system for concrete has led to a roll-out across multiple HS2 sites, cutting carbon and driving efficiencies on the construction project. VERIFI® is a pioneering technology that enables real-time monitoring,...
by David Lavender | 18th October 2023 | News Article
A new exhibition that showcases the hugely ambitious tunnels being constructed as part of the new HS2 line has been unveiled at Birmingham’s award-winning science museum, Thinktank. The temporary exhibit, curated by HS2’s construction partner in the West...
