by David Lavender | 27th December 2022 | News Article
As 2022 ends, HS2 Ltd – the company building Britain’s new high speed railway – is celebrating a momentous list of milestone achievements over the past twelve months, including the launch of three more Tunnel Boring Machines, ten of our construction sites going...
by David Lavender | 14th December 2022 | News Article
Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) has launched a new partnership with STEM Returners to help STEM professionals return to work after a career break. BBV, a joint venture between Balfour Beatty and VINCI is HS2’s construction partner for the West Midlands. As part of their...
by David Lavender | 9th December 2022 | News Article
HS2 Ltd has revealed designs for the 150-metre section of viaduct as part of the approach to Birmingham’s new Curzon Street Station, including a 25-metre-high truss which will create a new icon on the city’s skyline. A unique light installation, designed by British...
by David Lavender | 1st December 2022 | News Article
Mark Harper, Secretary of State for Transport, and HS2 Ltd Chief Executive Mark Thurston recently went 33 metres below ground for an exclusive end-to-end tour of the first completed tunnel on the HS2 project. The Transport Secretary’s historic drive-through comes a...
by David Lavender | 30th November 2022 | News Article
HS2 Ltd and its contractors have donated 300 native tree saplings and sustainable tree guards to Corley Academy, a secondary school near Coventry for students with complex social and communication difficulties. The project contributes to the Queen’s Green Canopy, the...
by David Lavender | 28th November 2022 | News Article
During National Tree Week, and as HS2 starts its next season of tree planting, the project is celebrating the first five years of habitat creation on Phase One. Over 845,000 trees have now been planted and maintained including native species such as hazel, hawthorn,...
