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,...

HS2 Ltd’s 125 metre-long ‘Dorothy’ tunnel boring machine has launched for her second one-mile tunnel bore under Long Itchington Wood in Warwickshire, marking the next big milestone for construction on the northern section of Phase One. After launching in December...

HS2 Ltd’s CEO Mark Thurston recently hosted Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt and Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street at HS2’s Interchange Station construction site in Solihull. The Chancellor’s visit follows last week’s Autumn Statement in which he committed...

HS2 Ltd has revealed updated designs for the new Aston Church Road Overbridge that will span the high-speed rail line connecting Saltley, Washwood Heath and Nechells in Birmingham. After initial designs were shared with the public in 2021, local feedback has inspired...

Thirty three youngsters from the West Midlands will take their first steps into the world of work as they begin their T-Level industry placements on HS2. HS2’s construction partner Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), was one of the first big companies to back the new T-Level...

Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) has been awarded the Clear Assured Gold standard accreditation for its commitment to embedding inclusive best practice into all elements of its work. The Clear Assured Framework is underpinned by a robust audit and evidence-based assessment...

Balfour Beatty VINCI and HS2 recently hosted Build UK on a busy construction site in Warwickshire for the national launch of ‘Open Doors 2023’, which takes young people and those looking for a change of career behind the site hoardings to experience construction...

A partnership between HS2’s West Midlands construction partner, Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), and Walsall Works is helping unemployed Walsall residents to access training, develop new skills and start building a career on HS2. The work trial scheme is open to Walsall...

Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), HS2’s West Midlands construction partner, has reached its 100th apprentice milestone. BBV places a strong focus on recruiting and investing in people from the region, and 20 year-old Benjamin Richards-Moss, from West Bromwich, is among the...

After HS2’s first tunnel breakthrough by Tunnel Boring Machine ‘Dorothy’ at the south portal site in July this year, the front part of the TBM has been dismantled and transported back to the tunnel’s north portal in a 24/7 intricate operation, managed by the plant and...