Today [Thursday 30 March] HS2’s tunnelling team in Warwickshire celebrated the milestone breakthrough of tunnel boring machine ‘Dorothy’ as the giant cutterhead broke through the wall of the Long Itchington Wood Tunnel south portal. Launched in November last year,...

Job seekers looking for a new career, which can open a world of opportunities, are encouraged to consider joining the team tasked with delivering HS2’s next tunnelling mission. This is a unique opportunity to join Tunnelcraft, working alongside Balfour Beatty VINCI’s...

New figures released today by HS2 Ltd show that over the last six years, 422 West Midlands companies have received a share of over £1.7bn in contract awards. The figures demonstrate how HS2’s construction is playing a vital role in the survival and growth of...

A new, state-of-the-art Burton Green Village Hall was officially opened at a recent event attended by Jeremy Wright MP, Warwick District Councillor Andrew Day and Cheryl Wall, Chair of the Burton Green Village Hall trustees. HS2 has worked with the Burton Green...

HS2’s plans for the Balsall Common Viaduct in Warwickshire, recently submitted to Solihull Council, incorporate local feedback focussing on environmental sustainability, landscape integration, visual connectivity and public access. HS2’s main works contractor, Balfour...

The West Midlands is set to benefit from yet another HS2 jobs boost, after it was announced today (6 February 2023) that over 200 new apprenticeship jobs are coming to the region. The commitment was sealed as 20 contractors, working on behalf of HS2’s construction...

HS2 has revealed images of a big construction milestone in Birmingham city centre, as Balfour Beatty VINCI completes construction of the first giant V-shaped pier for the 300 metres long viaduct that will bring high speed trains into the new Curzon Street Station. The...

Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) has partnered with HS2 and Build UK, the leading representative organisation for the UK construction industry, to support the ‘Open Doors 2023’ programme, running from Monday 13 – Saturday 18 March 2023. Open Doors takes young people, and...

University students who live, or study, in the Midlands are being offered the chance to join HS2’s construction partner Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) on an eight-week paid work placement this summer. BBV’s undergraduate summer scheme, which is now in its second year,...

HS2 Ltd is celebrating a world-first as around 450 people from HS2’s construction contractor in the Midlands – Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) – slid a 12,600 tonne bridge a record 165 metres to position it across a motorway in Warwickshire. The site team worked around the...