Our Annual Conference at Birmingham’s Think Tank Science Museum focused on the theme of ‘Delivering Europe’s biggest infrastructure project’. The day highlighted the importance of HS2 as a transformative project at both national and regional levels, one that is essential to achieving the Government’s goals of levelling up and achieving Read more…
HS2’s designers have reduced the length of wall structures for the railway at Streethay from 1.6 kilometres to 420 metres, meaning 80% less concrete will be needed, supporting HS2’s ambition to cut carbon on the project. The railway will pass through Streethay in a cutting, and the shortening of the Read more…
Balfour Beatty VINCI Joint Venture (BBV) is currently trialling the world’s first all-electric, high-capacity drilling rig on a construction site in Warwickshire, as the Joint Venture steps up its plans to meet HS2 Ltd’s ambition for diesel-free construction sites. The 100 tonne BAUER eBG33 drilling rig creates an overall reduction Read more…
We spoke to Gemma Watts, a Junior Project Controller working for Atkins Can you describe your role in a few words? I am responsible for the timely issue of schedule information, communication of critical programme deliverables and maintenance of programme information within set timescales. What were you doing prior to Read more…
We spoke to Alexandra Lakin, a Junior Project Controller working for Atkins Can you describe your role in a few words? I create, maintain and update transportation projects, reporting on the critical path and effect on time, cost and quality constraints relating to these projects. I am also responsible for Read more…
We spoke to Thando Makombe, Apprentice Materials Technician working for Balfour Beatty Vinci Can you describe your role in a few words? My role involves the testing of materials, from soils aggregates to concrete to see if they meet the required standard for the project. What were you doing prior Read more…
We spoke to Matarr Njie, an Apprentice Engineer working for Balfour Beatty Vinci Can you describe your role in a few words? I can describe my role as very interesting. At the moment I am working on understanding procedures, methodologies, and engineering as a whole, whilst working collaboratively within an Read more…
HS2 Ltd has released some of the first images of the longest of three innovative ‘green tunnels’ that will be built across Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire to help blend the new high-speed rail line into the landscape and reduce disruption for residents. The one-and-a half-mile long Greatworth tunnel will be built Read more…
We welcome the announcement of the HS2 rolling stock contract to the Hitachi/Alstom JV as a huge step forward for the project. The contract will see the construction of the first 54 HS2 trains at factories in County Durham, Derby and Crewe, creating 2,500 skilled jobs. The HS2 trains will offer Read more…
The first tunnel boring machine (TBM) in the Midlands has now been launched, brought in to dig a one-mile tunnel under Long Itchington Wood in Warwickshire as part of Phase 1 of the HS2 project. The TBM is named ‘Dorothy’ after Dorothy Hodgkin, who in 1964 became the first British Read more…