HS2 has a rapidly expanding supply chain that is supporting jobs, investment and economic growth at a pivotal time for the economy. 2,760 businesses have delivered work on the project so far, with 96% of contracts being awarded to UK-based businesses. One example is GCN Tipperhire Ltd, who began their HS2 Read more…
HS2 Ltd’s tunnel boring machine (TBM) has launched for its 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 of the HS2 project. The 125 metre-long TBM, nicknamed ‘Dorothy’, is boring the tunnel that preserves Read more…
We spoke to James Bloor, Trainee Project Controls Coordinator with Keltbray Can you describe your role in a few words? My role involves monitoring the project and identifying any challenges or risks to the project budget and schedule. I use P6 Programmes, which is a planning tool that helps keep Read more…
Updated designs have been released 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 changes that will provide a wider walkway, creating enough Read more…
We welcome the Government’s renewed commitment to delivering HS2 to Manchester, as set out in the Autumn Statement. HS2 is essential to national prosperity. As well as supporting 34,000 jobs, the project is vital for creating better connected, modern infrastructure, benefiting the UK and growing the economy for decades to come. HS2 Read more…
Our recent panel event – can transport investment deliver the levelling up agenda – explored how increased transport investment in all parts of the country can deliver the Government’s flagship policy. Hosted by the University of Leeds, and Chaired by RIA North’s Richard Carr, the panel featured contributions from: Henri Read more…
The HS2 project has celebrated the start of the next phase of tunnelling, launching the first of six tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that will dig over 26 miles of tunnels under the capital. HS2 Ltd’s CEO, Mark Thurston was joined by local teacher, Sushila Hirani, after whom one of the Read more…
We spoke to Hamza Mansoor, an Apprentice Engineer with the Integrated Project Team at SCS Railways
Can you describe your role in a few words?
I am part of the site team planning, organising and supervising a section of the HS2 construction project.
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We spoke to Gi-Ho Cheung, a Business Admin Apprentice with Strabag Can you describe your role in a few words? I am currently working with SCS Railways, which is a joint venture made up of Skanska, Costain and Strabag delivering on the HS2 Area Central sites. I provide project support Read more…
HS2 is celebrating the very first tunnelling breakthrough on its one-mile dig under Long Itchington Wood in Warwickshire. The 2,000-tonne 125m long Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) named ‘Dorothy’ – after Dorothy Hodgkin, who in 1964 became the first British woman to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, started its journey at the tunnel’s North Portal in December 2021, broke through the wall of the reception box at the South Portal site on Friday 22 July 2022. Nearly 400 people working for HS2’s main works civils contractor Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV JV) have delivered this important milestone on the HS2 project.