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National Audit Office report on HS2 delay

|Date: March 30, 2023

National Audit Office report on HS2 delay

The government should use the two-year pause on new construction work at HS2 Euston to develop a design t ...

The government should use the two-year pause on new construction work at HS2 Euston to develop a design that is affordable, deliverable and value for money, according to a new National Audit Office re ...

March 30, 2023
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CPA responds to HS2 delay

|Date: March 10, 2023

CPA responds to HS2 delay

Following the government’s announcement that the Birmingham to Crewe leg of high speed railway HS2 will b ...

Following the government’s announcement that the Birmingham to Crewe leg of high speed railway HS2 will be delayed by two years to cut costs, Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) Policy Manager C ...

March 10, 2023
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CPA respond to Chancellor’s January 2023 economic speech

|Date: January 27, 2023

CPA respond to Chancellor’s January 2023 economic speech

Following Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s speech on the economy earlier today, Kevin Minton, Chief Executive of ...

Following Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s speech on the economy earlier today, Kevin Minton, Chief Executive of the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) said: “‘The Chancellor is right to focus on lower ...

January 27, 2023
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Manitou adds ECV initiative to CESAR security marking scheme

|Date: December 12, 2022

Manitou adds ECV initiative to CESAR security marking scheme

Manitou, one of the earliest adopters of the industry’s own security marking scheme CESAR, is one of the ...

Manitou, one of the earliest adopters of the industry’s own security marking scheme CESAR, is one of the latest companies to recognise the additional benefits of the scheme’s recent development – ECV ...

December 12, 2022
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First million cubic metres of chalk has been laid, as part of the Chiltern grassland transformation

|Date: December 06, 2022

First million cubic metres of chalk has been laid, as part of the Chiltern grassland transformation

Recently, HS2 celebrated reaching the milestone of the first million cubic metres of chalk laid, part of ...

Recently, HS2 celebrated reaching the milestone of the first million cubic metres of chalk laid, part of the Chiltern grassland transformation. The chalk is being excavated by the Align JV that is con ...

December 06, 2022
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Mabey Hire constructs one of Europe’s largest double storey bridges for HS2

|Date: February 24, 2022

Mabey Hire constructs one of Europe’s largest double storey bridges for HS2

Temporary works specialist, Mabey Hire, has worked with Laing Murphy Joint Venture (LMJV) and HS2 to crea ...

Temporary works specialist, Mabey Hire, has worked with Laing Murphy Joint Venture (LMJV) and HS2 to create an astonishing 40-metre-long, double-storey temporary bridge spanning across the River Tame ...

February 24, 2022
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Construction Equipment Association response to the Leeds HS2 leg to be scrapped

|Date: November 19, 2021

Construction Equipment Association response to the Leeds HS2 leg to be scrapped

The Construction Equipment Association have commented on the government's controversial decision to scrap ...

The Construction Equipment Association have commented on the government's controversial decision to scrap HS2's eastern leg from Birmingham to Sheffield and Leeds. “The demise of Phase 2b, East Midlan ...

November 19, 2021
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Alternative fuels trial boosts HS2 drive to cut carbon

|Date: October 07, 2021

Alternative fuels trial boosts HS2 drive to cut carbon

The trial, part of HS2’s Innovation programme, was carried out in partnership with Imperial College Londo ...

The trial, part of HS2’s Innovation programme, was carried out in partnership with Imperial College London and Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) at an HS2 construction site near Coventry in April 2021. It me ...

October 07, 2021
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HS2 retrofit technology cuts carbon and costs for construction industry

|Date: July 30, 2021

HS2 retrofit technology cuts carbon and costs for construction industry

HS2 and its industry partners have achieved certification by the Energy Saving Trust for the second stage ...

HS2 and its industry partners have achieved certification by the Energy Saving Trust for the second stage of a retrofit innovation trial, meaning the green technology can now be rolled out to larger N ...

July 30, 2021
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HS2 hits 650 apprenticeships milestone

|Date: July 21, 2021

HS2 hits 650 apprenticeships milestone

On the one-year anniversary of the Government’s Plan for Jobs, HS2 Ltd has announced that the project has ...

On the one-year anniversary of the Government’s Plan for Jobs, HS2 Ltd has announced that the project has reached another major milestone in its bid to build a lasting legacy of skills and education i ...

July 21, 2021
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