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Innovative equipment keeps HS2 carbon free dream on track as new station build begins

|Date: June 09, 2021

Innovative equipment keeps HS2 carbon free dream on track as new station build begins

HS2 Minister Andrew Stephenson MP recently visited the new Curzon Street Station site in Birmingham. The ...

HS2 Minister Andrew Stephenson MP recently visited the new Curzon Street Station site in Birmingham. The purpose of the visit was to formally sign the contract with Mace Dragados, the Anglo-Spanish jo ...

June 09, 2021
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Collins Earthworks complete excavation at Long Itchington Wood Tunnel

|Date: March 19, 2021

Collins Earthworks complete excavation at Long Itchington Wood Tunnel

Midlands-based construction firm, Collins Earthworks, has completed excavating the north portal site of L ...

Midlands-based construction firm, Collins Earthworks, has completed excavating the north portal site of Long Itchington Wood Tunnel, ready for the launch of the tunnel boring machine that will dig und ...

March 19, 2021
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Keller VSL Joint Venture awarded £167 million HS2 contract

|Date: March 12, 2021

Keller VSL Joint Venture awarded £167 million HS2 contract

Keller Group plc (‘Keller’) and VSL International announce their 50:50 joint venture (KVJV) has been awar ...

Keller Group plc (‘Keller’) and VSL International announce their 50:50 joint venture (KVJV) has been awarded a £167 million contract to deliver geotechnical work as part of the C1 package on High Spee ...

March 12, 2021
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Serious Labs, Align JV commence MEWP VR Simulator Operator Training Pilot  for HS2

|Date: February 22, 2021

Serious Labs, Align JV commence MEWP VR Simulator Operator Training Pilot  for HS2

Serious Labs, the global leader in virtual reality (VR) heavy equipment training simulators and blended l ...

Serious Labs, the global leader in virtual reality (VR) heavy equipment training simulators and blended learning solutions, announced a pilot of its Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWP) operator tra ...

February 22, 2021
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Free training to help UK businesses secure rail and road construction contracts

|Date: February 16, 2021

Free training to help UK businesses secure rail and road construction contracts

HS2 Ltd, Highways England, Network Rail and Transport for London have joined forces in encouraging small ...

HS2 Ltd, Highways England, Network Rail and Transport for London have joined forces in encouraging small and medium sized businesses to register for free training courses, designed to improve their pr ...

February 16, 2021
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Construction industry giants unite to develop advanced drone system for industrial and urban environments

|Date: February 04, 2021

Construction industry giants unite to develop advanced drone system for industrial and urban environments

A consortium of 16 entities led by specialist drone command & control solution developer, sees.ai, in ...

A consortium of 16 entities led by specialist drone command & control solution developer, sees.ai, including construction and infrastructure giants Skanska, Skanska Costain STRABAG working in part ...

February 04, 2021
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HS2 leads trial of ultra-low emission technology to replace diesel power on construction sites

|Date: January 07, 2021

HS2 leads trial of ultra-low emission technology to replace diesel power on construction sites

In its bid to cut carbon and focus on improving local air quality, HS2 is trialing new ultra-clean genera ...

In its bid to cut carbon and focus on improving local air quality, HS2 is trialing new ultra-clean generator technology developed by a collaboration of three UK technology companies. By replacing dies ...

January 07, 2021
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HS2 champions retrofit emissions technology

|Date: December 23, 2020

HS2 champions retrofit emissions technology

HS2’s Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM) retrofit innovation adds exhaust technology to existing engine sys ...

HS2’s Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM) retrofit innovation adds exhaust technology to existing engine systems on plant machinery The initiative will upgrade the equipment to the latest EU Stage V engi ...

December 23, 2020
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Trimble and Totalmobile awarded HS2 contract from EKFB

|Date: October 08, 2020

Trimble and Totalmobile awarded HS2 contract from EKFB

Trimble and Totalmobile, a field service management software specialist, announce that they have been awa ...

Trimble and Totalmobile, a field service management software specialist, announce that they have been awarded a contract from civil engineering joint venture Eiffage Kier Ferrovial BAM (EKFB) to suppo ...

October 08, 2020
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HS2 marks Clean Air Day with commitment to air quality

|Date: October 08, 2020

HS2 marks Clean Air Day with commitment to air quality

On Clean Air Day 2020 (Thursday 8 October), HS2 has listed ten ways it is raising the bar on air quality ...

On Clean Air Day 2020 (Thursday 8 October), HS2 has listed ten ways it is raising the bar on air quality during construction and operation. Once built, HS2 will enable the shift from road and air to r ...

October 08, 2020
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