Category: HS2
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HS2 contractor invests in local talent
The HS2 project is welcoming West Midlands university students onto a paid placement programme during the summer holidays. Now in its fourth year, the eight-week ‘earn and learn’ programme forms part of a wider drive to retain local talent by giving students an insight into future career opportunities in their community. The summer scheme is…
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In pictures | HS2 lifts 880t tunnel boring machine after 5km journey
Photos released by HS2 show how contractors lifted a giant tunnel boring machine (TBM) using a gantry on Saturday (26 July) following the completion of its 5.5km journey across west London. The TBM was lifted using a gantry crane (Image: HS2) The 880-tonne TBM with a 9.11m diameter cutterhead excavated 775,000 tonnes of London Clay…
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Virtual reality brings HS2 to life
CIOB members drove diggers and an excavator in an immersive virtual reality simulator at the HS2 Twyford to Greatworth area (T2G) site recently. On a visit to the Buckinghamshire project, members had a view of ongoing works and heard from the hosts about the efforts required to reach the current stage. The project is a…
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BuildPrompt’s AI revolutionises HS2’s document verification
BuildPrompt and HS2 won the Best Use of AI category at the Digital Construction Awards 2025. The BuildPrompt team collect their trophy from Karolina Orecchini of Digital Construction Week (far left), Lilian Ho of Aecom (second right) and Sally Phillips (far right) (Photo © 2025 – ASV Photography Ltd. www.ASVphotos.com) BuildPrompt’s AI solution for HS2…
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In pictures | The best images from June
A round-up of the most impressive construction pictures from the past month. Image: David Ganiford BAM’s Antarctic project complete The British Antarctic Survey’s new research facility, the Discovery Building, is coming into operational use following BAM’s work across six construction seasons during Antarctica’s brief summers. Full handover at the Rothera Research Station is expected during…
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Video | Footage shows two of the world’s biggest tower cranes at HS2
Heavy lift contractor Marr and the Balfour Beatty Vinci Systra joint venture (BBVS JV) are using three cranes, comprising two of Marr’s 330-tonne capacity M2480D heavy lift luffing cranes, supported by a 96-tonne capacity M860DX, to declutter the site. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Report slams historic mishandling of HS2 as more delays announced
A new report has criticised what transport secretary Heidi Alexander has called a “litany of failure” at HS2. The Stewart Review into the megaproject flags historic mishandling, lack of ministerial oversight and scrutiny, inadequate control of the project by HS2 Ltd and a lack of effective incentives with the supply chain that will result in taxpayers paying billions…
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HS2 confirms probe into allegations of inflated labour rates
HS2 has confirmed it launched an investigation earlier in the year into allegations of overinflated rates by two of its labour suppliers. The investigation followed allegations by a whistleblower that a company had been declaring self-employed workers as PAYE (pay as you earn) staff and charging an inflated rate for them, the i Paper first…
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Digital Construction Awards 2025: Best Use of AI shortlist
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The Digital Construction Awards attracted 170-plus entries this year, 85 of which have been shortlisted. Here, we detail the finalists for a new category: Best Use of AI. This category celebrates the innovative application of artificial intelligence to enhance and transform human processes, productivity, project outcomes and overall client satisfaction within the built and managed…
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HS2 apprentices awarded four-year job contract
Two standout HS2 apprentices have received a four-year extension to their employment contracts with Balfour Beatty Vinci Systra (BBVS). Tyler Pearce-Scott and Charlotte Thomas, both from Ealing in London, successfully completed their two-year apprenticeships working on the Old Oak Common Station scheme. Thomas joined BBVS to study a Level 4 civil engineering apprenticeship and, since…