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Industry News

Virtual Reality supports “wayfinding” at HS2 station years ahead of opening

As part of its innovation programme, HS2 Ltd is working with design and technology SME, CCD Design & Ergonomics and station designer WSP to develop efficient and stress-free ‘wayfinding’ for the quarter of a million people who will use the new 14-platform super-hub in North West London each day. The Read more…

By Deborah, 4 years ago
Industry News

Construction contract for HS2 Interchange Station launched

The process to procure the construction contractor to build the HS2 Interchange Station has started with bidders asked to put themselves forward for the £370m contract. Interchange Station will be one of the best connected stations on the high-speed network in the Midlands, sitting as an integral part of the growth Read more…

By Deborah, 4 years7 June 2021 ago
Industry News

HS2 Innovation Accelerator programme opened to tech firms

HS2 Ltd began the search for small innovative firms and start-ups to become part of the third cohort to join its Innovation Accelerator programme. In partnership with Connected Places Catapult and Bruntwood SciTech, HS2 Ltd is looking for five SMEs to develop new thinking, technology and processes in how data Read more…

By Deborah, 4 years ago
Industry News

New piling innovation benefits construction industry

A new vacuum excavation technique for piling has been unveiled which could have massive benefits for the wider construction industry in the UK and abroad. Developed by specialist contractors working on HS2, the pioneering new approach is better for the environment, safer for workers and reduces construction noise, to the Read more…

By Deborah, 4 years ago
Industry News

HS2 launches first giant tunnelling machine

HS2 Ltd has launched the 2,000 tonne tunnel boring machine (TBM) ‘Florence’ from it’s South Portal site next to the M25 in Hertfordshire, the first of 10 giant tunnelling machines that will dig 64 miles of tunnels between London and the West Midlands. Named after nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale – Read more…

By Deborah, 4 years ago
Events

HS2: On track for skills and job creation

The latest in our ‘In Conversation With…’ virtual event series focused on the skills and jobs that will be created over the lifetime of the HS2 project.  Toby Perkins MP, Shadow Apprentices and Life-Long Learning Minister, and Neil Robertson, Chief Executive of the National Skills Academy for Rail were joined Read more…

By Deborah, 4 years11 May 2021 ago
Publications

SME suppliers urge Government to commit fully to HS2 Eastern Leg

A survey of SME suppliers in the rail, construction, and engineering sectors has found overwhelming support for HS2’s Eastern Leg, with those currently working on HS2 contracts predicting severe impacts on their businesses should it be curtailed. The survey, co-ordinated by the High Speed Rail Group (HSRG) and the Railway Read more…

By Deborah, 4 years4 May 2021 ago
Apprentice Network

Obedience Aruna, Graduate Engineer working for Telent

We spoke to Obedience Aruna, a Graduate Engineer working for Telent in Leicester: Can you describe your role in a few words? As contractors for Network Rail Telecom we deliver the renewal of legacy telecommunications equipment by designing new IP infrastructure producing both high and low level designs. What were Read more…

By Deborah, 4 years30 April 2021 ago
Apprentice Network

Selina Hearne, Apprentice Communications Engineer at Telent

We spoke to Selina Hearne, an Apprentice Communications Engineer working for Telent in Birmingham. Can you describe your role in a few words? I work on the upgrade, development, installation and maintenance of various forms of communication, information, infrastructure and safety systems within the rail industry. What were you doing Read more…

By Deborah, 4 years ago
Apprentice Network

Matthew Lewis, Rail Engineering Apprentice, Thales UK

We spoke to Matthew Lewis, a Level 3 rail engineering apprenticeship based in London, and working for Thales UK. Can you describe your role in a few words? I’m a first year apprentice learning about rail engineering, which is giving me insight into Thales as a company, the telecoms sector Read more…

By Deborah, 4 years27 April 2021 ago

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