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Introducing Ben Duncumb, Demolition Apprentice at Keltbray

We spoke to Ben Duncumb, a Demolition Apprentice working for Keltbray: Can you describe your role in a few words? I am learning new methods for demolition, including how things are done correctly and to high industry standards. What were you doing prior to this? Prior to my apprenticeship I Read more…

By Deborah, 4 years ago
Industry News

New HS2 Rail Freight Depot takes extra 24,000 HGVs off roads

A new railhead near the village of Calvert has been opened which will help HS2 continue to deliver construction material by rail to its biggest Buckinghamshire site without putting extra lorries on local roads. The new railhead – the second to be built at Calvert – will allow HS2 to Read more…

By Deborah, 4 years10 August 2021 ago
Industry News

Excavation begins for HS2’s first ‘barn design’ tunnel vent shaft

Work has now begun to excavate the first of five shafts that will provide ventilation and emergency access to HS2’s ten-mile long tunnels under the Chiltern Hills. The structure was designed by HS2 Ltd’s main works contractor Align JV, made up of Bouygues Travaux Publics, Sir Robert McAlpine, and VolkerFitzpatrick Read more…

By Deborah, 4 years ago
Industry News

HS2 retrofit technology cuts carbon and costs for whole construction industry

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 Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM) and bring substantial benefits for the whole industry. The solution, manufactured by British Read more…

By Deborah, 4 years22 July 2021 ago
Industry News

HS2 designers cut carbon with pioneering new viaduct design

HS2 designers have more than halved the amount of embedded carbon in Wendover Dean Viaduct in Buckinghamshire using an innovative ‘double composite’ approach – which involves two steel girders sandwiched between two layers of reinforced concrete to create a super strong but light weight span. The 450m viaduct was recently Read more…

By Deborah, 4 years ago
Industry News

HS2 Viaducts will create new public spaces

More landscape designs have been revealed by HS2 that show how an area around the River Cole in Warwickshire could be transformed for local people to enjoy. The Design Joint Venture working for Balfour Beatty VINCI JV (BBV) on these proposals consists of global consultancies Mott MacDonald and Systra together Read more…

By Deborah, 4 years6 July 2021 ago
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

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