News

• Following the Prime Minister announcing the start of construction on the London-Birmingham route, HS2 has released £12 billion worth of supply chain contracts to be let over the next 18 months
• British businesses actively encouraged to bid for contracts
• 4-day virtual event starting today will showcase the plethora of opportunities available and advise businesses on how to get ‘contract ready’

Arup’s design for HS2’s Interchange station received a gold award in this year’s World Architecture News (WAN) awards ceremony. The awards bring together the most senior and influential professionals from across Architecture internationally to recognise and celebrate excellence.

• HS2 has achieved the PAS 2080 global accreditation, recognising its extensive plans to reduce carbon through the design, construction and operation of Britain’s new railway.
• HS2 is the first client organisation in the UK transport sector, and the second in world, to achieve the standard.

Boddington Parish Council is the latest to benefit from a grant from the HS2 Community and Environment Fund (CEF), receiving £51,175 for new cycling facilities at the Charles Cowper Field

The company delivering Britain’s new high speed rail network has today (Monday 9 November 2020) announced the names of the five new cutting-edge tech firms that will join HS2 Ltd’s Innovation Accelerator programme. 

• A video showing the robot at work and interviews with the people behind the innovation is available here:  https://youtu.be/xruGsFPV4Gw