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Pre-2017 HS2 press releases are available on GOV.UK/HS2
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At HS2 we believe it’s more important than ever to invest in essential skills
20 May 2020The uncertainty that the Covid-19 pandemic has pressed on us all, at such a fast pace, really demonstrates the value of employers having invested in an essential skills framework.
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Old Oak Common HS2 station gains planning approval and is set to be the largest newly built railway station in the UK
19 May 2020- New print-quality CGI images of HS2’s Old Oak Common Station are available here
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HS2 launches signalling contract opportunities
15 May 2020HS2 begins the search for the specialist contractor that will deliver state-of-the-art signalling and control systems.
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HS2 asks UK public to choose the names for their first two giant tunnelling machines
15 May 2020- British public invited to choose between the final three names suggested by local school children – Cecilia, Florence and Marie
- Name with the most votes will be given to the first of two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) set to launch early next year
- The TBMs will be operated by HS2’s main works contractor, Align JV – a joint venture formed of three companies: Bouygues Travaux Publics, Sir Robert McAlpine, and VolkerFitzpatrick.
- The two TBMs will spend around three years digging the longest and deepest HS2 tunnels south of the M25, to South Heath in Buckinghamshire
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HS2 supports the construction industry through faster payments to all tiers of its supply chain
13 May 2020HS2 takes steps to ensure that cash flow to suppliers at all tiers of the supply chain is expedited during the Covid-19 pandemic
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HS2 sets the Gold Standard for equality and diversity
06 May 2020HS2 Ltd is the only company in the UK to have achieved a Gold standard rating in all four categories of the Clear Assured best practice benchmark.