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HS2 begins the search for the specialist contractor that will deliver state-of-the-art signalling and control systems.

• 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 

HS2 takes steps to ensure that cash flow to suppliers at all tiers of the supply chain is expedited during the Covid-19 pandemic

HS2 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.

HS2’s new landmark Curzon Street station in Birmingham, set to be one of the most environmentally-friendly railway stations in the world, has been given planning permission by Birmingham City Council.