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• PACADAR UK will manufacture every major element of the Thame Valley Viaduct at its factory on the Isle of Grain
• View and embed a new video explaining the production process and download the latest images

It’s full speed ahead to build the first operational phase of HS2, Britain’s new low-carbon high-speed railway, and UK businesses are being encouraged to get ready for the next stream of multi-million pound contracts that will soon be released.

• HS2 have completed the first concrete pour in the west box at Old Oak Common Station
• Excavation of the 850m underground box has now reached track level in some areas

HS2 has played a key role in founding one of six ‘green’ apprenticeships that will be marked with the Coronation emblem in recognition of their sustainability credentials.

• Major milestone, way ahead of target, in HS2’s plan to cut carbon emissions by removing lorries from roads.

• Businesses came together to celebrate at Tarmac’s Tunstead Quarry near Buxton including Network Rail, aggregate suppliers, freight operators and transport solution companies.
• Photos available here: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/construction/materials-by-rail 

Buckinghamshire residents have been given a helping hand to launch a career in construction with HS2’s Aylesbury-based contractor, Blackwell Earthmoving Limited.