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The drive to support more unemployed people into skilled careers on HS2 is proving to be a success. HS2 Ltd confirmed today (1 September) that 2,200 people who were out of work have now secured a job helping to build Britain’s new railway,

• Ultra-clean gas-powered innovation exceeds emission reduction targets on HS2 trial
• Up to 95% reduction in emissions, improving air quality

HS2’s West Midlands construction partner, Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), confirmed today (25th August) that it is joining forces with three more colleges to increase the number of industry placements it offers to T-Level students. From September, over 30 young people in Solihull, Dudley, Wolverhampton and Walsall will get to play a part in HS2’s construction as part of their studies.

• As the tunnelling machines under the Chilterns approach the four-mile mark, HS2 completes the first of thirty-eight underground connections between the northbound and southbound tunnels

• View and embed a new video showing excavation and spray concrete lining technique in action.

• Technology deployed in Formula 1 and at Le Mans halves diesel use of HS2 tower crane

It was a day of double celebrations for six Walsall College T-Level students who were among the first in the country to pass their Construction - Design, Surveying and Planning T-Level today (18 August) and celebrate with the news that they’ve secured a job on HS2.