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Pre-2017 HS2 press releases are available on GOV.UK/HS2
  • HS2 donate new classroom bus to Old Oak Primary School: HS2 contractor donates classroom bus to London school-6

    HS2 donate new classroom bus to Old Oak Primary School

    • Primary school children and local community set to benefit from new alternative learning space donated by HS2 contractors
    • Local MP, Andy Slaughter, attended handover event to celebrate opening of new classroom
  • HS2 apprentice celebrates success at BAME awards: Bintou Keita, attending the BAME apprenticeship awards

    HS2 apprentice celebrates success at BAME awards

    • Project management apprentice Bintou Keita wins Apprentice of the Year 2021 (Transport & Logistics) at the BAME Apprentice Network Awards.
    • Attending the event, Andy Street, Metro Mayor for the West Midlands spoke about the importance of apprenticeship programmes and their role in supporting the UK’s economic recovery.
    • HS2’s apprenticeship programme continues to attract diverse talent, recently welcoming a new generation of 26 apprentices.
  • Hertfordshire school’s play area built with soil from HS2 tunnel officially opened: Maple Cross School 2

    Hertfordshire school’s play area built with soil from HS2 tunnel officially opened

    HS2 opens Maple Cross JMI school’s artist-designed play area, inspired by area’s natural history

  • Minister leads call for small businesses to bid for work on HS2: Train at Euston station high speed platforms.

    Minister leads call for small businesses to bid for work on HS2

    HS2 Minister Andrew Stephenson is hosting an online event for small and medium sized businesses in the East of England to demonstrate just how simple it is to register an interest in joining HS2’s supply chain.

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    HS2 launches major new initiative to share project insight with the wider industry

    HS2 Ltd today launched a major new initiative to share insight from Britain’s largest construction project with the wider UK infrastructure industry that will see the publication of lessons learnt, good practice and innovation from across the project.

  • HS2 contract set to bring new factory and over 100 new jobs to Hartlepool: HS2 announces STRABAG concrete segment award Hartlepool

    HS2 contract set to bring new factory and over 100 new jobs to Hartlepool

    • New factory to be constructed on an old oil-rig fabrication site at Hartlepool Dock, with over 100 new jobs forecast
    • HS2 Minister Andrew Stephenson, Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen and Jill Mortimer MP, join HS2, STRABAG and PD Ports to celebrate the contract award
    • STRABAG will be delivering 36,000 precast concrete segments for HS2’s London tunnels