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HS2’s pledge to increase diversity and champion inclusion across its supply chain has taken another giant leap forward with the launch of its new Marketplace platform.

• Virtual 360 degree exhibition launched ahead of COP26 to profile measures HS2 is taking to cut carbon: https://360.hs2.org.uk/interchange
• Online tour with 30 interactive features, five new videos on HS2’s environmental innovations and 25 images of Interchange Station
• People can sign up for three HS2 webinars during COP26: https://www.hs2.org.uk/cop26/

• HS2 archaeologists unearth “once-in-a-lifetime” discovery of Roman statues and artefacts
• Three stone Roman busts uncovered at what is thought to be the site of a Roman mausoleum under a Medieval Church in Stoke Mandeville

With just two weeks to go until its biggest ever ‘Meet the Contractor’ event launches, High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd is making a final call for UK businesses to register their attendance.

Exhibition panels charting the ancient history of Coleshill from Bronze Age to the medieval period unearthed by HS2 archaeologists have gone on display at Coleshill Town Hall.

• A disused bridge near Saltley in Birmingham has been safely demolished by HS2’s main works civils contractor Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV)
• Over 685m3 of concrete, 165 tonnes of reinforcement and 250 tonnes of structural steel were removed by precision techniques over four weekends
• Watch a time lapse video of the demolition here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBeB5qTb9oc