The 25m steel beams forming the low-carbon structure of HS2’s Wendover Dean Viaduct have been delivered before the start of construction.
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HS2 trials automotive design technology to drive down embedded carbon by 10%
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The automated design technology process designed by Altair Ltd will reduce HS2’s embedded carbon by up to 10% and shorter the design process.
Western portal of HS2’s Copthall Green Tunnel completed
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HS2 contractor Skanska Costain STRABAG JV has completed the western portal of the 800m Copthall Green Tunnel in Hillingdon, West London.
Tunnel Boring Machine ‘Mary Ann’ ready to dig HS2’s Bromford Tunnel in West Midlands
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HS2 contractor Balfour Beatty VINCI will begin tunnelling journey with TBM ‘Mary Ann’ between North Warwickshire and Birmingham.
Skanska named as international leader in sustainability by Financial Times
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Financial Times and Statista names Skanska as the international leader in sustainability for the second consecutive year.
Working Holiday Visa 417 for UK Engineers who want to work in Australia
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Today we chat with a British Civil Engineer Nathan Ewing who travelled to Australia on the 417 Working Holiday Visa and was placed by ConsultANZ with Ecospec on a Gold Coast-based project.
HS2 reveals first giant lake piers for Colne Valley Viaduct
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HS2 reveals the first giant lake piers that will carry UK’s longest railway bridge, Colne Valley Viaduct across a series of waterways.
Getting an engineering job in Australia on a Working Holiday Visa 417
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The Working Holiday visa 417 is a temporary visa for young people who want to holiday and work in Australia for up to a year.
HS2 welcomes planning approval for the 150m Curzon no.2 Viaduct
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HS2 receives Schedule 17 planning approval for a 150m Curzon no.2 Viaduct carrying trains into Birmingham’s Curzon Street Station.
HS2 reveals Thame Valley Viaduct will be manufactured off-site
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HS2: PACADAR UK will manufacture every major element of the Thame Valley Viaduct at its factory on the Isle of Grain.
HS2 removes 10 million tonnes of materials from rail construction sites
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HS2 have removed 10 million tonnes of material from construction sites, reaching the target of cutting carbon emissions ahead of schedule.
HS2: first concrete pour in West London complete
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HS2’s Old Oak Common station continues to take shape as workers complete the first base slab concrete pour in West London.