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Thousands of Scottish businesses are failing to capitalise on the potential for growth as they haven’t registered to bid for work on HS2.

• Work on a new skills facility for Camden adjacent to the HS2 Euston site has been completed
• A total of £4.1million funding is available for the new skills centre

• Hi-tech digital measurement revolutionises concrete testing for HS2
• Pioneering technology enables real-time monitoring, measurement, and management of fresh concrete properties during transportation
• Adoption across HS2 sites could cut 1,500 tonnes of carbon

The number of people in jobs, supporting HS2’s construction, has hit a record high. Data released today (13^th November) confirms over 30,000 people are now helping to build the new high speed network linking the UK’s first and second cities.

• First of a kind partnership with Finning digitises the earthworks process to provide real-time productivity insights
• Digitally enabled excavators and dump trucks unlock data-driven efficiency gains

The scale of the economic boost created by HS2 is laid bare today, with new figures showing that thousands of UK businesses have won contracts to support the high-speed line's construction. Latest quarterly data shows that over £11.5bn worth of tier two contracts have been awarded by HS2’s construction partners to businesses of all sizes, in every UK region.