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Big jobs boost for West Midlands as Mayor Andy Street welcomes new HS2 station construction contract
06 Sep 2022- Newly appointed contractor Laing O’Rourke confirms they will need up to 1,000 people to build HS2’s Interchange Station near Solihull
- 22 new apprenticeships will provide opportunities for local people with many supply chain contracts up for grabs for regional businesses
- Longer term plans for the area will support 30,000 jobs and 3,000 new homes
- West Midlands Mayor Andy Street: “HS2 is already delivering for the West Midlands today.”
- CGIs and station animation: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/construction/the-midlands/interchange-station/cgis-3
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HS2 offers free training to help jobseekers start a career in construction
02 Sep 2022College leavers and West Midlands residents who want to start a career in construction have just one week left to sign up for HS2’s free job training programme.
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Record numbers of unemployed secure jobs on HS2
01 Sep 2022The 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,
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HS2 celebrates big emissions cuts through trial of LPG generator
31 Aug 2022- Ultra-clean gas-powered innovation exceeds emission reduction targets on HS2 trial
- Up to 95% reduction in emissions, improving air quality
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HS2 triples investment in T-Level students
25 Aug 2022HS2’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.
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HS2 completes first tunnel cross passages
22 Aug 2022- 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.