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A small family-run business in Stratford Upon Avon has received a boost after completing its first contract on Europe’s biggest engineering project, HS2.

• Successful retrofit trial on large Non-Road Mobile Machinery certified by the Energy Saving Trust
• The trial on older vehicles showed emissions reduced to new vehicle standards, leading to better air quality on construction sites
• Green light for industry-wide roll-out will bring benefits for the environment, communities and the workforce
• Millions of pounds will be saved for the construction sector

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

• Over 300 Iron Age ‘potins’ – or small coins – discovered on HS2 site in West London
• Video and images of the Hoard available: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/archaeology-sites-and-discoveries/greater-london-area-south/hillingdon-hoard 

Plans to extend Britain’s new high speed railway from the Midlands to the North took a giant leap forward this week as HS2 Ltd announced that it has begun the search for a team of specialist ground investigation contractors.

• New images revealed of stunning green public space around HS2’s new Old Oak Common station, as HS2 celebrates hitting 650 apprentices milestone
  
  
• New images available at this link: https://visual.library.hs2.org.uk/p/share/c0eew0MGFwDv
  
  
• HS2 Minister says: ”At Old Oak Common, we’re not just building a world-class transport hub, but supporting one of the largest regeneration projects in the UK.”