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Manchester-based civil engineering specialists P.P O’Connor Group Limited have joined the growing number of British businesses supporting construction of Britain’s new railway, High Speed Two.

Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture, HS2’s main works construction partner for the West Ruislip to London Euston section of Britain’s new high speed railway, is today (11th January 2021) launching two new careers-focused initiatives designed to support those who have taken a career break to re-enter employment.

• Midlands based company Biosite is working with HS2 developing the new initiative to boost health and safety and competency insight across the supply chain

• HS2’s specialist ecology teams will plant over 300,000 trees across the Phase One route during the winter months
• This will take the total number of trees planted between London and the Midlands to over 730,000 by Spring 2021

Construction of Britain’s new high speed railway is gathering pace and the company tasked with delivering Europe’s biggest engineering project, HS2 Ltd, is continuing its recruitment focus into the New Year.

• One of the world’s oldest surviving pieces of monumental railway architecture to be preserved and enhanced in new HS2 Curzon Street Station.
• Leader of Birmingham City Council: "This is an important milestone in the transformation of this amazing old building and the new Curzon Street Station will be one of the real show pieces of the entire HS2 network.”