HS2

Austria's Porr, in partnership with Aggregate Industries, won a £260 million contract to supply slab track segments for the HS2 high-speed railway. The concrete slab track will be manufactured at a new factory near Shepton Mallet in Somerset.

Booth Industries, a subsidiary of Avingtrans, secured a £36 million multi-year contract to supply cross passage doors for the HS2 rail link. The doors will provide fire protection along Phases 1 and 2a of the HS2 route.

Skanska, as part of the Skanska Costain STRABAG joint venture, signed a contract with HS2 Ltd for detailed design and construction of tunnels on Phase 1 of HS2 in London, valued at GBP 1.12 billion. The contract is expected to complete in 2026.

The Balfour Beatty-VINCI joint venture was awarded the contract for HS2's main civil engineering works packages lots N1 and N2 in the UK, valued at about £5 billion (€5.75 billion). Work will start in summer 2020 and last 74 months.