Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture

🎉 SCS team ends 2024 with a Bang! 💥 The entire Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture team is celebrating a can-tastic achievement as we successfully completed a 5-mile tunnelling drive under the capital. Yesterday, our giant Tunnel Boring Machine, Sushila (named after a local schoolteacher) became the first of four to reach the Green Park Way vent shaft breaking through into a special steel reception can to prevent the shaft from filling with water. This complex and innovative engineering operation reflects the expertise and hard work of the many teams involved in the tunnelling programme. Since launching in October 2022, TBM Sushila has: ◾ TBM Sushila has excavated over 1.2 million tonnes of earth ◾ Installed 4217 tunnel rings. 🙌 A huge shoutout to every team member who worked 24/7, around the clock, to make this moment possible. Your dedication and hard work have led to HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd's fourth major breakthrough this year! 👉 Get the full press release - https://lnkd.in/dtN4CtsM #PassionateAboutExcellence #TunnelBreakthrough #OneTeamSpirit

Big wins for SCS JV at Tunnelling Conference and Awards! 🏆✨   We’re beyond thrilled to share that SCS JV has been recognised with four prestigious awards at this year's Tunnelling Conference and Awards run by New Civil Engineer. These awards honour the outstanding achievements of both our individuals and teams, celebrating not only our engineering and tunnelling expertise but also the legacy and social value we've delivered as a joint venture.   Here’s where our teams scooped the awards: 🏅 Tunnelling Project of the Year – This award is for the entire Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture team! Our collective effort and teamwork are what set us apart. We've been recognised for working collaboratively by involving wider team members, engaging the supply chain, and in close partnership with the Client. The award also recognises how we've retained and shared knowledge, not only for the project's benefit but for individuals, companies, and the industry. Clear evidence of innovative solutions for health, safety and environment. 🏅 Project Legacy & Social Value – We are incredibly proud to be recognised for creating a lasting legacy for the local community. Judges said SCS’s nomination showed “a data driven approach led from the top to gain a deep understanding of the local community needs. The response to these needs demonstrates a culture that is committed to enhancing social value that has brought about transformational change, with many ideas that are industry leading and capable of being developed further in the future.” 🏅 Young Tunneller of the Year – A round of applause for Sarah Duckworth, Senior Tunnel Engineer, who impressed judges with her ability to seamlessly promote third party and stakeholder confidence in tunnel projects. Her dedication to improving both the technical, social and ecological aspects of the tunnelling industry earned her this prestigious recognition. 🏅 Outstanding Contribution to the Industry – huge congratulations to David Terry who won this award for the way he fosters a culture of single-minded pursuit of ‘safe by design’ and technical excellence, while maintaining the confidence of client and numerous third-party stakeholders.   These awards reflect the passion, hard work, and unwavering dedication of every individual at SCS JV. Here's to achieving even greater things together in the future for the HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd project. #OneTeamSpirit #PassionateAboutExcellence #NCEAwards

🚅 Final giant TBMs are here! For the first time yesterday, we revealed our final two tunnelling machines, Karen and Madeleine who are set for a 4.5-mile drive from Old Oak Common to Euston. Our Managing Director, James Richardson and the rest of Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture team hosted Mark Wild, on his first day as HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd's new CEO onsite. 🤩 Weighing an incredible 1,250 tonnes each, our engineers have begun assembling the two giant tunnelling machines in the underground box, where they will launch towards Euston. Read the full press release: https://lnkd.in/eVXEDVgr

🌊 River Pinn flows again! 👏 Kudos to our West Ruislip team for their outstanding efforts in completing the River Pinn realignment works! After months of hard work, including navigating a wet summer and overcoming various challenges, the team celebrated this milestone with a successful opening ceremony. This realignment is a key project that not only enhances the river and footpath but also benefits the local community as part of Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture's plan to improve the area for everyone to enjoy. The river flows beneath the West Ruislip embankments, linking the portal to Copthall tunnel - https://lnkd.in/d83k7k75 The team will continue their dedicated work as they move forward with the next phase of the realignment project.

🚧 Inside Copthall Tunnel: latest developments 🚧 We're excited to share the latest video update on the Copthall Tunnel project! Since our last update, Raymond Moloney gives us an inside look at one of HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd's five green tunnels, highlighting recent developments. Daniel Townsend also talks us through the embankment works taking shape near West Ruislip. Inside the Tunnel: ⏺ Key progress on the tunnel derailment walls and walkways ⏺ Ongoing construction of five ventilation shafts On Site: ⏺ 500,000m³ of excavated material is being sustainably reused to create embankments and mounds ⏺ Completion of key bridges, connecting essential routes for the project 📽 Check out the video to see our team’s hard work in action. https://lnkd.in/g2ttvric

🔗 Every link in our supply chain matters! Yesterday Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture hosted over 100 supply chain partners and HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd at our Supply Chain ONE Team Event. Our flagship supply chain event offers an opportunity to: 📍 Celebrate and recognise the contribution of our supply chain, taking stock of what we have achieved together so far; and 🧭 Look ahead, as our project enters the next phase, consider how we deliver on our shared commitment to prioritise safety, foster innovation and achieve sustainable excellence. Highlights of our event include: 💡 🤝🏼 Innovation Through Collaboration: The presentations recognised the substantial level of investment in innovation we have made at SCS JV, highlighted the contribution we have made to industry standards and the product legacy of our suppliers. 📞 There was a call out to suppliers with tried and tested solutions to get in touch with Gary Mansfield. 🏆 Celebration of the hard work and dedication of our suppliers with our Supply Chain Awards. The awards recognise those who go above and beyond to drive sustainable excellence. The recipients exemplify the spirit of collaboration and innovation that define our partnership with our supply chain and with HS2. 🗻Inspiration from one of the UK's leading adventurers Bonita Norris. From scaling Everest to reaching the North Pole, Bonita’s story of resilience shows what can be achieved when we challenge our limits and support each other. 🎙 Speaking on success by smallness, focus not fret, the brotherhood of the rope, collective resilience and the power of reflection, Bonita struck a chord with many in the room, prompting delegates to share their own stories of how resilience and adaptability are vital in overcoming challenges big and small.  Finally, a huge thank you to everyone for sharing your knowledge, insights and experiences. Award winners: Kilnbridge Euro Diamond Drilling Ltd Danny Sullivan Group L Lynch Plant Hire & Haulage Flannery Plant Hire Exyte Hargreaves Adept Contracts Ltd Powerday Nuneaton Signs Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland JOSEPH GALLAGHER GROUP LIMITED MURLAC Clancy Bourne Group Ltd Duo Group

👏🏻👏👏🏼👏🏿👏🏾👏🏽👏👏🏼 Congratulations to the whole STRABAG UK team, from your friends and colleagues at Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture. Onwards and upwards!

1️⃣ We’re wrapping up the first week of our Safety Step Up programme, led by HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd. Why is everyone at Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture taking part in Safety Step Up? Because no matter where we are in the supply chain, or whether we work day shift or night shift, every single one of us is responsible for safety. We all have a duty to Step Up. This week, at each of our 23 sites, everyone engaged in the programme-wide safety conversation. We spoke candidly about our individual and shared efforts to improve safety and prevent harm. We discussed the risks of hazardous energy and working from height. We talked openly about the new health and safety challenges we face as the project enters the next phase. Above all, we listened to and learned from each other on how we make our shared workplaces safer and healthier. This week also saw the launch of our dedicated SCS Hazard School - take a look 👇🏼 Next week, we'll continue our Safety Step Up, and focus on two key risk areas: Plant People interface and lifting.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿A warm croeso welcome to our visitors from Wales! Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture today welcomed 50 engineering students and lecturers from Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd to our iconic Victoria Road Crossover Box [VRCB] superstructure in west London. Aspiring engineers met with our senior engineers, who explained the complex engineering and design features of this huge underground structure. Our visitors also learned how, earlier this year, VRCB served as the launch point for Emily and Anne, our two tunnel boring machines [TBMs] building Northolt Tunnel East for HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd. Giving students an opportunity to go behind the hoarding of our infrastructure megaproject is just one of many ways we encourage and inspire the engineers and tunnellers of tomorrow.

At Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture, we are making incredible progress building the high speed line in London for HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd. Collaboration, data and technology are all vital to our work, and powers the creation of our Digital Blueprint, which provides a comprehensive data-driven view of our route. What is a Digital Blueprint? Find out below 👇 #digital #infrastructure #BIM #passionateaboutexcellence