Atlas Copco launches mobile charging station

Atlas Copco has launched a mobile towable rapid charging station, the FCS 220-240, delivering 232kWh, over 220 kW DC and 50 KW AC outputs, and weighing 3.5t.

Sisk picked for two Gehry-designed buildings at Battersea Power Station

Battersea Power Station has awarded Sisk the contract to build two new buildings designed by Gehry Partners. The post Sisk picked for two Gehry-designed buildings at Battersea Power Station appeared first on Construction Management.

In pictures: HS2 lifts first huge beams for Birmingham’s Curzon Street station

Crews have completed the installation of the first prestressed precast concrete beams that will support Curzon Street’s seven platforms, in preparation for HS2. The post In pictures: HS2 lifts first huge beams for Birmingham’s Curzon Street station appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Sisk confirmed for £280m Battersea Power Station resi job

Work to start this summer on two Frank Gehry-designed blocks of 300 flats

Sisk lands £280m Battersea Power Station housing job

Sisk has been appointed main contractor to deliver a £280m housing scheme at Battersea Power Station in south London, completing a further stage of the 42-acre mixed-use development. The contractor was selected by Battersea Power Station Development Company (BPSDC) to deliver phase 3C of the… The post Sisk lands £280m Battersea Power Station housing job appeared first on Construction News.

HS2 - HS2's first Curzon Viaduct pier completed as work ramps up in Birmingham city centre site 23012023

HS2 revealed a big construction milestone in Birmingham city centre, with the completion of the first giant V-shaped pier for the 300 metres long viaduct that will bring high speed trains into the new Curzon Street Station.

HS2 - on track to net zero webinar, 22032023

In partnership with Decarbonising Transport Week, this webinar explores: • The project and operation of HS2 – delivering zero carbon travel between London, Birmingham, Manchester, and the biggest cities in Scotland. • HS2’s modal shift impact – enabling more journeys to be made by electric powered trains and active forms of travel in place of fossil fuelled road vehicles and planes. • The prevalence of high-speed rail in Europe and how it has decarbonised the continent’s transport system.

HS2 - HS2's archaeology programme reveals untold stories of a London burial ground, 16032023

A free exhibition revealing the life stories of Londoners during the 1700s and 1800s offers something different for a London day out this Spring. Now open to the public at St James’s Church on Piccadilly, visitors will be able to enjoy an interactive art installation exploring the lives of five people who were buried at St James’s Burial Ground next to Euston Station. The exhibition is part of High Speed Two’s archaeology programme.

HS2 - First support walls installed at HS2's Victoria Road crossover box in West London 02112022

The Victoria Road Crossover Box, near to Old Oak Common in West London, will allow HS2 trains to switch tracks underground on their approach into the new superhub station. The support walls for the structure - at 50 metres long and weighing 87 tonnes each - are currently being placed on site, to form the outer shape of the box. Once all the supporting walls are installed, HS2's construction team will prepare to excavate the box, which will be 130 metres long and 24 metres deep.

HS2 - Old Oak Common Station Project Update, December 2022

This short video, hosted by the Old Oak Common Station project team, provides an update on some of the progress HS2 have been making on what will become the best-connected and largest new railway station ever built in the UK. The station will have fourteen platforms, a mix of six high-speed and eight conventional service platforms, with an 850m-long station box, big enough to fit 6,300 Routemaster buses inside.