A business in Stratford Upon Avon has completed its first contract on Europe's biggest engineering project, HS2.

Enabling works contractor HDR Group played a key role in the site preparation works ready for construction of HS2’s longest rail viaduct, which will be built in the Colne Valley on the north west outskirts of London by HS2’s construction partner Align JV.


The company, which employs 75 people and prides itself on sustainability through the recycling and reuse of waste materials, hopes the contract award will be the first of many as the construction of HS2 extends northwards into the next decade and beyond.

David Edwards, Commercial Contracts Manager at HDR Group said: "We were delighted to make it through to the tender shortlist, but to then be awarded the contract was a huge win for us.

"We're really proud to have played a part in the construction of HS2 and hope that the next phases in the construction programme, extending the railway to Crewe and then on to Manchester, will open up even more opportunities for us to win work in the future."