HS2 has confirmed that a Hitachi/Alstom joint venture has been awarded the contracts to build Britain’s next generation of high-speed trains at their factories in Crewe, Derby and County Durham. This major deal is set to support 2,500 jobs across the UK.

Geotechnical work for Hinkley Point C has won this year’s British Geotechnical Association Fleming Award.

A wind farm in southern Scotland has been given the all clear to pass the 100-turbine mark.

Sellafield has reached a major milestone, by appointing its first Key Delivery Partners, Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick and EJ Parker Technical Services. Both companies have been commissioned to provide HVAC functions for the next 18 years

The UK government has announced that it will invest £26.2 million to develop an electric car battery that will have the capability of providing a similar driving range to that of a petrol engine. This investment by the government forms part of a bigger funding programme of developing green automotive technology.

By investing in low carbon hydrogen fuel to heat homes and power vehicles thousands of jobs could be created says government.

Leading engineering contractor Bilfinger has secured a multi-million pound contract for work on the construction of Hinkley Point C, the nuclear new build in Somerset.

The government will approve the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail project today, it has been reported by the BBC.

Global chemicals manufacturer INEOS has inked a five-year deal to become Principal Partner of the reigning F1 champions, Mercedes-AMG Petronas, it has announced.

Canadian billionaire and Racing Point F1 owner Lawrence Stroll has led a consortium in buying a 16.7% stake in luxury automotive manufacturer Aston Martin, investing £182 million.