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Event: Making HS2 Happen

Upcoming event: Making HS2 Happen. Speakers include the Secretary of State for Transport, Justine Greening, and the Shadow Transport Minister, Maria Eagle. For more details click below.

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Business for HSR

Businesses of all shapes and sizes across Britain are backing the case for HSR

Mr Roger Hutton Senior Partner Clarion Solicitors

Mr Andy Hill Managing Director Fixings North West Ltd

Mr Carl Shillito General Manager Macrail Systems Limited

Mr Chris Watson Deputy Land Director McCarthy & Stone Retirement Lifestyles Limited

Mr David Gough Director Fireproof Fire Engineering Ltd

Mr Stephen Willis Director of Finance & Resources Leeds Metropolitan University

Mr Richard Lewis Property Director Town Centre Securities plc

Mr Ian Burnett Managing Director Wates Living Space

Mr Andrew Bellerby Managing Director Tekla (UK) Ltd

Mr Richard Seddon Managing Director Process Management International

Mr Stephen Rusling Sales Director Permaskin / BASF

Mr Roy Wong International Manger DAWN

Mr B L Chong Highway Division Amey

Dr Francis Edum-Fotwe PhD Lecturer Loughborough University

Ms Shaeron Averbuch Director JUMP Joined Up Master Planning

Ms Pauline Hadaway Director Belfast Exposed Photography

Mr Stephen Reyburn Owner Stephen Reyburn Architects Ltd

Mr Michael Burrowes Owner Michael Burrowes Associates Ltd

Mr Richard Hurding Managing Director Omodo GmbH

Mr Phil Hodgkins Area Sales Manager Hunter Douglas

Dr Toby Andrew Lecturer King’s College London

Mr Iain Carson Partner Karakusevic Carson Architects

Mr Chris Dinnis Owner Christopher Dinnis Associates

Mr Alan Gee Survey Operations Manager ZenithStaybrite Ltd

Dr Vanessa Pupavac Lecturer University of Nottingham

Mr Chris Romain Owner Chris Romain Architecture

Mr Paul Bird Owner Camtutor Ltd

Mr Andrew Hirst Cinematographer WORLDwrite

Mr Peter Sattrup Architect Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts

Mr Michael Deneys Operations Manager (IMS) Gleeds Information Management

Mr Kelvin Donaldson Director Gilberts

Mr Paul Goodman-Simpson Managing Director BIM Products

Mr Kim Wilkie Owner Kim Wilkie Associates

Mr Andrew Cotter Team Leader Mineral Products Assocation – Concrete Centre

Professor Chris Paris Emeritus Professor University of Ulster

Mr Neil Rami CEO Business Birmingham

Mr Mark Jefferies Managing Director Camel Concrete Ltd

Mr Nigel Lane Managing Director Cold Drawn Products Ltd

Ms Amy Folkes Director Folkes Holdings Ltd

Mr Ian Morgan Deputy Chairman Wellglade Holdings Ltd

Mr David Frost CBE Director General British Chambers of Commerce

Mr David Scott Oil Engineer Self-Employed

Mr Kenton Robbins Chairman of the Young Director’s Forum Institute of Directors Yorkshire

Mr Yuri Matischen President Sheffield Chamber of Commerce

Mr Graham Howe Director West Nottinghamshire College

Mr Benjamin Allen Owner Ben Allen Architects

Mr David Pinder Managing Director Pilkington UK Ltd

Ms Chistine Holland Managing Director Holland PR & Marketing Ltd

Mr Roderick Gordon Partner Watson Burton LLP

Mr Tim Hale Chairman Chamption Hire Ltd

Mr David Plummer Director of Finance & Support Services Shirebrook Academy

Mr M J Burn-Murdoch Director Lalcrest Ltd

Mr Mark Tenant Independent Financial Advisor Whitehall Financial Independent

Mr Rob Sinclair Managing Director Baseefa Ltd

Mr Peter Vine Datacentre Engineer Cisco Systems

Mr Craig Smith Managing Director DejaView Create Images

Mrs Angela Small Manging Director Cane & Pine Design

Mr Marcel Zachariah Owner & Director Argyle Developments

Ms Aileen Pollard Owner The Solar Energy Centre

Professor David Begg Chief Executive Transport Times Ltd

Mr Lawrence McBurney Associate Director Cassidy & Ashton

Mr Mark Burns Managing Partner Clarion Solicitors

Mr Kieron Hounslow Partner Thomas Consulting

Mr Ian Blackett Director Davison Blackett Ltd

Mr Brian Smith OBE Manging Director LDR Squared Ltd

Mr Ian Woods Architectural Technician Cassidy & Ashton

Mr Tim O’Toole Chief Executive FirstGroup Plc

Mr John Jefkins Director Datatrans Ltd

Mr Robert Fitton Warehouse & Shipping Manager Unifrax

Ms Ashley Hayman Senior Partner Cassons

Mr Mark Jackson Director MJ Associates

Ms Lorraine Schofield PA to GM Operations ACC Liverpool

Mr Andrew Lang Principal Consultant Hoggett Bowers

Ms Christine Longville Account Manager Martin Tait Redheads

Mr Peter Llewellin Associate Director Cassidy & Ashton

Mr Chris Fylan Supply Chain Skills Manager Skills for Logistics

Mr Dave Blinston Director Alchemy Consultancy Services Ltd

Ms Janette Foster-Hyde Conference Marketing Manager Liverpool John Moores University

Ms Jacquie Rogers General Manager ACC Liverpool

Mr Phillip Spick Travel Plan Manager Shop Direct Group

Mr Daniel Brown Architect Cassidy & Ashton

Mr David Harari Branch Manager Travis Perkins

Ms Arwen Bate Business Development Manager Area & Convention Centre Liverpool

Mr David Connell Managing Director Consolux

Mr Geoffrey Piper Chief Executive The North West Business Leadership Team

Mr John Beckham Regional Sales Manager Granwood Flooring Ltd

Mr Carl Myerscough Architectural Technologist Cassidy & Ashton

Mr Fergus Trim Development Director Quorum Business Park

Ms Lisa Green Director The County Homesearch Company

Mr Stephen Roseby Solicitor Brabners Chaffe Street LLP

Mr Andrew Lang Principal Consultant Hoggett Bowers

Mr Darren Warneford Group Customer Relations Director ESH Group

Mr William Lynn CEO Storeys-SSP

Mr John Wood Chairman & Chief Executive Tolent Construction Ltd

Mr Ammar Mirza Managing Director AmmarM Ltd

Ms Deborah Smith Owner & Director Wordsmith Communication

Mr Charlie Cornish CEO Manchester Airports Group

Mr Tony Veverka CEO Ultralase

Mr Colin Matthews CEO BAA Airports Ltd

Ms Christine Moore Secretary Cassidy & Ashton

Mr James Ramsbotham Chairman North East Chamber of Commerce

Mr Martin Gilbert Chief Executive Aberdeen Asset Management

Mr Peter Blakemore Managing Director AF Blakemore

Mr Dalton Philips Chief Executive Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc

Mr Michael Oliver Chairman Oliver Valves Ltd

Mr Gareth Morgan Deputy Chair Birmingham Future

Professor Peter Moizer Dean Leeds University Business School

Mr Azmat Mohammed CEO ID Interactive

Mr Peter Mathews CMG Chairman and Managing Director Black Country Metals Ltd

Lord Marshall of Knightsbridge Chairman Nomura

Ms Jackie Hendley Chair Birmingham Forward

Mr Andreas Goss CEO Siemens plc

Mr Philip Green Chief Executive Officer United Utilities

Mr Tim GarrattDirector Innes England

Mr Chris FletcherDeputy CEO & Director of Policy Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce

Mr Andrew EyreExecutive Chairman TSL Turton Ltd

Mr Jonathan EneverDirector Gleeds Cost Management Ltd

Mr Alistair DormerManaging Director Hitachi Europe Ltd

Mr Mark CutlerChief Executive Barhale Construction plc

Mr Peter CowgillChief Executive JD Sports Fashion plc

Mr Paul ChapmanManaging Director HS1 Ltd

Mr Simon CarrManaging Director Henry Boot Construction

Mr Jerry BlackettChief Executive Birmingham Chamber of Commerce

Ms Miranda BarkerOwner and Managing Director Allan Environment Solutions

Mr Tom Rock Director of Rugby Blaydon RFC

Mr Stephen Lee Managing Director Smith Consulting

Mr Xavier Davidson Partner 3 Point Media

Mr Ian McClelland Director Ian McClelland Photography Ltd

Mr Douglas McCormick Manging Director, Rail Atkins Global

Mr Jim O’Neill Chairman Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Ms Elain Davis College Lecturer Preston College

Mr Colin Houston Owner Blagdon Furnishings

Mr Alex Latimer Director MDA

Ms Sarah Stockoe Manageress Blacksmith’s Coffee Shop

Ms Ellis Nicholson Owner Blagdon Gallery

Mr Brian Smith Gerneral Manager Stadium Packing Services Ltd

Mr Phillip Mitchell Administration Gustharts

Mr Richard Flanagan Partner Lawrence Hannah Plc

Mr Paul Kehoe Chief Executive Birmingham International Airport

Mr Michael Ogelsby Chairman Bruntwood

Mr Nick Olley Partner Burges Salmon LLP

Mr S Wigham Manager C P Electrical Wholesale

Mr Ken Robson Proprietor Carbar Automotive

Mr Ivan Gillard Parts Manager Carrs Billington Agriculture

Mr Neil Aaron Associate Director Cassidy & Ashton

Mr Paul Taylor Director Castle Carpets

Mr Adrian Shooter CBE Chairman Chiltern Railways

Mr Chris Jones Owner & Managing Director Clackwork Design & New Media

Ms Ruth Bailey Administrator CLC Contractors Ltd

Mr Paul Fielding Board Director Colmore Business District

Mr David Johnston Owner David Johnston French Polishing Services Ltd

Ms Beate Eden Office Manager EWM Hightec Wedling UK Ltd

Mr Clive Memmott Chief Executive Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce

Mr Ken McMeikan Chief Executive Greggs Plc

Mrs Jill Edgell Owner Happy Days Catering Van

Mrs Sharon Elliot Owner Holistic Harmony

Ms Elizabeth Waugh Business Developer Howdens Joinery

Mr Gary Williamson Chief Executive Officer Leeds, York & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce

Mr Neil Scales Chairman Liverpool Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Mr Richard Pattinson Managing Director Marine Mega Store Ltd

Mr W Coatsworth Director Maxhire Ltd

Mr Andrew Smith Director Media Messages Ltd

Mr Jeremy Blood Chief Executive Mitchells & Butlers plc

Ms S Waller Accounts Clerk Morpeth Window Company Ltd

Ms Shelley Redfern Director Northern N Exposure

Mr Paul Heyworth Director of Business Development Orvia Group Ltd

Mr Philip Breeze Owner P B Motors

Mr Andrew Horon Sales Assistant Plumbase Ltd

Mr Robert Doyle Writer Plus Dane Group

Mr Christoper Stachs Director Pol Kefton Kitchens

Mr John Lyle Director of Brands Purple Circle Design

Mr Colin Flack Chief Executive Rail Alliance

Mr Ben Thomson Chairman Reform Scotland

Mr T Oughton Manager SA Groundworks

Ms Liz Cameron Chief Executive Scottish Chamber of Commerce

Mr David Muers Senior Sales Supervisor Sewson Ltd

Mr James Miller Owner Spotty Dog Signs & Print

Mr Steve Brock Owner Steve Brock Photography

Mr Walter Rickerby Showroom Manager Stone Gallery

Mr Keith Ludeman Chief Executive The Go-Ahead Group plc

Mr Paul Thandi CEO The NEC Group

Mr Scott Hancock Director Thermocrete Chimney Limings

Mr Richard Baxter Planning Director Turley Associates

Mr John Moran Director Wiltshire Farm Foods

Ms Angela Smith Managing Director Write Angle PR

Mr George Cowcher Chief Executive Derbyshire & Nottingham Chamber of Commerce

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About HSR supporters

We represent employers from across the country who believe Britain needs a modern, high speed rail network to meet the challenges of the 21st Century.

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Britain needs a transport system fit for the 21st Century. A new high speed rail link between London, the Midlands, and the North will boost business, create jobs, and make passengers’ lives easier.

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The correct choice is obvious; we need to invest in a new high-speed rail network for Britain.
Professor David Begg, Director, Campaign for High Speed Rail

HS2 has always seemed an obvious choice to me, the ‘green option’ alone makes a challenging case for High Speed Two.
Mick Whelan, General Secretary of ASLEF

I very much welcome the news that the Government is to go ahead with high speed rail.
Lord Adonis, Former Transport Secretary

The decision to push ahead with HS2 marks a brave decision in a world where brave decisions are desperately needed
Pete Waterman OBE

We’ve always been fully supportive of a high-speed rail network. It’s critical that the UK invests in its infrastructure
Willie Walsh, CEO, International Airlines Group

Cancelling HS2 would have been like the government deciding not to build the M1 in the 1950s – just unthinkable!
Carl Shillito, General Manager, MacRail Systems Ltd

High speed rail will prove vital in getting more passengers and freight onto rail, narrowing the north south divide and speeding our economic recovery.
Frances O’Grady, Deputy General Secretary, TUC