Balfour Beatty VINCI

Keeping communities
informed across HS2

We tailored our Engage platform so Balfour Beatty VINCI could plan and manage resident communications across vast, shifting HS2 work areas, accurate targeting, fast turnaround and full control from mapping to doorstep.

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Project overview

A multi-year communications
programme. one workflow

Balfour Beatty VINCI is the joint venture responsible for delivering major civil engineering packages on HS2, one of Europe's largest infrastructure programmes. Managing community communications across live, shifting worksites called for a reliable partner with tools to match the scale of the project.

Working within the HS2 communications framework, BBV needed to notify thousands of households across a dynamic corridor, accurately, consistently and with full audit trails to satisfy statutory obligations as the programme evolved.

Project snapshot
Client Balfour Beatty VINCI
Sector Infrastructure / Rail
Services
Engage Platform
Print & Fulfilment
+POST Tracked
Location UK-wide, HS2 corridor
Campaign type Resident notification
The challenge

Precise communications.
changing terrain

Work areas on HS2 evolved constantly, new zones opening, boundaries shifting, timelines tightening. BBV needed to keep residents accurately informed as the programme progressed, with targeting that matched live conditions rather than static zone maps, and with proof of delivery that could satisfy statutory requirements at every stage.

Accurate targeting

Work boundaries shifted regularly across a vast construction corridor, making static zone plans inadequate for live communications.

Large residential audience

Thousands of households across multiple regions required consistent, accurate notification throughout the programme lifecycle.

Tight delivery deadlines

Statutory notifications demanded time-stamped, auditable proof of delivery, with no room for missed coverage or delays.

Our approach

From mapping to doorstep.
one integrated workflow

We built a tailored workflow around BBV's programme, from zone mapping and address counts through to print, fulfilment and tracked delivery. One team, no handoffs between suppliers, no gaps in evidence.

01

Zone mapping

Engage defined precise communication areas as work zones evolved across the corridor.

02

Address planning

Accurate address counts and route plans, matched to live work zone boundaries in real time.

03

Print & fulfilment

We produce campaign materials to brief, then pack and dispatch them to schedule, with no supplier handoffs.

04

Distribution

Door drop and +POST tracked delivery, GPS-monitored routes with time-stamped, per-address confirmation.

05

Audit reporting

GPS evidence, delivery confirmation and audit-ready reporting for every item we dispatch.

The impact
4.5M+
items delivered across the HS2 programme

"Greater control, faster turnaround and a single workflow, from mapping to delivery confirmation, for one of the UK's most complex infrastructure communications programmes. As work areas evolved across the HS2 corridor, BBV's team could respond in days."

"
Letterbox understood the scale and complexity of HS2 from the start. Their platform gave our team direct control, and their delivery record across such a lengthy and demanding programme has been exceptional.
Balfour Beatty VINCI
Communications Manager
Balfour Beatty VINCI, HS2
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