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title: Vislock HS2 Case Study | 10,000+ Permits, Zero Service Strikes
description: How HS2 EKFB issued 10,000+ digital permits to dig with zero service strikes using Vislock’s service protection platform.
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Case study · HS2 EKFB

# 10,000+ permits on HS2 with zero service strikes

How the HS2 EKFB joint venture replaced paper permits with Vislock to control excavation across the UK’s largest infrastructure project.

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10,000+

Digital permits issued on HS2 EKFB

0

Service strikes

10,000+

Users registered on Vislock by Sept 2026

100%

Digital audit trail

The client

## HS2 EKFB joint venture

EKFB is the joint venture of Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall, delivering a major section of HS2, the UK’s largest infrastructure project.

**The challenge:** with excavation happening across vast, constantly changing worksites, EKFB needed a single, digital way to manage permits to dig and protect underground utilities. Paper permits could not give the visibility, control and accountability a project of this scale demands.

### The solution

Vislock’s digital service protection platform, rolled out across the permit to dig process.

- **Digital permit to dig**Paper replaced by an automated, cloud-based workflow
- **Integrated utility data**Teams view and verify service information inside the permit
- **Controlled access**Only authorised people can create, review and approve permits
- **Real-time oversight**Managers see every active permit and excavation zone

The results

## Zero strikes, maximum control

01

### Safer excavation

No service strikes recorded on Vislock permits, with every service located, briefed and signed off before digging.

02

### Faster approvals

Faster, more accurate permit approvals and better coordination between service protection teams and field operations.

03

### Full accountability

A complete digital audit trail for compliance, with fewer delays from utility strikes.

Milestones

## Growing with the project

1. 1
   
   ### Oct 2025
   
   Over 1,000 digital permits issued with a 100% record of zero service strikes.
2. 2
   
   ### Mar 2026
   
   3,000 permits to dig completed with zero service strikes and over 500 users on the project.
3. 3
   
   ### Sept 2026
   
   10,000 permits issued on HS2 EKFB, and more than 10,000 users registered on Vislock.
4. 4
   
   ### Today
   
   Over 15,000 Vislock users across 100+ projects, and still growing.

## Take control before you dig

Book a 30-minute demo and we’ll walk through your current project and your service strike rating together.

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> ## What people say about Vislock
> 
> 
> 
> “Some of my biggest issues were lost permits, time to print and prepare permit packs and also the quality of the A3 drawings used on sites. Not only does Vislock already solve all these issues but vastly improves available information, time and quality.”
> 
> ![img\_avatar](https://www.vislock.co.uk/hubfs/placeholders/img_avatar.png)
> 
> Scott Gizzy, Service Protection and Service Clearance Manager, Heathrow

> ## What people say about Vislock
> 
> 
> 
> “Having worked with paper permits for well over 20 years, I can only see this being the way forward. Having all the information readily available when the site is potentially 100 miles away is a real benefit – and something I’d suggest to any organisation”
> 
> ![img\_avatar](https://www.vislock.co.uk/hubfs/placeholders/img_avatar.png)
> 
> Carl Caswell, Ferrovial

> ## What people say about Vislock
> 
> 
> 
> “The system stores all information so records of signatures/briefings/incidents can be checked even months after the permit has been closed.
> 
> This avoids the paper permits being lost on site and all information being lost. It’s quick and easy to use/navigate and could most certainly be picked up by anyone in the construction industry.”
> 
> ![img\_avatar](https://www.vislock.co.uk/hubfs/placeholders/img_avatar.png)
> 
> Dan Stanton, Vision Survey

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## Knowledge Hub

## [October 6th, 2026 10,000 permits issued on HS2 EKFB with zero service strikes By Vislock Two major milestones for Vislock and the HS2 EKFB project. 10,000 digital permits have now been issued on the HS2 EKFB...](https://www.vislock.co.uk/news/hs2-ekfb-10000-permits?hsLang=en)

## [October 6th, 2026 Vislock shortlisted for four Construction News Specialists Awards 2026 By Vislock We are proud to share that Vislock has been shortlisted at the Construction News Specialists Awards 2026 in four...](https://www.vislock.co.uk/news/construction-news-specialists-awards-2026?hsLang=en)

## [October 6th, 2026 Introducing digital Permits to Drill with GPR validation By Vislock Stop drilling into services. Following requests from our customers, Vislock is now being used to issue digital Permits...](https://www.vislock.co.uk/news/digital-permit-to-drill?hsLang=en)

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## Vislock

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VISLOCK is a paperless permit to dig platform that challenges traditional thinking to enable safer practices within the built environment.

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## Company Info

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**Company Info**

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Ground Floor  
Talisman House, Jubilee Walk  
Crawley  
RH10 1LQ

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