HS2 'lost' £25k worth of material three times

I have supplied the exact same order three times to the exact same HS2 site, because each time the deliveries arrive, they have lost it.

No.

It's 43 tonnes of material each time.

43 tonnes?

It's an entire lorry that has to be unloaded on site with a crane.

Well, lose is a bit of a euphemism, isn't it?

No, no, no, no.I have had Being in the industry so long, you sort of get to quite good working relationships with contractors and managers on site.

Of course, of course.

And I have physically had them ring me up and go, Gareth, I won't use the language they use, but Gareth, we have lost the order.Can you take my company card details and can you do another 25 grand and can you send it out again?

We've lost it?

Lost it.

How do you think they can lose something so enormous, mate?

Again, being on these sites and sitting in...

It'd be put down somewhere over there and that, he's gone off on another job.

And another contractor's wanted to nick a little bit of it for his job.Yeah, yeah.A bit's got damaged and we've sent some to another site that we've not told anyone.Is there any surprise it's billions over budget?Because the wastage is phenomenal.

Because nobody's ass is on the line.