Balfour Beatty

Suppliers of construction, maintenance, security, landscaping, transport or catering services in the North of Scotland are being invited to an event where Balfour Beatty will discuss contract opportunities on The Netherton Hub Energy Project in Peterhead.

Balfour Beatty has posted a robust set of half-year results for 2025, with strong UK performance underpinning growth across its earnings-based businesses and keeping the Group firmly on track to meet full-year expectations. The construction and infrastructure giant reported a 7% rise in profit from

Balfour Beatty has made one of the largest AI investments of its kind in the UK construction and infrastructure industry after unveiling a £7.2 million outlay in Microsoft 365 Copilot.

Richard Watts is to join Balfour Beatty later this year, becoming managing director of its UK Rail business in January 2026. Richard has 20 years’ experience in the rail sector, providing transformative and innovative solutions to longstanding industry challenges and achieving best in class ou

Balfour Beatty has today launched an update of its Building New Futures Sustainability Strategy, building on the progress made to date, tackling new challenges and focusing efforts to make an even bigger impact where it matters most.

Two new primary schools have officially been handed over to East Lothian Council.

Balfour Beatty has appointed Nick Rowan as managing director of its UK Construction Services Regional Scotland business, effective from 4 August 2025. Nick’s appointment is testament to the company’s commitment to attracting, training and retaining its employees, having joined the compan

Hector MacAulay has announced his intentions to step down after nearly four decades with Balfour Beatty.  Currently managing director – Scotland & Ireland, MacAulay is responsible for a significant portion of the company’s continued growth

Balfour Beatty Group chief executive, Leo Quinn, has been appointed Life President of The 5% Club, the national charity he founded in 2013 to drive skills development and combat youth unemployment. The appointment marks a significant milestone in The 5% Club’s evolution – reflecting its

Business minister Richard Lochhead MSP visited Fife College this week to learn how the College is driving innovation and developing skills to meet Scotland’s economic priorities.

Balfour Beatty has reported a solid performance in the first quarter of 2025, ahead of its Annual General Meeting today.

Fife College’s new Dunfermline City Campus is setting a precedent in sustainable construction, having successfully passed independent verification of its embodied and whole-life carbon assessments for its three new buildings.

Major construction works get underway on the third section of the A9 Dualling Programme between Tomatin and Moy as the Scottish Government moves forward with its delivery plan. Momentum also continues across the programme with the publication of a Prior Information Notice (PIN) for the fifth section

Network Rail and Balfour Beatty have teamed up with Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland to bring the Forth Bridge Abseil back in 2025.  Daredevils from across the country are encouraged to sign up for the chance to descend from the UNESCO World Heritage site. 

Work to create a new link road and prepare new development platforms at the former Cockenzie Power Station site is progressing well and local school pupils & community groups have benefited.