Balfour Beatty

Construction of Edinburgh’s first purpose-built concert hall in over 100 years has reached another major milestone, with excavation of the building's 10-metre-deep basement now complete. The work marks the end of a complex phase of the project, revealing the scale and outline of the Dunard Cen

SSEN Transmission has marked the official groundbreaking of its Lewis Hub project, celebrating a significant step towards delivering the Western Isles’ first direct electricity transmission connection to mainland Great Britain. The event brought together project partners, elected representativ

SSEN Transmission has marked a major milestone in the development of its Netherton Hub near Peterhead, with the handover of the newly formed platforms for its new 400kV and 132kV substations and Spittal to Peterhead High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) converter station. Representatives from SSEN Tran

Installation of the structural steelwork at the new Forres Academy will begin today.

At this year’s Scottish Civil Engineering Awards, East Lothian Council and Balfour Beatty collected the accolade in the Rail Infrastructure Project category for the delivery of a new bridge and diversionary road.  The road replaced the Markle Level Crossing near East Linton. Within the bu

Balfour Beatty has announced that it has sold its 50% shareholding in Gammon Construction - a Hong Kong-based contractor- to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited (Jardine Matheson), its joint venture partner. The sale of the shareholding was made for a total cash considerat

The Central Greenock project building demolition works are now approaching completion, with the removal of the A78 High Street flyover and eastern section of the Oak Mall Shopping Centre structure now having been mainly delivered.  The progress comes after the demolition of Hector McNeil House,

Balfour Beatty is looking to expand its UK workforce from around 14,000 to 16,000 over the course of two years as it prepares itself to spearhead the delivery of critical infrastructure. Efforts to increase its workforce signify a ramp-up in the global infrastructure group’s UK growth, with st

Balfour Beatty is extending its partnership with Edinburgh Airport through the delivery of the South East Pier Expansion (SEPEX), which is valued at approximately £65 million, continuing over 25 years of collaborative project delivery.   The contract, which was awarded in May this year, w

A milestone has been met for the Forres Academy project on 15 September as pupils cut the turf at the site of their future school.

Transport Scotland has formally invited tenders for a £1.94 billion framework agreement which will be used to procure the remaining sections of the A9 Dualling Programme between Perth and Inverness. The invitation marks the start of the final stage in the procurement process following publicat

Following the success of the inaugural Meet The Contractor event, organisers are now committing to hold the event every year.  Roughly 130 people from the construction sector were present at the first event of its kind organised by the co-founders of the Skilled Trades Network (STN), Pamela Cun

Balfour Beatty has secured a £515 million syndicated revolving credit facility from Lloyds Bank, refinancing its debt to support future growth.

Balfour Beatty has appointed Emma Loxton as chief strategy officer, boosting its group executive committee.  Loxton will join the group from McKinsey & Company, where for over ten years she guided major industrial and infrastructure businesses on strategy, transformation and growth. 

Balfour Beatty has upgraded its full-year guidance after reporting a sharp improvement in first-half profitability, driven by strong performances in UK power transmission and US buildings construction, alongside a much-reduced loss in its US civils business. The infrastructure group said underlying