Balfour Beatty

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Leo Quinn Balfour Beatty has revealed it is set to vote in favour of keeping the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) after receiving "assurances" from the skills body, just weeks after group chief executive Leo Quinn described it as “unaccountable”.

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The first section of dual-carriageway to be built as part of the A9 dualling programme will be open to traffic in the coming days as companies bidding to construct the next sections are revealed. Cabinet secretary for economy, jobs and fair work, Keith Brown, announced the news during a visit to ins

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Balfour Beatty’s turnround efforts made further progress at the start of 2017 after the firm’s half-year financial figures revealed a rise in pre-tax profits to £12 million, compared with a £15m loss a year ago. Revenue for the first half of 2017 is also up, from £3,976m to £4,201m.

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Network Rail is to enable third parties to build and invest in its railway infrastructure projects as part of sweeping new procurement reforms. Network Rail invests almost £130 million in Britain’s railways every week, with over 15,000 live projects on its books.

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Balfour Beatty has today announced the formation of a collaborative UK Strategic Design Consultant Partnership with Atkins, Mott MacDonald and WSP. The firm said the mutually beneficial partnership will foster a new level of openness, collaboration and innovation never before seen within the constru

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Stacey McArdle Graduate quantity surveyor at Balfour Beatty, Stacey McArdle, discusses her journey into engineering in celebration of International Women in Engineering Day.

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Balfour Beatty is consolidating its seven regional offices in Scotland as part of its cost-cutting programme. The seven existing offices at locations including Edinburgh, Glasgow and Shotts will be consolidated into one regional centre at the Maxim Business Park at Eurocentral off the M8.

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The Haymarket Building, part of the major commercial and retail scheme forming part of the £320m St James’ Market development in Central London, and awarded to Balfour Beatty in 2013, was constructed using sustainable procurement methods resulting in 26% reduction in on and offsite waste generati

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Balfour Beatty has been awarded the £16 million enabling works contract by Network Rail for the redevelopment of Glasgow Queen Street Station. The contract, which supports Network Rail’s expansion scheme to accommodate increasing passenger numbers, will involve the demolition of platform building

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Leo Quinn Britain’s biggest construction contractor Balfour Beatty has returned to profit after two years of losses.

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