Balfour Beatty

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.

Strathdearn Community Developments (SCD) has marked an important milestone in its community-owned residential housing project in Tomatin, with the help of local primary school pupils who broke ground on site this week.

Balfour Beatty has been reappointed as a key delivery partner on Network Rail’s eight-year Supply Chain Services’ framework. Having first been appointed in 2018, the new deal includes an option to extend the framework for a further two years.

Work is underway on a £4 million road improvement project on the A78 at Inverkip to pave the way for 650 homes and over 500 jobs.

Work is progressing on a key strategic development site that will include a much-welcomed alternative route to the A82 at Bowling.

Work on the £27 million flood protection scheme at Comrie is underway. 

Balfour Beatty has reported a strong financial performance in 2024, driven by improved margins in its UK construction business and steady growth across key sectors. However, an increased provision for building safety remediation has impacted overall profitability.

Work on Edinburgh’s first new concert hall in over 100 years has come to a halt after the project’s managers parted ways with the original construction firm. The 1,000-seat Dunard Centre, planned as a major cultural venue, was initially set to move forward under Sir Robert McAlpine, whic