Balfour Beatty

Public sector procurement authority SCAPE Scotland has appointed Balfour Beatty to deliver up to £750 million of major civil engineering works across the country via its next generation civil engineering framework. Running for a period of four years from 2023, with an option to be extended for

Heather Bryant, director of health, safety and environment, explores how Balfour Beatty is taking an active approach to designing out risk across its operations. It is no secret that our industry is inherently dangerous and getting our people home safely every day is one of our biggest areas of focu

Improved calculated holiday pay for electricians employed by Balfour Beatty has been secured following a campaign by the Unite union. From January 2023, Balfour Beatty has agreed that all electricians employed under the terms of the Joint Industry Board (JIB) or Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB),

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) has selected Balfour Beatty to restore its Grade-A Listed, Temperate and Tropical Palm Houses. The two-year, £12.5 million contract will see Balfour Beatty replace deteriorating and damaged stonework, roof structures and windows to meet the statutory o

A 121-metre mythical serpent will form the centrepiece of the artwork being installed on the site of the new Stockingfield Bridge in north west Glasgow. The work of the project’s art curator Nichol Wheatley, the Beithir, a large snakelike creature in Gaelic folklore, is one of 11 art projects

Balfour Beatty has upgraded its expectations for the full year following a positive first half of the year. Announced its 2022 half-year financial results, the contractor reported a 42% rise in underlying profit from operations at £85 million.

Balfour Beatty has today appointed Lee Hewitt as its UK health, safety and environment director.

Colleagues across Balfour Beatty in Scotland have teamed up with addiction and homelessness charity Steps for Hope to raise more than £140,000 to support people in need in Edinburgh through a variety of activities and initiatives. The most recent fundraising initiative, supported by the Univer

The new Broadford Hospital on Skye has been officially opened by the cabinet secretary for health and social care, Humza Yousaf. It is one of two new community hospitals delivered by hub North Scotland on behalf of NHS Highland in a £40 million project. The other hospital, the Badenoch and Str

The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has teamed up with Ford to 'Make it Visible' – a new high-visibility campaign using higher-viz safety vests to grab attention and point people in the direction of help when needed. The commercial vehicle provider is stepping in to help combat the is

The third phase of the new Lossiemouth High School was handed over by Balfour Beatty last month, marking the completion of the £42 million new-build project. 

Balfour Beatty said today it is well positioned for 2022 and beyond thanks to a higher quality order book and projected UK construction margins of between 2% and 3%. In a trading update for the period 1 January 2022 to date, issued ahead of today’s Annual General Meeting, Balfour Bea

A soft opening planned for the redeveloped Union Terrace Gardens (UTG) in Aberdeen this week has been delayed due to ongoing supply chain disruption.

Construction company Balfour Beatty has worked with environmental consultants Ironside Farrar to develop an innovative new tree protection system for the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE).

Balfour Beatty has recorded a £2 million in its UK construction division following £46m of write downs on three residential jobs in London. The result is an improvement on the £26m loss previously, and follows an 18% rise in revenue for the division.