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Balfour Beatty powers ahead in September contract league
A cabling job helped Balfour Beatty top the September table for contract wins.The firm finished in front with 13 wins totalling £453.3m, according to data compiled by construction intelligence firm Glenigan.Among its September announcements was that it had been picked by National Grid for a £363m cabling job in East Anglia. The UK’s largest contractor
Balfour starts £171m Sussex Uni student DBFO job
The West Slope Residences is the next stage in the Unversity’s campus modernisation plan, which saw Balfour deliver the East Slope Residences project back in 2020. Balfour Beatty Investments will invest £32m to take 81% of the project equity, with the University of Sussex acting as a co-investor providing the remaining 19%. In addition, Balfour
Balfour coasts to victory with £20m seaside schemes
Cromer Pier Balfour Beatty is set to deliver almost £20m of coastal protection works in East Anglia. The contractor was appointed by North Norfolk District Council for schemes in Cromer and Mundesley. Procured through Scape's civil engineering framework, the projects are designed to protect 600 properties from flooding and erosion. Balfour will deliver phase two
Balfour Beatty wins $36M North Carolina highway project
Award: Junction reconstruction of state Route 87 and Route 11 Value: $36 million Location: Near Sandyfield, North Carolina Client: North Carolina DOT Balfour Beatty has won an approximately $36 million contract from the North Carolina DOT to reconstruct the junction of state Route 87 and Route 11, according to an announcement the company shared with
Balfour Beatty hangs up on telecoms division
Irish engineering services business Obelisk has bought Balfour Beatty's telecoms division.Obelisk will retain Balfour Beatty’s existing team of employees and partners and acquire new UK headquarters in Southampton. The team will deliver services and turnkey infrastructure solutions for clients in the UK and Irish telecoms and energy sectors.The move, which follows Obelisk’s acquisition by Constructel
Balfour Beatty JV lands $650m US airport job
A joint venture between the US subsidiary of Balfour Beatty and Metcon is to deliver a $650m ($526m) phased construction programme at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) in North Carolina. In a construction manager at-risk function for the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority, Balfour Beatty will work on landside expansion of Terminal 2 (pictured) plus associated roadway and
The US firm is presently working with Hyundai Engineering and Construction to advance projects using its SMR-160 pressurised water reactors in the UK, which generate 160MW. Under the new agreement, Balfour Beatty will act as the main UK construction partner and collaborate with HDEC on the civil construction and installation of the mechanical, electrical and
Balfour Beatty lands North Carolina runway
The project for Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority involves building a new primary runway and converting the existing one into a taxiway. The 5L/23R Replacement Program will move the runway about 150m to the northwest and allow for future expansion of the airport’s Terminal 2 (T2) concourse. Balfour Beatty will serve as construction manager at-risk (CMAR) and…
Balfour Beatty team picked for Florida museum
The team will oversee all vertical construction for the US$85m (£63m) project, which will bring a new museum to the Shipyards East area on the Northbank area of downtown Jacksonville. The plans involve 130,000 square feet for exhibitions, programmes and events along with an improved space for the planetarium. “Our board of trustees and Genesis…
Balfour and Kier among firms eyeing £2.7bn Birmingham PFI contract
A host of major contractors, including Balfour Beatty, Kier and Colas, have registered their interest in a £2.7bn PFI highways contract in Birmingham. The contractors will be joined by the likes of Arup, Arcadis and Tarmac at an open day for potential suppliers that will be held next week. Procurement for a new contractor is…