UK’s heaviest bridge slide completed by Balfour Beatty VINCI09/05/2025 The A46 Kenilworth Bypass was reopened to traffic 30 hours ahead of schedule after Balfour Beatty VINCI closed the road from 11 April – 29 April to allow its engineers to slide a 14,500-tonne concrete box structure into position beneath the road for High Speed 2 (HS2). |
Balfour makes double promotion to SLT05/09/2024 Balfour Beatty has announced two major personnel changes to its digital, procurement and supply chain senior leadership team. |
Balfour confirmed for £184m Tomatin and Moy A9 works06/08/2024 Balfour Beatty has been confirmed as the winner of a £184.7m deal to upgrade a section of the section of the A9 between Tomatin and Moy for Transport Scotland. |
Balfour brings in 'human recognition' tech to boost plant safety29/07/2024 Balfour Beatty is the first tier one contractor to mandate human recognition cameras on various big ticket items of plant and machinery across all its UK operations. |
Balfour in line for £184m A9 dualling works09/07/2024 The Scottish Government has announced that Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd is its preferred bidder for the £184.7m contract to dual the A9 between Tomatin and Moy. |
Balfour at the double with project launches20/05/2024 Balfour Beatty has been given the green light to start two key projects and has had another term maintenance deal extended with a reduced workload. |
Too easy? M25 project beats re-opening once again14/05/2024 Balfour Beatty and National Highways have again re-opened the M25 ‘ahead of schedule’ after works on the flagship Junction 10 scheme under a full weekend closure of the motorway. |
Oxfordshire signs first scheme under new 'brownfield fund'28/03/2024 Oxfordshire County Council is the first local authority to secure project funding through Homes England's Brownfield, Infrastructure and Land (BIL) Fund. |
Unprecedented M25 closure completes bridge demolition ahead of schedule21/03/2024 Balfour Beatty and National Highways re-opened the M25 ahead of the advertised time on Sunday following the first full closure of a section of the motorway since it opened. |
Balfour sees revenue rise but profits fall13/03/2024 Balfour Beatty has announced a ‘solid performance’ find 2023, with increased revenue but reduced profits. |
M25 collaboration in bloom for famous flower show21/09/2023 The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has thanked National Highways and Balfour Beatty for ‘facilitating stakeholder engagement’ for its flagship Wisley Flower Show. |
Council gets historic bridge repairs over the line24/08/2023 A historic Grade II listed bridge in Yorkshire has re-opened to vehicles after essential maintenance works were completed ahead of schedule. |
Jacobs joins Balfour's Strategic Design Partnership30/05/2023 Jacobs is the latest big name to join Balfour Beatty's Strategic Design Partnership. |
Council team Pick Everard for Trent bridge test07/03/2023 Property consultancy Pick Everard has joined forces with Balfour Beatty to deliver a new crossing over the UK’s third-longest river. |
Balfour wins £17m Kincardine Bridge upgrade20/02/2023 Transport Scotland has awarded Balfour Beatty a £16.85m contract to replace an 80-metre section of the Kincardine Bridge. |
Balfour launches respect campaign: 'zero harm for inclusive behaviour'08/02/2023 Balfour Beatty has launched a 'Right to Respect' initiative, described as the 'equivalent of Zero Harm for inclusive behaviour'. |
Thames Tunnel carbon claims fade under questioning24/01/2023 The proposed £9bn Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) is facing new accusations of greenwashing after both National Highways and a major contractor rowed back on bold claims about the impact that new construction techniques will have on carbon emissions. |
Balfour scoops £1.2bn Thames tunnel roads deal23/01/2023 National Highways has awarded Balfour Beatty a contract worth around £1.2bn on the controversial Lower Thames Crossing project. |
Highways Hero of the Year: Lifesaver Archie Pope of Balfour Beatty19/12/2022 Control room operative for Balfour Beatty Living Places, Archie Pope, has been commended as a Highways Magazine hero of the year after saving a local resident's life. |
Mumford joins the band at Balfour22/09/2022 Balfour Beatty has appointed former National Highways executive director Peter Mumford as managing director of its UK Construction Regional Civils business unit in England and Wales. |
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