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Balfour wins West Sussex deal 20/04/2011 Balfour Beatty is believed to have won the the 5-year West Sussex highways maintenance framework.
Balfour Beatty wins Sussex maintenance job 27/04/2011 West Sussex County Council has selected Balfour Beatty to deliver the £150m maintenance and improvement contract for the County's highways.
Balfour to start on new £11m Cumbria bridge 30/06/2011 Balfour Beatty has been given the go-ahead to start work on an £11m replacement bridge over the River Derwent at Workington in Cumbria.
Balfour wins £75m motorway widening 01/09/2011 The Highways Agency is understood to have picked Balfour Beatty to carry out a key part of the congestion-busting managed motorways programme near Bristol.
Balfour to start on M4/M5 contract 27/10/2011 Balfour Beatty has been confirmed as the winner of a £88.6m contract to transform the M4 and M5 near Bristol to a managed motorway.
Balfour Beatty starts M4/M5 managed motorway job 12/01/2012 Balfour Beatty began work yesterday on the £78m scheme to allow hard should running around the M4/M5 motorway interchange, near Bristol.
Councils save £1m bundling repairs 04/04/2012 Three neighbouring councils have joined together to sign a highways contract that it is hoped will bring joint savings of £1 million a year.
Balfour lands major roads contracts 01/05/2012 Balfour Beatty Regional Civil Engineering has picked-up a pair of major highways improvement jobs as part of a £143m haul of new business during the first quarter of 2012.
Balfour wins £5m road signs and data deal 18/05/2012 Balfour Beatty has won the Highways Agency’s first Regional Technology Maintenance Contract (RTMC).
Balfour wins £11m Tottenham Hale gyratory job 18/07/2012 Balfour Beatty has won the contract to return the Tottenham Hale gyratory road in North London to two-way traffic with an £11m bid.
Balfour lands north west HA deal 31/07/2012 Balfour Beatty has won its second Highways Agency contract to maintain roadside technology.
Balfour signs road materials testing deals 05/09/2012 Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions has signed-up with two of the country’s leading materials testing companies to make sure street works and road repairs are right first time.
Balfour lands £150m WIltshire deal 20/12/2012 Balfour Beatty Living Places is set to be named as Wiltshire’s highway maintenance contractor over the next five years.
Balfour confirmed winner of £150m Wiltshire deal 04/01/2013 Balfour Beatty confirmed has been awarded a five-year highways maintenance contract worth £150m by Wiltshire Council.
Birse Civils to construct £22m Yorkshire relief road 23/05/2013 Birse Civils has been appointed as the main contractor to construct the £22 million Beverley southern relief road in Yorkshire.
Sunderland gateway project underway 10/06/2013 Balfour Beatty has started work on an £11 million scheme to create a new gateway into Sunderland.
Balfour Beatty awarded £200m highways contract 14/06/2013 Balfour Beatty Living Places has been awarded Herefordshire Council’s £200 million highways maintenance contract.
Balfour Beatty demolishes bridge over M8 11/07/2013 Balfour Beatty has completed the demolition of a bridge over the M8 allowing the new Heartlands junction to be completed.
Work underway on Beverley Integrated Transport Plan 05/08/2013 Birse Civils has started work on the £22 million Beverley Integrated Transport Plan (BITP).
First superspan gantry installed on M25 23/08/2013 The first superspan gantry has been lifted into place on the M25.
Balfour Beatty completes A11 bridge lift 02/10/2013 A new steel bridge has been lifted into place at the B1106 junction as part of the Highways Agency’s £105 million A11 dualling and improvement scheme.
Balfour Beatty Mott MacDonald wins considerate constructor award 17/12/2013 Balfour Beatty Mott MacDonald, which operates and maintains Area 4 on behalf of the Highways Agency, has been recognised as a considerate constructor.
RoWSaF wins award 23/12/2013 The Road Workers’ Safety Forum (RoWSaF) has won a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award.
Balfour Beatty completes M54 bridge lift 15/01/2014 Balfour Beatty has lifted a new 400-ton bridge into place over the M54 motorway.
Work on £19m link road underway 31/01/2014 Balfour Beatty has started work on a £19 million motorway link road in Merseyside.
Balfour wins £4.1m Durham interchange 17/03/2011 Balfour Beatty Regional Civil Engineering has been awarded a £4.1m contract for highway infrastructure works on the DurhamGate Project.
Balfour wins £300m maintenance deal 14/06/2012 Balfour Beatty has been confirmed as the winner of a £300m new-style maintenance contract in the north west.
Balfour Beatty wins £8.7m technology maintenance contract 23/04/2014 Balfour Beatty has secured its third regional technology maintenance contract (RTMC) from the Highways Agency.
Contract awarded for A1 widening scheme 03/06/2014 Balfour Beatty has been awarded a contract to widen the A1 Western bypass on behalf of the Highways Agency.
Students given highways sector insight 16/06/2014 Connect Plus Services (CPS), the company responsible for managing and upgrading the M25 network, has given 11 young people an opportunity to work in the highways sector.
Four contractors to work on £184m smart motorway project 19/06/2014 Costain is one of four contractors that have been selected to deliver an upgrade to the M60 and M62 motorways on behalf of the Highways Agency.
Third Don Crossing to be built by Balfour Beatty 24/06/2014 Balfour Beatty has been named as the preferred bidder for the Third Don Crossing in Scotland.
Balfour Beatty awarded A21 dualling scheme 11/07/2014 The dualling of the A21 between Tonbridge and Pembury moved a step closer today (Friday 11 July) with the appointment of Balfour Beatty as the contractor.
WSP wins A21 design contract 15/07/2014 Balfour Beatty has appointed WSP as lead designer for the Highways Agency’s A21 Tonbridge to Pembury dualling scheme.
Balfour Beatty awarded M3 smart motorway project 23/07/2014 Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £129 million scheme to upgrade a 13 mile stretch of the M3 through Hampshire and Surrey to a ‘smart motorway’.
Balfour Beatty and Carillion in merger talks 25/07/2014 Balfour Beatty and Carillion have revealed that they are in talks over a possible merger.
Balfour Beatty and Carillion end merger talks 31/07/2014 Balfour Beatty has terminated discussions with Carillion over a possible merger deal.
Balfour wins £75m A63 improvement scheme in Hull 08/08/2014 A £75 million Highways Agency scheme that will see improvements made to the A63 in Hull has been awarded to Balfour Beatty.
New Carillion merger approach rejected by Balfour Beatty 11/08/2014 Balfour Beatty has rejected a revised approach from Carillion over a possible merger deal.
Carillion makes improved merger offer for Balfour Beatty 19/08/2014 Carillion has made an improved merger offer to Balfour Beatty that would see the company retain a 58.268% share of any combined business.
UPDATE: Carillion walk away after latest merger offer is rejected by Balfour 20/08/2014 The board of Balfour Beatty has rejected Carillion’s latest merger offer leading the construction services company to announce that it is no longer pursuing a deal.
Balfour Beatty supports road worker safety campaign 16/09/2014 Road workers from Balfour Beatty are supporting a Highways Agency campaign to raise awareness of the dangers they face maintaining the strategic road network.
Balfour wins £10m Lincoln East-West link road contract 01/10/2014 Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £10.5 million contract to build a new road through Lincoln.
New chief executive at Balfour Beatty 15/10/2014 Leo Quinn has been announced as the new chief executive officer of Balfour Beatty.
Balfour Beatty completes roundabout upgrade 28/10/2014 Balfour Beatty has completed the upgrade of the Garroch roundabout on the A75 in Dumfries seven weeks ahead of schedule.
£9.5m Derby link road contract awarded 29/10/2014 Balfour Beatty has been appointed by Derby City Council to deliver the £9.5m T12 Derby link road scheme.
Final section of M25 ‘smart motorway’ completed early 10/11/2014 Skanska Balfour Beatty, a construction joint venture working on behalf of Connect Plus for the Highways Agency, has completed a £1.3bn upgrade of the M25 motorway 36 weeks ahead of schedule.
£105m A11 dualling scheme completed 12/12/2014 A £105 million upgrade of the last remaining single carriageway section of the A11 to dual carriageway has been completed.
Balfour Beatty appointed to £1.5bn framework 19/01/2015 Balfour Beatty has been appointed as the sole contractor to a new UK-wide civil engineering and infrastructure framework for public works, which includes road repairs and major highway projects.
Balfour Beatty to carry out M40 junction improvements 18/02/2015 Balfour Beatty has won a contract to carry out £11.6 million worth of improvements to junction 12 of the M40.
A21 dualling to get underway 27/03/2015 The dualling of the A21 between Tonbridge and Pembury will start next month (April).
Balfour Beatty awarded £9.3m road bridge scheme 31/03/2015 Balfour Beatty will build a new road bridge over the M1 for Leicestershire County Council through the Midlands Highways Alliance Framework.
Balfour Beatty wins Woodside Link contract 24/04/2015 The contract to construct the Woodside Link road in Bedfordshire has been awarded to Balfour Beatty.
JV awarded £40m highways contract extension 07/05/2015 A joint venture between Balfour Beatty and South West Highways (SWHBBIS) has been awarded a £40 million 10-year extension to its highways maintenance contract on the A30/A35 Exeter to Bere Regis trunk road.
Driver prosecuted after ploughing through roadworks 19/05/2015 A driver has been handed an 18-month ban and will undertake 100 hours of unpaid community work after being prosecuted for dangerous driving through roadworks in Dorset.
A21 works progressing well 05/06/2015 Work to dual the A21 between Tonbridge and Pembury is on course to be completed by the end of next year.
Smart motorways investment for England announced 22/07/2015 Highways England has today appointed six joint-venture companies to design and build 10 smart motorways across England as part of a £1.5 billion investment.
Balfour could lose £150m highways deal 22/07/2015 Balfour Beatty could lose its £150 million highways maintenance contract with Wiltshire Council.
Road worker killed on M3 29/07/2015 A road worker from Balfour Beatty has been killed on the M3 in Surrey.
Wiltshire Council ends £150m highways deal with Balfour Beatty 03/09/2015 Wiltshire Council and Balfour Beatty (BBLP) have mutually agreed to end their £150 million highways contract after it became clear that the contractual arrangements were no longer appropriate for either party.
JV wins £292m A14 upgrade scheme 21/09/2015 A Balfour Beatty/Carillion joint venture has been selected to deliver a £292 million construction package to upgrade the A14 between Swavesey and Milton as part of the wider A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme.
Balfour awarded £6.3m improvements project in Cambridgeshire 20/10/2015 Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £6.3 million contract to carry out a package of works on the A14, M11 and A1307 in Cambridgeshire.
Balfour Beatty awarded £104m Norfolk road deal 27/11/2015 Balfour Beatty will complete works on the Norwich Northern Distributor Road (NNDR) after being awarded a £104 million contract by Norfolk County Council.
Work on £32m Daventry link road to start 07/12/2015 Work on the new £32m A45 Daventry development link road will get underway this week.
£1m fine for Balfour Beatty after road worker killed 27/01/2016 Balfour Beatty has been fined £1 million after a road worker was killed whilst repairing a central reservation barrier that had been damaged in a road traffic collision.
Balfour wins £245m Warwickshire highways contract 03/02/2016 Balfour Beatty has been awarded a seven-year, £245 million highways maintenance contract for three local authorities – Coventry City Council, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council and Warwickshire County Council.
Transport Secretary visits Norfolk to see road schemes 07/03/2016 Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin visited Norfolk last week and took a look at the early work being carried out on the Norwich Northern Distributor Road (NNDR).
Balfour Beatty achieves BIM certification 23/03/2016 Balfour Beatty has been verified as Building Information Management (BIM) 2 certified by BSI (British Standards Institution).
Balfour given extra time to complete Third Don Crossing 31/03/2016 Aberdeen City Council has agreed an eight-week time extension with contractors Balfour Beatty for the completion of the new £22.3 million Third Don Crossing.
Crown wins M5 contract 04/05/2016 Crown International has secured a £375,000 contract with Balfour Beatty to supply and install roadside masts, as part of the smart motorways project on the M5.
Balfour wins £130m M20 lorry park contract 26/05/2016 Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £130 million contract to construct a 3,600-space lorry park near the M20 in Kent to relieve congestion during Operation Stack.
Balfour wins £35m Perth Transport Futures contract 26/08/2016 Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £35 million contract by Perth and Kinross Council to create a new grade separated junction on the A9 dual carriageway in Scotland.
DfT approves M4 smart motorway plans 06/09/2016 The proposed upgrade of the M4 from junctions 3 (Hayes) to 12 (Theale) to a smart motorway has been given development consent by the Department for Transport.
Balfour completes M3 bridge demolition 24/11/2016 Balfour Beatty has completed the demolition of a bridge on the M3 and will now start work to replace it.
Balfour Beatty VINCI hail 4G modelling for smart motorway project 12/12/2016 Balfour Beatty VINCI, the joint venture working on the conversion of the M5 Junctions 4a to 6 smart motorway project, says it has achieved "significant results" through the use of 4D modelling as a management tool.
Balfour Beatty announces 2016 full-year results 17/03/2017 Balfour Beatty has announced its results for the full-year ended 31st December 2016, showing a 15% increase in the value of its order book and underlying revenue up 4% to £8.5 bn.
Sharp focus wins Balfour Beatty student Commonwealth Gold 12/04/2018 Balfour Beatty summer placement student David McMath has won gold for Scotland in the men's Double Trap shooting event at the Commonwealth Games.
Balfour Beatty hails 'success' of fully open £205m Broadland Northway 18/04/2018 Contractor Balfour Beatty has hailed the ‘lasting legacy’ of the Norwich Northern Distributor Road, which is now fully open.
Contractors predict summer finish for Aberdeen bypass 24/05/2018 Transport Scotland has said it still expects the troubled Aberdeen bypass to open in the autumn, despite the remaining contractors on the project predicting a finish this summer.
Leeds awards Eastern Orbital work to Balfour after Carillion fall 07/06/2018 Leeds City Council has awarded Balfour Beatty a contact to deliver the first two phases of the East Leeds Orbital Road (ELOR) after Carillion was originally lined up for the job.
Long read: Working together today to deliver tomorrow's infrastructure 14/06/2018 Philip Wright, Balfour Beatty framework director, explains why early contractor involvement ECI means completion within cost and programme parameters can typically be achieved on over 90% of projects, compared to around 60% for non-ECI projects.