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Balfour secures £47m Suffolk flood defence scheme

28/08/2025

Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £47m contract by the Waveney, Lower Yare and Lothingland Internal Drainage Board to deliver flood and coastal defences near Benacre in Suffolk.

UK’s heaviest bridge slide completed by Balfour Beatty VINCI

09/05/2025

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 SLT

05/09/2024

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 works

06/08/2024

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 safety

29/07/2024

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 works

09/07/2024

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 launches

20/05/2024

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 again

14/05/2024

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 schedule

21/03/2024

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 fall

13/03/2024

Balfour Beatty has announced a ‘solid performance’ find 2023, with increased revenue but reduced profits.

M25 collaboration in bloom for famous flower show

21/09/2023

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 line

24/08/2023

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 Partnership

30/05/2023

Jacobs is the latest big name to join Balfour Beatty's Strategic Design Partnership.

Council team Pick Everard for Trent bridge test

07/03/2023

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 upgrade

20/02/2023

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 questioning

24/01/2023

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 deal

23/01/2023

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 Beatty

19/12/2022

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.

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