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Balfour Beatty features in New Civil Engineer discussing how it connected Hinkley Point C’s cooling system tunnels and shafts

20 December 2024

UK

Balfour Beatty has featured in New Civil Engineer discussing the company's latest feat of engineering at Hinkley Point C -  delivering and connecting the tunnels and shafts required for the nuclear power station's critical cooling system. 

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Balfour Beatty awarded contract to unlock renewable energy capacity between Scotland and England

18 December 2024

UK

Balfour Beatty today announces it has been awarded a contract by Prysmian to install 68 kilometres of high voltage direct current (HVDC) land cables from Fraisthorpe Sands to Drax in Yorkshire, England, as well as an additional 1 kilometre of HVDC land cable at Peterhead, in Scotland.

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Balfour Beatty’s Florida operations selected for over $70 million (£55 million) in special project works

17 December 2024

US

Balfour Beatty has been selected to deliver over $70 million (£55 million) in special project works across Central and South Florida, in the US.

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Balfour Beatty VINCI completes motorway works to prepare for HS2's new M42 ‘twin box’

17 December 2024

UK

Balfour Beatty VINCI has completed the first stage of work for the construction of a bridge that will take the HS2 high-speed railway line over the M42 motorway.

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Balfour Beatty supports the Institute for Government’s latest report on the role of Mayoral Development Corporations in getting Britain building

16 December 2024

UK

Balfour Beatty has partnered with the Institute for Government to sponsor new report exploring how England’s mayors can deliver the urban regeneration needed for the government to achieve its economic growth targets.

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The Founder’s Pledge apprentices celebrate the completion of their year long mentorship with industry leaders

12 December 2024

UK

Twelve apprentices, who have spent the past year being mentored by senior leaders from Balfour Beatty and its supply chain as part of the Founder’s Pledge, gathered to celebrate their achievements at a graduation ceremony this week.

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Balfour Beatty and partners get green light to deliver major contract for the Net Zero Teesside Power project, which aims to be the world’s first gas-fired power station with carbon capture and storage

11 December 2024

UK

Balfour Beatty today announces that alongside Technip Energies and GE Vernova – with the support of technology partner Shell Catalysts & Technologies - it has received Notice to Proceed by NZT Power Limited to start the full Engineering, Procurement and Construction package for the Onshore Power, Capture and Compression contract at Net Zero Teesside.  

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Balfour Beatty 2024 Trading Update

5 December 2024

Group

Balfour Beatty provides a trading update covering the period to 5 December 2024.

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Balfour Beatty VINCI successfully move HS2’s River Cole Viaduct segments into place

5 December 2024

UK

Balfour Beatty VINCI have completed the installation of two 159-metre-long steel spans of HS2’s River Cole Viaducts near Coleshill in North Warwickshire, signalling further progress at the project’s Delta Junction.

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Balfour Beatty selected for L.A. Department of Public Works $60 million (£47.3 million) Bassett High School Stormwater Capture project

4 December 2024

US

Balfour Beatty’s Civils operations has been selected to deliver the approximately $60 million (£47.3 million) Bassett High School Stormwater Capture project in La Puente, California, US.

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The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Biomes initiative

28 November 2024

UK

We are restoring the A-Listed historic Palm Houses at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh as part of the Edinburgh Biomes project. This is the most significant initiative in @TheBotanics 351-year history and will ensure the Glasshouses continue to provide a safe environment for the Garden’s priceless plant collection.

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Reducing carbon and restoring history: Balfour Beatty features in Building Magazine discussing the Edinburgh Futures Institute

27 November 2024

UK

Balfour Beatty’s restoration of the 145-year-old Grade A listed Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, transforming it into the Edinburgh Futures Initiative a high-quality modern teaching and learning facility for the University of Edinburgh, has featured in a project report in Building Magazine.