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Balfour Beatty has today featured in New Civil Engineer alongside SSEN Transmission discussing the progress and complex work it is carrying out as part of the Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) framework.

The ASTI framework will see investment of over £10 billion to upgrade the electricity transmission network infrastructure throughout northern Scotland by 2030. 

Balfour Beatty has begun work on the development of nine of these Electricity Transmission schemes, providing its expertise to support SSEN Transmission identify and resolve any potential construction challenges, streamline the planning process, advise on the best use of materials, plan the phasing of work to ensure optimal productivity and scope out the use of modern methods of construction. 

Speaking about the project and the early contractor involvement, Balfour Beatty's Head of Business Development and Preconstruction for Scotland, Gordon Dinning, says: “The benefit with early contractor involvement is you get constructability built in... SSEN [Transmission] was wise enough to know that it had to get the contractors on board early, especially with the volume of work across the piece."

Read the full article here.

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Notes to editors:

• Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group with 25,000 employees driving the delivery of powerful new solutions, shaping thinking, creating skylines and inspiring a new generation of talent to be the change-makers of tomorrow.
• We finance, develop, build, maintain and operate the increasingly complex and critical infrastructure that supports national economies and deliver projects at the heart of local communities.
• Over the last 114 years we have created iconic buildings and infrastructure all over the world. Currently, we are working to deliver Hinkley Point C, the first UK nuclear power station in a generation; constructing the world-class arts and cultural facility, the Lyric Theatre, in Hong Kong; and designing, building, financing, operating and maintaining the Automated People Mover superstructure at the fifth busiest airport in the world, Los Angeles International Airport.
• Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support clients in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.