Balfour Beatty

Balfour Beatty has been reappointed as a key delivery partner on Network Rail’s eight-year Supply Chain Services’ framework. Having first been appointed in 2018, the new deal includes an option to extend the framework for a further two years.

Work is underway on a £4 million road improvement project on the A78 at Inverkip to pave the way for 650 homes and over 500 jobs.

Work is progressing on a key strategic development site that will include a much-welcomed alternative route to the A82 at Bowling.

Work on the £27 million flood protection scheme at Comrie is underway. 

Balfour Beatty has reported a strong financial performance in 2024, driven by improved margins in its UK construction business and steady growth across key sectors. However, an increased provision for building safety remediation has impacted overall profitability.

Work on Edinburgh’s first new concert hall in over 100 years has come to a halt after the project’s managers parted ways with the original construction firm. The 1,000-seat Dunard Centre, planned as a major cultural venue, was initially set to move forward under Sir Robert McAlpine, whic

A Dunfermline-based apprentice has praised the benefits of work-based learning, saying her apprenticeship has given her independence, confidence, and the opportunity to play her part in the construction of one of the country’s biggest education projects. Sophie Cormack is completing her Busine

Leo Quinn is to step down from Balfour Beatty's board later this year after more than 10 years as group chief executive, the group said today. Balfour Beatty said an extensive international search resulted in Philip Hoare, chief operating officer at AtkinsRéalis, being chosen by the board to

Jack Chambers marks the beginning of Scottish Apprenticeship Week with a first-hand account of being a health, safety, and wellbeing apprentice at Balfour Beatty. When I began my university studies in Environmental Management, I never imagined I would pursue a career in construction, particularly in

Balfour Beatty has commenced construction on the new Nairn Academy school, having been awarded the £61 million contract by The Highland Council at the end of 2025.

Balfour Beatty has appointed executive committee group sector leads for the company’s core UK growth markets: Energy, Defence and Transportation.

Staff at Cairngorm Mountain have begun a series of maintenance activities on the electrical, mechanical and hydraulic systems that govern the movement of the two funicular carriages up and down the 1.8km viaduct.

The preferred main contractors for the North Schools Programme projects have been announced by development partner hub North Scotland and the local authorities taking part in the initiative.

Balfour Beatty 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 North Yorkshire as well as an additional 1 kilometre of HVDC land cable at Peterhead.

Creativity, problem-solving and teamwork helped 40 budding engineers and future project managers from six local high schools rise to the Big Design Challenge.