Balfour Beatty

Balfour Beatty has re-signed the UK Armed Forces Covenant, marking nearly a decade of dedicated support for veterans, reservists, cadet force adult volunteers and their families since the company first pledged its commitment in 2015. The Armed Forces Covenant provides a framework for businesses in t

The contractor responsible for the design and construction of the A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project is running a programme of ‘Meet the Contractor’ events in November for local residents to learn about the major construction works scheduled to begin in Spring 2025.

The newly restored Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) has transformed Edinburgh’s historic Quartermile site, once the Royal Infirmary, into a modern landmark blending history, innovation, and sustainability.

Balfour Beatty has invested over £5 million in new overhead line strategic assets to support the substantial growth in its Power Transmission & Distribution business. The company has the UK’s largest overhead line equipment fleet and over the last 18 months, has acquired eight new Pu

The Highland Council’s Employability team has announced details of the first Highland-wide virtual jobs fair to highlight new job opportunities that will run from the 11 to the 15 November during Scottish Careers Week 2024. The week-long virtual event is being delivered by the Local Employabil

Balfour Beatty has appointed Rudolph (Rudy) Wynter as a non-executive director with effect from 1 December 2024. Rudy has over 35 years’ experience in the gas and electricity industry where he has served in many leadership and senior operational roles with his most recent roles as president, N

Planning consent for groundworks on the site of Cockenzie power station was granted in June this year and works are now progressing to prepare the site for future development.

Talented construction sector workers from across Scotland were celebrated at a glittering Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) awards ceremony last week. On Friday October 11, hundreds of industry professionals gathered at Double Tree by Hilton Hotel in central Glasgow to recognise some of the sec

Balfour Beatty is the latest organisation to sign the Buy Social Pledge, a new initiative that sees businesses use their everyday spending to make a tangible difference to improving social and environmental impact across Scotland’s communities. The Buy Social Pledge, run by Social Enterprise

Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £27 million contract to deliver the Comrie flood protection scheme in Scotland, on behalf of Perth & Kinross Council. Awarded through the SCAPE Civil Engineering Framework, a rapid access framework designed to drive collaboration, efficiency, time and cost

Balfour Beatty has unveiled two notable changes to its digital, procurement and supply chain senior leadership team. The appointments will support Balfour Beatty’s long-term focus on technology and innovation as a strategic imperative for the construction and infrastructure industry and will s

Fife College has welcomed Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth MSP and Minister for Higher and Further Education, Graeme Dey MSP, to the site of the College’s new Dunfermline Campus.

Balfour Beatty's environmental sustainability manager Angela Pllu explains how the company is fuelling its decarbonisation effort by retrofitting heavy vehicles with a hybrid hydrogen system.

Transport secretary Fiona Hyslop has unveiled the shortlist of contractors to be invited to the next stage of the procurement process for the fourth section of the A9 Dualling programme, the Tay Crossing to Ballinluig project.

Work will shortly begin to create a new link road through the former Cockenzie Power Station site and prepare the area for redevelopment.