Balfour Beatty has featured in The Scotsman and STV discussing the transformation of the North Bridge in Edinburgh, which is to re-emerge with new paintwork after an £86 million refurbishment.
The features follow a recent behind-the-scenes visit, during which the final coats of gold, red, and blue paint were seen being applied to the original Victorian detailing of North Bridge. The visit also highlighted the meticulous restoration of the 1906 King’s Own Scottish Borderers memorial, which was carefully cleaned with hot water and hand tools to preserve its historic character.
Talking about the progress, Rory McFadden, Project Manager at Balfour Beatty said: “There had been no substantial works carried out since the 1990s and all the structural steelwork was covered in a thick bituminous paint. We’ve started applying the final gold paint to the structure, which has given everybody a bit of a morale boost to get it over the line.”
Read the full article in The Scotsman here and watch the STV piece by forwarding to 15:05 here.
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Notes to editors:
- Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group with over 27,000 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 116 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 one of the busiest airports in the world, Los Angeles International Airport.
- Balfour Beatty has been operating in Scotland for over a century. We are committed to delivering on our principle of added social impact, working closely with our customers to deliver real, tangible benefits for the communities in which we operate.
Image: Rory McFadden, Project Manager at Balfour Beatty
