Thought Leadership
16 October 2025
UK
Fusion energy represents the ultimate test of human ingenuity – harnessing the process that powers the sun to create safe, abundant, low-carbon energy. As the UK pursues its ambition to lead the world in fusion research, the urgency of the climate crisis and rising energy demands make its success more critical than ever.
Press Release
13 October 2025
UK
Balfour Beatty VINCI’s enormous tunnelling machine broke through today, marking the completion of major tunnel excavation between London’s Old Oak Common and the West Midlands on HS2’s Birmingham approach tunnels.
Video
8 October 2025
UK
Discover how the Wyre Beach Management Scheme is safeguarding more than 11,900 homes and businesses from coastal flooding, while creating a lasting legacy for the community. Delivered through the SCAPE Civil Engineering framework on behalf of Wyre Council, this project provides vital flood defences, biodiversity improvements and community-focused upgrades to create a safer, more resilient coastline.
Press Release
7 October 2025
UK
Balfour Beatty, in joint venture with Clark/Sullivan, celebrates the completion and grand opening of the new Cesar Chavez Elementary School for Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD). The newly constructed campus replaces both Edward Kemble Elementary and Cesar Chavez Intermediate School, uniting them into a single, modern learning environment. As the district's largest campus to date, the school serves as a vibrant new home for 850 TK–6 students.
Video
3 October 2025
Group
This week, we hosted our 2025 Early Careers Festival, bringing together almost 400 apprentices and graduates from across the UK. From inspiring talks and interactive workshops to making new connections and exploring career opportunities, it was a true celebration of talent, ambition and possibility. Watch the highlights and hear what our apprentices and graduates had to say. #ECFest2025
Press Release
30 September 2025
UK
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has today announced the appointment of Joanna Vezey who will join the Group in December 2025 as Managing Director of its UK Highways business.
Press Release
29 September 2025
UK
Balfour Beatty VINCI engineers have reopened the M6 ahead of schedule after sliding part of a huge new HS2 viaduct across the busy motorway.
Press Release
25 September 2025
UK
Balfour Beatty has today announced its appointment by SSEN Transmission to upgrade the New Deer electricity substation in Aberdeenshire, marking a significant milestone in Scotland’s journey towards a clean power, energy secure future.
Press Release
22 September 2025
UK
Balfour Beatty has today been awarded the initial works of the Netherton Hub project by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission’s (SSEN) multi-billion-pound Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) Offshore Framework.
Video
22 September 2025
UK
Discover how Balfour Beatty achieved a major milestone at Hinkley Point C – set to be the UK’s first new nuclear power station in over 20 years. Using precision engineering and a 700-tonne crane, we lifted a 230-tonne Triple Point Formwork into a 42-metre-deep shaft - a feat that demonstrates the scale, planning and innovation driving this project.
Press Release
17 September 2025
UK
Plymouth City Council and Urban Fox, a partnership between Balfour Beatty Investments and Urban Electric Networks, have announced the official launch of their partnership to deploy low impact, on street electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in Plymouth. This comes after a highly successful two and a half year pilot, which saw Urban Fox install 26 dual socket UEone chargepoints - serving 53 charging bays across 10 hubs - and support the annual charging needs of up to 650 EV drivers.
Blog
16 September 2025
UK
Balfour Beatty has featured in UNLEASH, where Chief Information Officer, Jon Ozanne, shares how the organisation’s £7.2 million investment in Microsoft 365 Copilot, one of the largest of its kind in the UK construction and infrastructure industry, is already supporting employees and helping to drive productivity across the business.