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Balfour Beatty awarded first phase of National Grid’s Birkhill Wood Substation

Balfour Beatty today announces it has been awarded a contract by National Grid to deliver the first phase of the Birkhill Wood 400kV substation in East Yorkshire, England.

Balfour Beatty appoints Scott Skidelsky to lead growth and strategy for its U.S. Buildings & Infrastructure business

Balfour Beatty announces the appointment of Scott Skidelsky into a new role as U.S. President for Strategy & Growth, with immediate effect.

From highways to Hinkley: Gareth’s Design & Engineering career

Discover where a Design & Engineering career could take you via Gareth Harris' 20-year career, from civil engineering to major infrastructure & leadership.

The power to deliver

Discover how we’re helping transform the UK’s electricity network, connecting new sources of energy, strengthening resilience and powering communities for generations to come. With the UK’s largest power transmission and distribution workforce and end-to-end capabilities spanning design, manufacturing and construction, we have the experience, capacity and ambition to deliver at scale.

UK Power Transmission and Distribution Investor Event

Institutional investors and analysts UK power transmission and distribution event.

Sale of Balfour Beatty’s 50% shareholding in Gammon Construction to Jardine Matheson

Balfour Beatty announces that it has sold its 50% shareholding in Gammon Construction, to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited.

The future starts here: our biggest Early Careers Festival yet

More than 500 apprentices and graduates came together in Manchester for our biggest Early Careers Festival yet - a day of fresh ideas, new connections and insight into the scale and variety of opportunities across our business. Watch the video and discover the highlights from the day, including what inspired the next generation of talent.

Balfour Beatty features in New Civil Engineer showcasing Net Zero Teesside Power project

Balfour Beatty has featured in New Civil Engineer, highlighting its role in delivering NZT Power in Teesside, the world’s first commercial-scale gas-fired power station designed with integrated carbon capture and storage (CCS).

Balfour Beatty backs UK infrastructure growth with workforce set to increase by 2,000

Balfour Beatty is committing to increase its UK workforce from approximately 14,000 to 16,000 over the next two years as it scales up to deliver the country’s next generation of critical infrastructure.

Balfour Beatty continues long-standing partnership with Edinburgh Airport through major terminal expansion

Balfour Beatty is continuing its long-standing partnership with Edinburgh Airport through the c.£65 million South East Pier Expansion (SEPEX), building on more than 25 years of collaborative project delivery.  

Helping shape the future of Edinburgh Airport

Balfour Beatty VINCI completes massive M42 bridge lifts for HS2 during weekend closure

Balfour Beatty VINCI engineers have lifted the last of six enormous viaduct spans that will carry high speed trains over the M42 in the West Midlands, during a weekend closure of the motorway.