Balfour Beatty plans to increase its UK workforce from around 14,000 to 16,000 over the next two years as it expands capacity to deliver major infrastructure projects. The contractor's UK workforce has grown from 12,200 at the end of 2023 to around 14,000 at the end of 2025. It expects employee numbers to increase by [...]
Balfour Beatty has completed the installation of eight link bridges as part of the £65m South East Pier Expansion (SEPEX) at Edinburgh Airport. The project, awarded to Balfour Beatty in May 2025, involves construction of a two-storey terminal extension providing eight additional departure gates. The expansion forms part of the first phase of Edinburgh Airport’s [...]
Balfour Beatty VINCI has completed the structural works on three major HS2 viaducts in Solihull, forming part of the southern approach to the new Interchange Station. The River Blythe, Marsh Farm and Balsall Common viaducts are now structurally complete, marking further progress on the West Midlands section of the high-speed rail project. The structures will [...]
Balfour Beatty has been appointed by Leeds City Council to deliver a seven-year programme of maintenance, structural renewal and asset improvements on the Leeds Inner Ring Road under a contract worth up to £120 million. The programme will be delivered through the Leeds Contractors Major Works Framework, to which Balfour Beatty was appointed in 2023. [...]
Construction of the new Waterside Bridge across the River Trent has been completed, providing key infrastructure to support the regeneration of Nottingham's 250-acre Waterside Regeneration Zone. The 87-metre bridge will create a new walking and cycling connection between Victoria Embankment and Colwick Park, linking communities on either side of the river while opening up former [...]
Balfour Beatty has secured an £83 million contract to deliver a new secondary school campus in Moray after being appointed by Hub North Scotland on behalf of Moray Council. The project will see the contractor build the new Forres Academy, replacing the existing school with a 12,143 sq m facility designed to accommodate up to [...]
Contractor Balfour Beatty VINCI will shut the Saltley Viaduct, which carries the B4114, from 10 May 2026 ahead of a four-stage demolition and rebuild scheme. The project will see the existing 183-metre structure replaced with a new, larger bridge to accommodate the high-speed rail line beneath. Complex demolition programme across rail, canal and river The [...]
Infrastructure group Balfour Beatty has been ranked third in a new list of the UK’s top graduate employers, based on student and early-career employee feedback across pay, workplace culture and development opportunities. The rankings, produced by Higherin for 2026/27, assess employers across multiple sectors using verified reviews from students and graduates, focusing on factors including [...]
Balfour Beatty has secured the £315 million Warwickshire Highways Maintenance contract, covering Coventry, Solihull, and Warwickshire, marking its third consecutive term delivering the programme. The seven-year contract, set to begin in Spring 2026, includes an option to extend for a further six years, potentially reaching £900 million in total value. Comprehensive Road and Streetlight Maintenance [...]
Lendlease is seeking more than £4m in damages from Balfour Beatty through a building liability order (BLO) over alleged fire safety defects at a Bristol residential development completed more than 20 years ago. Court papers lodged with the High Court relate to Capricorn Quay, a two-block waterside scheme of 48 flats built in 2002. In [...]
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