Balfour Beatty

The Leeds leg of HS2 may have been pulled but, in west London, construction is powering ahead. Paul Thompson reports on the techniques employed at the megaproject to aid delivery of two major schemes in one

Project Old Oak Common Station Box Contract value £1.67bn Client HS2 Ltd Main contractor…

Winner: Jason Kairouz, Balfour Beatty Jason Kairouz has risen to the role of project engineer at Balfour Beatty, having joined the contractor’s graduate scheme in 2018. The company said “he has shown excellent leadership and great passion” for his role. Kairouz has worked with schools to promote and inspire the…

Balfour Beatty’s director of data and digital technology tells Ian Weinfass how the company is moving into the future – and taking its workforce and supply chain along with it

When employees tell management what they dislike about their role, work can be done to improve things with digital technology, meaning…

Leo Quinn is group chief executive of Balfour Beatty and founder of The 5% Club Youth unemployment is an issue I am particularly passionate about, and something that I have spoken about frequently. It’s of particular relevance to our industry, because we could have a real impact in solving the…

When facing HS2 critics, Michael Dyke doesn’t want his staff to hide or be fearful. The Balfour Beatty/Vinci (BBV) HS2 joint venture managing director says he insists on respect and sensitivity, but doesn’t believe in running away. Leading the development of the £5bn central section of the megaproject, between north…

Schemes include blighted former Carillion builds, a proton-beam therapy unit and a hospital set for an early opening in response to the COVID-19 outbreak

In London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Harrogate and Bristol, contractors are helping the NHS turn existing buildings into field hospitals to boost the nation's capacity to treat coronavirus…

For those of us who regularly look for signals around the health of the construction market, the last few weeks have felt like an almost unrelenting barrage of negative signs. We’ve seen three reasonably sized firms collapse, including the CN100-listed Shaylor Group. Elsewhere, we heard today that the UK’s oldest…

In a set of results notable for their absence of provisions and surprises, Balfour Beatty delivered a solid set of numbers for the second year in a row today.

Given the almost terminal state the company was in five years ago, it is a remarkable turnaround that has been achieved under…

There’s one thing subcontractors and journalists have very much in common: we’re both on the lookout for tell-tale signs of trouble among main contractors.

Subbies of course need to know who’s in trouble when deciding who they work for, while journalists need to keep their finger on the pulse to bring…

Corporate pay packets are being scrutinised like never before. CN analysed the accounts of the biggest listed construction firms to reveal who earns the most among the top bosses.

Executive pay is under the spotlight, as shareholders rebel against soaring pay packets and the government attempts to clamp down on corporate…