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Why Balfour’s JV boss won’t be ‘shy or fearful’ over HS2 protests

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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…

Vinci links the past and present on Tideway’s super-sewer

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As the contractor seeks solutions to join London’s super-sewer with its Victorian predecessor, it could get very messy at Greenwich if things don’t go right

Project: Thames Tideway Tunnel, East Client: Tideway Contract value: £605m Main contractor: Bachy Soletanche, Costain & Vinci Construction Grands Projets JV Start date: 2015 End…

Intu dazzles Trafford Centre shoppers with Vinci’s glass roof and floor

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Project: Barton Square, Trafford Centre Client: Intu Contract value: £52m Main contractor: Vinci Contract type: JCT Design and Build Structural engineer: Cameron Darroch Associates M&E consultant: Hoare Lea Project start: August 2018 Project end: March 2020 How do you handle being the subject of not one, but two failed takeover…

Innovation out the window on Grade I-listed refurb

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Vinci has had to abandon innovation and do things the traditional way on a complex refurbishment of Buxton’s Grade I-listed Crescent and the neighbouring Grade II-listed mineral baths.

Project: Buxton Crescent Hotel and SpaClient: Danubius Hotels GroupContract value: £50mRegion: East MidlandsMain contractor: VinciArchitect: CuriousStructural engineer: AecomStart date: March 2016Completion date: September 2018…