CIOB Community In memoriam: Charlotte Neilson MCIOB, a trailblazer in construction project management Balfour Beatty’s Roger Frost remembers a champion of construction excellence who worked on major projects including Hinkley Point C.
News Balfour Beatty gathers MPs to highlight road worker abuse Balfour Beatty hosted an MP drop-in event in Westminster on Tuesday (1 July) to raise awareness and tackle abuse against road workers.
News Balfour, Laing and Bouygues sign Sizewell C civils agreement Balfour Beatty, Laing O’Rourke and Bouygues Travaux Publics have formed a “Civil Works Alliance” to deliver the main civil works at Sizewell C in Suffolk.
News Balfour Beatty wins £833m Teesside carbon capture plant project Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £833m contract to build what it aims to be the world’s first gas-fired power station with carbon capture and storage at Teesside.
Technical How to enhance the natural environment during construction projects In this month’s Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) column, Desiree Blamey looks at how construction project managers can enhance the natural environment at a local level.
People The 5% Club announces honorary role for outgoing Balfour Beatty chief Balfour Beatty Group’s chief executive, Leo Quinn, has been appointed life president of The 5% Club.
People HS2 contractor welcomes 500th apprentice Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV), HS2’s construction partner for the West Midlands, is celebrating an apprenticeship milestone
News Balfour Beatty’s EV charging business signs council deal Balfour Beatty’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure business Urban Fox has agreed a contract with Newport City Council.
People Balfour Beatty: the power of sharing ideas The contractor’s employee engagement programme has become a “powerful cultural tool”
News Balfour Beatty chief exec Leo Quinn to step down Balfour Beatty chief executive Leo Quinn will step down from the group’s board after over a decade at the top of the UK’s biggest contractor.
People Tales from a globetrotting MCIOB engineer Engineer Adam Jeffery MCIOB has spent the past decade working in three global cities: first in London, then in New York, before returning to his native Melbourne.
People HS2 contractor boosts apprenticeship programme More than 1,800 apprentices have previously secured roles on the high-speed rail project
News Balfour Beatty to build 85m-long arch bridge in Nottingham Balfour Beatty has signed a £12.6m delivery agreement with Nottingham City Council for an 85-metre-long walking and cycling bridge over the River Trent.
News Balfour appoints new leadership to focus on ‘core’ UK markets Balfour Beatty has appointed three executive committee group sector leads to focus on the group’s “core” UK growth markets, including energy, defence and transportation.
News Balfour JV can resume groundworks after HS2 and EA resolve dispute The Balfour Beatty Vinci joint venture can continue earthworks at two HS2 sites in Warwickshire after the high-speed railway company and the Environment Agency resolved a lengthy dispute through arbitration.
People HS2 contractor recognised for EDI commitment Balfour Beatty Vinci Systra (BBVS) has received an accolade for inclusion and diversity progress
News Charity fundraiser set up in memory of Balfour CIOB fellow Former colleagues of CIOB fellow Lindsay McGibbon have set up a fundraiser after he died of cancer earlier this month.
News Alan Titchmarsh calls for compensation over M25 junction roadworks TV Personality and gardener Alan Titchmarsh is calling for compensation after the Royal Horticultural Society suffered a “catastrophic” financial impact as a result of the ongoing A3/M25 roadworks.
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