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Lakesmere wins Product Performance Award for the design and installation of the London Aquatics Centre's roof package(20/05/2011)
Lakesmere has secured a top prize in recognition of its work on the iconic London Aquatics Centre at the Balfour Beatty London Aquatics Centre Supplier Awards. The award ceremony celebrates the contributions made by suppliers to the successful creation of the London Aquatics Centre and out of the 135 companies involved in the scheme, Lakesmere was one of just 15 who were shortlisted for a prize. Lakesmere received the ‘Product Performance ... [more]
Balfour Beatty reaches financial close for Derby City Schools programme(23/12/2010)
The Derby City BSF Partnership project involves the delivery of a capital investment programme for schools in Derby in partnership with Derby City Council. Balfour Beatty has reached financial close for the £55 million Derby City Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme. Construction of a new PPP secondary school, Noel Baker and St Martin's School, which brings the co-location of a mainstream secondary school with that of a school for p... [more]
Mansell appointed as contractor for Hackney Homes' Decent Homes programme(25/08/2010)
Mansell, Balfour Beatty's UK construction services business, has been appointed as one of three contractors to a £220 million four-year framework for the London Borough of Hackney and Hackney Homes' Decent Homes programme. Mansell’s share of the framework will be worth approximately £73 million. The programme will involve investment in existing housing stock and maintenance including external works and internal modifications to residential ... [more]
Balfour Beatty WorkPlace signs the Southampton Highways Service Partnership contract(26/07/2010)
The £100 million Highways Service Partnership, which is scheduled to commence on 1 October 2010, is initially for 10 years with the option of a five-year extension. Balfour Beatty has announced that Balfour Beatty WorkPlace has signed the Southampton Highways Service Partnership contract with Southampton City Council. The Highways Service Partnership will provide highways transportation planning and asset management services. Balfour Be... [more]
Balfour Beatty to create a new craft and skills based educational training centre for the Goldsmiths Company(28/05/2010)
Balfour Beatty Construction Scottish & Southern has been awarded a £12 million contract to construct a state-of-the-art charitable training facility for young aspiring silversmiths and jewellers in Clerkenwell, Central London for the Goldsmiths’ Company. Work on the 78-week project will commence imminently and will involve the conversion and refurbishment of a derelict Grade II Listed London Board School at ‘Eagle Court’ to create a new craft ... [more]
Balfour Beatty receives funding to expand Fort Carson military housing(25/05/2010)
Balfour Beatty's Fort Carson military housing PPP project in Colorado has received approximately US$100 million (£65 million) in funding from the U.S. Department of the Army for an expansion phase covering the development and construction of additional homes and amenities. Balfour Beatty Communities took responsibility for family housing at Fort Carson in 2003. In this new expansion phase, it will oversee the design, construction and overall m... [more]
Balfour Beatty appointed preferred bidder by Ealing Council for their BSF programme(18/05/2010)
Ealing Council's PPP Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme involves the delivery of upgrades and expansions to 14 of the borough’s schools, the construction of a new high school in north Greenford as well as significant investment in information communications technology (ICT) in three further schools. Balfour Beatty has been appointed as preferred bidder by Ealing Council for their £300 million BSF programme. The initial phase of co... [more]
Balfour Beatty secures Network Rail contracts (11/05/2010)
Balfour Beatty has been awarded contracts by Network Rail totalling up to £248 million: * A four-year extension to 2014 to Balfour Beatty’s existing track renewal framework contract worth approximately £56 million in the first year of the contract, with a further £115 million to be awarded provided agreed targets are met during the first year of the contract. The contract involves the delivery of plain line rail and switches and crossings at j... [more]
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