Tag: Balfour
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Balfour to invest £7.2m in Microsoft AI assistant
Leo Quinn, Balfour Beatty Group chief executive, said: “This investment demonstrates our commitment to harnessing the full potential of digital innovation to drive productivity and support our people. Expanding access to Copilot is the natural next step in our digital transformation, empowering our teams with intuitive, AI-driven tools that streamline workflows, reduce repetitive tasks, and…
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Balfour and Morgan Sindall among five picked for £8bn National Grid partnership
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Alice Delahunty, president of National Grid Electricity Transmission, said: “Our ETP marks a bold shift in how we deliver vital electricity infrastructure. By adopting a regional, long-term approach, we’re giving our supply chain the certainty to invest in people, skills and innovation. It’s a key step in turning our RIIO-T3 investment ambitions into action and…
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Balfour and Morgan Sindall among five picked for £8bn National Grid partnership
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Alice Delahunty, president of National Grid Electricity Transmission, said: “Our ETP marks a bold shift in how we deliver vital electricity infrastructure. By adopting a regional, long-term approach, we’re giving our supply chain the certainty to invest in people, skills and innovation. It’s a key step in turning our RIIO-T3 investment ambitions into action and…
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Balfour Beatty breaks ground on $260M DC apartment building
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. arm of London-based Balfour Beatty broke ground on Portals IV, also known as 1301, a $260 million residential project in Washington, D.C., that will overlook the city’s Tidal Basin and national monuments, the builder announced…
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Balfour Beatty gathers MPs to highlight road worker abuse
Lee Hewitt, UK health, safety, environment and sustainability director at Balfour Beatty, said: “No one should face threats, intimidation or violence simply for doing their job: but this is the reality for far too many of our road workers every day. At Balfour Beatty, we are committed to standing up for our people, raising awareness,…
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Balfour, Laing and Bouygues sign Sizewell C civils agreement
The agreement brings the three contractors into a single delivery organisation, which will be responsible for extensive areas of the project. These include enabling works and earthworks; marine and tunnelling works; main civils works; and ancillary works, permanent roads and networks. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Balfour Beatty wins £833m Teesside carbon capture plant project
Leo Quinn, Balfour Beatty Group’s chief executive, said: “Net Zero Teesside Power is an ambitious scheme, forging the path towards the sustainable infrastructure of the future and positioning the UK as a leader in cleaner, greener energy consumption. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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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. Quinn founded the national charity in 2013 to drive skills development and combat youth unemployment. The 5% Club was established on the principle that businesses should aim for at least 5% of their workforce to be in ‘earn and…
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Balfour Beatty kicks off $385M Miami hotel project
The U.S. arm of the London-based builder will deliver a 17-story hotel with 800 guest rooms, convention and meeting space and ground floor retail areas. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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The Fatal 5? Balfour Beatty highlights risk of live traffic.
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Balfour Beatty has recognized traffic as a fifth fatal risk in construction, in an attempt to expand on OSHA’s long-established Fatal Four, the firm announced in a release ahead of Construction Safety Week. The U.K.-based…