Balfour Beatty to reuse 1Mt of material on North Hykeham Relief Road project
Balfour Beatty has announced that it will be reusing more than 80% of the approximately 1.2Mt (960,000 tons) of material that will be excavated for the North Hykeham relief road project in Lincolnshire. Lincolnshire County Council said around 250,000t of limestone excavated from the Lincoln Cliff area alone will be crushed and processed on site […]
Balfour Beatty reports half-year revenue growth
Balfour Beatty has recorded what it says is a ‘strong performance delivering profitable growth’ for the first half of 2026, with an order book worth almost £23 billion. The company is focused on four strategic growth markets: UK energy transition and security, UK defence, UK transport and US buildings, with these markets supported by strong […]
Balfour Beatty appointed to deliver £120 million Leeds Inner Ring Road Strategy
Balfour Beatty has been appointed by Leeds City Council as the sole contractor responsible for delivering the Leeds Inner Ring Road Strategy, a seven-year programme of maintenance, asset renewal and major structural improvements designed to safeguard one of the city’s most critical transport arteries for decades to come. The works, valued at up to £120 […]
Monmouthshire: Work begins on £14 million River Usk Active Travel bridge
Construction has begun on a new £14 million Active Travel bridge designed to encourage more people to walk, wheel and cycle instead of driving. The steel bridge, being built by Monmouthshire County Council, will link Llanfoist with Abergavenny by crossing the River Usk between Merthyr Road and Castle Meadows, creating a more direct route between […]
Galliford Try teams up with Balfour Beatty for £1.9 billion A9 project
Galliford Try has joined forces with Balfour Beatty to target Scotland’s biggest roads project – the £1.9 billion dualling of the remaining stretches of the A9 between Perth and Inverness. The joint venture, which brings together Balfour Beatty and Galliford Try’s Scottish business Morrison Construction, is understood to have been formed to bid for the […]
‘Building a career through opportunity’: Balfour Beatty CEO Steve Helliwell to retire
From Junior Engineer to Managing Director, Steve Helliwell’s career journey has been shaped by stepping forward, taking opportunities and helping others do the same. As he announces his retirement after a 13-year career with Balfour Beatty, he reflects on leadership, career progression and why internal mobility creates opportunities for people to grow – for the […]
Balfour Beatty raises the profile of roadworker abuse
Balfour Beatty has secured widespread national media coverage around the issue of abuse faced by roadworkers and the urgent need for change. The Tier 1 contractor says coverage forms part of the company’s roadworker safety campaign, which aims to raise awareness, drive public understanding and ultimately protect those working across the UK’s road network. The […]
Balfour Beatty announces May start for Middlewich Bypass
Balfour Beatty has got the go-ahead to start main construction on the £54m Middlewich Eastern Bypass in from Cheshire East Council. The council has issued notice to proceed on the long-awaited road scheme, which was procured through the SCAPE framework, reports Construction Enquirer. Work will start in May on the 2.5km bypass running to the […]
Middlewich Bypass main construction to start this spring
Work is set to begin on the main construction phase of the £108m Middlewich Eastern Bypass, says Cheshire East Council. Councillors on the highways and transport committee voted unanimously to appoint the principal contractor, Balfour Beatty, to undertake the stage-two building works of this vital infrastructure scheme. Subject to formal contract signing with the contractor […]
From insight to execution – Mabey Hire monitoring on critical Leeds flyover scheme
When it came to replacing the bridge bearings on the New York Road Flyover in Leeds city centre, Mabey Hire’s monitoring technology proved vital throughout, with the insight feeding into the new bearing design and assisting with the safe delivery of the jacking operation, whereby the bridge deck was lifted by a precise 2mm. The […]