http://www.cnplus.co.uk http://www.cnplus.co.uk http://www.cnplus.co.uk/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.cnplus.co.uk http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-beats-amey-and-costain-to-200m-highways-deal/8649358.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-beats-amey-and-costain-to-200m-highways-deal/8649358.article Balfour Beatty Living Places has been named by Herefordshire County Council as preferred bidder on its 10-year £200m highways maintenance deal. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:25 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/housing/balfour-bags-tallest-project-in-110m-london-resi-tower-win/8649096.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/housing/balfour-bags-tallest-project-in-110m-london-resi-tower-win/8649096.article A Ballymore subsidiary has awarded Balfour Beatty a contract in excess of £110m to build the 43-storey Providence Tower residential scheme in London. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:38 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/all-star-shortlist-drawn-up-for-1bn-south-west-framework/8648524.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/all-star-shortlist-drawn-up-for-1bn-south-west-framework/8648524.article Exclusive: 24 heavyweight contractors have been lined up to present bids for the £1bn Construction Framework South West, covering a range of public sector projects in the region. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Tue, 28 May 2013 14:44 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/mansell-to-turn-closed-office-into-free-school/8648481.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/mansell-to-turn-closed-office-into-free-school/8648481.article Mansell will turn its London office into a free school, after it was announced the base would close as part of parent company Balfour Beatty’s restructure. lucy.mair@emap.com (Lucy Mair) Fri, 24 May 2013 13:28 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/highways-agency-250m-tenders-show-irregularities/8648357.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/highways-agency-250m-tenders-show-irregularities/8648357.article The Highways Agency is to take a £250m asset support contract under the negotiated route after it discovered tender “irregularities”. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 22 May 2013 12:02 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/exclusive-six-teams-to-tender-scottish-water-15bn-deals/8648083.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/exclusive-six-teams-to-tender-scottish-water-15bn-deals/8648083.article Construction News can reveal that six joint ventures have been invited to tender across two categories for Scottish Water’s infrastructure programme, which could be worth up to £1.47bn over 12 years. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 16 May 2013 14:11 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/balfour-beatty-wins-765m-australia-deal/8648075.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/balfour-beatty-wins-765m-australia-deal/8648075.article Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £76.5m contract to remove a level crossing in Melbourne, Australia. lucy.mair@emap.com (Lucy Mair) Thu, 16 May 2013 11:13 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/four-teams-shortlisted-for-745m-scottish-road-schemes/8647698.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/four-teams-shortlisted-for-745m-scottish-road-schemes/8647698.article Transport Scotland has announced shortlisted bidders for the £745m Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route and A90 Balmedie-Tipperty schemes. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 9 May 2013 07:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/five-win-places-on-650m-national-grid-substation-package/8647502.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/five-win-places-on-650m-national-grid-substation-package/8647502.article Balfour Beatty and Carillion are among five firms to have won places on the National Grid’s £650m high voltage substation framework. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Fri, 3 May 2013 08:46 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-wins-185m-leisure-centre-project/8647466.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-wins-185m-leisure-centre-project/8647466.article Balfour Beatty has won an £18.5m leisure centre contract in south London, while Mansell has secured its 65th contract at Great Ormond Street hospital. ocrowcroft@gmail.com (Orlando Crowcroft) Fri, 3 May 2013 08:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beattys-mansell-wins-10m-great-ormond-street-job/8647496.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beattys-mansell-wins-10m-great-ormond-street-job/8647496.article Mansell has won a £10m contract at Great Ormond Street Hospital through its five-year ProCure21+ framework arrangement. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Thu, 2 May 2013 16:26 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/exclusive-thames-water-3bn-alliance-winners-revealed/8647385.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/exclusive-thames-water-3bn-alliance-winners-revealed/8647385.article Exclusive: Construction News understands two joint ventures have won the race for Thames Water’s £3bn alliance, which was originally due to be shared between four contractor/consultant JVs. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 1 May 2013 12:37 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/bam-construct-in-line-for-35m-chancery-lane-office-job/8646449.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/bam-construct-in-line-for-35m-chancery-lane-office-job/8646449.article Exclusive: Bam Construct is understood to be in line for a £35 million contract to build a high-end eight-storey office and retail scheme in Chancery Lane. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:08 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/five-to-bid-for-50m-crossrail-paddington-new-yard/8646473.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/five-to-bid-for-50m-crossrail-paddington-new-yard/8646473.article Crossrail has invited five teams to tender for its £50 million Paddington New Yard deal. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:30 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/sectors/education/mansell-wins-12m-euston-student-block/8645265.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/sectors/education/mansell-wins-12m-euston-student-block/8645265.article Mansell has been selected for a £12 million seven-storey student accommodation block in London’s Euston Road. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Tue, 9 Apr 2013 10:31 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/five-invited-to-tender-800m-highways-agency-contract/8645201.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/five-invited-to-tender-800m-highways-agency-contract/8645201.article Breaking: The Highways Agency has invited five bidders to tender for its £800 million asset support contract for the Midlands, CN has learned. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 5 Apr 2013 13:08 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/winner-selected-for-300m-crossrail-fit-out-deal/8645003.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/winner-selected-for-300m-crossrail-fit-out-deal/8645003.article An Alstom Transport / TSO / Costain joint venture has beaten two rival bids to be named as the winner of Crossrail’s lucrative £300 million C610 fit-out contract. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 2 Apr 2013 10:52 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/transport/four-invited-to-bid-for-north-east-crossrail-station-upgrade/8644959.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/transport/four-invited-to-bid-for-north-east-crossrail-station-upgrade/8644959.article Balfour Beatty, Costain, Hochtief and VolkerFitzpatrick have been invited to bid for a major contract to upgrade a number of stations on Crossrail’s North Eastern end. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:22 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/race-narrows-for-3bn-thames-water-alliance/8644733.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/race-narrows-for-3bn-thames-water-alliance/8644733.article Exclusive: The race to become part of Thames Water’s £3 billion alliance has shortened, with five joint ventures still in the hunt to become design-and-build partners and five consultants left bidding for two alliance places. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/contract-leads/five-firms-in-olympic-stadium-conversion-race/8644704.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/contract-leads/five-firms-in-olympic-stadium-conversion-race/8644704.article Sir Robert McAlpine and Balfour Beatty are among five construction firms tendering for the £100 million Olympic Stadium conversion project. ocrowcroft@gmail.com (Orlando Crowcroft) Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:54 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/three-teams-shortlisted-for-165m-hospital/8644309.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/three-teams-shortlisted-for-165m-hospital/8644309.article NHS Lothian has announced that three consortia have been shortlisted for the right to build a new £165 million Edinburgh hospital. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Mon, 18 Mar 2013 08:22 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/five-qualify-for-tfl-structures-and-tunnels-200m-framework/8644052.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/five-qualify-for-tfl-structures-and-tunnels-200m-framework/8644052.article Five contractors are expected to be confirmed as winners of a framework this week under which £200 million of reconstruction and refurbishment work will be carried out on eight Transport for London structures and tunnels. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 12 Mar 2013 07:15 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/bam-construct-wins-300m-google-hq-job-at-kings-cross/8643954.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/bam-construct-wins-300m-google-hq-job-at-kings-cross/8643954.article Exclusive: Bam Construct has clinched the £300 million contract to build internet giant Google’s 1 million sq ft office at King’s Cross, beating Carillion and Skanska. Matthew.bell@emap.com (Matthew Bell) Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:42 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-scoops-130m-crossrail-deal/8643820.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-scoops-130m-crossrail-deal/8643820.article Network Rail has awarded Balfour Beatty Rail a £130 million contract for the construction of a two-mile section of the Crossrail route. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 6 Mar 2013 10:28 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/race-for-300m-google-hq-shortens-to-three/8643648.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/race-for-300m-google-hq-shortens-to-three/8643648.article One of the four big-hitting firms vying to build Google’s £300m King’s Cross headquarters has been cut from the shortlist as the developers prepare to pick a winner this month. Matthew.bell@emap.com (Matthew Bell) Mon, 4 Mar 2013 07:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/crossrail/costain-team-beats-two-to-15m-crossrail-deal/8643601.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/crossrail/costain-team-beats-two-to-15m-crossrail-deal/8643601.article Crossrail has awarded an AC Joint Venture (Alstom Transport and Costain Limited) a high voltage traction power supply contract worth around £15 million. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:48 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/eric-pickles-to-decide-50-million-sheffield-uni-schemes-fate/8643312.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/eric-pickles-to-decide-50-million-sheffield-uni-schemes-fate/8643312.article A £50 million engineering building in Sheffield was finally signed off by the city council on Monday despite planning permission being awarded for the scheme two months ago, CN has learned. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:15 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/samsung-late-addition-to-600m-mersey-gateway-bidders/8643306.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/samsung-late-addition-to-600m-mersey-gateway-bidders/8643306.article Samsung has joined Mersey Gateway bidders FCC and Kier as a late addition to the consortia – one of the final three for the £600 million scheme. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:34 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/health/eight-bid-for-900m-scottish-nhs-framework/8642985.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/health/eight-bid-for-900m-scottish-nhs-framework/8642985.article Exclusive: Eight heavyweight contractors have put in bids for the £900 million Frameworks Scotland 2 partnering agreement with the NHS. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/six-eye-bids-for-311m-offshore-wind-farm-link/8643159.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/six-eye-bids-for-311m-offshore-wind-farm-link/8643159.article Ofgem E-Serve has announced that six firms are in line to bid for a scheme to own and operate the £311 million high-voltage transmission link for the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:47 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/two-teams-shortlisted-for-transport-scotland-415m-deal/8642992.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/two-teams-shortlisted-for-transport-scotland-415m-deal/8642992.article Two teams have been shortlisted to carry out work for Transport Scotland under the M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements scheme. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:15 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/may-gurney-and-wsp-pick-up-200m-highways-deal/8642984.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/may-gurney-and-wsp-pick-up-200m-highways-deal/8642984.article A £200m Suffolk highways deal which was previously given to Balfour Beatty as preferred bidder has been awarded to a partnership between May Gurney and WSP. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:18 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/major-firms-prime-jvs-for-16bn-work-on-londons-super-sewer/8642697.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/major-firms-prime-jvs-for-16bn-work-on-londons-super-sewer/8642697.article Heavyweight contractors are lining up powerhouse joint ventures in anticipation of £1.6 billion of construction work on London’s ‘super sewer’, the Thames Tideway tunnel. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:53 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/contractors-and-consultants-prequalify-for-3bn-thames-water-alliance/8642580.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/contractors-and-consultants-prequalify-for-3bn-thames-water-alliance/8642580.article Exclusive: Seven joint ventures including most of the UK’s biggest contractors have prequalified for a new alliance framework for Thames Water worth up to £3 billion. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:24 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/race-for-118m-new-wear-bridge-down-to-two/8642289.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/race-for-118m-new-wear-bridge-down-to-two/8642289.article Balfour Beatty and Ferrovial have pulled out of the running for the £118m New Wear Bridge, leaving Vinci to battle it out with Graham Construction. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 6 Feb 2013 07:30 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-bags-50m-crossrail-enabler-scheme/8641489.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-bags-50m-crossrail-enabler-scheme/8641489.article Network Rail has awarded a contract to Balfour Beatty Rail, believed to be worth around £50 million, for the upgrade of a 12 mile section of the Great Western Main Line between West Drayton and Maidenhead. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:02 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-loses-preferred-bidder-status-on-200m-highways-deal/8641452.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-loses-preferred-bidder-status-on-200m-highways-deal/8641452.article Suffolk County Council has announced it will reopen its £200 million highways maintenance and improvement deal after it failed to reach agreement with Balfour Beatty Living Places as its preferred bidder. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:47 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/bam-construct-beats-three-to-land-12m-bp-centre/8641201.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/bam-construct-beats-three-to-land-12m-bp-centre/8641201.article Bam Construct has beaten three rivals to be named by BP as its contractor for a new £12 million Learning Centre. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:02 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/five-fight-it-out-for-285m-broadmoor-hospital-scheme/8640789.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/five-fight-it-out-for-285m-broadmoor-hospital-scheme/8640789.article Exclusive: Five heavyweight contractors are in the race for the £285 million redevelopment of Broadmoor Hospital, CN has learned. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Mon, 7 Jan 2013 07:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-wins-13m-upgrade-to-30-year-old-kessock-bridge/8640591.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-wins-13m-upgrade-to-30-year-old-kessock-bridge/8640591.article Balfour Beatty has won a £13.2 million Transport Scotland contract to carry out resurfacing and upgrading works on the 30-year-old Kessock Bridge. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:44 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-wins-150m-wiltshire-highways-contract/8640517.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-wins-150m-wiltshire-highways-contract/8640517.article Balfour Beatty Living Places has secured a £150 million maintenance contract with Wiltshire council. ocrowcroft@gmail.com (Orlando Crowcroft) Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:53 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/contractors-land-28bn-national-grid-deals/8640401.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/contractors-land-28bn-national-grid-deals/8640401.article National Grid has awarded long-term deals worth almost £3 billion to Balfour Beatty and a Skanska/ Morrison Utility Services joint venture. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:42 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/birse-lands-55m-coast-defence-deals/8640062.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/birse-lands-55m-coast-defence-deals/8640062.article Balfour Beatty subsidiary Birse Civils has been appointed to design and construct coastal defences in the North-west under two contracts worth around £55 million. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:30 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/firms-revealed-for-new-welsh-trunk-roads-deal/8639878.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/firms-revealed-for-new-welsh-trunk-roads-deal/8639878.article Contractors have been chosen for a new Welsh roads framework with 14 firms set to share deals worth an expected £15 million a year, awarded under 20 lots. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 7 Dec 2012 12:09 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beats-four-to-200m-suffolk-roads-deal/8639592.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beats-four-to-200m-suffolk-roads-deal/8639592.article Balfour Beatty has beaten four competitors to land Suffolk’s £200 million highways maintenance and improvement deal. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 4 Dec 2012 09:31 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/transport-scotland-awards-230m-deals-as-suspension-lifted/8639426.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/transport-scotland-awards-230m-deals-as-suspension-lifted/8639426.article Transport Scotland has awarded two trunk road maintenance contracts worth an estimated £230 million combined following a successful bid to have a court suspension lifted. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:30 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/scape-starts-contractor-talks-over-125bn-framework/8638795.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/scape-starts-contractor-talks-over-125bn-framework/8638795.article Scape will hold one-on-one discussions with contractors set to bid for its major works framework worth up to £1.25 billion, with more than 30 companies already showing interest in the lucrative deal. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:15 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/four-claim-lucrative-london-roads-deals-worth-up-to-26bn/8638329.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/four-claim-lucrative-london-roads-deals-worth-up-to-26bn/8638329.article London highways contracts potentially worth £2.6 billion have been awarded to four firms, with Balfour Beatty, Costain and Skanska among those to miss out. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 8 Nov 2012 00:01 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/edf-selects-balfour-beatty-subsidiary-for-30m-hinkley-sea-jetty/8638240.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/edf-selects-balfour-beatty-subsidiary-for-30m-hinkley-sea-jetty/8638240.article EDF Energy has chosen Dean & Dyball Civil Engineering to build a temporary sea jetty at the site of its proposed nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 6 Nov 2012 16:23 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/crossrail/crossrail-shortlists-three-for-45m-ilford-yard-project/8637756.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/crossrail/crossrail-shortlists-three-for-45m-ilford-yard-project/8637756.article Balfour Beatty, Vinci and VolkerFitzpatrick have been invited to tender for the £45m Crossrail Ilford yard stabling project. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:21 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/government-strategy/balfour-beatty-and-carillion-pledge-supply-chain-boost/8637649.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/government-strategy/balfour-beatty-and-carillion-pledge-supply-chain-boost/8637649.article Balfour Beatty and Carillion have signed a new agreement with the government which will allow banks to speed up their suppliers’ payment terms. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:30 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional/south-west/contractors-sought-for-1bn-south-west-framework/8637212.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional/south-west/contractors-sought-for-1bn-south-west-framework/8637212.article Devon County Council is seeking a maximum of 12 contractors for a new £1 billion South-west framework, to replace an existing framework, initially valued at £3bn in 2009. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:15 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-wins-50m-network-rail-deal/8637001.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-wins-50m-network-rail-deal/8637001.article Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £50 million North West Electrification Phase 2 contract by Network Rail, to add to its first phase deal last year. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:21 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/sectors/education/contractors-to-attend-priority-schools-bidders-day/8636835.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/sectors/education/contractors-to-attend-priority-schools-bidders-day/8636835.article The procurement of 42 capitally funded priority schools has drawn closer after contractors were invited to a bidding day with the Education Funding Agency this week, Construction News has learned. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 9 Oct 2012 08:50 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-lands-heathrow-deals-worth-126m/8636768.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-lands-heathrow-deals-worth-126m/8636768.article Balfour Beatty has been awarded three deals worth a total of £12.6 million, by BAA at Heathrow, under their ‘Complex Build Integrated Framework’. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 4 Oct 2012 15:46 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-rail-in-15m-london-bridge-win/8636699.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-rail-in-15m-london-bridge-win/8636699.article Network Rail has awarded a £15 million signalling deal at London Bridge to Balfour Beatty Rail. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 3 Oct 2012 17:50 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/network-rail-invites-five-to-tender-for-13-crossrail-stations/8636676.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/network-rail-invites-five-to-tender-for-13-crossrail-stations/8636676.article Network Rail has invited five contractors to tender for the design and construction of 13 stations on the western section of Crossrail’s Acton Main Line to Maidenhead route. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 3 Oct 2012 12:38 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/morgan-sindall-beats-three-to-30m-derwent-job/8636049.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/morgan-sindall-beats-three-to-30m-derwent-job/8636049.article Morgan Sindall has beaten three rivals to win a £30 million, seven-storey commercial deal for Derwent at Chancery Lane. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:56 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/four-revealed-for-scottish-university-framework/8635447.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/four-revealed-for-scottish-university-framework/8635447.article Exclusive: Graham Construction and Bam Construct are among four contractors to has won places on a Scottish university main contractor framework. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 7 Sep 2012 10:20 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-and-costain-confirm-288m-magnox-deal/8635395.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-and-costain-confirm-288m-magnox-deal/8635395.article Balfour Beatty and Costain have confirmed their appointments to a £288 million 10-year Magnox framework, a deal exclusively revealed by CN in July. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 6 Sep 2012 09:12 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-wins-110m-edinburgh-uni-deal/8634869.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-wins-110m-edinburgh-uni-deal/8634869.article Balfour Beatty has been appointed preferred bidder for the University of Edinburgh’s £110 million Holyrood postgraduate student accommodation and outreach centre project. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:09 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/balfour-beatty-chosen-for-200m-outsourcing-contract/8634532.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/balfour-beatty-chosen-for-200m-outsourcing-contract/8634532.article Balfour Beatty has been named preferred bidder for a £200 million outsourcing contract for North Tyneside Council. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Fri, 17 Aug 2012 07:45 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/london-underground-scraps-30-year-pfi-deal/8634523.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/london-underground-scraps-30-year-pfi-deal/8634523.article London Underground has announced it will terminate a 30-year PFI power network contract with a Powerlink consortium which includes Balfour Beatty. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:17 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/morgan-sindall-wins-1675m-gatwick-refurb-job/8634082.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/morgan-sindall-wins-1675m-gatwick-refurb-job/8634082.article Exclusive: Morgan Sindall has won a £16.75 million refurbishment deal at Gatwick Airport, under its £1.2 billion upgrades and improvements framework. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Mon, 6 Aug 2012 12:06 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-takes-on-lapsed-airedale-me-contracts/8633662.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-takes-on-lapsed-airedale-me-contracts/8633662.article Balfour Beatty has taken control of two contracts on jobs worth £75 million that were due to go to Airedale Mechanical & Electrical before it was placed into administration, Construction News has learned. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:24 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-wins-23m-rail-and-road-contracts/8633430.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-wins-23m-rail-and-road-contracts/8633430.article Balfour Beatty has won work in Scotland worth up to £23m. Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:52 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/rj-mcleod-wins-85m-scottish-contract/8633425.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/rj-mcleod-wins-85m-scottish-contract/8633425.article RJ McLeod has won an £8.5m contract as part of ‘Helix’, a £41m transformation of central Scotland, aimed at turning 100 acres between Falkirk and Grangemouth into a parkland, lagoon and events space with two 30-meter high horse’s heads. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:21 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-to-start-45m-job-after-six-year-delay/8632855.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-to-start-45m-job-after-six-year-delay/8632855.article Liverpool’s £45m Baltic Triangle is set to go ahead six years after it stalled. Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:04 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-costain-for-250m-nuclear-framework/8632587.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-costain-for-250m-nuclear-framework/8632587.article EXCLUSIVE: Balfour Beatty and Costain have beaten eight rivals to land prized positions on a 10-year nuclear construction framework worth more than £250 million, Construction News understands. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 4 Jul 2012 10:30 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/dio-names-bidders-on-shortlists-for-435bn-fm-deals/8632362.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/dio-names-bidders-on-shortlists-for-435bn-fm-deals/8632362.article The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has shortlisted 11 bidders including joint ventures involving Interserve, Balfour Beatty and Carillion, across three facilities management contracts worth up to £4.35 billion. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:19 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/laing-orourke/bouygues-lands-2bn-hinkley-nuclear-prize/8631839.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/laing-orourke/bouygues-lands-2bn-hinkley-nuclear-prize/8631839.article A Laing O’Rourke and Bouygues joint venture has been named as a preferred bidder for the coveted £2 billion civils contract at Hinkley Point C. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:05 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/five-in-hunt-for-75m-crossrail-power-deal/8631448.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/five-in-hunt-for-75m-crossrail-power-deal/8631448.article Crossrail has confirmed a shortlist of five for its non-traction high voltage power supply contract which could be worth up to £75 million tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 8 Jun 2012 16:35 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-wins-34m-yorkshire-energy-deal/8631205.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-wins-34m-yorkshire-energy-deal/8631205.article Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £34 million contract to construct buildings and infrastructure as part of a new UK Mechanical Biological Treatment facility in Yorkshire. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 1 Jun 2012 09:41 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/asbestos-hazard-at-hinkley-as-edf-says-good-progress-on-12bn-civils-deal/8631182.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/asbestos-hazard-at-hinkley-as-edf-says-good-progress-on-12bn-civils-deal/8631182.article Further information submitted to council after contractors find ‘more asbestos than expected’ at Hinkley site. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 31 May 2012 16:09 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/400m-of-priority-schools-to-be-procured-through-existing-frameworks/8631168.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/400m-of-priority-schools-to-be-procured-through-existing-frameworks/8631168.article Department for Education decision means some major contractors will miss out. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Thu, 31 May 2012 11:38 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contractors-set-for-crunch-school-talks/8631082.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contractors-set-for-crunch-school-talks/8631082.article Major contractors are set to start crunch talks with education chiefs on Thursday in the hope of hammering out how £2.4 billion of schools building work will be procured. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 30 May 2012 11:43 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-lands-22nd-deal-with-university-of-edinburgh/8631014.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-lands-22nd-deal-with-university-of-edinburgh/8631014.article Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £12.1m four-storey refurbishment project for the renovation of a 1960s building at the University of Edinburgh. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 29 May 2012 10:47 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/winter-financial-close-expected-for-237m-alder-hey-hospital/8630806.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/winter-financial-close-expected-for-237m-alder-hey-hospital/8630806.article The Acorn consortium, comprising John Laing, Laing O’Rourke and Interserve, will be formally announced as preferred bidder on the £237m Alder Hey hospital today. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 24 May 2012 11:14 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/parsons-brinckerhoff-named-on-new-defence-framework/8630595.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/parsons-brinckerhoff-named-on-new-defence-framework/8630595.article Parsons Brinckerhoff has won a place on a new Ministry of Defence’s framework agreement for technical support. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 22 May 2012 08:58 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/balfour-beatty-wins-infra-works-on-250m-center-parcs-scheme/8630475.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/balfour-beatty-wins-infra-works-on-250m-center-parcs-scheme/8630475.article Balfour Beatty subsidiary Birse has won a £26 million contract to build infrastructure - including lakes, road and cycle parks and an energy centre - at the £250m Center Parcs development. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Thu, 17 May 2012 15:56 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/exclusive-balfour-beatty-confirms-650-jobs-to-go-under-restructure-plans/8630438.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/exclusive-balfour-beatty-confirms-650-jobs-to-go-under-restructure-plans/8630438.article UK’s biggest contractor will unveil a new senior leadership team for UK construction in May tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 16 May 2012 18:14 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/two-in-fight-for-110m-building-schools-for-the-future-work/8630371.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/two-in-fight-for-110m-building-schools-for-the-future-work/8630371.article Shepherd Construction and Willmott Dixon are set to fight it out for work worth more than £100m under one of the final BSF programmes to be completed, Construction News has learned. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 16 May 2012 07:30 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/horizon-nuclear-sale-vital-to-avoid-skills-drain/8630365.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/horizon-nuclear-sale-vital-to-avoid-skills-drain/8630365.article The energy minister has admitted the Horizon nuclear consortia must be bought within months to avoid a skills drain, despite insisting UK new nuclear plans are “world-leading”. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 15 May 2012 17:14 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-preferred-bidder-for-127m-midland-metro/8629945.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-preferred-bidder-for-127m-midland-metro/8629945.article Balfour Beatty has been named preferred bidder on the £127m Midland Metro extension ahead of Thomas Vale and Morgan Sindall. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 3 May 2012 09:25 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/five-weigh-up-bids-on-117m-wear-bridge-deal/8629829.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/five-weigh-up-bids-on-117m-wear-bridge-deal/8629829.article Five main contractors are talking to suppliers with a view to bidding for the £117.6 million New Wear Crossing contract, Construction News understands. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 2 May 2012 10:52 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/four-shortlisted-for-500m-bank-station-upgrade/8629445.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/four-shortlisted-for-500m-bank-station-upgrade/8629445.article London Underground has announced four shortlisted bidders, including Costain/Vinci and BFK teams, to take part in an ‘innovative contractor engagement’ procurement process for the Bank Station Capacity Upgrade project.  tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/dio-names-contractors-eyeing-up-bids-for-435bn-contracts/8629411.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/dio-names-contractors-eyeing-up-bids-for-435bn-contracts/8629411.article The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has released the names of interested bidders for three new regional prime contracts worth £4.35bn. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:02 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/quality-and-cost-winners-on-moj-1bn-framework-revealed/8629392.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/quality-and-cost-winners-on-moj-1bn-framework-revealed/8629392.article Vinci led contractors on its cost bids, while Lend Lease led the way on quality for the winners of the £1bn Strategic Alliance Agreement Framework for Construction, Construction News can reveal. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:58 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/exclusive-lend-lease-isg-vinci-among-moj-1bn-construction-winners/8629214.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/exclusive-lend-lease-isg-vinci-among-moj-1bn-construction-winners/8629214.article Lend Lease, ISG and Balfour Beatty are among the contractors appointed to a new Ministry of Justice construction framework. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:29 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/three-bidders-battle-for-parliament-me-contract/8628744.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/three-bidders-battle-for-parliament-me-contract/8628744.article At least three contractors have returned tenders for a £30 million deal to provide mechanical and electrical services at the Houses of Parliament. Wed, 4 Apr 2012 10:16 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sir-robert-mcalpine-beats-balfour-beatty-and-laing-orourke-to-650m-us-embassy-deal/8628639.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sir-robert-mcalpine-beats-balfour-beatty-and-laing-orourke-to-650m-us-embassy-deal/8628639.article A Sir Robert McAlpine team has been chosen to build the £650 million new US Embassy in Battersea. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Mon, 2 Apr 2012 12:01 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/crossrail-names-five-on-shortlist-for-400m-fit-out/8628208.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/crossrail-names-five-on-shortlist-for-400m-fit-out/8628208.article Crossrail has announced a shortlist for the £400m fit-out of its new rail tunnels with 12 companies in five teams including a sole bid by Balfour Beatty Rail and Laing O’Rourke and Costain joint ventures. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:27 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/balfour-beatty-chief-warns-against-false-procurement/8627925.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/balfour-beatty-chief-warns-against-false-procurement/8627925.article Balfour Beatty chief operating officer Andrew McNaughton has warned against the dangers of trying to create a ‘one-size-fits-all’ procurement model. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:33 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/vinci-lands-50m-crossrail-tunnel-portal-at-victoria-dock/8627887.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/vinci-lands-50m-crossrail-tunnel-portal-at-victoria-dock/8627887.article Vinci has been awarded Crossrail’s final remaining tunnel portal contract at Victoria Dock. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:28 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/morgan-sindall-mcalpine-and-skanska-battle-for-1bn-slough-deal/8627788.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/morgan-sindall-mcalpine-and-skanska-battle-for-1bn-slough-deal/8627788.article Slough Borough Council has entered into talks with three consortia hoping to become the town’s regeneration partner in a deal that could be worth up to £1 billion. Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/exclusive-balfour-continues-academies-domination-as-more-winners-revealed/8627594.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/exclusive-balfour-continues-academies-domination-as-more-winners-revealed/8627594.article Construction News can reveal that Clugston Construction, Interserve, Balfour Beatty and Bam Construct are the latest winners on the academies framework. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Mon, 12 Mar 2012 07:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/balfour-beatty-big-and-ugly-enough-to-weather-2012-says-mcnaughton/8627595.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/balfour-beatty-big-and-ugly-enough-to-weather-2012-says-mcnaughton/8627595.article Balfour Beatty will maintain construction margins above 2 per cent in 2012, chief operating officer Andrew McNaughton said this week. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Sat, 10 Mar 2012 08:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/government-looks-to-smes-as-balfour-amey-sign-up-to-open-supply-chains/8627570.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/government-looks-to-smes-as-balfour-amey-sign-up-to-open-supply-chains/8627570.article The government is set to pilot a new service which will see SMEs given first access to work packages in advance of formal procurement. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 9 Mar 2012 11:29 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/vinci-ringway-wins-800m-hounslow-pfi/8627480.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/vinci-ringway-wins-800m-hounslow-pfi/8627480.article A Vinci Ringway bid is set to scoop an £800m PFI deal for the London Borough of Hounslow. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 7 Mar 2012 14:18 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/six-down-to-three-for-20m-birmingham-redevelopment/8627268.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/six-down-to-three-for-20m-birmingham-redevelopment/8627268.article Balfour Beatty, Skanska and Thomas Vale have been shortlisted for the first phase of a £90 million project to redevelop Birmingham’s Post and Mail offices, Construction News understands. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 2 Mar 2012 14:26 GMT