In the early hours of Saturday morning, our
@HinkleyPointC
Marine team successfully transported the next mega-machine, TBM Emmeline, to the launch site.
We’re thrilled to have welcomed 280 new apprentices, graduates & trainees yesterday! Together for the first time for a virtual welcome event, they’re our largest ever intake of Emerging Talent and further support our pledge to increase those in ‘earn and learn’ positions by 30%!
We’re so proud to have successfully completed the
@NHSLouisaJordan
temporary hospital to provide up to 1000 additional beds in the fight against COVID-19, in just two weeks. We were honoured to have received this touching gesture from all the NHS staff on site.
Every week, the nation has been
#ClappingForCarers
. Today, as construction is completed on
@NHSLouisaJordan
, our NHS staff are clapping for every single member of our contractor teams who have worked night and day to make this possible. Thank you!
Another example of
#COVID19
best practice, our
@edfehinkleyc
site has removed every other canteen seat to create a safe space at lunch times. The team is also making sure that daily briefings are delivered from a safe distance.
We have successfully completed the £63m
#Rossall
coastal defence scheme for
@wyrecouncil
in partnership with the
@EnvAgency
reducing flood risk to 7,500 nearby residential properties.
Our team at
@edfehinkleyc
have reached a significant milestone, with the concrete pour for the first of six, 5,000 tonne underwater concrete heads. This is a fantastic achievement for all on the project!
Powering through the snowy weather, we’re working with
@SSE
to install a 132kV cable circuit connecting one of the UK’s highest-yielding wind farms to the national grid. Here’s our team yesterday, working nearly 900m above sea level just north of Dalwhinnie, Scotland.
Over the weekend, our Balfour Beatty VINCI JV team successfully completed the installation of bridge beams on the M4. Work was completed well ahead of schedule with the site team installing the new bridge in just 24 hours.
#ExpertEngineers
We have today been formally awarded the £287 million contract by The University of Manchester to construct the Manchester Engineering Campus Development (MECD).
We are celebrating 110 years of shaping the future. Using market leading technologies and world class engineering techniques, Balfour Beatty continues to revolutionise the construction and infrastructure industry.
#BBis110
It was great to have
@KateForbesMSP
at our Skye, Lochalsh & South West Ross Community Hospital to see the progress on site. Construction began in August 2019 and will provide the island community a modern health facility.
Today we’re at the Women in Construction Summit hearing from some fantastic female role models about how we can achieve gender equality in our industry
#winconstruction
#pressforprogress
#IWD2018
We’re extremely proud to have built the world’s first T-pylon in Somerset, on behalf of
@nationalgriduk
. The new “T” shape is the first departure from the traditional lattice design in 100 years! More here:
Our team at
@hinkleypointc
has reached a key milestone by successfully lifting a 60-tonne, 5-storey ‘Elbow’ structure into a water cooling tunnel with millimetre precision - with only 80mm tolerances either side.
Over 400 contractors and nearly 150 NHSScotland clinicians and operational staff are now working on site to help build the
@NHSLouisaJordan
at the
@SECGlasgow
.
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Congratulations to our project team from the
@Kelvinside1878
School of Innovation project for reaching an important milestone. The team and key stakeholders celebrated with a topping out ceremony last week.
Talking to young people about careers will help them make informed decisions when the time comes. So we have developed new pages on our website to help educate parents and teachers about the industry and opportunities at Balfour Beatty.
#shapeeverything
Today, we’re celebrating the hard work and dedication of all our colleagues at Balfour Beatty VINCI as their tunnel boring machine, Dorothy, becomes the first across the
@HS2ltd
route to complete her journey underground. Check out the video below to find out more!
Today we celebrate our first
#tunnelling
breakthrough 🎉 🥳. Our giant 125m long tunnel boring machine (TBM) ‘Dorothy’ has broken through the wall of the reception box at the Long Itchington, South Portal site in
#Warwickshire
. Find out more:
We’ve reached a significant milestone at our Avonmouth facility, successfully unloading
@hinkleypointc
’s first intake and outfall heads for transportation which will form an integral part of the new nuclear power station’s cooling system. Well done to all involved!
We are extremely proud to be the first company to achieve certification to the new ISO44001 international standard across the company. This achievement is testament to the strength of our collaborative culture & commitment to a more collaborative industry
Tunnel Boring Machine Charlotte is the first to complete a section of tunnel on
@TidewayLondon
’s
#SuperSewer
!
Charlotte will now be taken 600m north to begin digging in Fulham, helping to stop millions of tonnes of sewage from pouring into the Thames.
Today, we're at the Sandhurst STEM Careers Fair. Come and meet our Emerging Talent team in the main marquee at stall no.26 to find out how you can shape a
#career
at Balfour Beatty
#shapeeverything
It’s National Apprenticeship Week! Today we’re sharing an insight into what it’s like to be an apprentice at Balfour Beatty. Find out why Joshua, Apprentice Quantity Surveyor, thinks apprenticeships are a great opportunity.
#NAW2022
#BuildTheFuture
#ShapeTheAnswer
We’re delighted to announce we have been appointed as sole contractor to
@scape_group
’s second generation civil engineering frameworks, with a combined value of up to £2.1 billion.
#teamscape
We have been awarded, in joint venture, a $1.95 billion (c. £1.4 billion) design, build, finance, operate and maintain contract for the ‘Automated People Mover’ at
@flyLAXairport
by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA).
Our team at
@edfehinkleyc
are making some fantastic progress! This orthophoto is composed of many aerial shots, digitally stitched together to create one seamless image.
How do you save over 1m plastic bags from going to landfill? In a UK first, our team working on the Waterworks Bridge project has surfaced a key cycle lane using a
#sustainable
plastic asphalt.
#SingleUse
@thameswater
To help improve air-quality, we’re decarbonising our plant, company car and light commercial vehicles to electric and plug-in hybrid options where possible. At the end of 2020 42% of our UK vehicles were either electric or plug-in hybrid.
#BuildingNewFutures
#EarthHour
We’re making strong progress on the Middlehaven Dock Bridge and Road project for
@MbroCouncil
, successfully installing the first two precast concrete units which will form the new 'lifting' bridge.
We’re proud to announce we have re-signed the UK Armed Forces Covenant demonstrating our ongoing commitment to the Armed Forces community.
#SaluteOurForces
#ArmedForcesDay
It was great to support Constructionarium, a fantastic week long programme that saw 30 students from
@CaledonianNews
University and
@AbertayUni
challenged to construct a bridge and three turbine wind farm!
A good example by our Manchester Engineering Campus Development project team adapting their daily briefings and usual working practices to help prevent the spread of
#COVID19
.
For 110 years, we’ve been creating and connecting communities – from airports to rail infrastructure, critical utilities to operating and maintaining vital roads, we help bring people together over the holidays.
Yesterday marked the first day of Balfour Beatty Living Places’ highways contract with
@TelfordWrekin
. We look forward to working in partnership over the next seven years.
#highways
#partnership
We have successfully completed the electrification of 77 kilometres of the
@GWRHelp
line between Bristol and Cardiff - a significant part of
@NetworkRail
’s overall Greater West Electrification Programme.
This year more than ever, our industry has stepped up to keep the wheels of the economy turning, transport networks moving, communities connected and essential services running - many thanks to all.
Enjoy the holiday season, we look forward to a safe & sustainable 2021 with you
Yesterday, Bethany Welsh, our Community Benefits took home the “Outstanding contribution to Diversity and Inclusion through STEM” award at the
@STEMLearningUK
Inspiration Awards! Congratulations Bethany!
For over a century we’ve shaped the world we live in, pioneering new technologies and transforming the built environment. See what we were doing throughout 2018 in our latest video!
#Expertengineers
Our team at
@edfehinkleyc
have reached a major project milestone, the start of tunnelling for the first intake tunnel.
The first of three Tunnel Boring Machines has installed the first permanent ring for the tunnel, one day ahead of schedule.
We are delighted to have been awarded “Responsible Business of the Year“ by
@EdinChamber
. The awards recognise some of Edinburgh’s top performing businesses that help contribute to the success of the city.
We’re proud to announce that the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon project team, working on Britain’s biggest road project, are set to open the scheme over half a year early. Fantastic achievement, well done to all involved!
@HighwaysEngland
It's International Women's Day!! Today we will recognise & celebrate the expert women working at Balfour Beatty.
#IWD2018
#pressforprogress
Damini shares why she choose a career in the construction industry.