Tag: Beatty
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Balfour Beatty begins next chapter with new CEO
“With significant opportunities ahead and a talented team in an industry that is rapidly evolving, I am energised by both the challenge and the responsibility. I look forward to listening, learning, and leading as we take the next steps forward, together.” View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Balfour Beatty plans stateside AI hackathon
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Balfour Beatty hopes to get employees’ creative juices flowing with an artificial intelligence hackathon, designed to create AI prototypes for solving common construction problems, the company told Construction Dive via email. The first-ever event of…
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Balfour Beatty profits rise, but US arm struggles
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Balfour Beatty has plenty of faith in the infrastructure construction market both in the U.K. and the U.S. as the company remains on track to deliver its full-year expectations, leaders of the London-based builder said during its…
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Balfour Beatty invests nearly $10M in Microsoft AI
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Continuing on its push to add artificial intelligence throughout its business, London-based builder Balfour Beatty has invested 7.2 million pounds ($9.6 million) into tech giant Microsoft’s AI offering, Microsoft 365 Copilot, according to a July…
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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 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…