BALFOUR BEATTY

'Balfour Beatty plc' () is a British based construction and civil engineering company based in central London. It is the largest construction company in the UK, and the 15th largest in the world.^[3] It is constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

Contents

History and activities

Subsidiaries

Haden Young

See also

References

External links

History and activities

Balfour Beatty was founded in 1909 by George Balfour, a Scottish mechanical engineer, and Andrew Beatty, an English chartered accountant. They described the company as "general and electrical engineers, contractors, operating managers for tramways, railways and lighting properties and for the promoting of new enterprises" and soon it expanded into civil engineering. By the 1930s the company was operating internationally. In 1969 it was taken over by a manufacturer of electric cables called BICC, but in 2000 it became independent again.
Balfour Beatty now has four divisions:

★ Building, Building Management and Services

★ Civil and Specialist Engineering and Services

★ Rail Engineering and Services

★ Investments and Developments
Balfour Beatty undertakes projects around the world, but the majority of its turnover comes from the UK. Turnover for the year ended 31 December 2006 was £5,852 million and profits before tax were £125 million. The company is a 50% shareholder in Gammon Construction, based in Hong Kong.
Projects constructed by Balfour Beatty include:

★ Large parts of the M25 motorway around London, 1986

★ The Channel Tunnel, 1994

★ The Lesotho Highlands Water Project, 1998

★ The Cardiff Bay Barrage, 1999

★ Nam Cheong Station, Hong Kong, 2003

★ The Pergau Dam hydroelectric project in Malaysia, 2003

★ University College London Hospital, 2005

Subsidiaries

Haden Young

A division of Beatty, ''Haden Young Limited '' is one of the UK's largest mechanical and electrical (M&E) services contractors with an annual turnover of around £200 million. The company focuses on heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC), electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and information technology design, construction and commissioning.^[4]

See also

★ Jarvis PLC

★ WS Atkins PLC

References

1. Key Facts Balfour Beatty
2. Preliminary results for the year to 31 December 2006 Balfour Beatty
3. Balfour Beatty Digital Look
4. Haden Young Web home page

External links

★ Official site

★ Yahoo profile