# Balfour Beatty — Infrastructure delivery across energy, transport, defence and buildings

> Balfour Beatty is a British international infrastructure group founded in London in 1909. It finances, develops, builds, maintains and operates infrastructure, with construction and support-services work across the UK, United States and Asia. Major energy and transport programmes are often delivered through project companies and joint ventures; published contract totals should not be read as Balfour Beatty’s share unless stated.

- **Legal name:** Balfour Beatty plc
- **Headquarters:** London, England, United Kingdom
- **Founded:** 1909
- **Official website:** [Balfour Beatty](https://www.balfourbeatty.com/)
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## CEO and leadership profile

### Philip Hoare

Group Chief Executive Officer

Appointed Group CEO in September 2025. A chartered civil engineer, he studied at Cardiff and held senior engineering-services roles at AtkinsRéalis.

- **In role since:** 2025-09
- **Sources checked:** 2026-10-11
- **Profile:** [Philip Hoare](https://voltformer.com/ceo/philip-hoare)

[Balfour Beatty · Leadership](https://www.balfourbeatty.com/about-us/leadership/)

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## Engineering specializations

- Civil engineering and major projects
- Power transmission and distribution
- Transport and highways
- Project delivery and programme integration

## Declared capabilities

- **Basic and detailed engineering:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Procurement and supply:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Civil and structural construction:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Testing and commissioning:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **High-voltage substation EPC:** Not listed
- **Transmission lines:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Turnkey power plant EPC:** Not listed
- **Grid interconnection:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope

## Representative projects

### Hinkley Point C
- **Capacity / scope:** Three subsea cooling-water tunnels and associated marine works for Hinkley Point C; no joint-venture delivery role is stated on this project page
- **Country:** United Kingdom | **Client:** EDF Energy
- **Description:** Balfour Beatty’s project page describes direct delivery of three subsea cooling-water tunnels, their intake and outfall structures, and marine installation works. It specifies two 3.5 km intake tunnels and one 1.8 km outfall tunnel; these are Balfour Beatty works, not a stated joint-venture package.
- **Technologies:** Nuclear civil engineering
- **Original source:** [https://www.balfourbeatty.com/what-we-do/projects/hinkley-point-c-tunnelling-and-marine-works/](https://www.balfourbeatty.com/what-we-do/projects/hinkley-point-c-tunnelling-and-marine-works/)

### Sizewell C
- **Capacity / scope:** Civil Works Alliance member with Laing O’Rourke and Bouygues Travaux Publics; alliance scope covers enabling works, marine and tunnelling operations, main civil works and ancillary works
- **Country:** United Kingdom | **Client:** Sizewell C Ltd
- **Description:** On 30 June 2025, Balfour Beatty, Laing O’Rourke and Bouygues Travaux Publics signed the Programme Alliance Agreement to deliver Sizewell C’s main civil works. As the three members of the Civil Works Alliance, they cover enabling works, marine and tunnelling operations, main civil works and ancillary works; the source states no standalone Balfour Beatty contract value.
- **Technologies:** Nuclear infrastructure
- **Original source:** [https://www.balfourbeatty.com/media-centre/latest/balfour-beatty-signs-programme-alliance-agreement-to-deliver-sizewell-c-civil-works/](https://www.balfourbeatty.com/media-centre/latest/balfour-beatty-signs-programme-alliance-agreement-to-deliver-sizewell-c-civil-works/)

### North Hykeham Relief Road
- **Capacity / scope:** £138 million contract for a dual carriageway and two bridges
- **Country:** United Kingdom | **Client:** Lincolnshire County Council
- **Description:** The company reported a contract award for a new dual carriageway and two bridges in Lincolnshire in its May 2026 AGM trading update.
- **Technologies:** Road and bridge construction
- **Original source:** [https://www.balfourbeatty.com/media-centre/latest/balfour-beatty-2026-agm-trading-update/](https://www.balfourbeatty.com/media-centre/latest/balfour-beatty-2026-agm-trading-update/)

## Technical services

- **Infrastructure construction:** Construction and support services for complex transport, energy, defence and social infrastructure.
- **Engineering and design coordination:** Technical development, design management and coordination of multidisciplinary infrastructure packages.
- **Construction and installation delivery:** Construction, systems installation and interface management within contracted packages, alliances or joint ventures.
- **Asset maintenance and lifecycle support:** Inspection, maintenance, renewals and operational support for infrastructure and building assets where included in the appointed scope.

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## Official contacts

- **Address:** London, England, United Kingdom
- **Official website:** https://www.balfourbeatty.com/contact-us/

## Reference statistics

- **Established:** 1909
- **2025 financial-year order book:** £22.7 billion
- **Ownership:** Publicly listed group

## Company and energy news

- [National Grid Electricity Transmission Partnership next phase](https://voltformer.com/news/balfour-beatty-2026-06-25-national-grid-electricity-transmission-partnership-next-phase) — 2026-06-25 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/balfour-beatty-2026-06-25-national-grid-electricity-transmission-partnership-next-phase.md)
- [£83m Forres Academy construction contract awarded](https://voltformer.com/news/balfour-beatty-2026-05-28-83m-forres-academy-contract-awarded) — 2026-05-28 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/balfour-beatty-2026-05-28-83m-forres-academy-contract-awarded.md)
- [2026 AGM update on operating performance](https://voltformer.com/news/balfour-beatty-2026-05-07-2026-agm-trading-update) — 2026-05-07 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/balfour-beatty-2026-05-07-2026-agm-trading-update.md)
- [HS2 Saltley Viaduct reconstruction to start](https://voltformer.com/news/balfour-beatty-2026-04-28-hs2-saltley-viaduct-reconstruction-to-start) — 2026-04-28 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/balfour-beatty-2026-04-28-hs2-saltley-viaduct-reconstruction-to-start.md)
- [Middlewich Eastern Bypass receives Notice to Proceed](https://voltformer.com/news/balfour-beatty-2026-04-27-middlewich-eastern-bypass-receives-notice-to-proceed) — 2026-04-27 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/balfour-beatty-2026-04-27-middlewich-eastern-bypass-receives-notice-to-proceed.md)
- [Notice of 2026 AGM and Annual Report](https://voltformer.com/news/balfour-beatty-2026-04-02-notice-of-2026-agm-and-annual-report) — 2026-04-02 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/balfour-beatty-2026-04-02-notice-of-2026-agm-and-annual-report.md)
- [Group Chief Financial Officer succession](https://voltformer.com/news/balfour-beatty-2026-02-24-group-chief-financial-officer-succession) — 2026-02-24 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/balfour-beatty-2026-02-24-group-chief-financial-officer-succession.md)

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