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Balfour Beatty plc
Type Public (LSE: BBY)
Founded 1909 by George Balfour and Andrew Beatty[1]
Headquarters London, United Kingdom
Key people Sir David John, Chairman,
Ian Tyler, Chief Executive
Industry Construction, Civil engineering
Revenue £5,852 million (2006)[2]
Operating income £125 million (2006)[2]
Net income £91 million (2006)[2]
Employees 30,000[1]
Subsidiaries Numerous
Slogan The creation and care of essential assets
Website www.balfourbeatty.com

Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY) 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 a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Image File history File links Balfourbeatty. ... The initials PLC after a UK or Irish company name indicate that it is a public limited company, a type of limited company whose shares may be offered for sale to the public. ... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building Paternoster Square. ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Falkirk Wheel in Scotland. ... Look up revenue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For details of notes and coins, see British coinage and British banknotes. ... Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), also known as operating income and operating profit, is a term used to describe a companys earnings. ... For details of notes and coins, see British coinage and British banknotes. ... Net income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. ... For details of notes and coins, see British coinage and British banknotes. ... This article is about work. ... A subsidiary, in business, is an entity that is controlled by another entity. ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building Paternoster Square. ... The Falkirk Wheel in Scotland. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The FTSE 250 Index is a capitalisation weighted index of 250 companies on the London Stock Exchange. ...

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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. Chartered Accountant (CA) is the title used by members of certain professional accountancy associations in the British Commonwealth countries and Ireland. ...


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. Gammon Construction Limited (金門建築有限公司) is a construction company in Hong Kong, actively partipating in various projects in Hong Kong, mainland China and Southeast Asia. ...


Projects constructed by Balfour Beatty include:

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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] HVAC may also stand for High-voltage alternating current HVAC systems use ventilation air ducts installed throughout a building that supply conditioned air to a room through rectangular or round outlet vents, called diffusers; and ducts that remove air from return-air grilles Fire-resistance rated mechanical shaft with HVAC...


See also

Jarvis PLC (LSE: JRVS) provides support and facilities maintenance services to clients in the railway, manufacturing, and other business sectors. ... Atkins is a professional services firm providing engineering, design, planning, project management and consulting services for all aspects of the built environment. ...

References

  1. ^ a b Balfour Beatty. Key Facts. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
  2. ^ a b c Balfour Beatty (7 March 2007). Preliminary results for the year to 31 December 2006 (PDF) p. 12. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
  3. ^ Digital Look. Balfour Beatty. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
  4. ^ Haden Young Web home page

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