Education
Balfour Beatty is a key supplier to the education markets in the UK and US, through a variety of procurement models. We are also involved in a significant number of projects via traditional contracting methods.
In the US, the K-12 and higher education sectors are core markets for both Heery and Balfour Beatty Construction US. Heery has experience of more than $20 billion in K-12 projects within 165 school districts. Its portfolio also includes a wide variety of projects for more than 400 colleges and universities throughout the region. Balfour Beatty Construction US has been involved in 120 educational projects across the country for, again, the K-12 and university/college environments.
Working in partnership with the public sector, Balfour Beatty Capital creates and cares for school and community facilities throughout the UK. It is currently preferred bidder for the £140m Islington and £157 million Knowsley 'Building Schools for the Future' (BSF) projects. This supplements its already significant portfolio in this sector.
We are one of two framework contractors providing construction services to the £160 million BSF scheme for Manchester City Council. We are providing all design and build services for Babcock and Brown in its schools PFI projects, with work secured under this arrangement exceeding £80 million. In Scotland, Mansell is working on the renewal of part of the school estate for Argyll & Bute Council.
