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28/03/2018

Balfour Beatty To Develop In House Earthworks Operation

Balfour Beatty has revealed it is developing its own in house earthworks division.

The company has taken delivery of 22 specialist machines, valued at £3.2 million, forming the first part of its wider £9.6m owned plant investment program for 2018. All of the machines are fitted with a wide range of high specification features designed to maximise safety and productivity.

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The initiative is a collaboration between Balfour Beatty's Plant & Fleet Services, Highways and Major Projects businesses. Overall, it is designed to serve the needs of the company's growing pipeline of major UK infrastructure projects.

Andy Ormerod, Balfour Beatty's Managing Director Plant & Fleet Services, said: "By building our own fleet of specialist Earthworks machines Balfour Beatty will be leading the market in providing an in-house expert Earthworks capability setting new standards of enhanced safety and increased efficiencies."

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